SAUK CENTRE HOME SCHOOL FOR GIRLS:

An Inventory of Its 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 Home School for Girls.
	Title:	Subject Files.
	Dates:	1913-1917, 1930-1998 (bulk 1960-1998).
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Correspondence, reports, and related materials covering such topics as a fatal automobile accident, American Legion donations, Outward Bound School, the home school's history, a proposed security cottage, research, safety, a departmental training center, and programs involving adult female offenders, preschool nursery training, serious juvenile offenders, and vocational training through correctional internships.
	Quantity:	2.5 cubic feet (2 boxes, 2 partial boxes, 1 card file box).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Also found in these files are administrative staff/team meeting and Resident Council minutes, audit reports and budget requests, statistics, a guest book, inspection reports, office memoranda, news releases and procedures, building photographs, program descriptions, and shift coordinator reports.

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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. The restricted records are noted in the finding aid. Researchers must apply for permission to use these records. Please consult library staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Home School for Girls. Subject Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 983-186; 2000-45; 2001-14; 2017-71

Processing Information:

Processed by: Cheri Thies, October 1989; Jennifer Johnson, December 1999; Rich Arpi, August 2000.

Catalog ID number: 001704498

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
126.J.7.6F	Accident, 1988-1994. 3 folders.
		RESTRICTED.
		Records concerning the automobile accident which killed three residents and one counselor from the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Sauk Centre.


Location
126.J.7.7B		Administrative Staff/Team meeting minutes, 1961-1963, 1981-1998. 7 folders.


Adult Female Offender Program, 1978-1980. 10 folders:
	Implementation of a minimum security program for adult female offenders at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Sauk Centre.
	Correspondence, 1978-1980. 3 folders.
		RESTRICTED.
	Guidelines, statistics and reports, 1978-1979. 2 folders.
	Industry, 1978-1980.
		The Industry Program was phased out at the same time as the Adult Female Offender Program.
	Minnesota Corrections Board (MCB) reports, April 1978-March 1980.
		RESTRICTED.
		Incomplete.
	Misconduct and incident reports, 1978-1979.
		RESTRICTED.
	Off grounds planned group activities, 1978-1980.
		RESTRICTED.
	Policy Statements and Administrative Duty Officer memos, 1978-1980.


Location
103.L.2.7		American Legion donations, undated. 1 card file drawer.


Location
126.J.7.7B		Audit reports, 1930-1967. 3 folders.


		Biennial Budget Requests (1980-1981), September 1978.


		Building and Capital Improvement Requests, 1975-1980.


		Capital Improvement Six Year Budget Request, 1978-1980.


		Capital Budget requests, 1983-1995. 3 folders.


		Cottage Population Statistics, October 1965–1971. 2 folders.


		Du Bois Cottage Therapy Wing Addition, 1972-1974.


		General information about Sauk Centre Correctional Facility, 1973-1979.


		Guest book, 1981-1987.


		History, 1962-1993.


		Information for legislators, September 1985.


		Information on Facility Programs and Physical Plant, 1983 Legislative Session, February 1983.


Location
126.J.7.8F		Inspections-External, 1975-1980, 1987-1995. 3 folders.


		Juvenile Justice Sub-Committee on Crime Prevention and Corrections tour, November 6, 1975.


		Memoranda from the Superintendent's Office, 1980-1985.


		Menus, 1913-1917. 2 folders.
			Weekly.


		News releases and procedures, 1973-1993.


		Office memorandums, 1993-1997.


		Outward Bound School, 1965-1972.


		Photographs, circa 1990s.
			Buildings on the grounds.


		Pre-School Nursery Program, 1971-1974.
			A training program for Minnesota Home School girls.


		Program descriptions, 1970-1974.
			Descriptions of the programs and cottages available at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Sauk Centre.


		Program for New Building Construction, January 1968.


		Research, 1962-1997. 2 folders.
			Includes statistical information and Minnesota Correctional Facility-Sauk Centre's participation in various studies.


		Resident Council meeting minutes, 1981-1997. 4 folders.
			Includes information on cottage repairs, requests, and programs.


		Safety, 1985-1995.
			Memoranda and Safety meeting minutes.


		Security Cottage, 1968-1973.
			Information on a proposed new security building at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Sauk Centre. Includes A Program for New Building Construction at the Minnesota Home School-Sauk Centre, January 1968 and A Program for a New Security Cottage at the Minnesota Home School in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, December 1971.


		Serious Juvenile Offender Program, 1978-1980.
			RESTRICTED.


		Shift Coordinators reports (widely scattered), 1976-1998.
			RESTRICTED.


		Statistics, 1967-1977. 2 folders.
			RESTRICTED.


Location
126.J.7.9B		Task Force on Shakopee Minnesota Correctional Institution for Women (MCIW), Red Wing State Training School (STS) and Sauk Centre Minnesota Home School (MHS), 1978.


		Task Force Report: Secure Cottages, 1978.
			Includes Sullivan Cottage at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Sauk Centre.


		Training Academy dedication, March 15, 1988.
			New Minnesota Department of Corrections Regional Training Center located on the campus of the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Sauk Centre.


		Transfer of Willow River Camp Program, 1977.
			Proposed transfer to the Sauk Centre Home School.


		Vocational Training for Offenders through Correctional Internships (VOCI) Program, 1971-1975.
			RESTRICTED.

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:: Female juvenile delinquents -- Minnesota.; Female offenders -- Minnesota.; Juvenile corrections -- Minnesota.; Juvenile delinquency -- Research -- Minnesota.; Juvenile delinquents -- Minnesota -- Discipline.; Juvenile delinquents -- Institutional care -- Minnesota.; Juvenile delinquents -- Vocational education -- Minnesota.; Juvenile detention homes -- Minnesota -- Photographs.; Juvenile detention homes -- Minnesota -- Gifts.; Juvenile detention homes -- Minnesota -- Statistics.; Juvenile detention homes -- Inspection -- Minnesota.; Outward bound schools -- Minnesota.; Prison visits -- Minnesota.; Schools -- Minnesota.; Traffic accidents -- Minnesota.

Organizations:: American Legion.; Minnesota Correctional Facility--Sauk Centre -- Photographs.; Minnesota Correctional Facility--Sauk Centre -- History.; Minnesota Home School -- History.; Minnesota Home School for Girls -- History.

Places:: Sauk Centre (Minn.)

Document Types:: Audit reports.; Photographs.; Press releases.

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SAUK CENTRE HOME SCHOOL FOR GIRLS:

OVERVIEW

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS