STEELE COUNTY: OWATONNA:

An Inventory of Its Birth and Death Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator:Owatonna (Minn.).
Title:Birth and Death Records.
Dates:1871-1953.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Birth (1871-1932, 1935-1953) and death (1871-1907, 1911-1951, 1953) records and burial permits (1946-1953).
Quantity:6.4 cubic feet (5 boxes and 2 partial boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Access Restrictions:

Records containing information relating to adoptions and illegitimate births are restricted for 100 years. Birth records less than 100 years old must be inspected by library staff to prevent inappropriate disclosure of confidential information. Please consult library staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Owatonna (Minn.). Birth and Death Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 982-134; 2007-63; 2025-10

Processing Information:

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Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 990017090840104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
123.D.17.2FBirth register, 1871-1885. 1 volume.
Death register, 1871-1885. 1 volume.
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123.G.12.6F-1Birth and death registers:
1886. 1 volume.
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123.D.17.2F 1887-1899. 1 volume.
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123.G.12.6F-1 1900-1907. 1 volume.
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117.B.16.5BBirth register, 1908-1913.
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123.D.17.2FDeath certificate record, 1911-1913.
Birth certificate record, 1913.
Birth and death certificate record, 1914-1915. 1 volume.
Includes births (1914-September 1915) and deaths (1914-November 1915). Indexed.
Birth and death certificate record, 1915-1917. 1 volume.
Includes births (December 1915-September 1917) and deaths (November 1915-September 1917). Indexed.
Birth and death certificate record, 1917-1919. 1 volume.
Includes births (October 1917-January 1919) and deaths (September 1917-February 1919). Indexed.
Birth and death certificate record, 1919-1920. 1 volume.
Includes births (January 1919-April 1920) and deaths (February 1919-September 1920). Indexed.
Birth and death certificate record, September 1920-June 1922. 1 volume.
RESTRICTED.
Indexed.
Birth and death certificate record, 1922-1924. 1 volume.
RESTRICTED.
Includes births (June 1922-January 1924) and deaths (July 1922-January 1924). Indexed.
Birth and death certificate record, 1924-1925. 1 volume.
RESTRICTED.
Includes births (February 1924-October 1925) and deaths (February 1924-November 1925). Indexed.
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123.D.17.3BBirth and death certificate record, December 1925-July 1927. 1 volume.
RESTRICTED.
Indexed.
Birth and death certificate record, 1927-1929. 1 volume.
RESTRICTED.
Includes births (June 1927-September 1929) and deaths (July 1927-August 1929). Indexed.
Birth certificate record, October 1929-August 1932. 1 volume.
RESTRICTED.
Indexed.
Death certificate record, March 1929-February 1938. 2 volumes.
Indexed.
Birth certificate record, May 1935-August 1939. 2 volumed.
RESTRICTED.
Indexed.
Death certificate record, February 1938-1940. 1 volume.
Indexed.
Birth certificate record, August 1939-1940. 1 volume.
RESTRICTED.
Indexed.
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123.D.17.4FDeath certificate record, 1941-1950. 10 folders.
Indexed. The 1941 certificates include an index for 1941-1946; the 1947 certificates include an index for 1947-1950. The 1943-1950 certificates are in reverse chronological order.
Birth certificate record, 1941-1944. 8 folders.
RESTRICTED.
Indexed. The January-June 1941 certificates include an index for 1941-1943; the January-May 1944 certificates include an index for 1944-1946. The records are in reverse chronological order.
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123.D.17.5BBirth certificate records, 1945-1950. 17 folders.
RESTRICTED.
Indexed. The January-April 1947 certificates include an index for 1947-1948; the January-April 1949 certificates include an index for 1949; the January-April 1950 certificates include an index for 1950. The records are in reverse chronological order.
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117.B.16.5BBirth register, 1951-January 1952. 2 volumes.
RESTRICTED.
Indexed.
Birth register, April 1952-June 1953. 2 volumes.
RESTRICTED.
Indexed.
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117.B.16.6FDeath register, 1951. 2 volumes.
Indexed.
Death certificates, April-June 1953.
Burial permits, 1946-1953. 3 folders.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Vital statistics -- Minnesota -- Steele County.
Document Types:
Birth records -- Minnesota -- Steele County.
Death records -- Minnesota -- Steele County.

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