FARIBAULT STATE SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL: SUPERINTENDENT:

An Inventory of Its Correspondence at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For details, please see restrictions.


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Creator: Faribault State School and Hospital. Superintendent.
Title:Correspondence.
Dates:1879-1953.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Correspondence relating to all aspects of the institution's management, including administration of the buildings, programs, students, patients, and staff.
Quantity:75.2 cubic feet (77 boxes and 2 partial boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

There are letters concerning individual inmates and the admission process; job applications and recommendations and other personnel matters; county payments for inmate care; purchasing, building, and land, including with state architect Clarence Johnson; budgets, inventories, and salaries; contacts with staff and other professional colleagues; special meetings of superintendents; medical problems; special institutional programs and projects; research; the American Association on Mental Deficiency and other organizations with which the superintendents were affiliated; and personal business and social contacts. Also a combination index and calendar of correspondence with the Board of Control and other state offices.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

The collection is organized into the following sections:

Set 1 is organized first alphabetically by subject category; then within each category into one or more chronological sets. Set 2 is arranged in two chronological sections, letters and postcards. Many letters are adhered together with glue; these groupings may contain letters dated prior to and/or later than the cover letter. They are filed by the date of the cover letter.

Index to Correspondence with the Board of Control and Other State Offices, 1927-1942
Correspondence, Set 1, 1879-1953
Correspondence, Set 2, 1889-1949


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Some of these records include private information about individuals. Records with private information are closed for 75 years from date of last entry in the record. The restricted records are noted in the finding aid. Researchers must apply for permission to use these records. Please consult library staff for more information.

Records containing information relating to sterilizations are restricted for 100 years from date of last entry in the record. Researchers must apply for permission to use these records. Please consult library staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Faribault State School and Hospital. Superintendent. Correspondence. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 320; 979-84

Processing Information:

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Digitized by: Evelyn Gaunt, August-September 2024.

Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

Catalog ID number: 001704394


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseINDEX TO CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BOARD OF CONTROL AND OTHER STATE OFFICES

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108.J.5.6F 1827-1942. 1 card file drawer
Combination index and calendar of correspondence with Board members and staff of various bureaus and other state offices. The cards contain the name of correspondent, date, and a brief note on the subject. The majority of the letters referred to in the index are found in the following correspondence sets.

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Expand/CollapseCORRESPONDENCE, SET 1, 1879-1953

Expand/CollapseAmerican Association of Mental Deficiency [AAMD]

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109.H.7.10F 1888-1901. 21 folders.
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109.H.11.9B 1901-1903. 6 folders.
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109.H.11.10F 1904-1905. 6 folders.
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109.H.13.2F 1905-May 1912. 26 folders.
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109.H.13.3B June 1912-1917. 24 folders.
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109.F.19.9B 1917-1920. 8 folders.
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109.F.19.11B 1928-1930. 3 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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108.D.15.2F 1939-1949. 12 folders.
RESTRICTED.

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109.H.7.10FGeneral administration:
April-July 1901.
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109.H.11.6F 1901-1905. 10 folders.
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109.H.14.4F 1905-1912. 25 folders.
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109.H.14.5B 1913-1917. 14 folders.
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109.F.19.7B 1917. 3 folders.
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109.F.19.8F 1918-1927. 22 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.11B 1927-1937. 21 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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108.D.15.1B 1937-1939. 5 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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108.D.15.1BDivisions of Public Institutions and Social Welfare:
1939-1941. 3 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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108.D.15.2F 1942-1953. 8 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.H.11.5BPurchasing and building:
1901-June 1904. 16 folders.
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109.H.11.6F July 1904-1905. 4 folders.
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109.H.14.1B 1905-1906. 9 folders.
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109.H.14.2F 1907-1911. 24 folders.
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109.H.14.3B 1912-1917. 25 folders.

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109.H.7.8F 1891-1901. 11 folders.
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109.H.8.10F 1901-1905. 5 folders.
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109.H.14.5B 1905-1914. 11 folders.
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109.H.14.6F 1915-1917. 3 folders.
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109.F.19.7B 1917-1927. 12 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.10F 1927-1937. 12 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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108.D.15.1B 1937-1942. 4 folders.
RESTRICTED.

Expand/CollapseEntrance of inmates by other than relatives

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109.H.7.4F 1885-1890. 6 folders.
1885. 1885
1886. 1886
1887. 1887
1888. 1888
1889. 1889
1890. 1890
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109.H.7.5B 1891-1901. 11 folders.
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109.H.8.1B 1892-1900. 17 folders.
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109.H.8.9B 1901-1905. 5 folders.
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109.H.8.9B 1901-1904. 10 folders.
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109.H.14.6F 1905. 4 folders.
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109.H.12.7B 1905-1908. 13 folders.
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109.H.12.8F 1909-1913. 22 folders.
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109.H.12.9B 1914-1917. 21 folders.
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109.F.19.2F 1917-1918. 9 folders.
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109.F.19.3B 1917-1927. 12 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.9B 1927-1931. 3 folders.
RESTRICTED.

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109.H.7.4F 1879, 1891-1901. 11 folders.
1891. (one letter dated 1879) 1891 (one letter dated 1879)
1892. 1892
1893. 1893
1894. 1894
1895. 1895
1896. 1896
1897. 1897
1898. 1898
1899. 1899
1900. 1900
January-July 1901. January-July 1901
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109.H.8.1B 1893-1900. 10 folders.
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109.H.8.9B August 1901-March 1905. 5 folders.
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109.H.8.9B 1901-1904. 7 folders.
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109.H.14.6F 1905. 3 folders.
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109.H.12.6F 1905-1913. 21 folders.
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109.H.12.7B 1914-1917. 10 folders.
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109.F.19.2F 1917-1927. 18 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.9B 1927.
RESTRICTED.

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109.H.7.8F 1884-1888. 5 folders.
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109.H.7.9B 1899-1901. 26 folders.
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109.H.7.10F 1901-1903. 8 folders.
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109.H.11.5B 1904-1905. 4 folders.
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109.H.14.7B 1905. 5 folders.
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109.H.14.8F 1906-1909. 24 folders.
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109.H.14.9B 1910-March 15, 1913. 24 folders.
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109.H.14.10F March 16, 1913-April 16, 1916. 22 folders.
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109.H.15.2F May 1916-1917. 22 folders.
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109.F.19.6F 1917-1924. 24 folders.
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109.F.19.7B 1925-1927. 4 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.9B 1927-1937. 17 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.13B 1937-1953. 25 folders.
RESTRICTED.

Expand/CollapseHealth, welfare, and genetics organizations (other than AAMD)

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109.H.7.8F 1888-1901. 14 folders.
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109.H.11.10F 1901-1905. 5 folders.
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109.H.13.3B 1905-1906. 2 folders.
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109.H.13.4F 1907-1917. 23 folders.
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109.F.19.9B 1917-1919. 3 folders.
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109.F.19.12F 1927-1931. 6 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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108.D.15.2F 1937-1946. 4 folders.
RESTRICTED.

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109.H.7.6F 1885-1901. 17 folders.
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109.H.8.2F 1891-1901. 15 folders.
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109.H.11.6F 1901-1905. 5 folders.
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109.H.11.6F 1901-1902. 4 folders.
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109.H.11.7B 1903-1904. 9 folders.
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109.H.13.5B 1905. 2 folders.
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109.H.14.7B 1905. 4 folders.
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109.H.13.6F 1906-August 1911. 24 folders.
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109.H.13.7B September 1911-1915. 26 folders.
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109.H.13.8F 1916-1917. 7 folders.
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109.F.19.5B 1917-1923. 16 folders.
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109.F.19.6F 1924-1927. 7 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.9B 1928-1937. 9 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.9B 1927-1930. 2 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.14F 1937-1944. 10 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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108.D.15.1B 1945-1947. 3 folders.
RESTRICTED.

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109.H.13.4F 1905-1906. 3 folders.
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109.H.13.5B 1907-1917. 20 folders.
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109.F.19.8F 1917-1926. 10 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.11B 1927-1937. 12 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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108.D.15.1B 1937-1951. 20 folders.
RESTRICTED.

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109.H.7.4F Follow-up on former inmates, 1893-1901.
Follow-up on former inmates, 1893-1901. Digital version
Letters to inmates, 1885-1895. 9 folders.
Letters to inmates, 1885. 1885
Letters to inmates, 1886. 1886
Letters to inmates, 1887. 1887
Letters to inmates, 1888. 1888
Letters to inmates, January-June 1889. January-June 1889
Letters to inmates, July-December 1889. July-December 1889
Letters to inmates, 1890. 1890
Letters to inmates, [1885-1895?]. [1885-1895?]
Letters to inmates, 1891-1895. 1891-1895
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109.H.13.8FNurses’ training, 1911-1929. 3 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.7BOpening of Cambridge, 1925-1927. 3 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.9BFrom inmates to Dr. Murdoch, 1928.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.11BSpecial folder on Indians, 1931-1934, 1937.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.12FPersonal-Dr. Murdock, 1927-1931. 12 folders.
RESTRICTED.

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109.H.12.9B 1905-1906. 5 folders.
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109.H.12.10F 1907-April 1913. 24 folders.
May 21-October 20, 1907. May 21-October 20, 1907
October 21-December 31, 1907. October 21-December 31, 1907
January-March 1908. January-March 1908
April-July 1908. April-July 1908
August-October 1908. August-October 1908
November-December 1908. November-December 1908
January 1-March 15, 1909. January 1-March 15, 1909
March 17-June 30, 1909. March 17-June 30, 1909
July-November 1909. July-November 1909
December 1909. December 1909
January-April 1910. January-April 1910
May-August 1910. May-August 1910
September-December 1910. September-December 1910
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109.H.13.1B May 1913-1917. 23 folders.
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109.F.19.7B 1917-1927. 13 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.10F 1927-1937. 18 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.13B 1937-1942. 13 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.14F 1943-1952. 15 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.14FSchool Department, 1938-1940. 5 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.14FCommittee on the Feeble-Minded, 1938-1942. 3 folders.
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109.F.19.14FCommittee on Policies and Procedures, 1943-1946.
RESTRICTED.
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109.F.19.14FLegislative investigations, 1939-1941.
RESTRICTED.

Expand/CollapsePurchasing and building

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109.H.7.6F 1887-1891. 5 folders.
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109.H.7.7B 1892-1899. 24 folders.
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109.H.7.8F 1900-1901. 6 folders.
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109.H.11.7B 1901-July 1902. 12 folders.
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109.H.11.8F August 1902-September 1903. 9 folders.
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109.H.11.9B October 1903-1905. 19 folders.

Expand/CollapseRelating to inmates from relatives

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109.H.7.4F 1891-1894. 4 folders.
1891. 1891
1892. 1892
1893. 1893
1894. 1894
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109.H.7.5B 1895-1901. 7 folders.
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109.H.8.10F 1901-1905. 4 folders.
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109.H.8.2F 1891-May 1893. 9 folders.
March 6-June 15, 1891. March 6-June 15, 1891
June 16-November 1891. June 16-November 1891
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109.H.8.3B June 1893-June 1896. 18 folders.
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109.H.8.4F July 1896-September 1898. 17 folders.
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109.H.8.5B October 1898-June 1900. 18 folders.
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109.H.8.6F July 1900-April 1902. 22 folders.
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109.H.8.7B May 1902-August 1903. 21 folders.
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109.H.8.8F September 1903-1904. 20 folders.
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109.H.8.9B 1905. 2 folders.
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109.H.14.6F March-July 1905. 10 folders.
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109.H.14.7B August-December 1905. 12 folders.
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109.H.11.10F 1905-June 1908. 15 folders.
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109.H.12.1B July 1908-September 21, 1911. 22 folders.
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109.H.12.2F September 21, 1911-March 1914. 20 folders.
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109.H.12.3B April 1914-November 1916. 21 folders.
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109.H.12.4F December 1916-1917. 8 folders.
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109.H.12.5B 1917-January 1918. 14 folders.
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109.H.12.6F February 1918-1920. 23 folders.

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109.H.7.5B 1891-1896. 6 folders.
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109.H.7.6F 1897-1901. 5 folders.
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109.H.8.10F 1901-1905. 5 folders.
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109.H.14.7B 1905.
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109.H.12.4F 1905-1911. 18 folders.
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109.H.12.5B 1912-1916. 26 folders.
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109.H.12.6F 1917. 2 folders.
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109.F.19.5B 1917-1920. 13 folders.

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109.H.13.8F 1910-1913. 13 folders.
1910. 1910
October-December 1913. October-December 1913
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109.H.14.1B 1914-1917. 5 folders.
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109.F.19.8F 1917-1918. 4 folders.
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109.F.19.9B 1919-1921. 5 folders.

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Expand/CollapseCORRESPONDENCE, SET 2, 1889-1949

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109.H.5.1B 1889-July 1907. 18 folders.
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109.H.5.2F August 1907-July 1909. 19 folders.
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109.H.5.3B August 1909-September 1911. 26 folders.
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109.H.6.5B October 1911-July 1913. 22 folders.
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109.H.6.6F August 1913-August 1915. 25 folders.
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109.H.6.10F September 1915-1918. 25 folders.
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110.C.1.1B 1919-1949. 21 folders.
RESTRICTED.
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116.A.5.7Postcards, 1886-1910.
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116.A.5.8Postcards, 1911-1927.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG 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:
Health services administrators -- Minnesota -- Records and correspondence.
Medicine -- Minnesota -- Societies, etc.
Medicine -- Minnesota.
Mentally ill -- Minnesota.
People with mental disabilities -- Education -- Minnesota.
People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.
Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration.
School management and organization -- Minnesota.
State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Administration.
Persons:
Johnston, Clarence H. (Clarence Howard), 1859-1936.
Organizations:
American Association on Mental Deficiency.
Places:
Faribault (Minn.)

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