CIVILIAN DEFENSE DIVISION:

An Inventory of Its State and Federal Bulletins, Orders, and Other Issuances at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator:Minnesota. Office of Civilian Defense.
Title:State and federal bulletins, orders, and other issuances.
Dates:1941-1960.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Minnesota Defense Council Bulletin (later War services newsletter); Minnesota Office of Civilian Defense press releases, general orders, and circulars; governor's executive orders; presidential executive order no. 8757; federal Office of Civilian Defense regulations, administrative orders, regional directives, federal notices, circulars, operations letters, orders, and memos; air raid warning circulars; and blackout procedure directives.
Quantity:1.1 cubic feet (1 box and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Most sets are complete or nearly complete.


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Office of Civilian Defense. State and Federal Bulletins, Orders, and Other Issuances. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: None; 2008-16

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: 001703754


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
109.E.19.3BMinnesota Defense Council Bulletin: Volume I, No. 1, September 1941–Volume IV, No. 18, October 10, 1944.
Minnesota War Services Newsletter: Volume IV, No. 19, October 19, 1944–Volume V, No. 11, June 20, 1945.
A continuation of the preceding title.
Minnesota Food for Health Program, July 1942.
Press releases, Minnesota Office of Civilian Defense.
Office of Civil Defense Circulars, circa 1951-1953.
Planning Advisory Bulletin: Nos. 1-3, 5-15, June 5, 1950-October 18, 1951; Nos. 6, 8-9, May 29-November 20, 1953.
Informational Bulletin Nos. 1-10, June 5, 1950-November 13, 1951; No. 4, May 18, 1953; Nos. 1-3, April 19-August 18, 1954.
State of Minnesota Civil Defense Plan, March 18, 1952.
Operation Skywatch Statement, June 27, 1952.
State of Minnesota Civil Defense Plan, April 30, 1954.
Minnesota Box Score: Volume 1, Nos. 2-8-Volume 2, No. 1, September 1, 1953-January 1, 1955.
General Orders, Minnesota Office of Civilian Defense, Nos. 1-26.
Circulars, Minnesota Office of Civilian Defense, Nos. 1-13.
Executive Orders, Governor of Minnesota: Nos. 9-11; Nos. C2-C6, C8-C10. 2 folders.
Presidential Executive Order 8757.
Federal Office of Civilian Defense [OCD] Regulations, Administrative Orders; Minnesota Executive Orders; Regional Directives; Federal Notices.
Includes contents list.
Air Raid Warning Circulars; Blackout procedure Directives.
Federal OCD Circulars.
Federal OCD Operations letters. 2 folders.
Federal OCD Orders.
Federal OCD Memoranda. 2 folders.
Location
123.E.11.10FIssuances, 1948, 1950-1960.
Newsletters, press releases, and position papers concerning emergency preparedness in Minnesota.

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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:
Blackouts in war.
Civil defense -- Minnesota.
Executive orders -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
United States. Office of Civilian Defense.
Places:
Minnesota -- Air defenses.
Document Types:
Press releases.
Circulars.
Functions:
Publicizing.
Titles:
War services newsletter.
Defense Council bulletin.

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