CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT: GAME AND FISH DIVISION: RESEARCH AND PLANNING SECTION:

An Inventory of Its Biological Services Unit Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota. Division of Game and Fish. Section of Research and Planning.
	Title:	Biological Services Unit Records.
	Dates:	1941-1971.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Correspondence and memos (largely carbon copies), reports, and survey data written by or routed to staff members of the Biological Services Unit.
	Quantity:	1.5 cubic feet (2 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

In addition to general administration and staffing matters, most of the files concern lake surveys, fish population studies, aquatic plants, and water management in general.

Personnel represented in the files: Jerome H. Kuehn, supervisor of the Fish and Wildlife Surveys Unit; John L. Skrypeck, supervisor of the Biological Services Unit and Environmental Control Unit; Oliver M. Jarvenpa, supervisor of the Technical Services Section (successor to the Research and Planning Section); and their staff.

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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. Division of Game and Fish. Section of Research and Planning. Biological Services Unit Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 982-103; 984-125; 996-104; 2015-16

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001733252

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
127.I.19.14F		General correspondence, 1965-1968. 4 folders.


		Correspondence files, 1965-1968. 16 folders.
			Chronological by year, alphabetical thereunder.


		Fish Survey correspondence, 1965, 1967. 2 folders.


		Game Survey correspondence, 1965, 1967. 2 folders.


		St. Croix fish tagging correspondence, 1967, 1968, 1970.


		Administration memos, 1964-1965.


		Interoffice memorandums, 1965-1967. 3 folders.


		Memo to Seasonal Employees, 1965/1966.


		Biological Report: Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area, 1966.


		Fish and Game Surveys, 1941-1965.
			Mainly 1963-1965 lists of survey and mapping projects.


		Information, general, 1967.


		Neighborhood Youth Corps, 1965-1967.


		Plans, Future Surveys, Watershed, Lakes, Rivers, 1954-circa 1963.


		Monthly Progress Reports on Statewide Fish and Wildlife Surveys, 1960-1961, 1964-1966, 1970-1971. 5 folders and 1 volume.


		Watershed investigations, general, 1963-1965.
			Instructions for conducting watershed surveys.


		Report of Activities on Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee, 1956-1957. 1 volume.


		Game Investigation Reports, Nos. 1-8, 1957-1964. 1 volume and 3 items in 1 folder.
			No. 1. Aerial Census of Waterfowl Breeding Populations as an Index to Habitat Utilization, Robert L. Jessen, September 1957.
			No. 2. A Preliminary Report on the Effects of Carp on Submerged Vegetation, Robert L. Jessen and Jerome H. Kuehn, August 1966.
			No. 3. The Effects of Various Oxygen Levels on Germination and Early Development of Wild Rice, Carl W. Svare, January 1960.
			No. 4. Study of Incidence of Lead Shot in Certain Marshes and Lakes, Robert L. Jessen and Richard Lound, January 1959.
			No. 5. Waterfowl Production Estimates of Sixteen Minnesota Wetlands, Robert L. Jessen, July 1960.
			No. 6. An Evaluation of a Survey Technique for Submerged Aquatic Plants, Robert Jessen and Richard Lound, January 1962.
			No. 7. Availability and Use of Sago Pondweed by Ducks in Thief Lake, Minnesota, Jerome H. Kuehn and Roger Holmes, April 1963.
			No. 8. A Laboratory Experiment in the Use of Flocculents to Reduce Turbidity caused by Clay Suspensions, Howard Hope, August 1964.


Location
154.J.4.3B		Reading files, 1966-1970. 15 folders.


Lake Survey Reports, 1947-1959. 20 folders.
	Otter Tail County Lakes:
		Block Lake, 1951.
		Clitherall Lake, 1953.
		Five Lake, 1950.
		Franklin Lake, 1950.
		Jewett Lake, 1950.
		Leek Lake, 1950.
		Lida Lake, 1950.
		Lizzie Lake, 1951.
		McDonald Lake, Big, 1956.
		McDonald Lake, Little, 1959.
		Marion Lake, 1956.
	Rice County Lakes:
		Cedar Lake, 1947.
		Dudley (Kelly’s) Lake, 1950.
		French Lake, 1954.
		Fox Lake, 1950.
		Horseshoe Lake (shared with Le Sueur County), 1948.
		Hunt Lake, 1956.
		Mazaska Lake, 1954-1957.
		Roberd’s Lake (shared with Faribault County), 1950.
		Shields Lake (General Shields), 1950.


		Minnesota Fish and Game Investigations: Fish Series, Nos. 1-5.

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:: Aquatic plants -- Minnesota.; Fish populations -- Minnesota.; Fishes -- Research -- Minnesota.; Lakes -- Minnesota.; Watershed management -- Minnesota.; Wildlife research -- Minnesota.

Persons:: Jarvenpa, Oliver M.; Kuehn, Jerome H.; Skrypeck, John L.

Organizations:: Minnesota. Division of Game and Fish. Technical Services Section.; Minnesota. Department of Conservation.; Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee.

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