NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT: FORESTRY
DIVISION:
An Inventory of Its Land Acquisition Files at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Division of Forestry. | |
| Title: | Land Acquisition Files. | |
| Dates: | 1940s-2012. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Mainly documents from File No. 3220-0, containing records covering the division's land acquisition in general, including budget materials and land acquisition guides. Included are materials documenting land placed in abeyance for the Birch Lake, Land O'Lakes, and Sand Dunes state forests and the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest, and tract files for each parcel of land the division attempted to acquire for the Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest. | |
| Quantity: | 1.2 cubic feet (1 box and 1 partial box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Also included are a set of subject files detailing the establishment and development
of the Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Division of Forestry. Land Acquisition Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 985-70; 2013-14
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 006412594
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 106.I.15.9B | Acquisition, General, 1975-1979. 5 folders. | ||||||||||
| Include land acquisition fact sheets, land appraisal reports, transmittal correspondence, inter-office memos, and maps. | |||||||||||
| General, 1977-1979. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Plans and Budget for Fiscal Year 1978-1979, 1976-1977. | |||||||||||
| Land Acquisition Guides, 1975. | |||||||||||
| Fiscal, 1976-1977. | |||||||||||
| Abeyance, 1975-1979. 25 folders. | |||||||||||
| One file folder for each tract of land the division attempted to acquire for the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood, Birch Lake, Land O’Lakes, and Sand Dunes state forests but which, for some reason, was placed in abeyance. Each is labeled with the forest name and tract number and landowner. | |||||||||||
| Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest, 1975-2012. | |||||||||||
| Established in 1961 to honor the state’s pioneers and war veterans; renamed in 1974 in memory of conservationist Richard J. Dorer, former Conservation Department employee who was instrumental in the forest’s creation. | |||||||||||
| Tract files, 1975-1979. 77 folders. | |||||||||||
| One file folder for each tract of land the division attempted to acquire for the forest; each is labeled with tract number and landowner. | |||||||||||
| 104.F.2.13B | Subject files, circa 1940s-2012 (bulk 1960s-1980s). | ||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Creation and Development of Dorer Memorial Hardwood Forest, 1960s-1980s. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Conservation History Project, 1940s-1980s. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1970s. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence of Ed Franey, Memorial Forest Committee and National Director of the Izaak Walton League of America, Minnesota Division. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, 25th Anniversary Commemoration, 1960s-1990s. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Facts and Figures, 1960s-1970s. | |||||||||||
| Historical Society information, 1950-2012. | |||||||||||
| Land acquisition, 1970s. | |||||||||||
| Lewiston Area Plan, 1986-1990. | |||||||||||
| News clippings, 1948-2011. | |||||||||||
| Wabasha County Preliminary Land Acquisition, 1970s. | |||||||||||
| Published records and reports, 1966-1989. | |||||||||||
| Arranged in chronological order. | |||||||||||
| The Forest, A Forest For Everyone, 1980s. | |||||||||||
| Study Report and Plan for Development, September 1966. | |||||||||||
| Brochures, 1970s-1980s. | |||||||||||
| Department of the Interior, Final Environmental Statement, Land and Water Conservation Fund Project, Proposed Minnesota Memorial Hardwood Forest Acquisition, Southeast Minnesota, December 1975. | |||||||||||
| A Plan for Land Acquisition, October 1979. | |||||||||||
| Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest Management Plan, 1981. | |||||||||||
| Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest Recreation Sub-Area Plans Wabasha County, August 1983. | |||||||||||
| Lewiston Area Forest Resource Management Plan, Main Plan, Public Review Draft, December 1988. | |||||||||||
| Lewiston Area Forest Resource Management Plan, Public Review Draft, Appendix, December 1988. | |||||||||||
| Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest Map, 1989. | |||||||||||
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:
- Conservation of natural resources -- Minnesota.
- Forest conservation -- Minnesota.
- Forest management -- Minnesota.
- Forests and forestry -- Valuation -- Minnesota.
- Land use -- Minnesota.
- Public land sales -- Minnesota.
- Public lands -- Minnesota -- Management.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources.
- Places:
- Birch Lake State Forest (Minn.)
- Land O'Lakes State Forest (Minn.)
- Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest (Minn.) -- History.
- Sand Dunes State Forest (Minn.)
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