OWATONNA STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL:

An Inventory of Its Superintendent's Subject Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For details, please see restrictions.

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	Creator:	Minnesota. State Public School.
	Title:	Superintendent's Subject Files.
	Dates:	1885-1953.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Correspondence, circular materials, reports, notes, statistics, and other items relating to a variety of aspects of the school's administration.
	Quantity:	3.0 cubic feet (3 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

They include minutes and other materials from meetings of field agents, of a committee on children's problems (1935), of staff conferences, and of the Minnesota Council on Adoptions (1938-1942); information on admission, placement, care, and physical and mental health of children; correspondence with the Division of Social Welfare, Division of Public Institutions, and other oversight groups; personnel and staffing information; staff notices and bulletins; correspondence regarding statewide administrative meetings for state institutions; a variety of statistics and background information on the school; some information on the physical facilities, especially various inspection reports; information on the school's herd of Holstein dairy cattle; and a file of background information pertinent to the proposed conversion of the school to an educational facility for the mentally retarded.

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ARRANGEMENT

Alphabetical by file title.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Some of these records include private information about individuals. Records with private information are closed for 75 years from date of last entry in the record. Access to birth records (children's family histories) less than 100 years old is restricted. Researchers may apply for permission to use these records. Access to adoption records less than 100 years old is available only with a court order. The restricted records are noted in the finding aid. Please consult library staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. State Public School. Superintendent's Subject Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: None

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001704543

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
109.F.16.8F	Admissions, 1918-1941.
		Admissions and placement statistics.


		Adoption, undated and 1935.
			Application and reporting forms, informational material. A few case history descriptions (no surnames given).


		Articles Regarding Care of Children at State School(s), 1902, 1914.
			From newspapers and Farm, Stock and Home.


		Background Information on State School, undated.
			Includes data on its location, purpose, administration, and policies.


		Biennial Appropriations, 1930-1936.
			Recommendations and correspondence.


		Biennial Reports, 1914-1945. 2 folders.
			Statistics and copies of reports.


		Boiler Inspection Reports, 1899-1928. 2 folders.


		Boarding Out Plan [correspondence], 1931-1934.


		Children’s Diets, undated.
			Information on foods to be fed and frequency.


		Children’s Family Histories, 1937.
			RESTRICTED
			Information on personal and family history of selected individual children.


		Committee on Children’s Problems, 1935.
			Minutes of this Children’s Bureau Committee.


		Conferences with State Agents, 1934-1935. 2 folders.
			Minutes or summaries of meetings of the school’s home visitation and other field agents, summaries of children received and placed, and various reporting forms and instructions.


		Correspondence with the Children’s Bureau, 1917-1918.


		Correspondence with the Child Welfare Commission, 1916-1917.


		Correspondence Relating to Legislative and Legal Matters, 1910-1915.


		Miscellaneous correspondence, 1890s-1918.


		Cottage Staff, 1948-1950.
			Memoranda and letters regarding cottage staffing and management of children.


		Division of Public Institutions, 1939-1943.
			Correspondence regarding meetings, school management, and reporting requirements.


		Drainage Through State School Farm, 1919-1922.


		Division of Social Welfare, 1939-1945. 4 folders.
			Correspondence regarding meetings, general school administration, reporting requirements, and placement of children.


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109.F.16.9B	Field Representatives Notices, 1939-1945.
		Mainly regarding personnel information.


		Fiftieth Anniversary program, October 28-30, 1936.


		Fire Prevention Inspections and Correspondence, 1917-1923.


		Furniture [and Furnishings], undated and 1919-1923.
			Miscellaneous correspondence, notes, and lists, with costs.


		Industrial Commission/Labor Department Inspections, 1920-1926.


		Insurance Correspondence, 1910-1917.


		IQ Testing of Children, 1931, 1936-1937.
			Test statistics and reports.


		Letters from Children, 1889-1895.


		List of Crippled Children Received, undated. 1 page.


		Matrons’ and Supervisors’ Conferences, 1935, 1938.
			Summary reports and minutes.


		Medical Survey of Children, 1943.
			RESTRICTED
			Reports and correspondence, mainly concerning health status and needs and habit disorders of individual children.


		Mental Health Reports, 1921-1944. 3 folders.
			RESTRICTED
			Reports of mental examinations of individual children, with some related correspondence.


		Minnesota Council on Adoptions, 1938-1942.
			Minutes of this association of public and private adoption agencies.


		Miscellaneous, undated and 1920-1950.
			Assorted administrative notes, letters, statistics, and presentations, including a 1940 radio talk (no author given) on The State and its Dependent Children.


		Moving Picture Machine, undated and 1921-1923. 2 folders.
			Correspondence and flyers.


		Newspaper Clippings, 1901-1909.
			A set selected by a clipping service.


		Newspaper Clippings, undated and 1902-1932.


		Newspaper Clippings: Education and Child Related Issues, undated and 1902-1932.


		Office History, 1918-1934. 1 volume.
			Mainly on dates of staff activities, oversight visits, and administrative meetings.


		Orders for Discharge, November 1917-July 1939. 3 folders.


		Other Institutions and Foster Homes, 1931-1938.
			State Board of Control forms and information on other public and private care and correctional institutions in Minnesota.


		Papers Given at State Conference and Institute of Social Work, 1933, 1936.


		Personnel, undated and 1935, 1938.
			Salary and retirement information.


		Placement Information, 1907-1925.
			RESTRICTED
			A few notes on children who were placed or moved out of state, and status of supervisory visits.


		Power Plant Inspection Reports, 1923-1926.


		Programs for Events at State Institutions, 1900s-1910s.


		Proposed Changes, 1937-1945. 2 folders.
			Reports, plans, bills, and correspondence regarding children housed and services provided and concerning proposals to convert the school to an educational facility for the mentally retarded.


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109.F.16.10F	Record of Dairy Herd Testing, 1913-1914, 1920-1921. 4 volumes in 1 folder.
		Records of milk and butterfat production, feeds consumed and their cost, for individual cows.


		Reports on Interviews with Probate Court Judges, circa 1916.
			Regarding their juvenile case loads and their attitudes toward juvenile case work.


		Sample Forms, 1880s-1890s. 2 folders.
			From Owatonna and from similar institutions in other states.


		Scenery for Auditorium, 1922.


		Shop Equipment, 1922.
			Correspondence with and flyers from vendors.


		Social Legislation, 1937.
			Copies of bills and correspondence.


		Staff Bulletins , 1936-1938.


		Staff Conferences, 1942-1943.
			RESTRICTED
			Minutes, including case studies of individual students.


		Staff Notices, 1938-1953.


		State Conferences and Quarterly Meetings, May 1914-August 1923. 5 folders.
			Correspondence regarding meetings of the State Conference of Charities and Corrections and quarterly conferences of superintendents of state institutions. Includes some programs.


		Statistical Information on Children, 1937-1946.
			A few group photographs, class lists, census reports, and lists of children of various religious preferences.


		Stock Correspondence, 1885-1934. 5 folders.
			Primarily correspondence, pedigrees, and registration certificates regarding the sale, purchase, and breeding of the school’s herd of purebred Holstein dairy cattle.


		Vacations for Children, 1949-1950.


		Veterans’ Children, 1949.
			Correspondence and lists.


		Well, 1915.
			Notes on the physical dimensions of the school’s well.

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:: Children -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.; Children with social disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota -- Employees.; Children with social disabilities -- Education -- Minnesota.; Dairy cattle -- Minnesota.; School buildings -- Inspection -- Minnesota.; School management and organization -- Minnesota.; School superintendents -- Minnesota -- Records and correspondence.; Schools -- Minnesota -- Employees.

Organizations:: Minnesota Council on Adoptions.; Minnesota. Division of Social Welfare.; Minnesota. Division of Public Institutions.; Owatonna State School.

Places:: Owatonna (Minn.)

Document Types:: Statistics.

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OWATONNA STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL:

OVERVIEW

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ARRANGEMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS