GOVERNOR:
An Inventory of Its Election Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Governor. | |
| Title: | Election Records. | |
| Dates: | 1887-1960. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Materials created or accumulated by the Governor's Office in confirmation of the validation of elections and the electoral process. | |
| Quantity: | 0.9 cubic feet (1 box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Included are presidential and vice presidential electors appointments; certificates of election of U. S. Representatives and Senators; calls for special elections; affidavits of expenses for presidential electors, candidates for U. S. Congress, and district court judges; the proclamation of the formation of Lake of the Woods County; documents covering the proposed repeal of the 18th Amendment and activities of the Minnesota Repeal Convention; and various constitutional amendments, resolutions, and proclamations, including proposed constitutional amendments regarding liquor, labor, the trunk highway system, reforestation of lands, and taxes.
ARRANGEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Governor. Election Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 407; 256; 288
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001712943
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 115.K.16.3B | Presidential and Vice Presidential Electors' Appointments, 1887-1960. 7 folders. | ||||||||||
| Includes correspondence and related documents. | |||||||||||
| Certificate of Election to Congressman and U.S. Senators, 1893-1952. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| May include on the same document other certifications such as creation of Lake of the Woods County or amendment proposals; also related documents and correspondence. | |||||||||||
| Calling for Special Elections, 1894-1958. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Affidavits of Expenses, Presidential Electors, 1896, 1900. | |||||||||||
| Affidavits of Expenses, Candidates for Congress, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1904. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Affidavits of Expenses, Judges of District Court, 1896. | |||||||||||
| Constitutional Amendments, Resolutions, Proclamations, undated, 1906-1952. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Includes proposed amendments to the constitution regarding liquor, labor, trunk highway system, reforestation of lands and taxes. | |||||||||||
| Formation and Proclamation of Lake of the Woods County, 1922. | |||||||||||
| Proposed Repeal of 18th Amendment; Minnesota Repeal Convention, 1933-1935. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, convention proceedings, delegate expenditures, and list of delegates. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
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:
- Campaign funds -- Minnesota.
- Constitutional amendments -- Minnesota.
- Elections -- Minnesota.
- Electoral college -- Minnesota.
- Judges -- Minnesota.
- Presidents -- United States -- Elections.
- Prohibition -- United States.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota. Convention to Pass on the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Relative to the Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment.
- United States. Constitution. 18th Amendment.
- Places:
- Lake of the Woods County (Minn.) -- History.
- Minnesota -- Politics and government.
- Document Types:
- Proclamations.
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