BARBER EXAMINERS BOARD:
An Inventory of Its Unfair Trade Practices Act Files at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Board of Barber Examiners. | |
| Title: | Unfair Trade Practices Act Files. | |
| Dates: | 1937-1980. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Files on the board's administration of the 1937 Unfair Trade Practices Act regulating the barbering industry, including regulations, correspondence, and other documents used in establishing hours limitations and wages, informational forms from a 1937 survey of barber shops, and transcripts of meetings of barbers in the various trade areas. | |
| Quantity: | 4.3 cubic feet (4 boxes and 1 partial box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The Unfair Trade Practice Act, as adopted in 1937 and codified in Minn. Stat. 186.01, regulated various personal service industries that affected public health. It provided for a rulemaking procedure; authorized the governor or designees to establish minimum rates of pay, maximum hours of work, and other working conditions; and prohibited other unfair trade practices. The act provided that the state would be divided into "Fair Trade Areas," each with its own price structure and special regulations. The Board of Barber Examiners was designated as the Fair Trade Commission for the barber industry. The Act was declared unconstitutional in 1981.
The files, arranged by fair trade area, include printed regulations, correspondence, legal notices, and other documents used in the establishment of wage and hours limitations. Especially significant are the transcripts of meetings of barbers in various trade areas. These include much information on the conditions, both economic and general, in the various areas. Most files also include the results of a 1937 survey of all barber shops in the given areas. The survey form asked questions relating to the ownership, physical plant, working conditions and financial condition of each shop.
ARRANGEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Board of Barber Examiners. Unfair Trade Practices Act Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 985-216; 988-25
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017370120104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 127.B.13.7B | 1 | Fair Trade Area code, 1960-1978. 1 folder. | |||||||||
| With index. | |||||||||||
| Fair Trade Area code miscellany, undated, 1939-1959. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Includes correspondence and printed regulations. | |||||||||||
| Area code files, 1937-1979: | |||||||||||
| Aitkin and Crow Wing Counties and the Village of Staples in Todd County. | |||||||||||
| Becker and Mahnomen Counties. | |||||||||||
| Beltrami and Cass Counties. | |||||||||||
| Big Stone County. | |||||||||||
| Blue Earth County and the Village of North Mankato in Nicollet County. | |||||||||||
| Brown and Redwood Counties and the Villages of Fairfax, Franklin, and Morton in Renville County. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Carlton County. | |||||||||||
| Carver County and the Village of St. Bonifacius in Hennepin County. | |||||||||||
| Chippewa County and the Village of Granite Falls in Yellow Medicine County. | |||||||||||
| Clay County. | |||||||||||
| Douglas and Pope Counties and the Villages of Sauk Centre in Stearns County, Hoffman in Grant County, and Parkers Prairie in Otter Tail County. | |||||||||||
| Duluth and Proctor in St. Louis County and Lake County. | |||||||||||
| Faribault County. | |||||||||||
| Fillmore County with the exception of the Village of Chatfield. | |||||||||||
| Freeborn County. | |||||||||||
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| 127.B.13.8F | 2 | Goodhue and Dakota Counties with the exceptions of the Cities of South St. Paul and West St. Paul. | |||||||||
| [Hennepin County]. Including the City of Minneapolis and the City of Columbia Heights in Anoka County; but with the exceptions of certain villages. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| Houston County and the Village of Dakota in Winona County. | |||||||||||
| Hubbard County. | |||||||||||
| Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Chisago Counties. | |||||||||||
| Itasca County. | |||||||||||
| Jackson, Cottonwood, and Martin Counties. | |||||||||||
| Kandiyohi, Meeker, McLeod, and Renville Counties with the exceptions of the Villages of Morton, Fairfax, and Franklin; including the Villages of Cokato in Wright County and Paynesville in Stearns County. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Kittson, Roseau, and Lake of the Woods Counties. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 127.B.13.9B | 3 | Koochiching County | |||||||||
| Lac Qui Parle and Yellow Medicine Counties with the exception of the Village of Granite Falls. | |||||||||||
| LeSueur, Rice, Scott, Nicollet, and Sibley Counties with the exception of the Village of North Mankato. | |||||||||||
| Lincoln, Lyon, Pipestone, Murray, and Rock Counties. | |||||||||||
| Morrison County. | |||||||||||
| Mower County. | |||||||||||
| Nobles County. | |||||||||||
| Norman County. | |||||||||||
| Otter Tail County with the exception of the Village of Parkers Prairie. | |||||||||||
| Olmsted and Dodge Counties and the Village of Chatfield in Fillmore County. | |||||||||||
| Pine County. | |||||||||||
| Polk and Clearwater Counties. | |||||||||||
| Ramsey County and the Cities of South St. Paul and West St. Paul in Dakota County. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 127.B.13.10F | 4 | Red Lake, Marshall, and Pennington Counties. | |||||||||
| St. Louis County with the exceptions of the Cities of Duluth and Proctor. | |||||||||||
| Sherburne and Anoka Counties with the exception of Columbia Heights; but including the Village of Champlin in Hennepin County. | |||||||||||
| Stearns and Benton Counties with the exceptions of the Villages of Sauk Centre and Paynesville. | |||||||||||
| Steele County. | |||||||||||
| Stevens and Grant Counties with the exception of the Village of Hoffman. | |||||||||||
| Swift County. | |||||||||||
| Todd County with the exception of the Village of Staples. | |||||||||||
| Traverse County. | |||||||||||
| Wabasha County. | |||||||||||
| Wadena County. | |||||||||||
| Waseca County. | |||||||||||
| Washington County. | |||||||||||
| Watonwan County. | |||||||||||
| Wilkin County. | |||||||||||
| Winona County with the exception of the Village of Dakota. | |||||||||||
| Wright County with the exception of the Village of Cokato; but including the Villages of Rogers, Dayton, Hamel, Long Lake, Maple Plain, Osseo, and Loretto in Hennepin County. | |||||||||||
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| 128.E.4.1B | 5 | Transcript, James Grassman et al. v Board of Barber Examiners and the Allied Barbers Legislative Committee. Ramsey County District Court Civil Case File No. 433796, 1979. 1 volume. | |||||||||
| This is the case that resulted in the Unfair Trade Practices Act being declared unconstitutional. | |||||||||||
| Closed complaints, 1978-1980. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous complaints (4 folders), and complaints about head lice in the Parker’s Prairie and Henning area, Otter Tail County (1980, 1 folder). | |||||||||||
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:
- Barbering -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
- Barbershops -- Minnesota.
- Hours of labor -- Minnesota.
- Wages -- Barbers -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota. -- Unfair Trade Practice Act (1937).
- Document Types:
- Transcripts.
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