POLK COUNTY: COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Columbia (Polk County, Minn. : Township).
Title:Records.
Dates:1887-1976.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Records of Columbia Township in Polk County.
Quantity:3.9 cubic feet (3 boxes and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseSCOPE AND CONTENTS

Clerk's books (1887-1976); treasurer's books (1887-1956) and annual statements (1889-1908, 1914-1966); road records, including record books (1887-1952), petitions (1889-1970), tax lists and warrants (1887-1913), and overseers' annual accounts/reports (1887-1912) and lists (1892-1906, 1910); annual town meeting proceedings (1890-1908); Audit Board annual reports (1888-1965, scattered) and minutes (1905-1908); Board of Supervisor's annual accounts (1889-1908); wolf bounty claim records (1899-1918, 1939-1944); election records, including poll lists (1888-1906, 1928-1930, 1965, 1968), registers (1888-1944), and returns/summary vote statements (1890-1936); and real and personal property assessment rolls (1890-1899).


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Columbia (Polk County, Minn. : Township). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 994-42

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017291380104294

Appraisal Information:

Users should be aware that, due to damage sustained in their original storage location, portions of these records are non-existent, illegible, or incomplete.


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
102.I.15.4F1Clerk's town record books, 1887-1976. 13 volumes and 3 folders:
1887-1898.
1898-1904. 1 volume.
1904-1909. 1 volume.
1909-1915. 1 volume.
1915-1920. 1 volume.
1920-1926. 1 volume.
1926-1935. 1 volume.
1931-1935. 1 volume.
1935-1940. 1 volume.
1940-1945. 1 volume.
1945-1950. 1 volume.
1950-1956.
1956-1962.
1961-1966. 1 volume.
LocationBox
102.I.15.5B2 1966-1971. 1 volume.
1971-1976. 1 volume.
Treasurer's record books, 1887-1956. 7 volumes and 1 folder:
1887-1905.
1905-1914. 1 volume.
1914-1922. 1 volume.
1923-1936. 1 volume.
1936-1941. 1 volume.
1941-1946. 1 volume.
1946-1952. 1 volume.
1951-1956. 1 volume.
Road record books, 1887-1952. 3 volumes and 2 folders:
1887-1901.
1901-1914. 1 volume.
1914-1920. 1 volume.
1921-1936. 1 volume.
1938-1952.
LocationBox
102.I.15.6F3Road petitions, 1889-1970 and undated. 2 folders.
Annual town meeting proceedings, 1890-1908.
Poll lists used at annual town meetings, 1888-1906, 1928-1930, 1965, 1968. 2 folders.
Treasurer's annual statements, 1889-1908, 1914-1966. 2 folders.
Scattered statements.
Board of Auditors' annual reports, 1888-1965.
Scattered reports.
Board of Auditors' minutes, 1905-1908.
Board of Supervisors' annual accounts, 1889-1908.
Real and personal property assessment rolls, 1890-1899.
Wolf bounty claim records, 1899-1918, 1939-1944. 5 folders.
Overseers' annual account/reports, 1887-1912. 2 folders.
Overseers' lists, 1892-1906, 1910.
Poll tax road warrants, 1887-1913. 5 folders.
LocationBox
102.I.15.7B4Land tax road warrants/road tax lists, 1888-1913. 9 folders.
Election registers, 1888-1944 and undated. 4 folders.
Election returns/summary statements of votes, 1890-1936. 3 folders.

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:
Finance, Public -- Minnesota -- Polk County.
Local elections -- Minnesota -- Polk County.
Local officials and employees -- Minnesota -- Polk County.
Personal property -- Valuation -- Minnesota -- Polk County.
Real property -- Valuation -- Minnesota -- Polk County.
Roads -- Minnesota -- Polk County.
Tax assessment -- Minnesota -- Polk County.
Wolf bounties -- Minnesota -- Polk County.
Wolves -- Control -- Minnesota -- Polk County.
Document Types:
Voters' lists -- Minnesota -- Polk County.
Functions:
Assessing.
Auditing.

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