CONTROL BOARD:
An Inventory of Its Minutes at the Minnesota Historical Society
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. State Board of Control. | |
| Title: | Minutes. | |
| Dates: | 1901-1939. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Administrative minutes of the Board of Control, which usually met several times per month and often more than once a week. They are of a transactional nature and contain little narrative discussion of board conversations or decisions. | |
| Quantity: | 2.3 cubic feet (10 volumes in 3 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The minutes record such matters as bids and contracts for construction of buildings at state institutions and schools; bonding and salaries of officers and employees of state institutions; reimbursements for out-of-state travel to conferences or for other state business; reports of deaths and accidents (number per month) at various state institutions; admissions, paroles, discharges, and transfers of patients or inmates; resignations, appointments, and leaves of absence of personnel; and monetary aid allowances, especially from the Solder Welfare Fund. Also included are mentions of jails (lock-ups) being condemned for poor conditions; securing loans and setting prices for the prison industries at Stillwater State Prison; fuel (coal) contracts for various institutions, types of surgeries performed at state hospitals, and marriages granted.
Volume A is handwritten. Volumes B-J contain typed minutes with the signature of the Board's secretary.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
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.
Records containing information relating to sterilizations are restricted for 100 years from date of last entry in the record. 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. State Board of Control. Minutes. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 221; 223
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 001708831
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 108.I.17.7B-2 | Volume A. April 9, 1901-July 29, 1913. | ||||||||||
| 109.F.13.11B | Volume B. August 1, 1913-July 31, 1917. | ||||||||||
| Volume C. August 2, 1917-March 31, 1921. | |||||||||||
| Volume D. April 1, 1921-September 12, 1924. | |||||||||||
| Volume E. September 15, 1924-September 4, 1928. | |||||||||||
| Volume F. September 5, 1928-November 27, 1931. | |||||||||||
| 109.F.13.12F | Volume G. November 30, 1931-April 30, 1934. | ||||||||||
| Volume H. May 1, 1934-October 21, 1936. | |||||||||||
| Volume I. October 22, 1936-September 13, 1938. | |||||||||||
| Volume J. September 14, 1928-June 5, 1939. | |||||||||||
| [0.25 cubic feet empty] | |||||||||||
RELATED MATERIAL
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:
- Prison industries -- Minnesota.
- Public institutions -- Minnesota.
- State hospitals -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.)
- Functions:
- Supervising.
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