WAR RECORDS COMMISSION:

An Inventory of Its Card Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

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	Creator:	Minnesota War Records Commission.
	Title:	Card Files.
	Dates:	[191-]-[192-].
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Card files covering the following topics: World War I statewide enlistments and draft registrants, both by county and in a general alphabetical roster; Red Cross lists of severely wounded or killed in Minnesota, the Northern Division, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana; Ramsey County World War I historical data; U. S. Employment Service application cards, employer's orders, and referral cards; and Public Safety Commission speakers.
	Quantity:	3.4 cubic feet (4 boxes; 1 partial box).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The collection is open for research use.

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[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota War Records Commission. Card Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession number: None

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Catalog ID number: 001704142

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
154.J.8.7B-1	World War I, Compiled service roster of enlistments and draft registrants. 2 card sets.
		Names, address, date and place enlisted, military unit, county and township/municipality registered in, date forwarded, registrar’s certificate number.
		Alphabetical by county; thereunder alphabetical by surname.
		A-Y.
		A-Y, St. Paul, Minneapolis.


	General roster, form of entry abbreviations. 2 card sets.
		Apparently as used in the earlier listed compiled service roster.
		Miscellaneous cards, apparently instruction and samples.
		[Place names and service units?].
			A-Q.
Location
154.J.8.7B-2			R-Z.
		[Service type and miscellaneous?], A-Z.


	Red Cross, World War I, slightly wounded.
		Name, city/county/state, street address, rank, and date (apparently of wounding).
		Alphabetical by surname, two copies of each; original on a paper slip, carbon copy on card stock.
		A-Ste.
Location
154.J.8.8F-1		Sti-Z.


		Red Cross, World War I, Minnesota, severely wounded or killed.
			Name, city/county/state, street address, rank, and a date (apparently of wounding or death).
			Alphabetical by county; thereunder by surname.


		Red Cross, World War I, Northern Division, severely wounded or killed.
			Name, city/county/state, street address, rank, and a date (apparently of wounding or death).
			Alphabetical by surname.


	Red Cross, World War I, North Dakota, severely wounded or killed.
		Name, city/county/state, street address, rank, and a date (apparently of wounding or death).
		Alphabetical by county; thereunder by surname.
		A-R.
Location
154.J.8.8F-2		S-Z.


		Red Cross, World War I, South Dakota and Montana, severely wounded or killed.
			Name, city/county/state, street address, rank, and a date (apparently of wounding or death).
			Alphabetical by county within each state; thereunder by surname.


		Ramsey Notes, World War I.
			Card file notes with historical data on various military units, recruitment and draft activities, and related topics, subdivided topically. Also an alphabetical directory of war agencies, many with notes on organization dates and circumstances and officers.


	U. S. Employment Service application cards.
		Form BRS-1 Soldier’s Application Card, Department of Labor, U. S. Employment Service. Name, date reporting, place where work is wanted, permanent address, marital status, number of dependents, whether speaks/reads/writes English, whether and where a position has been promised, kind of work desired, age, height, weight, race, information on pre-war employment. Some are annotated on the reverse side with positions offered.
		They are in a very rough alphabetical order.
		A-R.
Location
154.J.8.9B-1		S-Z.


		U. S. Employment Service employer’s orders, 1919.
			Employer name, address, date, type of work available, number of employees wanted, wages, hours, probably duration of work, nationality/sex/age/race/marital status preferences, who to apply to, whether any strike or lockout is threatened. On the reverse side is a form to record the help sent: name(s), nationality, date sent, and result of each referral; often but not always filled out. Also a small set of similar applications for farm help.


		U. S. Employment Service referral cards, 1919.
			Records date, employer, and name of employee being sent; space at bottom for employer to check whether hired or not and to sign before mailing back.

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:: Draft registration -- Minnesota.; Soldiers -- Minnesota -- Registers.; Veterans -- Employment -- Minnesota.; World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Red Cross.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Minnesota -- Registers.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Minnesota -- Registers.; World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Registers of dead -- Minnesota.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Montana -- Registers.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Registers of dead -- Montana.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- North Dakota -- Registers.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Registers of dead -- North Dakota.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- South Dakota -- Registers.; World War, 1914-1918 -- Registers of dead -- South Dakota.

Organizations:: American National Red Cross. Northern Division.; United States Employment Service.; United States. Department of Labor.; United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- World War, 1914-1918.

Places:: United States -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.

Document Types:: Registers (lists).

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