RAMSEY COUNTY: HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Ramsey County (Minn.). Human Services Department.
Title:Records.
Dates:1927-2010.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Subject files and meeting minutes documenting the administration of this agency and it's committees.
Quantity:3.5 cubic feet (4 boxes)
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Subject files of James Edmunds, director (1968-1980) of Ramsey County Human Services (previously known as the Ramsey County Welfare Department). Arthur Noot, deputy director of the Ramsey County Welfare Department, also appears in the files. Topics covered include community health, mental illness, housing, civil rights, legal issues, and public welfare.

Meeting minutes of committees include Chemical Health, Regional Treatment Center Negotiating Committee (1989), Mental Health Advisory Council, Adult Services, Chidlren's Mental Health Advisory Council, Community Human Services Citizens Advisory Council, Low Income, Developmental Disabilities, Children's Services, Mental Illness-Chemical Dependency, and Homeless Preschool Children in Ramsey County Task Force (2007).


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Ramsey County (Minn.). Human Services Department. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 2019-07

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 9989265010104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
112.A.15.1B1Subject Files:
Arranged alphabetically. Apparently maintained by the executive secretary of the director of Ramsey County Human Services (previously known as the Ramsey County Welfare Department), James Edmunds (director from 1968-1980). Arthur Noot, deputy director of the Ramsey County Welfare Department, also appears in the files; Noot would later be the Commissioner of the state Department of Public Welfare from 1979-1982. He was involved in the Welsch v. Noot court case concerning the living conditions of Minnesota's mental health facilities, which resulted in the Welsch Consent Decree (see related records elsewhere in the State Archives).
Browndale, MN, Inc., 1975-1976. 3 folders.
Browndale was a residential treatment facility in St. Paul for children with mental illness.
Case Records Destruction, 1960-1982.
Catastrophe Fund, 1969-1978.
Citizen Review Panel Annual Panel Reports, 2000-2004.
Civil Rights Act - Assurance of Compliance, 1965-1970.
County Attorney, 1937-1989. 10 folders.
Grand Jury Reports, 1940-1960.
Housing, 1973-1978.
Housing Agreement, 1962-1971.
Human Services: 1969-1980:
1969-1975. 4 folders.
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112.A.15.2F2 1976-1980. 6 folders.
Internal Audit, 1969-1986. 6 folders.
Legal Opinions, 1927-1979:
1927-1970. 6 folders.
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112.A.15.3B3 1970-1979.
Legal Resource Services - IV-A and IV-D Contracts, 1975-1984.
Ordinance on Housing, 1969-1970.
Property, 1933-1965. 2 folders.
Public Examiner Files, 1972-1986. 3 folders.
Ramsey County Welfare Department Agency Review, 1978. 1 volume.
Welfare Study Committee - Study of the Ramsey County Welfare Department, 1971. 1 volume.
Meeting Minutes:
Meeting minutes for the following committees of the department, organized chronologically: Chemical Health, Regional Treatment Center Negotiating Committee (1989), Mental Health Advisory Council, Adult Services, Chidlren's Mental Health Advisory Council, Community Human Services Citizens Advisory Council, Low Income, Developmental Disabilities, Children's Services, Mental Illness-Chemical Dependency, Homeless Preschool Children in Ramsey County Task Force (2007).
1989, 1997-2003. 12 folders.
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112.A.15.4F4 2003-2010. 11 folders.
[0.5 cubic feet empty, letter]

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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:
Child mental health services -- Minnesota.
Child welfare -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
Children -- Services for -- Minnesota.
Community health services -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
Community mental health services -- Minnesota.
Drug abuse -- Services for -- Minnesota.
Homeless persons -- Minnesota.
Housing -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
Maternal and infant welfare -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
Medical care -- Minnesota.
Mental health services -- Minnesota.
Older people -- Services for -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
People with disabilities -- Health -- Minnesota.
Public health -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
Public health nursing -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
Public welfare -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
Substance abuse -- Treatment -- Minnesota.
Organizations:
Ramsey County (Minn.) -- Welfare Department.

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