CASS COUNTY: MAY TOWNSHIP:

An Inventory of Its Records 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: May (Minn. : Township).
Title:Records.
Dates:1894-1989.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Birth and death records (1894-1981); burial or removal permits (1921-1980s); civil and criminal dockets (1901-1937); clerk's books (1900-1989); and miscellaneous documents (1902-1986) including a Motley-Taft circuit region map, road records, town meeting minutes, and correspondence with the State Health Board.
Quantity:4 microfilm reels.
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Access Restrictions:

Records containing information relating to adoptions and illegitimate births are restricted for 100 years. Birth records less than 100 years old must be inspected by library staff to prevent inappropriate disclosure of confidential information. Please consult library staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. May (Minn. : Township). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Microfilm Production:

Pequot Lakes, Minn. : Northern Lights Microfilm, Inc., January 1989.

Microfilm is available for interlibrary loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.

Location of Originals:

Location of originals is unknown.

Accession Information:

Accession number(s): 2014-37

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 008665574


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationReel
SAM 461 (Chaney Room)1Birth and death register, 1894-1981 [bulk dated 1901-1941]. 1 volume.
RESTRICTED.
Includes births (1894-1941) and deaths (1902-1981).
Burial permits or removal/corpse transportation permits, 1940s-1980s.
In no apparent order.
Civil and criminal justice docket, 1926-1937. 1 volume.
Indexed.
Civil and criminal justice docket, circa 1901-1922. 1 volume.
Death certificate record, 1944-1953. 1 volume.
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SAM 4612Clerk's books, 1900-1914, 1923-1989:
No. 1, 1900-1911. 1 volume.
No. 2, 1910-1914. 1 volume.
No. 3, 1923-1929. 1 volume.
No. 4, 1930-1933. 1 volume.
No. 5, 1934-1938. 1 volume.
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SAM 4613No. 6, 1939-1944. 1 volume.
No. 7, 1944-1948. 1 volume.
No. 8, 1948-1954. 1 volume.
1954-1958. 1 volume.
No. 9, 1958-1963. 1 volume.
No. 10, 1963-1968. 1 volume.
No. 11, 1968-1973. 1 volume.
No. 12, 1973-1979. 1 volume.
1979-1989. 1 volume.
Includes minutes only; no receipts or disbursements.
LocationReel
SAM 4614Miscellaneous documents, 1902-1986:
Motley-Taft circuit region map, undated.
Road record book, 1902-1916. 1 volume.
Miscellaneous road records, 1930, 1971, 1986.
Permits for burial or removal, 1921-1935, 1906-1920, 1934-1938.
In no apparent order.
Assorted contracts, deeds, indenture documents, and other related records, 1930-1940.
Town meeting minutes, 1939.
Correspondence with State Health Board, 1923.
Burial permits or removal/corpse transportation permits, circa 1921-1945.
In no apparent order.

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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:
Finance, Public -- Minnesota -- Cass County.
Municipal courts -- Minnesota -- Cass County.
Roads -- Minnesota -- Cass County.
Organizations:
Minnesota. State Board of Health.
Places:
Cass County (Minn.) -- Statistics, Vital.
Document Types:
Birth records -- Minnesota -- Cass County.
Death registers -- Minnesota -- Cass County.
Microforms.

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