CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT: FORESTRY DIVISION:
An Inventory of Its Site and Improvement Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Division of Forestry. | |
| Title: | Site and Improvement Records. | |
| Dates: | approximately 1930-1965. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Card files and record books documenting Forestry Division sites, buildings, and other facilities, and the public lease and permit uses of Conservation Department lands. | |
| Quantity: | 1.8 cubic feet (2 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The card files give information on leases and permits for use of departmental lands (1950s-1965), on wells on departmental land, and on Forestry Division sites and buildings. The record books consist of an index (list) of buildings, sites, and support facilities, and a record of building improvements.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Division of Forestry. Site and Improvement Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 985-106; 991-18; 2005-54
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017301890104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| 101.D.18.8F | 1 | Card files: | |||||||||
| Leases and permits for use of departmental land, (presumably) in effect on September 30, 1965. 18 inches of cards. | |||||||||||
| Filed alphabetically by lessee, (1950s) - 1965. Usually gives type of lease (homesite, cabin, right of way, pole line, pasture, gravel, etc.), date, whether school or swamp land is involved, location(s), beginning date, and compensation. | |||||||||||
| Leases and permits for use of departmental land cancelled before September 30, 1965. 25 inches of cards. | |||||||||||
| Filed alphabetically by lessee, approximately 1950 - 1965. Same information as above. | |||||||||||
| Wells card file, approximately 1930-1960. 3 inches of cards. | |||||||||||
| Filed alphabetically by location. Gives information on construction, depth, cost, operation, and removal of wells on departmental land. | |||||||||||
| Site card files, approximately 1930-1960. 23 inches of cards. | |||||||||||
| Filed alphabetically by location. Gives information on Conservation Department sites, including legal description, grantee, cost of site acquisition, buildings on each site with descriptions and improvements noted, ranger towers, etc. Orange cards give site information; blue cards give building information. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 103.E.9.10F | 2 | Ledgers: | |||||||||
| Site and Improvement Register, approximately 1935-1950. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Numerical index, by type, of sites, buildings, maintenance facilities, recreational areas, towers, utilities, and other property owned by the Division. | |||||||||||
| Improvement Ledger: Buildings, approximately 1940-1960. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| A sheet for each building owned by the Division (e.g., maintenance, storage, administration, latrine), documenting building improvements and their value, and other related data. | |||||||||||
| Improvement Registers, 1940s-1960s. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Same information as above. | |||||||||||
| Latrines, 1940s-1950s. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Structures (warehouses, residences, cabins, sheds, garages, etc.), 1940s-1960s. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
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:
- Public lands -- Minnesota -- Management.
- Wells -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Minnesota. Department of Conservation.
- Minnesota. Division of Forestry -- Buildings -- Maintenance and repair.
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