AERONAUTICS DEPARTMENT:

An Inventory of Its Municipal Airports Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota. Department of Aeronautics.
	Title:	Municipal Airports Files.
	Dates:	1934-1961 (bulk 1943-1953).
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	These files contain inspection forms and reports and licensing and management information for Minnesota municipal airports. There is also information on municipal and state funding for construction or improvement of airport facilities, correspondence, blueprints, maps, and schematic drawings.
	Quantity:	6.25 cubic feet (7 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Arranged alphabetically by municipality. The files are organized by name of the community, the name given in parentheses is that of the most current (approximately 1953) administrative entity for that airport.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Aeronautics. Municipal Airports Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 997-44; 12,361

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017348640104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
111.G.13.4F	1	Aitkin (Aitkin Airways, Inc.), 1945-1953.


		Albert Lea (Albert Lea Flying Service, Inc.), 1943-1953.


		Alexandria (Warren Hartquist), 1942-1953. 2 folders.


		Anoka County Airport (Metropolitan Airports Commission), 1947-1953.


		Appleton (Appleton Spraying Service), 1942-1953.


		Austin (Glen Hovland), 1943-1953. 2 folders.


		Backus (C. M. Taylor), 1942-1953.


		Baudette (George Lore), 1944-1953.


		Bemidji (Bemidji City Council), 1943-1953. 2 folders.


		Benson, 1948-1950.


		Big Falls (Village of Big Falls), 1945-1953.


		Bigfork (Village of Bigfork), 1945-1953.


		Blue Earth (City of Blue Earth), 1943-1953.


		Brainerd-Crow Wing County (Dale T. Newburg), 1943-1953. 3 folders.


		Clarissa, 1953.


		Cloquet (City of Cloquet), 1941-1953.


Location	Box
111.G.13.5B	2	Coleraine, 1945-1953.


		Cook (Village of Cook), 1946-1955.


		Crookston (Montgomery Airspray Service), 1943-1953.


		Crystal (Metropolitan Airports Commission), 1946-1953.


		Deer River (Mesaba Aviation Co.), 1945-1953.


		Detroit Lakes (City of Detroit Lakes), 1943-1953.


		Dodge Center (Village of Dodge Center), 1944-1953.


		Duluth (City of Duluth), 1943-1955. 3 folders.


		Eden Prairie—Flying Cloud Airport (Metropolitan Airports Commission), 1942-1953. 2 folders.


		Ely (George W. Deibler/St. Louis County), 1934, 1944-1953.


		Erskine (Floyd Bradley), 1944-1953.


		Eveleth (Eveleth-Virginia Airport Commission), 1944-1953. 3 folders.


		Fairmont (Lloyd A. Alsworth), 1943-1953. 2 folders.


		Faribault (Merrill Aviation Co.), 1943-1953. 2 folders.


Location	Box
111.G.13.6F	3	Fergus Falls (West Central Airways, Inc.), 1943-1953. 2 folders.


		Fertile, 1947.


		Fosston (A. Palmer Stran), 1944-1953.


		Glenwood (W. R. Gibson), 1944-1953.


		Grand Marais—Devil’s Track Lake (state owned), 1945-1953. 4 folders.


		Grand Rapids (Gordon Newstrom), 1943-1953. 2 folders.


		Greenbush (Greenbush Airways Inc.), 1945-1953.


		Hector (George Pierce/Plains Aero Service), 1941-1953.


		Hibbing (Village of Hibbing), 1941-1953. 2 folders.


		International Falls (Einarson Bros.), 1943-1953. 2 folders.


		Isle, 1945-1953.


		Jackson (Sky-View Flying Service), 1943-1953.


		Karlstad, 1952-1953.


		Lake Elmo (Metropolitan Airports Commission), 1949-1953.


		Lancaster (Harlan Uppman), 1952-1953.


		Le Sueur (Floyd Mollenhauer), 1944-1953.


Location	Box
111.G.13.7B	4	Litchfield (George D. Tuttle), 1941-1953.


		Little Falls, 1953. 2 folders.


		Littlefork (D. Bradburn), 1944-1953.


		Longville (City of Longville), 1952-1953.


		Madison (Bernard M. Frye), 1942-1953.


		Mankato (City of Mankato/Erwin Hill), 1942-1953. 3 folders.


		Marshall (George Hawkins), 1942-1953. 2 folders.


		McGregor (Isedor Iverson), 1946-1953.


		Minneapolis—Wold Chamberlain Field (Metropolitan Airports Commission), 1941-1953. 2 folders.


		Montevideo (City of Montevideo), 1942-1953.


		Moose Lake (Village of Moose Lake), 1943-1953.


		Mora (Art Hack), 1944-1953.


		Morris (Elmer Lampert), 1941-1953.


		New Ulm (Ken Westrum), 1942-1953.


		Northome (Village of Northome), 1945-1953.


		Norwood, 1944.


		Ortonville (C. F. Strege), 1941-1953.


		Owatonna (Southern Minnesota Aviation Service, Inc.), 1942-1953. 1 folder.


Location	Box
111.G.13.8F	5	Owatonna (Southern Minnesota Aviation Service, Inc.), 1942-1953. 2 folders.


		Park Rapids (Park Rapids Airport Commission), 1941-1953.


		Paynesville (Phil Young), 1946-1953.


		Perham (Village of Perham), 1944-1953.


		Pinecreek (state owned), 1949-1953.


		Pine River (Village of Pine River), 1944-1953.


		Pipestone (Pipestone Aviation Service), 1942-1953. 2 folders.


		Princeton (Princeton Airport Commission), 1945-1952.


		Red Lake Falls (City of Red Lake Falls), 1944-1953.


		Red Wing (Lars Hjermstad and Robert Shotwell), 1943-1953. 2 folders.


		Redwood Falls (Albert Tunberg), 1943-1953.


		Rochester—Lobb Field (Gopher Aviation, Inc./Don Swenson), 1942-1953, 1961. 4 folders.


		Saint Cloud—Whitney Memorial (B. G. Vandre), 1943-1953. 2 folders.


Location	Box
111.G.13.9B	6	Saint James (Ben Leinenweber), 1943-1953.


		Saint Paul—Holman Field (Metropolitan Airports Commission), 1941-1953. 2 folders.


		Saint Peter (C. C. Hanson), 1943-1953.


		Sauk Centre (Vern L. Bromen), 1943-1953.


		Sleepy Eye (A. H. Beech), 1947-1953.


		South Saint Paul—Flemming Field (Lysdale Flying Service/Jack P. Lysdale), 1941-1953. 2 folders.


		Springfield (City of Springfield), 1944-1953.


		Staples (City of Staples), 1943-1953.


		Stephen (Sigvald Jensen), 1949-1953.


		Thief River Falls (Chris Kierk), 1943-1953. 3 folders.


		Tower (Tower Airport Commission and Tower Mayor), 1945-1953.


		Tracy (Harry Paine), 1941-1953.


		Tyler (Oscar Erickson), 1945-1953.


		Wadena (Vern’s Flying Service), 1945-1953.


		Walker (W. H. Mallory), 1945-1953.


		Warren (City of Warren), 1944-1953.


		Warroad (Village of Warroad), 1946-1953.


		Waskish (Olie Olson), 1945-1952.


		Wheaton (Village of Wheaton), 1942-1953.


Location	Box
128.E.12.10F	7	Willmar (John Rice), 1943-1953.


		Winona (Eugene Kacner), 1943-1953. 3 folders.


		Worthington (Sorenson Aircraft/Eldon Sorenson), 1943-1953.

RELATED MATERIAL

The Aeronautics Department's Maps and Photographs series also each contain materials related to these records. Researchers should consult those record series.

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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:: Aeronautics -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.; Airport buildings -- Minnesota -- Maintenance and repair.; Airports -- Minnesota -- Inspection.; Airports -- Minnesota -- Management.; Airports -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.

Document Types:: Blueprints.; Maps -- Minnesota.; Schematic drawings.

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