OWATONNA STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL:

An Inventory of Its Placement Record by County at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. State Public School.
Title:Placement record by county.
Dates:1887-1943.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Registers, by county, of children indentured to homes in that county.
Quantity:7.0 cubic feet (4 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

Information recorded: date of placement, placement number, record number, name of child, name and residence of guardian, record (dates) of oversight visits, and remarks (date and nature of change in child's placement status, e.g., attained majority, returned to school, transferred, married, adopted, self-supporting, canceled, ran away).


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

Each volume is alphabetical by county, chronological thereunder.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Access to adoption records less than 100 years old is available only with a court order. Please consult library staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. State Public School. Placement Record by County. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: None

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001704550


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
114.G.2.1B-2Record of Children [Indentured], 1887-1895. 1 volume.
Counties are not alphabetical; there is a county index.
Location
114.G.2.1B-1Record of Children Indentured, 1887-1910. 1 volume.
County Record, Children Placed in Homes, 1897-1923. 1 volume.
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114.G.2.1B-2County Record, Children Placed in Homes, 1909-1943. 1 volume.

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:
Adoption -- Minnesota.
Children -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.
Children with social disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota -- Registers.
Indentured servants -- Minnesota.
Places:
Owatonna (Minn.)
Document Types:
Registers (Lists)

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