SAINT LOUIS COUNTY COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICE BOARD:

An Inventory of Its Minutes at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
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Creator: Saint Louis County Community Social Service Board (Minn.).
Title:Minutes.
Dates:1901-1982.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Minutes, 1901-1905 and 1917-1982 (with gaps) of the St. Louis County Board of Poor Commissioners (1901-1937), County Welfare Board (1937-1979), and Community Social Service Board (1980-1982). They provide information initially on poor relief and old age pensions provided by the county, and then on a gradually widening spectrum of these and other social services to the county's poor or disadvantaged citizens.
Quantity:5.75 cubic feet (6 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseHISTORICAL NOTE

The St. Louis County Board of Poor Commissioners was established under Chapter 242, Laws of Minnesota, approved April 11, 1901. On July 1, 1937, the Board of Poor Commissioners became the St. Louis County Welfare Board. In 1980 it became the St. Louis County Community Social Service Board.


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Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

Minutes for some years include indexes.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Includes private information about individuals. Records with private information are closed for 75 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]. Saint Louis County Community Social Service Board (Minn.). Minutes. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 991-94

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001715600


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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111.K.16.6F April 1901-June 1905. 2 folders.
June 1917-January 1919.
Beginning with the June 1917 meeting the minutes are consecutively paginated. This folder contains pages 1-183.
Missing February 1919-January 1920.
February 1920-1932. 16 folders.
Pages 279-2240.
Old Age Pension Department Minutes, February 1933-December 1934.
Pages 1-214. These minutes are titled minutes of the "Board of Poor Commissioners" but they do not duplicate the full board minutes. They concern only old age pension matters.
Missing 1933.
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111.K.16.7B 1934-1948.
RESTRICTED.
Begins pages 2363-2855 (to June 1937); thereafter each volume (now foldered) is numbered within itself.
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111.K.16.8F 1949-1960.
RESTRICTED.
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111.K.17.1B 1961-1968.
RESTRICTED.
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111.K.17.2F 1969-July 1977.
RESTRICTED.
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111.K.17.3B August 1977-1982.
RESTRICTED.

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The majority of the St. Louis County Welfare Board. Social Service Department records are housed at the Northeast Minnesota Historical Center, Duluth.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG 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:
County welfare boards -- Minnesota -- Saint Louis County.
Old age assistance -- Minnesota -- Saint Louis County.
Poor -- Minnesota -- Saint Louis County.
Public welfare administration -- Minnesota -- Saint Louis County.
Welfare recipients -- Minnesota -- Saint Louis County.
Organizations:
Saint Louis County (Minn.). Board of Poor Commissioners.
Saint Louis County (Minn.). Welfare Board.
Functions:
Assisting.

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