PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION: WOMAN'S COMMITTEE OF RAMSEY COUNTY:

An Inventory of Its Correspondence and Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

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	Creator:	Minnesota Commission of Public Safety. Woman's Committee of Ramsey County.
	Title:	Correspondence and Miscellaneous Records.
	Dates:	1917-1920.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Correspondence and tabulations relating to the child welfare survey; correspondence relating to conservation, liberty loans and war saving stamps, patriotic education, Red Cross, war relief, and women in industry; printed materials relating to work of the various women's wartime organizations; reports both of local committee work and of women's committees in other states; and volunteer enrollment cards and block census cards.
	Quantity:	2.7 cubic feet (3 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The block census cards provide summary demographic statistics on each residential block in the city of St. Paul.

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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 Commission of Public Safety. Woman's Committee of Ramsey County. Correspondence and Miscellaneous Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: None

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001704098

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
103.K.6.3B		Americanization, 1918-1919.


		Associations [St. Paul Association], 1918-1919.


		Blind.


		Bureau for Returning Soldiers and Sailors.


		Child Welfare Committee correspondence, 1917-1919.


		Child Welfare Survey [tabulations?].
			Appears to be in order by ward (St. Paul); lists name, address, sex, age, height, weight, pounds underweight, serious disease or defect of child examined, and name of examiner.


		Clubs: Mothers clubs, aid societies, lodges, etc.


		Conservation:
			General correspondence, 1917-1919.
			General.


		Correspondence:
			Meats, fats, wool, and clothing 1917-1918.
			Mrs. J. T. Hale 1918-1919.
			Mrs. C. A. Severance (Chairwoman of Women's Activities, St. Paul Association).
			Mrs. T. G. Winter, 1917-1919.


		Fatherless Children of France, 1918-1919.


		Home demonstration work correspondence, 1917-1919. 2 folders.


		Junior Council, 1918-1919.


		Knit-A-Bit Shop, 1918-1919.


		Liberty bells, 1918.


		Liberty loans:
			General, 1917-1919.
			Workers and subscribers lists.


		Meetings, 1919.


		Membership, St. Paul Association, Business and Professional Women's Association.


		Minutes, 1918.


		Nurses, Army Student Nurse Reserve.


		Organization:
			General, 1917-1920. 2 folders.
			County, 1917-1918.
			Outside inquiries.


		Patriotic Education:
			Films and plays, 1918.
			General, 1917-1918.


		Publicity.


		Red Cross:
			General.
			Salvage.
			Auxiliaries.
			Magazine.
			Nurses campaign.


Location
103.K.6.4F	Reports:
		To St. Paul Association.
		To Mrs. T. G. Winter.
		Ward reports.
		General.


		Soldiers activities.


		United War Fund Drive.


		Vocational.


		War information booths.


		War relief organizations.
			French wounded and Belgian relief.


		War savings stamps.


		Women in industry, 1918-1919.
			Includes photographs.


		Lists: Woman's Committee, National Defense.


		Woman's Committee, National Defense printed matter, 1917-1919.


		Woman's Committee, Reports [to], 1917-1919.


		Block chairmen:
			Awards.
			Lists.


		Reports of Women's Committees in other states. 14 folders.
			Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.


		Expense statements.


		Survey reports.
			Includes list of child welfare chairmen.


		Health crusade.


		Outline of Work for 1919.


		War Service Certificate.


		Department of Child Welfare circulars.


Location
103.K.6.5B	Volunteer enrollment cards. 7 folders.
		List name, address, age, marital status, color or race, country of birth, number of dependents (if any), service offered, time pledged, training desired, present occupation, by whom employed, where employed, references, educational status, willingness to travel, date available to start, and around 150 categories of training and experience to be indicated.


		Block census cards. 16 folders.
			Arranged by St. Paul wards.
			Lists name of block chairman, block or district number, precinct and ward number, and address of block chairman; number of dwelling houses, apartments, stores, factories, and offices in the block; number of people living in block, and number of people working in block who live elsewhere; rating of attitude of residents to campaigns for Red Cross War Fund, Liberty Loan, Red Cross Membership, and Hoover Card; general financial standing of residents (including number of persons who own automobiles or employ house servants); whether houses are generally owned or rented; whether the block might be considered wealthy, moderate, or poor. Ward 3 and apparently much of Ward 4 are missing.

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:: Child welfare -- Minnesota.; Demographic surveys -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.; Women -- Employment -- Minnesota.; Women in war.; World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Red Cross.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Minnesota -- Education and the war.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief -- Minnesota.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Finance -- Minnesota.; World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Minnesota.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- Minnesota.

Organizations:: Minnesota. Council of Home Defense.

Document Types:: Photographs.

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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION: WOMAN'S COMMITTEE OF RAMSEY COUNTY:

OVERVIEW

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS