CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT: GAME AND FISH DIVISION: FISHERIES SECTION:

An Inventory of Its Subject Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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	Creator:	Minnesota. Section of Fisheries.
	Title:	Subject Files.
	Dates:	1940-1972 (bulk 1952-1971).
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Correspondence, memoranda, reports, statistics, and background information pertaining to various aspects of fish, fishery, and fish habitat management in Minnesota. The files are largely those of Hjalmar O. Swenson, supervisor of the Section of Fisheries.
	Quantity:	3.8 cubic feet (4 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

In addition to general fish management activities and Fisheries Section administration, there are substantive files on aquatic vegetation control, commercial fishing, exchanges of fish and fish eggs with other states and countries, fisheries research work, private fish hatcheries, and staff participation in game and fish conservation organizations. There are runs, in varying degrees of completeness, of annual narrative and/or statistical reports on contract fishing, rough (nuisance) fish removal, lake surveys and reclamation projects, habitat improvement projects, and general work of the Section.

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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. Section of Fisheries. Subject Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 982-67; 984-131

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017310310104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
103.C.15.8F	1	Accelerated Public Works Program: 31402:20-200 -- Lake improvement projects correspondence, 1963-1965.


		American Fisheries Society: Annual meeting in Minnesota, 1962-1963.


		Aquatic vegetation control correspondence, 1954-1970. 2 folders.


		Aquatic nuisance control annual summaries, 1954-1964. 2 folders.
			Log sheets, giving permit number, permittee and address, lake (name and county) treated, aquatic organism, and chemical used or other control method applied.


		Baits, 1959-1970.


		Beaver (Trapping recommendations), 1963-1968.


		Boats and motors, 1963-1970.


		Caves, 1951.
			Correspondence regarding protection of wildlife in.


		Dams, 1953-1961.
			Includes county-by-county lists of state dams.


		Design for a national survey of needs for hatchery fish, 1966-1969.


		Exchange of fish and fish eggs, 1955-1971. 2 folders.
			Correspondence with fishery personnel in other states and countries.


		Farm fish ponds, 1955-1970.
			Establishment, management, and stocking.


		Federal assistance, 1968-1971.


		Fish management activities, 1958-1970. 3 folders.
			Includes annual reports on contract fishing operations, rough fish removal, lake reclamation projects, and habitat improvement and maintenance projects.


		Fish stocking, 1943-1970.


		Headquarters, station and hatchery information including central office, 1963-1971. 2 folders.
			General administrative correspondence and memoranda.


		Habitat improvement, 1954-1971.


		International Association of Game, Fish and Conservation Commissions, 1962-1963.


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103.C.15.9B	2	Land acquisition, 1960-1971. 3 folders.


		Legislation, 1957-1968. 6 folders.


		Licensed commercial fishing, 1953-1971.
			On Lake Superior, Lake of the Woods, Rainy Lake, and Namakan Lake. Includes some production statistics.


		Lists of licensed minnow dealers for transporting minnows without the state, 1959-1963.


		Maps, 1940-1971. 2 folders.
			Primarily information on annual lake surveys. Also a few maps showing lakes, warden stations, and other features of interest to the Division, and miscellaneous correspondence on the issuance of maps.


		Meetings: Annual fisheries and regional managers, 1952-1967.


		Meetings: Miscellaneous, 1967-1971. 5 folders.
			Of private conservation and wildlife management organizations, of various civic and professional groups, educational presentations, and social activities.


		Meetings: Midwest Wildlife Conference, 1958-1971.


		Minnesota Conservation Federation, 1965-1970.


		Minnesota Natural Resources Council, 1962-1965.


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103.C.15.10F	3	North American Conservation Hall of Fame, 1963-1965.
			Prospectus, articles of incorporation, and minutes and agenda materials of organizing meetings.


		Northern pike program, 1962-1967.
			Correspondence on various aspects of spawning, rearing, and population management.


		Permits: Miscellaneous, 1961-1971.


		Permits: Division of waters, 1961-1964.


		Permits: Applications of fish toxicants to water, 1963-1970.


		Pesticides, chemicals, etc., 1964-1970.


		Pollution, 1948-1969. 2 folders.


		Projects: Fisheries research, 1949-1969. 3 folders.
			Assorted correspondence and memoranda, and some annual reports on project activities or reports on specific projects.


		Projects: Public Work and Economic Development Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-136), 1956-1964.


		Projects: Miscellaneous, 1963-1972.


		Project 70, 1961-1966.


		Private fish hatchery operations, 1960-1971. 2 folders.
			Mainly correspondence regarding licensing, regulations, and related administrative matters. Some statistics and lists of private fish hatchery operators.


		Promiscuous fishing, freezeout, and oxygen testing, 1952-1971. 3 folders.
			Lists of and correspondence regarding lakes opened to a wide range of fishing methods and no catch limits, due to danger of heavy winter fish kill; correspondence and memoranda regarding oxygen testing in lakes whose ability to sustain their fish populations was affected by heavy snow or ice; and some information on lake aeration and fish rescue activities.


		Public access, 1956-1964. 2 folders.


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103.C.16.1B	4	Rearing pond program, 1954-1971. 3 folders.


		Reports, comparative activity, 1952-1954.
			Multi-year compilations of data on fisheries program activities, with accompanying narratives.


		Reports, miscellaneous, 1947-1969.
			Various narrative and statistical reports on Fisheries Section activities and programs. Many were prepared as input for Game and Fish Division annual or biennial reports.


		Short-term postings: Opening of fishing season, 1970-1971.


		Snowmobiles and other terrain vehicles, 1967-1971.


		Special Lake Superior trout permits, 1962-1963, 1965-1966. 4 folders.
			Correspondence, memoranda, permits, and summary catch statistics.


		Spraying, 1957-1963.
			A few background items.


		Trawl fishing, 1960-1964.
			Correspondence and background materials on trawl fishing, primarily on Lake of the Woods.


		Tri-State Fisheries Conference, Saint Paul, 1970.
			Correspondence (1969-1970) and program.


		Tri-State Fisheries Conference, 1952, 1963-1968.


		Trout, 1951-1970. 4 folders.


		Uniforms, 1956-1964.


		U.S. Department of Commerce (formerly Bureau of Commercial Fisheries), 1960-1968. 2 folders.


		U.S. Corps of Engineers, 1953-1971.


		U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1950-1971. 8 folders.
			Folder 3, 1961-1963, was missing when the files were transferred to the State Archives.


		(Southern Minnesota) Waterfowl Association, 1967-1971.

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:: Aquatic plants -- Control -- Minnesota.; Conservation of natural resources -- Societies, etc.; Fish habitat improvement -- Minnesota.; Fish hatcheries -- Minnesota.; Fisheries -- Minnesota.; Fishery management -- Minnesota.; Lake restoration -- Minnesota.; Lake trout.; Water -- Pollution -- Minnesota.

Persons:: Swenson, Hjalmar O.

Organizations:: Minnesota. Division of Game and Fish.; Minnesota. Department of Conservation.; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Places:: Lake of the Woods.; Superior, Lake.

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