CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT: FORESTRY DIVISION:

An Inventory of Its Timber Management and Sales Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Division of Forestry.
Title:Timber management and sales records.
Dates:1917-1990.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Files and record books regarding the appraisal of timber on state lands for quality and sale value, the issuance or sale at auction of timber cutting permits, other aspects of the management of state timber lands, and timber trespass (unauthorized or illegal logging).
Quantity:65.85 cubic feet (67 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Division of Forestry. Timber Management and Sales Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: None; [231?]; [271?]; 979-51; 985-134; 987-14; 2012-65

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001736273


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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109.E.12.6FTimber appraisal report books:
[1921-1922-1932?].
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109.E.11.9B 1932-1935.
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109.E.11.10F 1935-1937.
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109.E.12.1B 1936-1939.
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109.E.12.2F 1939-1940.
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109.E.12.3B 1941-1942.
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109.E.12.4F 1942-1943.
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109.E.12.5B 1943-1945.
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109.E.8.2FTimber sale appraisal reports:
Itasca County, 1917-1931.
Aitkin County, 1917-1927.
Lake, Beltrami, Cook, Cass, and Koochiching counties.
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109.E.8.3B June 1945-October 1947.
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109.E.8.4F June 1945-October 1947.
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109.E.8.5B August 1946-1949.
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109.E.8.6F 1950.
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109.E.8.7B 1951-November 1952.
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109.E.8.8F November 1952-August 1953.
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109.E.8.9B September 1953-August 1954.
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109.E.8.10F August 1954-May 1955.
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109.E.9.1B November 1954-February 1955.
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109.E.9.2F August 1955-May 1956.
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109.E.9.3B May 1956-January 1957.
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109.E.9.4F December 1956-February 1957.
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109.E.9.5B February 1957-June 1957.
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103.E.14.1BEstimate and appraisal of state timber, circa 1936-1944.
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103.E.8.2FPermits:
1943-1944, 1947-1948.
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103.E.8.4F[Auction sales], 1944-1946.
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103.E.8.3B 1950-1952.
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103.E.8.5B 1951-1952.
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103.E.7.10FNos. 2706-5100.
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102.F.5.6FRegular timber permits:
Nos. 2927-5047.
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103.E.11.10FNos. 7453-7581.
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103.E.12.7BTimber sales permits: Illustrative sample, 1938-1960.
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103.E.11.6FAuction sale permits:
Nos. 901-7914.
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103.E.12.1BNos. 7462-8859, 1937.
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103.E.12.2FNos. 8086-8210, 1936-1937.
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103.E.12.3BNos. 8211-8755, 1936-1937.
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103.E.12.4FNos. 9798-9884; Nos. 1-1447, 1938-1941.
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103.E.12.5BNos. 1485-2546, circa 1940s.
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103.E.12.6FCompleted auction sale permits:
Nos. 2397-3656.
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103.E.11.8FNos. 3639-4880.
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103.E.11.9BNos. 4881-6924.
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103.E.11.7BNos. 7915-9837.
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103.E.11.5BAuction timber sales, 1937-1947.
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102.F.5.7BAuction sales:
Nos. 9580-9784.
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102.F.5.8FNos. 9814-9908.
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115.F.12.2FAuction ledger sheets for revenue accounts [timber sales], 1948-1952. 2 bundles.
Completed auction permit ledger sheets, Fiscal Year 1961-1967. 1 bundle.
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103.E.10.9BCorrespondence:
H-Z, 1936-1942.
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103.E.10.10FArea supervisors and state appraisers, 1938-1940.
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103.E.8.5BWith area supervisors, 1938-1940.
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103.E.8.2F[With area supervisors?], 1940-1941.
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103.E.7.9BTimber sales and budgets, 1954-1957.
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103.E.11.1BArea supervisors and others, 1942-1945.
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103.E.11.3BTimber, reading file:
1941-1942.
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103.E.11.2F 1945-1946.
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102.F.5.9BNos. 4057-7061, 1953-1955.
Possibly regarding auction sales.
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108.J.19.4FTimber Sales Book:
Volume 11, 1940-1946. 1 volume.
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129.F.13.6F-1Volume 12A, September 1946-September 1953. 1 volume.
Volume 12B, March 1954-May 1960. 1 volume.
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129.F.13.6F-2Volume 13, June 1960-May 1966. 1 volume.
Volume 14, June 1966-1970, May 1971-November 1973. 1 volume.
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129.F.13.7B-1Volume 15, November 1973-December 1978. 1 volume.
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129.F.13.7B-2Volume 16, December 1978-June 1981. 1 volume.
Volume 17, June 1981-June 1983. 1 volume.
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108.D.11.1BTimber Cash Journal, 1956-1960. 1 volume.
Includes lands and leases; possibly succeeded by Daily Journal.
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108.J.12.7B-2Daily Journal: Timber Sales and Lands and Leases, 1961-1963. 1 volume.
Possibly preceded by Timber Cash Journal, 1956-1960.
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108.D.10.8FTimber trespass record books:
Volume 8, April 1937-March 1940. 1volume.
Volume 9, March 1940-September 1943. 1 volume.
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108.J.19.4F[Volume 10?], 1943-1957. 1 volume.
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129.F.13.8F-1Volume 11, February 1957-December 1984. 1 volume.
Volume 12, December 1984-October 1990. 1 folder.
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103.E.10.6FTrespass cases, circa 1935-1947.
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103.E.10.7BUnknown trespasses, circa 1935-1947.
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103.E.10.8FTimber trespasses, circa 1935-1947.
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103.E.10.5BTrespass records, May 1939-July 1945.
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103.E.11.4FTimber records, miscellaneous.
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103.E.10.4F[Miscellaneous records, 1930s-1950s].
State Treasurer, 1936-1941.
University of Minnesota.
United States Government, all branches.
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company.
Correspondence, V-Z.
Correspondence, 1939-1946.
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102.F.16.3BTimber sales and management statistics, 1957-1970. 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:
Forests and forestry -- Minnesota -- Measurement.
Forests and forestry -- Valuation -- Minnesota.
Timber -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
Minnesota. Department of Conservation.

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