RAMSEY COUNTY: WELFARE DEPARTMENT:
An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
Part or all of this collection is restricted.
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details, please see restrictions.
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Ramsey County (Minn.). Welfare Department. | |
| Title: | Miscellaneous Records. | |
| Dates: | 1883-2008. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Scrapbooks (1929-1968); burial certificate stubs (1940-1966); Ramsey County Alms House inmate registers (1913-1944; with some admission information back to 1883) and burial records (1895-1923); and Ramsey County Home/Nursing Home records (1920s-2008). | |
| Quantity: | 7.8 cubic feet (8 boxes and 3 partial boxes), 1 master video file: MOV (4.6 GB), and 1 user video file: MP4 (203.1 MB). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The scrapbooks contain clippings documenting Ramsey County welfare issues and the burial certificate stubs cover burials conducted with public assistance funds. They may contain name, residence, nativity, disease, death date, age, certificate signatory, undertaker, and cemetery.
The Alms House inmate registers and burial records document the residents of the house and contain information on their admission and discharge, birth, parents, occupation, marital status, death, and burial. The Ramsey County Home/Nursing Home visitor register mainly details the many organizations that provided entertainment or religious services for the residents, as well as individual visitors, while the patient record cards and death record books document residents.
The Ramsey County Home/Nursing Home records include visitor register (1951-1961), patient index cards (1920s-1990s), death record books (1995-1998) and death certificate stubs (1932-1967), newsletters (1951-2000), subject files, photographs (1940s-2005), a scrapbook, a video on Ramsey Nursing Home: "Roots in the Past - Vision for the Future" and other related records.
ADMINISTRATIVE 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.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Ramsey County (Minn.). Welfare Department. Miscellaneous Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 986-20; 992-10; 2000-8; 2015-4; 2018-15; 2023-31
Location of Master File:
Digital master of the videocassette is maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and is managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.
The original videocassette was disposed after the material was digitally reformatted into a mov file.
Processing Information:
Digitization and encoding by April Rodriguez, May 16, 2023.
Digital video transferred from the master videocassette by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes (May 2023).
Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.
Catalog ID number: 990017331300104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
SCRAPBOOKS
Contain clippings dealing with Ramsey County public welfare issues.
| 114.E.18.8F-1 | July 1929-1934. 3 volumes. | ||||||||||||
| 114.E.18.8F-2 | 1935-June 1937. 2 volumes. | ||||||||||||
| 114.E.19.1B-1 | July 1937-1959. 3 volumes. | ||||||||||||
| 114.E.19.1B-2 | 1936-June 1937. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| 1960–August 1968. 5 volumes. | |||||||||||||
BURIAL CERTIFICATE STUBS
For burials conducted with public assistance funds.
| 105.F.17.6F | Nos. 4924-6723, July 19, 1940-June 22, 1966. 1 folder and 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
RAMSEY COUNTY ALMS HOUSE RECORDS
| 126.C.2.4 | Inmate register, 1913-1916. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Includes case number, admission date, name, age, nationality, marital status, occupation, cause of admission, discharge date/death date, and remarks. Admission dates recorded in the volume go back as far as 1883. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||||
| 114.E.18.8F-1 | Inmate register, 1916-1944. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Same as previous volume, however, only case number and name was copied from the previous volume if the inmate was still a resident. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||||
| 112.F.6.3B-1 | Burial records, 1895-1923. 1 volume and 2 folders. | ||||||||||||
| Includes name, sex, age, birth place, race, death date, cause and place of death, nationality, marital status, occupation, undertaker, attending physician, health department official, block line, grave number, date of burial, vault number, and remarks, usually noting removal to another cemetery. | |||||||||||||
| 1895-1912. 1 volume. | |||||||||||||
| Organized first by block (location in cemetery); thereunder chronologically. | |||||||||||||
| December 1912-1923. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Adults (pages 1-20) and babies (pages 50-63). | |||||||||||||
| Chronological. | |||||||||||||
| 103.H.7.7B | Rules and regulations of the almshouse, November 8, 1883. | ||||||||||||
| Photocopy. | |||||||||||||
RAMSEY COUNTY HOME/RAMSEY NURSING HOME
| 112.H.4.6F-2 | Patient index cards, 1920s-1990s. | ||||||||||||
| RESTRICTED. | |||||||||||||
| Includes patient name and nursing home file number, date and place of birth, dates admitted and discharged, and identification, social security, and Medicare numbers. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||||
| 112.F.6.3B-1 | Visitor register, 1951-1961. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Information includes date, name and address of visitor, organization, affiliation, and remarks. Most are visiting organizations providing entertainment or religious services for the residents and individuals visiting family and/or friends. | |||||||||||||
| Death record books, May 1955-1998. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||||
| Includes name and address of deceased, date and cause of death, case file number, attending physician, date of removal of remains, place to which remains were taken, name of embalmer or funeral director, and signature of authorized person removing body. | |||||||||||||
| Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||||
| 104.K.12.3B | Death certificate stubs, 1932-1967. 3 folders. | ||||||||||||
| 103.H.7.6F | Title V work and training reports, 1965-1971. 3 folders. | ||||||||||||
| Training reports from the Ramsey County Welfare Department during implementation of programs related to Title V of the 1964 Economic Opportunities Act – Work Experience Programs. The purpose of Title V was "to expand the opportunities for constructive work experience and other needed training available to persons who are unable to support or care for themselves or their families." | |||||||||||||
| New nursing home files, 1968-1977. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Reports, proposals, plans, memos, articles, and correspondence concerning the building of a new nursing home facility. | |||||||||||||
| Nursing home files, 1942-1990. 8 folders: | |||||||||||||
| Appear to be the files maintained by the Executive Secretary of the Ramsey County Welfare Board. Files contain correspondence, memos, reports, and resolutions from the County Board of Commissioners. Correspondence is largely between the Home and the State Public Welfare Department, Ramsey County Board of Commissioners, cities near the nursing home, other state and local government offices, and private companies and non-profit organizations who worked with the nursing home. | |||||||||||||
| 1942-1977. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Years 1973-1974 not included. | |||||||||||||
| 103.H.7.7B | 1978-1990. 2 folders. | ||||||||||||
| [0.8 cubic feet empty] | |||||||||||||
| 104.K.12.2F | Among Ourselves newsletter, 1951-2000. | ||||||||||||
| Published monthly. Newsletters from the 1950s are incomplete. | |||||||||||||
| Subject files: | |||||||||||||
| 110th anniversary celebration, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| County Welfare Board correspondence, 1939-1974. | |||||||||||||
| Historical information. | |||||||||||||
| Kazoo band, 1972-1974. | |||||||||||||
| Letters supporting the nursing home, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| North Maplewood Lioness: Christmas donations, 1961-1988. | |||||||||||||
| North Maplewood Lions Club, 1982-1986. | |||||||||||||
| Open house, 1978. | |||||||||||||
| Poor farm, 1941-1953. | |||||||||||||
| 104.K.12.3B | Resident Council, 2000-2008. | ||||||||||||
| Includes copies of the newsletter, correspondence, and related material. | |||||||||||||
| Resident information book, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Solarium, 1990-1991. | |||||||||||||
| Staff reminiscences, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Stroh Brewing Company, 1970-1988. | |||||||||||||
| V.F.W. Auxiliary Post 1350, North St. Paul, 1962-1990. | |||||||||||||
| V.F.W. Auxiliary Post 8901, 1980-1989. | |||||||||||||
| Volunteer handbook, 1978. | |||||||||||||
| Warrendale Presbyterian Church, 1979-1987. | |||||||||||||
| "Young at Heart" Senior Citizens Club. | |||||||||||||
| Photographs: | |||||||||||||
| Photo album, 1962-1970. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Color. Includes resident activities, staff, wheelchair parade, Christmas, cookouts, Winter Carnival, and Como Park. | |||||||||||||
| Photo album, 1974-1978. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Color. Includes Winter Carnival, picnics, Christmas. Mostly identified. | |||||||||||||
| First television, 1951. | |||||||||||||
| Residents, 1940s-1970s. | |||||||||||||
| Most are identified by name and when the photograph was taken. | |||||||||||||
| Staff, 1941-2005. | |||||||||||||
| Most are dated 1955-2005, identified by name and when photograph was taken. | |||||||||||||
| Barn, 1978. | |||||||||||||
| Old nursing home, 1978. | |||||||||||||
| New nursing home, 1978. | |||||||||||||
| Solarium construction, 1991. | |||||||||||||
| 112.F.6.3B-1 | Scrapbook: Pictures of the present, 1977-1995. 1 volume. | ||||||||||||
| Includes photographs, news clippings, brochures, event programs. | |||||||||||||
| Internet | Ramsey Nursing Home: Roots in the Past - Vision for the Future, 1995. 1 master video file (20 minutes, 32 seconds): MOV (4.6 GB) and 1 user video file: MP4 (203.1 MB). | ||||||||||||
| History of the Poor Farm and Ramsey County Nursing Home. Includes images of Alms House and present day nursing home with interior and exterior shots. Also includes interviews with Patricia Reller (Administration); Dr. Robert Powers, M.D. (Medical Director); Hal Norgard (Ramsey County Commissioner); Ruth Wedl (former employee); and residents Dorothy Moen and Joyce Sweet. | |||||||||||||
| Note: picture quality is poor for the lower portion of the video. | |||||||||||||
 Digital video | |||||||||||||
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:
- Almshouses -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- County welfare boards -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Nursing homes -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County -- Registers.
- Poor -- Services for -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Poor farms -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Public welfare -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Vital statistics -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Welfare recipients -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County -- Registers.
- Organizations:
- Ramsey County (Minn.). Welfare Board.
- Ramsey County Alms House (Minn.).
- Ramsey County Home (Maplewood, Minn.).
- Ramsey Nursing Home (Maplewood, Minn.).
- Document Types:
- Burial records -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Death records -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Digital moving image formats -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Scrapbooks -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
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