PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION:

An Inventory of Its Gold Star Roll 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: Minnesota Commission of Public Safety.
Title:Gold Star Roll.
Dates:[1918?]-[1921?].
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Mainly four-page forms compiled by the Public Safety Commission cooperating with the War Records Commission, giving biographical information and military service records for men and women who died in the war. Clippings, photographs, and sometimes letters accompany many of the forms.
Quantity:5.3 cubic feet (6 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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An electronic index to individual gold star roll forms is available at: Minnesota People Records Search

Online alphabetical index to all of the files: Gold Star Roll Index

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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Original materials that have been digitized are closed to general use. Access and use requires the permission of the State Archivist. Please consult the reference staff for more information.

Alternate Form Available:

The gold star roll has been digitized and is accessible at: Minnesota People Records Search

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Commission of Public Safety. Gold Star Roll. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: None

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001704081


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
305.C.15.3BAa-Dona.
RESTRICTED. Closed to general use.
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305.C.15.4FDonn-Hof.
RESTRICTED. Closed to general use.
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305.C.15.5BHog-Mas
RESTRICTED. Closed to general use.
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305.C.15.6FMat-Roh.
RESTRICTED. Closed to general use.
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305.C.15.7BRol-Wa.
RESTRICTED. Closed to general use.
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305.C.15.8FWe-Z.
RESTRICTED. Closed to general use.
Gold Star Roll miscellaneous items, undated, 1920-1921. 1 folder.
RESTRICTED. Closed to general use.
Sample roll form (2 page type), sample envelopes of the War Records Commission, and correspondence, mainly noting that the gold star roll form was not received or was received incorrectly. Names in this correspondence are not included in the online index.
[0.6 cubic feet, empty]
Gold Star Roll miscellaneous items, undated, 1920-1921 Digital version

Expand/CollapseRELATED MATERIAL

Information on individuals included in the gold star roll may also be found in the Minnesota War Records Commission's military service records and Minnesota Office of the Adjutant General's World War I bonus files, both also housed in the Minnesota Historical Society. The Hennepin County gold star roll has been published.

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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:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Minnesota -- Registers of dead.
Organizations:
Minnesota War Records Commission.
Document Types:
Photographs.
Registers (Lists)

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