OWATONNA STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL:
An Inventory of Its Statistical Record [History of Children] at the Minnesota Historical Society
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. State Public School. | |
| Title: | Statistical Record [History of Children]. | |
| Dates: | 1891-1922. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Information on children, their parents, their family situation, and a record of placements. Data provided includes case number, name, sex, color, date and place of birth, residence, admittance data, cause of dependency, physical and educational status when admitted; parents' names, residence, nativity, occupation, financial situation, religion, and conjugal relations; numbers of male and female siblings; other relatives; remarks, usually on the child's home situation when admitted; and a sequential record of homes placed in, returns to the school, and final discharge or adoption. | |
| Quantity: | 1.75 cubic feet (2 boxes, and 1 volume, boxed). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE 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. Statistical Record [History of Children]. Minnesota Historical Society.
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Accession Information:
Accession numbers: None; 979-21
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001704554
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 114.G.2.4F-1 | Statistical Record A, 1891-1903. 1 volume. | ||||||||||
| Pages 1-208; remainder of volume is blank. This appears to be the State Board of Control's record of children, and may have been compiled about the time of the board's creation in 1901. All entries are in the same handwriting, and there are large gaps in admittance numbers. Remarks and subsequent history are not filled in. | |||||||||||
| 113.D.1.2F | Index to volumes A-E. 2 folders. | ||||||||||
| Child's name, with citation to volume and page number in Volumes A-E, below. | |||||||||||
| Volume A, circa 1901-1914. 643 pages in 6 folders. | |||||||||||
| Volume B, circa 1908-1914. Pages 1-277, 578-[651] in 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| There were no pages 278-577. | |||||||||||
| Volume C, circa 1911-1919. 583 pages in 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| (part empty) | |||||||||||
| 113.D.1.4F | Volume D, 1920-1922. 577 pages in 6 folders. | ||||||||||
| Volume E, circa 1914-1922. 525 pages in 6 folders. | |||||||||||
| (part empty) | |||||||||||
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:
- Adoption -- Minnesota.
- Children -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.
- Children with social disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.
- Places:
- Owatonna (Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Registers (lists)
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