HUMAN RIGHTS DEPARTMENT:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Department of Human Rights.
Title:Records.
Dates:1947-2010 (bulk 1967-2010).
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Annual/biennial reports, minutes, commissioner's correspondence, topical background and subject files, news clippings, and published records and reports documenting the main administrative activities and duties of the department. Included are records of the commission's predecessors, the Governor's Interracial Commission, Governor's Human Rights Commission, Fair Employment Practices Commission, and State Commission Against Discrimination.
Quantity:34.1 cubic feet (32 boxes and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The records cover such topics as rights of women, Native Americans, Blacks (African Americans), Mexican Americans, migrant workers, and the disabled; fair employment practices law; the Ku Klux Klan; the National Labor Relations Act; governor's executive orders; department policies and procedures; affirmative action programs; equality in athletics; religious, racial, and sexual discrimination; legislation; legal suits and rulings; appointments; police brutality; abortion; civil rights; migrant workers; school desegregation and busing; welfare programs; no fault grievances; and human rights investigation and enforcement.

They also document the commission's relations with the department's Women's Advisory Committee and with the President's Committee on Government Contracts, Minneapolis Fair Employment Practices Commission, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs Commission, St. Paul Urban League, Summit-University Federation, NAACP-Duluth Branch, Minneapolis Department, Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, Native American Indian Center, University of Minnesota, and Minneapolis Age and Opportunity Center.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

Arranged in the following sections:

Annual/Biennial Reports, 1956-1992
Minutes, 1967-2001
Commissioner's Correspondence, 1971-2009
Background Files, 1947-circa 1982 (bulk 1955-1979)
Subject Files, 1956-1984 (bulk 1960s-1970s)
Subject Files, 1980-2010 (bulk 1980s-1990s)
Newspaper Clippings, 1955-1989
Published Records and Reports, 1955-2008


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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 Human Rights. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 981-6; 982-161; 983-51; 983-112; 990-50; 997-63; 2012-69

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001703729


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseANNUAL/BIENNIAL REPORTS, 1956-1992

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111.J.3.1BFair Employment Practices Commission, 1956, 1958-1962.
Governor’s Human Rights Commission, 1956-1958.
State Commission Against Discrimination, 7th-10th, 1962-1966.
Human Rights Department:
Annual reports, July 1967-1974, 1980, 1985, 1990. 3 folders.
Biennial reports, 1975-1988, 1990-1992. 2 folders.

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111.J.3.1BBoard, 1967-1974. 2 folders.
Management, 1992-2001.
September 1992-1993. 13 folders.
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111.J.3.2F 1994, 1996-June 2001. 17 folders.
The 1996-2001 minutes also include executive meeting minutes and related records.

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Expand/CollapseCOMMISSIONER’S CORRESPONDENCE, 1971-2009

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127.L.13.1B 1971-1977:
Commissioner Samuel L. Richardson letters received, 1971-1975. 9 folders.
Commissioner Richardson letters sent, 1971-1975. 5 folders.
Letters regarding affirmative action, 1973.
Letters received regarding Women’s Advisory Committee, 1971-1974. 5 folders.
Director of Compliance Mary W. Culhane, 1974-1977.
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111.J.3.3B 1983:
Commissioner Irene Gomez-Bethke, 1983.
1984:
Commissioner Gomez-Bethke, 1984.
Assistant Commissioner Jean M. Erickson, 1984.
Acting Commissioner Kathryn R. Roberts, 1984. 3 folders.
Commissioner Linda C. Johnson, 1984. 2 folders.
Also includes correspondence from Assistant Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner Walter C. Barwick.
Outgoing memos, 1984-1985. 2 folders.
1985:
Commissioner Johnson, 1985. 3 folders.
Also includes correspondence from Assistant Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner Barwick.
Assistant to the Commissioner Alberto Quintela, Jr., 1985.
Governor's Office, 1985. 2 folders.
Correspondence sent, 1985. 2 folders.
Correspondence received, 1985.
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111.J.3.4F 1986:
Commissioner Johnson, 1986. 2 folders.
Also includes correspondence from Assistant Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner Barwick.
Governor's office, 1986.
Answered for Governor’s Office, 1986.
Outgoing correspondence, 1986.
1987:
Commissioner Stephen W. Cooper, 1987. 4 folders.
Acting Deputy Commissioner Donald A. Gemberling, 1986-1987.
Deputy Commissioner Wesley Iijima, 1987-1990.
Answered for Governor’s Office, 1987.
1988:
Commissioner Cooper, 1988. 2 folders.
Deputy Commissioner Iijima, 1987-1988. 2 folders.
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111.J.3.5BGovernor’s Office, 1988.
Commissioner Cooper 1988. 11 folders.
1989:
Commissioner Cooper, 1989. 5 folders.
Received correspondence only.
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111.J.3.6F 1989:
Commissioner Cooper, 1989. 3 folders.
Answered for Governor’s Office, 1989. 2 folders.
Answered for Congressmen, 1989.
1991:
Commissioner A. Frank Gallegos, 1991. 2 folders.
Answered by staff on behalf of Commissioner, 1991.
Answered for Governor’s Office, 1991.
Enforcement Director Steven P. Lapinsky, 1991.
1992:
Commissioner David Beaulieu, June 1992-1992. 7 folders.
1993:
Commissioner Beaulieu, 1993. 12 folders.
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111.J.3.7B 1995:
Commissioner Beaulieu, 1995. 5 folders.
Governor’s Office, 1995-1997.
Commissioner Beaulieu and Deputy Commissioner Dolores H. Fridge.
1996:
Commissioner Beaulieu, January-October 1996. 3 folders.
Acting Commissioner Fridge, October-December 1996.
Governor constituent responses, 1996.
1997:
Commissioner Fridge, 1997. 5 folders.
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111.J.3.8FConstituent correspondence, 1997.
Governor Constituent, 1997. 2 folders.
1998:
Commissioner Fridge, January-November 1998. 4 folders.
Governor's constituent correspondence, 1998.
Acting Commissioner Janeen E. Rosas, November-December 1998.
Rosas became Acting Commissioner November 16, 1998.
Correspondence logs, 1998-2001.
1999:
Commissioner Rosas, 1999. 4 folders.
Governor's policy correspondence, 1999.
Governor's constituent correspondence, 1999.
2000:
Commissioner Rosas, 2000. 3 folders.
Governor's correspondence, 2000.
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111.J.3.9B 2001:
Commissioner Rosas, January-June 2001.
2002:
Commissioner Rosas, July-December 2002.
2003:
Fiscal Year 2003 Correspondence Log, 2003.
Commissioner Rosas, January 2003.
Temporary Commissioner Marsha Battles-Jenks, January 2003.
Commissioner Velma Korbel, February-December 2003.
2004:
Fiscal Year 2004 Correspondence Log, 2004.
Commissioner Korbel, 2004. 2 folders.
2005-2006:
Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Correspondence Log, 2005-2006.
Commissioner Korbel, 2005-2006. 2 folders.
2007:
Fiscal Year 2007 Correspondence Log, 2007.
Commissioner Korbel, 2007.
2008:
Fiscal Year 2008 Correspondence Log, 2008.
Commissioner Korbel, 2008.
2009:
Fiscal Year 2009 Correspondence Log, 2009.
Commissioner Korbel, 2009.
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Expand/CollapseBACKGROUND FILES, 1947-CIRCA 1982 (BULK 1955-1979)

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127.L.13.1BAmerican Indians, 1956-1967.
Appropriations, 1963.
Attorney general, 1968.
Bill for an act relating to discrimination by insurance companies, 1957.
Board of Review: Hearing on rules, 1956.
Brochures and newsletters, 1975.
Related to human rights issues; from outside the department.
City of Minneapolis Police Force: Response to general information questions, circa 1970s. 1 volume.
Civil rights, 1961-1968.
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127.L.13.2FCivil rights: Employment (federal), 1962-1966.
Civil rights: Employment: President's Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, 1961-1965.
Civil rights: Employment: Committee on Government Contracts, 1955-1961.
Civil rights digest, 1976.
Digest of department cases in education, employment, housing, public accommodations, and public service.
Commission against discrimination rules, 1966.
Commission on Law and Social Actions, 1964.
Departmental memos regarding investigation training, 1977-1979.
Disability, 1972-1976. 2 folders.
Economic Development Administration, circa 1965.
Fair Employment and Housing Act, 1959-1960.
Fair employment and practices law (background), 1949-1963.
Fair Employment Practices Law, 1955.
Fair housing amendment, 1961.
History: Human Rights Institute grant, 1975.
Housing (discrimination complaints), 1976-1977.
Housing (speech), 1979.
Human Rights Board appointments and committees, 1970-1976.
Ku Klux Klan, 1965-1966.
Legislature Interim Commission on Housing Discrimination and Segregation Practices, 1957.
Legislative proposals, 1959, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1975. 6 folders.
Memorandum to boards of county commissioners regarding hiring practices, 1964.
Migrant reports, 1974-1975.
The Migrant Worker in Minnesota, 1968.
Published by the Governor's Human Rights Commission.
Minneapolis FEPC, 1947-1967. 2 folders.
Minnesota SCAD: Publications/FEPC poster, 1955.
National Labor Relations Act, 1949-1953.
Office of Economic Opportunity, 1965-1968.
Office of Education, 1966-1968.
Police, 1973.
Policewomen, circa 1976.
Police workshop: Arden Hills, 1975.
Policies and procedures, circa 1982.
Pre-employment inquiry guide, 1957.
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127.L.13.3BProposal to Indian Affairs Commission, 1969.
Proposal to Legislative Advisory Committee, 1970, 1974. 2 folders.
Public accommodations (discrimination complaints), 1977.
Public services (discrimination complaints), 1975.
Religious discrimination and the law, 1961-1967.
Report to interim commission, 1958.
Rules and regulations: Sex, maternity guidelines, 1971.
Rules of practice for hearing, 1966.
Rules of practice, 1971.
Sexual discrimination, 1963-1979. 18 folders.
Advisory committee: Non-traditional vo-tech education, 1975.
Campus sex discrimination, 1971-1975.
College admissions survey, 1972.
College survey, 1966.
Court decisions, 1966.
Education Department's Title IX Self Examination Reports, 1976. 1 volume.
Elimination of sexism in education: Speech materials, 1970-1973.
Federal legislation, 1963-1973.
Hearing transcripts, 1975, 1979. 3 folders.
Two sets of transcripts, one of police brutality hearings in Minneapolis, June; the other regarding rules governing sex discrimination in athletic programs, February. The 1975 transcripts cover testimony taken at the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center on June 24, 1975 and at the Native American Indian Center on June 25, 1975, as part of a discrimination charge against the Minneapolis Police Department by the state Department of Human Rights.
Legislation information, 1971-1973.
Lobbying for human rights bill, 1972-1973.
Minneapolis Civil Rights Department Sex Discrimination Guidelines, 1972.
Other states legislation, 1970-1973.
Report: Elimination of Bias at Vocational Technical Institutes, 1972.
State legislation, 1967-1973.
Statistics, 1975-1976. 2 folders.
Vocational and technical education, 1972.
State Act Against Discrimination, as amended through May 1965 and April 1967. 2 folders.
Testimony in support of Minnesota Fair Employment Practices Bill, 1951.
Thirty day waiver meeting, 1976.
U. S. Civil Service Commission , 1963-1965.
U. S. Congress: Correspondence, 1966-1973.
U. S. Department of Commerce, 1964-1967.
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115.C.6.1BU. S. Department of Defense, 1963-1966.
U. S. Department of Interior, Indian Affairs, 1966-1965.
U. S. Senate: Correspondence, 1956-1971.
Voting Rights Act of 1966.

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Expand/CollapseSUBJECT FILES, 1956-1984 (BULK 1960S-1970S)

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115.C.6.1BAffirmative action policy and plans, 1972, 1978-1981.
Athletics, Equal Opportunity for Girls, 1977-1980. 4 folders.
Community Y organization materials, undated.
Conferences, 1977-1984.
Contractor Application Form for Certificates of Compliance with Instruction Guide, 1977.
Correctional system, circa 1971.
Criteria for Review and Approval of Affirmative Action Plans Presented by the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, November 1979.
Discrimination case forms and letters, 1981-1982.
Duluth: Duluth Branch, NAACP, 1962-1967.
Duluth: General correspondence, 1960-1972.
Duluth: Seafarer’s International Union of North America, 1961-1962.
Estimated Impact of the Amendment to Minnesota Human Rights Act Prohibiting Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual or Affectional Preference, 1981.
Governor's code of fair practice, 1968-1969.
Governor's executive orders, 1956-1970.
Governor's Labor-Management Committee, 1956-1966.
Governor's Labor-Management Committee/Title 29 Subcommittee, 1962-1968.
Governor’s Office correspondence, 1967-1974.
Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination…, undated, 1974. 4 items in 1 folder.
Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination in Pre-Employment Screening, undated; Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination in Employee Layoff Decisions, undated; Guidelines for Eliminating Sex Discrimination in Employment, 1974; Guidelines for Eliminating Sex Discrimination in Elementary, Junior, and Senior High School Athletics, 1974.
Governor's Proclamation: Fair Housing Sabbath, 1962.
Guidelines for remedial and/or affirmative action programs, 1978.
Hennepin County affirmative action programs, 1978.
Historical Society: Negro in Minnesota study, 1957-1959.
Hmong Association, 1977.
Human Rights Advisory Task Force Report, February 1987.
Indian Affairs Commission, 1966-1972.
Investigative inquiry form questions, undated.
Legislature, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973. 4 folders.
Local Human Rights Commission Manual, 1979.
Metropolitan Organization for Displaced Women, 1978.
Migrants in Action, 1978.
Minneapolis: General correspondence, 1968-1972.
Minneapolis Age and Opportunity Center, 1977-1978.
Minneapolis Regional Native American Center, circa 1976.
Minneapolis Urban League, 1976.
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111.J.3.2FMonthly Reports to the Governor. 1968-1971, October-November 1975. 7 folders.
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115.C.6.1BNews from the Department of Human Rights:
Press releases.
1981-1987. 2 folders.
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120.H.2.1B 1988-1992. 1 folder.
No-Fault Grievance and Charge Processing Manual for Local Commissions, undated.
No fault grievance process, 1978.
Penal Coalition, 1971-1974.
Police Practices in the Twin Cities, July 1981.
Publications, 1975-1978.
Racial Aptitude Test, undated.
Report to the Commissioner of Human Rights from Advisory Task Force, 1987.
The Rights Stuff, 1999-2005. 3 folders.
St. Paul Affirmative Action Program survey, 1978.
St. Paul American Indian Center, 1977.
St. Paul Minority Group Housing Committee, 1963-1968.
St. Paul Open Occupancy Ordinance (1958 proposals), 1958-1959.
St. Paul Rental Property Association, 1963.
St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly, 1961-1966.
St. Paul United Fund and Council Inc., 1963-1967.
St. Paul Urban Coalition, 1970-1971.
St. Paul Urban League, 1960-1971, 1976-1977. 2 folders.
St. Paul: Summit-University Federation, 1976-1979.
St. Paul: Summit-University Renewal Program, 1958-1968.
St. Paul Women Advocates, circa 1976.
Speech by Walter L. Jones, 1971.
Training and Placement Service [TAPS], circa 1970.
U. S. Civil Service Commission (St. Louis Region), 1963-1968.
University of Minnesota: General information, 1960-1971.
University of Minnesota: Morrill Hall incident report, 1969.
Women’s Equity Action League, 1979.
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Expand/CollapseSUBJECT FILES, 1980-2002 (BULK 1980S-1990S)

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111.J.3.10FAbusive Language, 1986.
Accomplishment review process, 1985.
Awards, 1981-1989. 3 folders.
Includes award materials and nominations.
Administration, Department of, 1984-1986. 4 folders.
Administrative division memos, 1985.
Administrative Hearings, Office of, 1986.
Administrative Law Judge, 1986.
Administrative Management Director, 1985.
Advisory Task Force to the Commissioner of the Department of Human Rights, 1986-1987. 3 folders.
Affirmative Action, 1984-1997. 11 folders.
Includes affirmative action committees, task force, council, and action plans.
AIDS issues team, 1989.
American Association for Higher Education Black Caucus Members, 1986.
Appeals, Court of, 1984-1986. 3 folders.
Arthur Young and Company evaluation, 1982.
Asian Pacific Minnesota Council, 1986.
Associated General Contractors, 1985.
Attorney General, 1984-1986. 10 folders.
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111.J.4.1BAttorney General, 1986. 2 folders.
Bilingual Services Task Force, 1986.
Black Minnesotans, 1985.
Blue Ribbon Task Force Report, 1984.
Budget, 1985-2001. 12 folders.
Includes annual and biannual budgets, contingency plans, and budget hearing appropriations.
Building maintenance, 1980-1985.
Business manager, 1984-1985.
Capitol for a Day, 1988-1989.
Centralized certification, 1985.
Chat lines, 1999.
Civil Rights, 1985-1989. 3 folders.
Commissioner's files, 1986-1991. 6 folders.
Includes general files, correspondence, activity reports, and files of Deputy Commissioner Mary Hedges.
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126.J.6.1Commissioner's files: Notice of Appointment for Stephen W. Cooper, 1987.
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111.J.4.1BCompliance, 1984-1989. 7 folders.
Includes information on contract compliance.
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111.J.4.2FDepartment issues:
Annual performance reports, 1993-1999. 6 folders.
Data, 1996.
Emergency contingency plan, February 3, 1981.
Employee resource book, 1986.
History and background, undated, 2000. 2 folders.
Information resource plan, 2000.
Introduction to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, 1990s.
Memos, 1985, 1991. 2 folders.
Meetings: Case Processing Supervisors, 1984-1986.
Meetings: Management, 1988.
Meetings: Staff, 1984-1986.
Newsletter: Right to the Point, 1993.
Organizational chart, circa 1992-1996.
Outreach committee recommendations, 1998.
Overview and executive summary, 1992-1994.
Priorities, 1984.
Policies and procedures, 1984-1999. 5 folders.
Includes manual, rules, and procedures for the computer and EEOC.
Reorganization, 1983-1984.
Strategic planning, 1999.
Strike plan, 1983.
Disqualification standards, 1989.
Education, Department of, 1985.
Electronic mail, 1989-1991. 2 folders.
Employee Relations Department, 1985-1986. 2 folders.
Enforcement Division, 1985.
Engineering specialist, 1985.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC], 1985. 3 folders.
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111.J.4.3BEqual Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC], 1985-1986. 4 folders.
Evaluation, 1985.
Expansion of Title VIII in Minnesota, 1985.
Finance, Department of, 1985.
First Impressions, 1986.
Governor's Advisory Council on State-Local relations, 1987.
Governor's Council on Affirmative Action, 1989-1991. 2 folders.
Governor's Cabinet meetings, 1986, 1999-2000. 2 folders.
Governor's Criminal Justice Policy Task Force, 1988.
Governor's Human Services Subcabinet, 1984-1987. 2 folders.
Governor's Human Resources Subcabinet, 1985-1986. 2 folders.
Letters from Governor to DHR employees, 1990.
Lieutenant Governor’s Office, 1985-1986. 2 folders.
Governor's Office, 1986.
Governor's Policy Issues Team, 1985.
Governor Proclamations Commendations, 1986.
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126.J.6.1Governor's Proclamations of Human Rights Day, undated, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1999-2010. 1 folder.
State of Minnesota and 1987 Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
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111.J.4.3BGreater Minnesota Corporation, 1989.
Guadalupe Area project, 1985.
Handicapped, 1985-1987. 5 folders.
Includes information on accessibility and the Handicapped Council.
Hedges, Mary, 1992.
Director of Community Services and Compliance Division.
Housing and Urban Development [HUD], U. S. Department, 1984-1985. 3 folders.
HUD fair housing, 1986. 3 folders.
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111.J.4.4FHuman Resources Services Subcabinet, 1984, 1989. 2 folders.
Human Rights Advisory Task Force, 1986-1987. 3 folders.
Human Rights Aids, 1984.
Human Rights Commission surveys, 1998.
Human Rights Day, 1983-2005. 5 folders.
Human Rights Program Director, 1985.
Information Systems Change Level, 1988.
Inter-Governmental Compliance Institute, 1984-1985.
Internal auditing, 1988.
International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies [IAOHRA], 1986.
Joint Religious Legislative Coalition, 1985.
Judicial appointments, 1987-1988.
Judicial Appointments Commission, 1991.
Judicial Selection Commission, 1991.
Justice, U. S. Department of, 1985.
Labor and Industry Department, 1985.
League of Minnesota Human Rights Commission, 1986.
Letters to the Editor, 1985-1989. 3 folders.
Local Human Rights Commission, 1985.
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111.J.4.5BLegislation:
Adult parks, 1985-1986.
Advisory, 1986.
Appropriation history, 1985.
Attorneys fees, 1986.
Attorney General, 1985.
Budget, 1986.
Centralized Certification, 1985.
Correspondence, 1986.
Compliance, 1985.
Department legislation, 1988.
Evidence, 1985.
Federal, 1985.
Gender changes, 1986.
General, 1985-1988. 3 folders.
New legislation, 1989.
Omnibus changes, 1986.
Police, 1991.
Section 8, 1999.
Tracking priority, 1986.
Waiver, 1986.
Legislative:
Advisory Commission, 1983-1985. 2 folders.
Audit, 1984.
Auditor, 1984-1999. 3 folders.
Appropriations Committee (House), 1984-1986. 2 folders.
Bills, 1986, 1991. 2 folders.
Budget actions, 1986.
Contacts, 1984-1986, 1991-1996. 8 folders.
Includes Senator Fritz Knaak, Senator Ellen Anderson, and key legislators.
Data privacy, 1986.
Forms and process, 1998.
House labor management, 1986.
Ideas, 1998.
Initiatives, 1985-1991. 3 folders.
Issues, 1985-1986. 4 folders.
Liaison files, 1995.
Presentations, 1985.
Proposals, 1987.
Session materials, 1987-1989. 2 folders.
Task force, 1985, 1991. 2 folders.
Tracking, 1985-1986. 2 folders.
Updates, 1985.
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111.J.4.6FManagement Analysis Division, 1996.
Management Consultant, Kent Allin, 1995.
Management team, 1986.
Media, 1984-1998. 26 folders.
By media outlet (paper or radio station).
Mediation services, 1985-1986. 2 folders.
Metro Mobility, 1989.
Metro Monitor article, 1989.
Metropolitan Waste Control Commission, 1988.
Middle Management Association, 1988.
Minneapolis Police Department, 1988.
Minnesota Education Association [MEA], 1985.
Minnesota Association of Professional Employees [MAPE], 1991.
Minnesota Hispanic Education Program, 1988.
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, 1989.
Minnesota Mental Health Law Project, 1987-1988.
Minnesota Planning memos, 1997.
Minority Council correspondence, 1996.
National Forum for Black Public Administrators [NBFPA], 1986.
Neighborhood Justice Center, 1988.
New Agenda for Minnesota, 1985. 2 folders.
New Horizons Task Force, 1985-1986. 2 folders.
Ninety (90) Day Plan, 1996.
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111.J.4.7BNo fault grievance, 1985-1986. 6 folders.
Palmer Group, 1984-1985.
Patterns and Practices Project, 1995.
Phantom mail, undated.
Police community relations, 1982-1983.
Presentations-letters-speeches, 1984.
Proposed MDRH roles, 1999.
Regarding public state contracts.
Proposed rules, 1985, 1989. 2 folders.
Public relations, 1986.
Public safety, 1991.
Quality Control Commitment, 1986.
Reports to the Legislature, 1998-2002. 8 folders.
Revisor of Statutes, 1983-1985. 2 folders.
ROTC, 1991.
Rulemaking Task Force, 1984. 2 folders.
Saint Paul Firefighters, 1991.
Saint Paul Police Department, 1989.
Saint Paul Urban League, 1985.
Screening committee, 1991.
Secretary of State, 1985.
Security Analysis Department, 1984.
Sexual harassment, 1984.
Speaking engagements, 1984, 1999. 2 folders.
Speeches, 1983-1986. 2 folders.
State councils, 1985.
State Government Information Council, 1984.
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111.J.4.8FState Planning Agency, 1984-1985. 2 folders.
Statewide management report, 1984.
Stillwater Correctional Facility, 1984.
Strive Toward Excellence in Performance [STEP], 1985.
Training, 1984-1986. 3 folders.
United Councils, 1985.
U. S. Department of Labor, 1984.
University of Minnesota, 1985.
University of Oklahoma, 1985.
Union, 1986.
Urban Coalition of Minneapolis, 1986.
Urban League, undated.
Voice mail, 1989.
Volunteer attorney program, 1984-1986. 5 folders.
Volunteer services, 1986.
Wilson Learning Center, 1984.
Yellow Zingers, 1991.

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Expand/CollapseNEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, 1955-1989

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126.D.4.6Fair Employment Practices Commission scrapbooks, 1955-1963. 3 volumes.
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126.D.4.7State Commission Against Discrimination scrapbooks, 1964-1965. 3 volumes.
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126.D.4.8State Commission Against Discrimination scrapbooks, 1966-1968. 2 volumes.
Human Rights Department scrapbooks:
1969. 1 volume.
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126.J.1.5 1970-1973. 2 volumes.
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126.J.1.6 1974-1975, 1977-1978. 2 volumes.
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117.I.5.4FClippings files, 1964-1980 (bulk 1969-1973):
Loose clippings, most done by a clipping service, from Minnesota and national newspapers and magazines.
Organized by subject.
Abortion, 1971-1973. 6 folders and 1 envelope.
Age discrimination, 1979.
American Civil Liberties Union: MCLU, 1972.
American Indians, 1969-1973. 2 folders and 1 envelope.
Black capitalism, 1968-1970.
Black church; race and religion, 1969-1970.
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117.I.5.5BBlack community, 1971-1973. 1 folder and 2 envelopes.
Black power, 1968-1969.
Black studies, 1968-1970.
Blacks, 1969-1971.
Blacks and jobs, 1968-1971.
Cities, 1968-1971.
Civil rights movement, 1971.
Department clippings, 1971-1973.
Disability, 1979.
Drugs and youth, 1970-1971.
Homosexuals: The Gay Movement, 1971-1972.
Housing, 1979-1980.
Human rights and the civil rights movement, 1972. 3 folders.
Human rights: General, 1972-1973.
Indians in Minnesota, 1964, 1966. 2 folders.
Ku Klux Klan, 1965-1966.
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117.I.5.6FLocal, Outstate, Minneapolis, St. Paul commissions, 1971-1973. 1 folder and 1 envelope.
Mexican-Americans, 1971-1972. 2 folders.
Migrant workers, 1972-1973. 1 envelope.
Prisons, police, and courts, 1971-1972.
School integration, desegregation, busing, 1971-1973. 3 folders and 2 envelopes.
SDS, 1969.
Vietnam moratorium, 1969.
Welfare programs: AFDC, 1972-1973. 2 envelopes.
Welfare programs: Daycare centers, welfare rights movement demonstration, budgeting by legislature, city, county and state, 1971-1972. 2 folders.
Women's liberation, 1972-1973. 1 envelope.
Women's rights: feminist movement, 1972.
Press clippings, 1984-1989:
Press clippings or (mostly) photocopies of press clippings regarding the activities of the Human Rights Department or human rights issues generally.
1984-1985. 4 folders.
December 1985–February 1986.
In reverse chronological order.
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117.I.5.7B March-May 1986.
In reverse chronological order.
January-June 1986.
1986.
February 1987-December 1989. 12 folders.

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Expand/CollapsePUBLISHED RECORDS AND REPORTS, 1955-2008

Arranged chronologically.


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115.C.6.5BNo Fault Grievance Manual, undated. 1 volume.
Pregnancy/Disability Manual, undated. 1 volume.
Skills Assessment Package for Investigators, undated.
Fair Employment Practices Law, April 1955.
Minnesota State Act Against Discrimination, April 1961, May 1965, May 1967, May 1969. 4 items in 1 folder.
Office Procedure Notebook, 1967-1970. 2 folders.
1969 In Review, 1969.
Rules and Regulations of the Department of Human Rights, 1971, 1975. 2 items in 1 folder.
Minnesota Human Rights Act, 1973-1977, 1979-1990, 1992-1994, 199-1999, 2001, 2005. 5 folders.
Rapid Charge Processing Procedures Manual, circa 1973, 1978. 1 volume and 1 folder.
Case Handling Guidebook for Human Rights Field Representatives: Investigation Division, circa 1974. 1 volume.
Discriminatory Discharge Manual, circa 1976. 1 volume.
Training Enforcement Manual, 1977-1978.
Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Human Rights, Report Summary and Report, January 27; February 1984. 2 items in 1 folder.
Charge Processing Policies, Status Report, March 1, 1984. 2 items in 1 folder.
Certificates of Compliance for Public State Contracts, June 24, 1985, October 1989. 2 items in 1 folder.
Human Rights Reporter, October 1985, January 1986. 2 items in 1 folder.
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111.J.4.8FDepartment of Human Rights Financial and Compliance Audit for the Three Years Ended June 30, 1985, May 1986.
Status Report, November 14, 1986.
Human Rights Advisory Task Force Report, February 1987.
Office Automation Information Technology Report, February 1987.
Bureau of Mediation Services Final Report, February 1987.
Hiring Practices and Disabilities, An Employers Guide to What You Can Ask, What You Can’t Ask, and Why It Makes a Difference, 1990.
Strategic Information Plan, January 1994, Revised September 1994.
Annual Performance Report, 1994, 1996. 2 items in 1 folder.
Comments on the Department of Human Rights' 1993 Draft Performance Report, June 1994.
Agenda for Reform, Action Plan, April 3; May 15, 1996. 2 items in 1 folder.
Government Data Privacy, 1997.
The Rights Stuff, 1999-2001.
Human Rights Day Conference and Forum programs, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009. 4 items in 1 folder.
Ombudsman for Corrections Working Group, Report to the Legislature, January 28, 2008.
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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:
Abortion -- Minnesota.
Affirmative action programs -- Minnesota.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Minnesota.
Age discrimination -- Minnesota.
Busing for school integration -- Minnesota.
Civil rights -- Minnesota.
Discrimination -- Minnesota -- Religious aspects.
Discrimination -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
Discrimination against people with disabilities -- Minnesota.
Discrimination in housing -- Minnesota.
Discrimination in law enforcement -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
Human rights workers -- Minnesota.
Indians of North America -- Civil rights -- Minnesota.
Mexican Americans -- Civil rights -- Minnesota.
Migrant labor -- Minnesota.
Police brutality -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
Public welfare -- Minnesota.
Race discrimination -- Minnesota.
Sex discrimination -- Minnesota.
Sex discrimination in sports -- Minnesota.
Women's rights -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
Fair Employment Practices Commission (Minneapolis, Minn.).
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- Minnesota.
Minneapolis (Minn.). Police Department.
Minneapolis Age & Opportunity Center (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Minneapolis American Indian Center.
Minnesota. Governor's Interracial Commission.
Minnesota. Indian Affairs Commission (1963-1975).
Minnesota. Advisory Committee on Women's Affairs.
Minnesota. State Commission Against Discrimination.
Minnesota. Governor's Human Rights Commission.
Minnesota. Fair Employment Practices Commission.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Duluth Branch.
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center (Minneapolis, Minn.)
St. Paul Urban League (Minn.).
Summit University Federation (Saint Paul, Minn.).
United States. Government Contract Committee.
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
United States. -- National Labor Relations Act
University of Minnesota.
Document Types:
Clippings (information artifacts).
Scrapbooks.

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