HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT:
An Inventory of Its Local Social Services Boards Member Files at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Department of Human Services. | |
| Title: | Local Social Services Boards Member Files. | |
| Dates: | 1937-2014. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Records documenting local (mainly county) social services boards established in 1937 [Laws 1937 c343] and charged with the administration of all forms of public assistance and public welfare, both of children and adults, and the supervision, in cooperation with the Board of Control, of the administration of all forms of public assistance, including aid to dependent children, old age assistance, veterans aid, aid to the blind, and other public assistance or public welfare purposes. | |
| Quantity: | 5.5 cubic feet (6 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The majority of the records pertain to the selection of members, length of terms, and vacancies. Included are letters of appointment, correspondence regarding board disbandment, member references, lists of officers, and interview notes. All but fifteen of the boards had disbanded by 1998. Also includes files on county lay board members and the Human Services Board.
In 2014 the state law (Minnesota Statutes 393) was changed regarding county appointment requirements for local county social services agencies. Under the law counties were no longer required to submit resident board member nominations to the Commissioner of Human Services.
ARRANGEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Human Services. Local Social Services Boards Member Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 2007-8; 2017-21
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 006776319
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
SERIES 1, 1937-1998
Folders for counties with disbanded boards have a red line through the name; folders for boards active in 1998 have a white label and are listed individually below.
| 117.C.4.6F | Aitkin – Crow Wing. | ||||||||||||
| Big Stone and Clearwater. | |||||||||||||
| 117.C.4.7B | Dakota – Koochiching. | ||||||||||||
| Goodhue. | |||||||||||||
| 117.C.4.8F | Lac qui Parle County – Norman. | ||||||||||||
| Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs, Murray, and Norman. | |||||||||||||
| 117.C.4.9B | Olmsted – Sibley. | ||||||||||||
| Pipestone, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau. | |||||||||||||
| 117.C.4.10F | Stearns – Yellow Medicine. | ||||||||||||
| Yellow Medicine. | |||||||||||||
| [0.3 cubic feet empty, letter] | |||||||||||||
SERIES 2, 1990-2014
| 103.H.1.8F | County files: | ||||||||||||
| Big Stone. | |||||||||||||
| Clearwater. | |||||||||||||
| Goodhue. | |||||||||||||
| Lac qui Parle. | |||||||||||||
| Lincoln. | |||||||||||||
| Lyon. | |||||||||||||
| Mahnomen. | |||||||||||||
| Mille Lacs. | |||||||||||||
| Murray. | |||||||||||||
| Norman. | |||||||||||||
| Pipestone. | |||||||||||||
| Polk. | |||||||||||||
| Red Lake. | |||||||||||||
| Roseau. | |||||||||||||
| Yellow Medicine. | |||||||||||||
| County lay board member information, 2008-2014. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Human services board information, 2013. | |||||||||||||
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:
- Human services -- Minnesota.
- Public welfare administration -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota. State Board of Control.
- Minnesota. Department of Public Welfare.
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