PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION:

An Inventory of Its "A" Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota. Public Service Commission.
	Title:	"A" Files.
	Dates:	1911-1976.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Supporting dockets for proceedings and orders of the Public Service Commission and its predecessor, the Railroad and Warehouse Commission. They mainly pertain to railroad rates and services, rail line abandonments, depot closings, and the like, but also including petroleum transport rates, moving companies, grain warehouses, trucking companies, and other transportation rates and services.
	Quantity:	182.5 cubic feet (183 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

These files comprise boxes 1-52, 57-78, 80-84, 86-151, 153-158, and 861-874 of a large set of PSC files transferred to the State Archives in 1976; and boxes 1-18 of subsequent transfers. The list below was taken from the original transfer list; the files have not been inspected.

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ARRANGEMENT

Arranged by chronologically assigned file number.

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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. Public Service Commission. "A" Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 977-1; 2002-2

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017373180104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


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105.J.8.1B	1	File Nos. 1 – 758.


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105.J.8.2F	2	File Nos. 759 – 1062.


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105.J.8.3B	3	File Nos. 1063 – 1114.


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105.J.8.4F	4	File Nos. 1115 – 1184.


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105.J.8.5B	5	File No. 1134: Cashman Act, 1913.


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105.J.8.6F	6	File Nos. 1185 – 1284.


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105.J.8.7B	7	File Nos. 1285 – 1360.


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105.J.8.8F	8	File Nos. 1361 – 1414.


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105.J.8.9B	9	File Nos. 1415 – 1500.


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105.J.8.10F	10	File Nos. 1501 – 1537.


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105.J.9.1B	11	File Nos. 1538 – 1603.


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105.J.9.2F	12	File Nos. 1604 – 1684.


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105.J.9.3B	13	File Nos. 1685 – 1809.


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105.J.9.4F	14	File Nos. 1810 – 1899.


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105.J.9.5B	15	File Nos. 1900 – 1962.


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105.J.9.6F	16	File Nos. 1963 – 2054.


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105.J.9.7B	17	File Nos. 2055 – 2135.


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105.J.9.8F	18	File Nos. 2136 – 2181.


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105.J.9.9B	19	File Nos. 2181 – 2234


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105.J.9.10F	20	File Nos. 2235 – 2295.


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105.J.10.1B	21	File Nos. 2296 – 2353.


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105.J.10.2F	22	File Nos. 2354 – 2408.


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105.J.10.3B	23	File Nos. 2409 – 2494.


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105.J.10.4F	24	File Nos. 2495 – 2569.


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105.J.10.5B	25	File Nos. 2571 – 2648.


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105.J.10.6F	26	File Nos. 2649 – 2705.


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105.J.10.7B	27	File Nos. 2706 – 2769.


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105.J.10.8F	28	File Nos. 2770 – 2849.


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105.J.10.9B	29	File Nos. 2850 – 2927.


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105.J.10.10F	30	File Nos. 2928 – 2988.


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105.J.11.1B	31	File Nos. 2989 – 3047.


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105.J.11.2F	32	File Nos. 3048 – 3117.


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105.J.11.3B	33	File Nos. 3118 – 3142.


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105.J.11.4F	34	File Nos. 3143 – 3199.


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105.J.11.5B	35	File Nos. 3200 – 3265.


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105.J.11.6F	36	File Nos. 3266 – 3365.


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105.J.11.7B	37	File Nos. 3366 – 3376-142.


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105.J.11.8F	38	File Nos. 3376-143 – 3376-264.


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105.J.11.9B	39	File Nos. 3376-265 – 3416.


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105.J.11.10F	40	File Nos. 3417 – 3511.


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105.J.12.1B	41	File Nos. 3512 – 3605.


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105.J.12.2F	42	File Nos. 3606 – 3681.


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105.J.12.3B	43	File Nos. 3682 – 3760.


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105.J.12.4F	44	File Nos. 3761 – 3824.


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105.J.12.5B	45	File Nos. 3825 – 3899.


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105.J.12.6F	46	File Nos. 3900 – 3990.


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105.J.12.7B	47	File Nos. 3991 – 4050.


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105.J.12.8F	48	File Nos. 4051 – 4115.


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105.J.12.9B	49	File Nos. 4116 – 4199.


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105.J.12.10F	50	File Nos. 4200 – 4311.


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105.J.13.1B	51	File Nos. 4312 – 4404.


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105.J.13.2F	52	File Nos. 4406 – 4490.


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105.J.13.3B	57	File Nos. 4491 – 4553[?].


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105.J.13.4F	58	File Nos. 4554 – 4610.
			Missing Nos. 4581, 4591, 4594, 4596, 4599, 4607.


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105.J.13.5B	59	File Nos. 4611 – 4653.


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105.J.13.6F	60	File Nos. 4654 – 4742.


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105.J.13.7B	61	File Nos. 4643 – 4783.


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105.J.13.8F	62	File Nos. 4784 – 4862.


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105.J.13.9B	63	File Nos. 4863 – 4914.


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105.J.13.10F	64	File Nos. 4915 – 4975.


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105.J.14.1B	65	File Nos. 4976 – 5019.


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105.J.14.2F	66	File Nos. 5020 – 5072.


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105.J.14.3B	67	File Nos. 5073 – 5117.


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105.J.14.4F	68	File Nos. 5118 – 5184.


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105.J.14.5B	69	File Nos. 5185 – 5263.


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105.J.14.6F	70	File Nos. 5264 – 5324.


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105.J.14.7B	71	File Nos. 5325 – 5380.


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105.J.14.8F	72	File Nos. 5381 – 5410.


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105.J.14.9B	73	File Nos. 5411 – 5476.


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105.J.14.10F	74	File Nos. 5477 – 5623.


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105.J.15.1B	75	File Nos. 5624 – 5671.


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105.J.15.2F	76	File Nos. 5674 – 5810.
			For files 5812-5970 see Box 83.


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105.J.15.3B	77	File Nos. 5971 – 5972 (No. 1).


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105.J.15.4F	78	File Nos. 5971 – 5972 (No. 2).


	79	Missing?


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105.J.15.5B	80	File Nos. 5971 – 5972 (No. 4).


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105.J.15.6F	81	File Nos. 5971 – 5972 (No. 5).


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105.J.15.7B	82	File Nos. 5971 – 5972 (No. 6).


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105.J.15.8F	83	File Nos. 5812 – 6012.


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105.J.15.9B	84	File Nos. 6013 – 6088.


	85	Missing?


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105.J.15.10F	86	File Nos. 6103 – 6288.


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105.J.16.1B	87	File Nos. 6289 – 6393.


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105.J.16.2F	88	File Nos. 6393 – 6479.


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105.J.16.3B	89	File Nos. 6480 – 6652.


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105.J.16.4F	90	File Nos. 6653 – 6672.


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105.J.16.5B	91	File Nos. 6673 – 6712.


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105.J.16.6F	92	File Nos. 6714 – 6768.


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105.K.9.3B	156	File Nos. 6769 – 6832.


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105.J.16.7B	93	File Nos. 6833 – 6847.


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105.J.16.8F	94	File Nos. 6848 – 6876.


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105.J.16.9B	95	File Nos. 6877 – 6908.


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105.J.16.10F	96	File Nos. 6908 – 6929.


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105.J.17.1B	97	File Nos. 6929 – 6968.


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105.J.17.2F	98	File Nos. 6969 – 6982.


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105.J.17.3B	99	File Nos. 6983 – 7014.


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105.J.17.4F	100	File Nos. 7014 – 7037.


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105.J.17.5B	101	File Nos. 7037 – 7065.
			Files 7066-7070 missing? For files 7071-7082, see Box 103.


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105.J.17.6F	102	File Nos. 7083 – 7111.
			For file 7100, see box 104.


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105.J.17.7B	103	File Nos. 7071 – 7082.


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105.J.17.8F	104	File No. 7100.


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105.J.17.9B	105	File Nos. 7112 – 7137.


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105.J.17.10F	106	File No. 7138.


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105.J.18.1B	107	File Nos. 7139 – 7156.


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105.J.18.2F	108	File Nos. 7157 – 7171.


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105.J.18.3B	109	File No. 7080 [7180?].


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105.J.18.4F	110	File Nos. 7172 – 7213.


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105.J.18.5B	111	File Nos. 7214 – 7246[?].


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105.J.18.6F	112	File Nos. 7242[?] – 7291.


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105.J.18.7B	113	File Nos. 7292 – 7321.


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105.J.18.8F	114	File Nos. 7322 – 7346.


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105.J.18.9B	115	File Nos. 7347 – 7380.


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105.J.18.10F	116	File Nos. 7381 – 7413.


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105.J.19.1B	117	File Nos. 7414 – 7441.


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105.J.19.2F	118	File Nos. 7442 – 7472.


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105.J.19.3B	119	File Nos. 7473 – 7485.


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105.K.9.4F	157	File Nos. 7485 – 7490.


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105.J.19.4F	120	File Nos. 7492 – 7512.


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105.J.19.5B	121	File Nos. 7513 – 7538.


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105.J.19.6F	122	File Nos. 7539 – 7547.


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105.K.9.5B	158	File Nos. 7548 – 7561.


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105.J.19.7B	123	File Nos. 7565 – 7588.


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105.J.19.8F	124	File Nos. 7589 – 7614.


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105.J.19.9B	125	File Nos. 7615 – 7627.


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105.J.19.10F	126	File Nos. 7628 – 7648.


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112.J.5.1B	127	File Nos. 7648 – 7688.


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112.J.5.2F	128	File Nos. 7689 – 7719.


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112.J.5.3B	129	File Nos. 7720 – 7755.


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112.J.5.4F	130	File Nos. 7756 – 7768.


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112.J.5.5B	131	File Nos. 7769 – 7798.


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112.J.5.6F	132	File Nos. 7799 – 7815.


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112.J.5.7B	133	File Nos. 7816 – 7822.


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112.J.5.8F	134	File Nos. 7823 – 7824.


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112.J.5.9B	135	File Nos. 7825 – 7857.
			File No. A-7858 is with the separate series of Railroad Merger (MER) files.


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112.J.5.10F	136	File Nos. 7859 – 7898.


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105.K.7.1B	137	File Nos. 7899 – 7926.


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105.K.7.2F	138	File Nos. 7927 – 7951.


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105.K.7.3B	139	File Nos. 7952 – 7969.


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105.K.7.4F	140	File Nos. 7970 – 7992.


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105.K.7.5B	141	File Nos. 7993 – 8025.


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105.K.7.6F	142	File Nos. 8025 – 8075.


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105.K.7.7B	143	File Nos. 8076 – 8103.


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105.K.7.8F	144	File Nos. 8104 – 8113.


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105.K.8.1B	145	File Nos. 8114 – 8119.
			File No. 8117 missing.


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105.K.8.2F	146	File Nos. 8119 – 8123.
			For more File No. 8119, see Box 1, below.


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105.K.8.3B	147	File Nos. 8124 – 8133.


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105.K.8.4F	148	File Nos. 8134 – 8143.


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105.K.8.5B	149	File No. 8140.


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105.K.8.6F	150	File No. 8143.


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105.K.8.7B	151	File Nos. 8144 – 8153.


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105.K.8.8F	153	File Nos. 8154 – 8168.


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105.K.9.1B	154	File Nos. 8168 – 8172.


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105.K.9.2F	155	File No. 8172.
			File Nos. 8173-8177 missing?


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104.I.7.1B	861	File Nos. 8178 – 8185.


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104.I.7.2F	862	File Nos. 8185 – 8193.


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104.I.7.3B	863	File Nos. 8193 – 8194.


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104.I.7.4F	864	File Nos. 8195 – 8202.


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104.I.7.5B	865	Transit Company Decisions, Commission and Court, 1925-1969.


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104.I.7.6F	866	Applications Register, Rail Accounting Rules, Merger Exhibits, Maps.


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104.I.7.7B	867	Motor Carrier Records, 1930s-1950s.


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104.I.7.9B	869	File Nos. 8203 – 8206 (1967).


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104.I.7.10F	870	File Nos. 8207 – 8220.


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104.I.7.11B	871	File Nos. 8220 – 8223.


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104.I.7.12F	872	File Nos. 8224 – 8226.


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104.I.7.13B	873	File Nos. 8227 – 8234.


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104.I.7.14F	874	File Nos. 8235 – 8243.


		File No. 8354, Exhibit 18.


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104.I.17.8F	868	File Nos. 8244 – 8258 (1969).


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112.E.10.1B	1	File Nos. A-8119, A-8259 – A-8269.
			For A-8258 see A-8259. A-8269 is cross filed with A-8274.


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112.E.10.2F	2	File Nos. A-8269 – A-8280.
			A-8279 is missing. A-8274 is cross filed with A-8269, A-8275 is cross filed with A-8280.


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112.E.10.3B	3	File Nos. A-8282 – A-8291.
			A-8281, A-8288 missing.


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112.E.10.4F	4	File Nos. A-8292 – A-8303.


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112.E.10.5B	5	File Nos. A-8304 – A-8318.


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112.E.10.6F	6	File Nos. A-8319 – A8331.
			A-8320 missing. Also includes files A-8326-1 and A-8326-2.


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112.E.10.7B	7	File Nos. A-8334 – A-8341.
			A-8332, A-8333 missing.


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112.E.10.8F	8	File Nos. A-8342 – A-8351.


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112.E.10.9B	9	File Nos. A-8354 – A-8363.
			A-8352, A-8353, A-8359, A-8360 missing.


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112.E.10.10F	10	File Nos. A-8364 – A-8382.
			A-8375, A-8376, A-8377 missing.


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105.F.13.8F	11	File Nos. A-8383 – A-8403.
			A-8384, A-8385, A-8386, A-8389, A-8402 missing. For A-8389, see A-8390.


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105.F.13.9B	12	File Nos. A-8404 – A-8418.
			A-8411 missing. Also includes file A-8404-sub 1. File A-8409 contains some information on File A-8119.


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105.F.13.10F	13	File Nos. A-8419 – A-8424.


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105.F.14.1B	14	File Nos. A-8426 – A-8444.
			A-8425, A-8431 missing. Also includes file A-8441-sub 1.


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105.F.14.2F	15	File Nos. A-8444 – A-8448.
			Also includes file A-8448-sub 1.


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105.F.14.3B	16	File Nos. A-8450 – A-8461.
			A-8449, A-8459, A-8460 missing.


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105.F.14.4F	17	File Nos. A-8461 – A-8486.
			A-8463, A-8475 missing. A-8468 cross filed with A-8470.


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105.F.14.5B	18	File Nos. A-8487 – A-8497.
			[0.5 cubic feet empty]

RELATED MATERIAL

Orders: formal rate files ("A" files), cataloged separately.

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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:: Carriers -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.; Grain trade -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.; Petroleum -- Transportation -- Rates.; Railroad stations -- Minnesota.; Railroads -- Freight -- Rates.; Railroads -- Abandonment -- Minnesota.; Storage and moving trade -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.; Transportation -- Rates -- Minnesota.; Trucking -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.; Warehouses -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.

Organizations:: Minnesota. Department of Public Service.; Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota.

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION:

OVERVIEW

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ARRANGEMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

RELATED MATERIAL

CATALOG HEADINGS