SOLDIERS HOME:

An Inventory of Its Board of Trustees Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota Soldiers Home (Minneapolis, Minn.).
Title:Board of Trustees Miscellaneous Records.
Dates:1919-1973.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Records of board actions on applications for relief and for admission to the home (1931-1969); the board secretary's correspondence with board members (1930s-1959); correspondence and transcripts relating to complaints about operation of the home (1919-1940s); and miscellaneous reports.
Quantity:1.25 cubic feet (1 box and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Soldiers Home (Minneapolis, Minn.). Board of Trustees Miscellaneous Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 978-58; 984-108; 990-30

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001730203


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
107.G.18.6FApplications for Admission and Relief, 1931-1969. 10 folders.
Lists of applications for admission and readmission to the home and applications for relief that were considered at the board's executive committee meetings, with a record of actions taken thereon.
Actions Taken at Board Meetings and Correspondence, 1936-1957.
Mainly miscellaneous correspondence and abstracts from board meeting minutes regarding policies and decisions.
Miscellaneous Reports, 1951-1973.
Regarding building and remodeling projects (1957-1965); extracts from board minutes regarding policies in general and decisions on applications (mainly 1971); board and committee appointments; miscellaneous financial data.
Secretary's Files: Correspondence with Board Members, 1930s-1959. 20 folders:
Coleman, James W.
DeGonda, Louis T.
Fitzgerald, John.
Gottry, C. W.
Hutton, Mrs. Lee W.
Kammeier, Leo C.
Kurtz, Blanche.
McCormack, Patrick. 2 folders.
Mahan, Samuel.
Nelson, Morris.
Newberg, Peter J.
O'Brien, Elizabeth.
Rask, Samuel A.
Reau, Oscar V.
Reinhardt, Ralph J.
Soderling, Richard.
Soper, Dr. John E.
Governors Stassen and Thye.
Governor Benson.
Location
107.G.18.7BSecretary's Files: Correspondence and Transcripts Relating to Complaints About Operations of the Home, 1919-1940s. 11 folders:
Transcript: Charges vs. Dr. T. C. Clark and Mrs. G. S. Dolan, by the Minneapolis Chapter of the G.A.R., May 1919.
Demands of F. W. Pederson, 1935-1937. 3 folders.
Charges against Dr. O. R. Bryant, 1939.
McEwen, Borgen, Brett, Snyder complaints, 1939.
McEwen, Mark B., 1939.
Fuller, Warren, 1938-1939.
Rice, Leander, 1941.
Whitney, Mrs. Nellie, 1936.
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1932-1936.

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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:
Public welfare -- Minnesota.
Soldiers' homes -- Minnesota -- Administration.
Soldiers' homes -- Minnesota -- Admission and discharge.
Soldiers' homes -- Complaints against -- Minnesota.
Veterans -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
Minnesota Veterans Home (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Document Types:
Transcripts.

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