PUBLIC EXAMINER:

An Inventory of Its Audit Reports of State Schools and Correctional Facilities at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Department of Public Examiner.
Title:Audit Reports of State Schools and Correctional Facilities.
Dates:1890-1970.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Reports on the examination of the financial affairs of state schools and correctional facilities, primarily for the fiscal year (some reports cover more than one year).
Quantity:3.3 cubic feet (4 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The reports contain comments and recommendations regarding the institutions' fiscal and accounting procedures; balance sheets and supporting statements; data on the average enrollment and number of employees (beginning in the 1950s); and fidelity insurance in force. Livestock and supplies inventories are covered, as are interest on investments, acquisition of property, and receipts and disbursements. Stillwater prison reports, starting in 1924, also contain audits of prison industries divided by department.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

Arranged alphabetically by location, chronologically thereunder.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Public Examiner. Audit Reports of State Schools and Correctional Facilities. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: None

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001707798


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
105.F.12.3BFaribault School for the Blind, 1908-1931, 1933-1936, 1938-1950, 1954-1972. 6 folders.
Includes Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Projects (1966-1969).
Faribault School for the Deaf, 1908-1971. 6 folders.
Includes Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Projects (1966-1969).
Lino Lakes - Minnesota Residential Treatment Center, 1963-1971. 5 items in 1 folder.
Includes Youth Conservation Commission Reception and Diagnostic Center, (1965-1971) and Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Programs Title I (1968-1971).
Owatonna State Public School, 1895-1970.
1895, 1897, 1907-1934, 1936-1956. 5 folders.
Location
105.F.12.4F 1957-1970. 1 folder.
Includes Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Projects (1970).
Red Wing State Training School for Boys, 1895-1896, 1907-1934, 1936-1970. 6 folders.
Includes Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Projects, 1968-1970.
St. Cloud Reformatory for Men, 1895, 1907-1931, 1933-1969. 9 folders.
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105.F.12.5BSauk Center Home School for Girls, 1909, 1911-1967. 5 folders.
Shakopee Home for Children, 1952-1969. 2 folders.
Shakopee State Reformatory for Women, 1920-1971. 4 folders.
Stillwater State Prison, 1890-1972.
Includes Prison Industries (1924-1972).
June 1890, July 1895, July 1896, 1910-1937. 9 folders.
Location
105.F.12.6F 1938-1972. 4 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:
Correctional institutions -- Minnesota -- Finance.
Correctional institutions -- Officials and employees -- Minnesota.
Public institutions -- Minnesota -- Finance.
Public institutions -- Officials and employees -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
Minnesota Home School for Girls.
Minnesota Residential Treatment Center (Lino Lakes, Minn.).
Minnesota School for the Blind.
Minnesota School for the Deaf.
Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.)
Minnesota State Reformatory for Men.
Minnesota State Training School for Boys.
Minnesota. State Public School.
Minnesota. State Reformatory for Women.
Shakopee Home for Children.
Document Types:
Audits.

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