GOVERNOR:
An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Forest Fire Relief Files at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Governor. | |
| Title: | Miscellaneous Forest Fire Relief Files. | |
| Dates: | 1910-1921. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, financial records, a report by C. C. Andrews, and miscellany document forest fires in Lake of the Woods County, relief provided to fire victims, and subsequent construction of a firebreak at Baudette (1910-1911). Work of the Minnesota Forest Fires Relief Commission following October, 1918, fires north and west of Duluth is reflected in a report, maps, financial records, plans and specifications for standard replacement houses and barns, and related miscellany. | |
| Quantity: | 6 folders in 2 partial boxes. | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Governor. Miscellaneous Forest Fire Relief Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
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Accession Information:
Accession number: 1945 (mss)
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001703389
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 115.K.16.2F | Northern Minnesota Forest Fires, 1910. 1 folder. | ||||||||||
| Largely correspondence regarding receipt and distribution of relief funds and supplies for sufferers of forest fires in the vicinity of Baudette and Spooner in Lake of the Woods County. Also present are minutes of the organizing meeting of the Northern Minnesota Red Cross Relief Committee, which coordinated relief work (October 24, 1910), a letter regarding an outbreak of typhoid in Bemidji, and a printed report by C. C. Andrews, Minnesota forestry commissioner, on the 1910 forest fires. | |||||||||||
| Baudette Firebreak, 1911. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Labor and expense records for its construction. | |||||||||||
| Forest Fires Relief Commission, 1918, 1921. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| The 1918 files comprise photographs of burned-over lands and homes in several areas north and west of Duluth; a small map showing the burned-over areas; bulletins of the Minnesota Forest Fires Relief Commission; summary financial statements and statements of losses; plans, specifications, and supply lists for rebuilding standard houses and barns; a resolution of thanks from the city of Cloquet; and a letter regarding fire management by state forester W. T. Cox. Also present are the commission's 1921 final report, and an audit report by the Public Examiner (1921). | |||||||||||
| Laws 1919 c37 (superceding Laws 1919 c12) formalized the governor's establishment of the relief commission, appropriated $1.8 million for relief, established operating procedures, and required a report to the 1921 Legislature. Laws 1919 c4 legalized all prior appropriations of public funds by local governments for fire relief contributions. | |||||||||||
| 106.F.8.2F-1 | Forest Fires Relief Commission, 1918. 1 oversize folder. | ||||||||||
| A large map showing the burned-over area; and a summary of losses. | |||||||||||
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:
- Architecture, Domestic -- Minnesota -- Designs and plans.
- Barns -- Minnesota -- Designs and plans.
- Disaster relief -- Minnesota.
- Forest fires -- Minnesota -- Lake of the Woods County.
- Forest fires -- Minnesota -- Saint Louis County.
- Forest fires -- Minnesota -- Prevention and control.
- Typhoid fever -- Minnesota -- Beltrami County.
- Persons:
- Andrews, C. C. (Christopher Columbus), 1829-1922.
- Cox, William T. (William Thomas), 1878-1961.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota Forest Fires Relief Commission.
- Northern Minnesota Red Cross Relief Committee.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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