EXECUTIVE COUNCIL:
An Inventory of Its Drought Relief Applications at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Executive Council. | |
| Title: | Drought Relief Applications. | |
| Dates: | 1933. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Applications for livestock feed and/or fuel and other farm needs, as a result of crop losses in the drought of 1933. They were submitted to the Executive Council's Drought Relief Committee. | |
| Quantity: | 6.6 cubic feet (6 boxes and partial box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Application forms note the relief being requested (number of bushels of corn, oats, and barley, tons of hay, other commodities, especially fuel for farm equipment); kinds and amounts of various crops raised; size of farm, and mortgage status and/or rental terms; kind, amount, and value of personal property (various kinds of livestock, automobile, machinery, cash on hand, and money due); hay and grain in stock; debts; average monthly cream check; other income; and farmer's age, marital status, and number of family members living at home. The forms generally note the amount and type of relief granted.
Applications are especially voluminous for Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac Qui Parle, Mille Lacs, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, and Yellow Medicine counties.
ARRANGEMENT
Alphabetical by county; counties with large numbers of applicants may be subdivided by township.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Executive Council. Drought Relief Applications. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: none
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017038510104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 110.B.19.9B | 1 | Miscellaneous counties, 1 folder: | |||||||||
| Becker. | |||||||||||
| Brown. | |||||||||||
| Cass. | |||||||||||
| Marshall. | |||||||||||
| Morrison. | |||||||||||
| Mower. | |||||||||||
| Norman. | |||||||||||
| Olmsted. | |||||||||||
| Polk. | |||||||||||
| Steele. | |||||||||||
| Winona. | |||||||||||
| Aitkin. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Anoka. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Beltrami. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Benton. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Big Stone. 13 folders. | |||||||||||
| List of applicants (1 folder), and applications by township. | |||||||||||
| Chippewa. 7 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 110.B.19.10F | 2 | Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing. 1 folder. | |||||||||
| Douglas. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Grant. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Kanabec. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Kandiyohi. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Kittson. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Lac Qui Parle. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 110.B.19.11B | 3 | Lac Qui Parle. 5 folders. | |||||||||
| Lincoln. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Lyon. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Mille Lacs. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| Otter Tail. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Pine. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
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| 110.B.19.12F | 4 | Pope. 7 folders. | |||||||||
| Red Lake. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Redwood. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Renville. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Sherburne. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Stearns. 6 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 110.B.19.13B | 5 | Stearns. 1 folder. | |||||||||
| Stevens. 7 folders. | |||||||||||
| Swift: | |||||||||||
| Lists. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Appleton – Marysland Townships. 13 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 110.B.19.14F | 6 | Moyer – West Bank Townships. 8 folders. | |||||||||
| Rejected applications. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Todd. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Traverse. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| Wadena. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Wilkin. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Wright. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
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| 110.B.19.15B | 7 | Yellow Medicine. 7 folders. | |||||||||
| Drought relief notices and committee lists. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Lists of farmers and notes due. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous lists and notes. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Some may be for hail relief. | |||||||||||
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:
- Disaster relief -- Minnesota.
- Droughts -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota. State Droughth Relief Committee.
- Functions:
- Funding.
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