ADJUTANT GENERAL: NATIONAL GUARD:

An Inventory of Its Encampment and Facilities Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota. National Guard.
	Title:	Encampment and Facilities Files.
	Dates:	1876-[1917].
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Records of encampments held in various locations around the state for National Guard units to drill, train, and have shooting competitions and field inspections.
	Quantity:	0.9 cubic feet (3 partial boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Included are payroll records, morning reports, purchase and legal documents, maps, correspondence, reports, statistics, expenses, rosters, schedules, officer biographies, inventories, and competition records. The majority of the files document encampments at Camp Lakeview (Lake City), with related files on the Eveleth and St. Paul armories, Fort Snelling, and the state arsenal.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. National Guard. Encampment and Facilities Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: None

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 008113337

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
126.J.1.2	Broadside: Military encampment at Park Rapids, Minnesota, July 3-7, [1917]. 1 folder.
		Encampment of Home Guard, 14th Battalion, with a sham battle, exhibition drills, ball games, field sports, Red Cross activities, and music by two bands.


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109.K.19.4F	Camp Lakeview (Lake City, Minnesota) encampments, 1889-1916. 9 folders.
		Employee payroll records, 1889-1916. 3 folders.
			Records of employees responsible for preparing Camp Lakeview , working on buildings, food preparation and service, oiling harnesses, bringing in ice, working on the rifle range and other tasks. Summary reports include lists of employees, days worked, and amounts due or firms hired. The 1905 records include lists of officers and transportation expenses.
		Morning reports, 1903-1910. 2 folders.
			1st, 2nd and 3rd Infantry Regiments.
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126.J.1.2		Payroll for officers and enlisted men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment, Companies A, C and E, 1912. 4 items in 1 partial folder.
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109.K.18.14F		Purchase and legal documents, circa 1900-1911. 2 folders:
			Correspondence and legal documents regarding the purchase of the camp and tracing its legal history from part of the Mixed Blood tract (1866) to 1908. Includes warranty deeds and price negotiation documents.
			Correspondence and legal documents, circa 1900-1911.
Location
126.J.1.2			Map and abstract of title, 1908. 3 items in 1 partial folder.


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109.K.18.14F	Encampment reports, 1882-1916. 7 folders.
		Regular encampments were held in various locations around the state, providing an opportunity for drilling, training, shooting competitions, and field inspections. Included are correspondence, reports, statistics, expenses, rosters, and schedules, documenting such topics as picking the dates for the encampment, rifle range results, and camp reports from the officers in charge. Also samples of the daily schedule, 1883; 1915 reports with brief biographies of the officers; and an 1899 inventory for Camp Lakeview.


		Eveleth Armory, 1911-1912.
			Correspondence between the City of Eveleth, the Board of Armory Supervisors, and the Adjutant General’s Office concerning the establishment of an armory in the city.


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126.J.1.2	Expenses, 1909-1911, 1915. 1 folder.
		Include expenses for headquarters mess, capital purchases, feed and forage, and supplies.


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109.K.18.14F	Fort Snelling: Ordnance/Quartermaster Corps inventory, 1903-1904.
		1903 inspection report and 1904 inventory list for Battery A, First Artillery Regiment.


		Fort Snelling Rifle Range: Employee payroll records, 1916.
			Lists of employees responsible for preparing the rifle range at Fort Snelling, days worked, and pay amounts due.


		Rifle competition records, 1903-1912. 2 folders.
			Correspondence, competition results, minutes, and reports concerning rifle competitions between units. Includes information about the 1903 Washburn Rifle Trophy, the 1908 Martin Smith Trophy (Northwestern Interstate Military Rifle Association), and the 1912 Nyman Cup Match.


		Rifle drill and competition correspondence, 1885-1910, 1915. 2 folders.
			Concerns set-up of competitions across state lines, inspection of sites, reports from meets, and competition results, with information about the National Rifle Teams of 1910 and 1915.


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106.F.9.8F-2	St. Paul Armory: Receipts and disbursements, 1909-1910. 1 folder.
		Primarily a register of vouchers and checks issued to cover expenses.


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109.K.18.14F	State Arsenal: Ordnance/Quartermaster Corps, 1876-1905.
		Reports, inventories, and correspondence with the U.S. War Department regarding ordering supplies, current inventory reports from the arsenal, and military storekeeper’s stock.
		[0.5 cubic feet empty]

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:: Armories -- Minnesota -- Eveleth.; Armories -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.; Arsenals -- Minnesota.; Martial law -- Minnesota.; Military law -- United States.

Organizations:: Camp Lakeview (Minn.).; Minnesota. Office of the Adjutant General.; Minnesota. National Guard -- History.; Minnesota. Home Guard -- History.; Minnesota. National Guard -- Organization.

Places:: Minnesota -- Militia -- History.

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ADJUTANT GENERAL: NATIONAL GUARD:

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