RAMSEY COUNTY: SAINT PAUL: MAYOR:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Saint Paul (Minn.). Office of the Mayor.
Title:Records.
Dates:1971-2007.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Subject files (undated and 1971-2007); policies (undated, 1977-1995); and files regarding sister cities (1976-2004).
Quantity:1.8 cubic feet (2 boxes and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Saint Paul (Minn.). Office of the Mayor. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2022-11; 2025-41

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 9989806540104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
116.H.9.9BSubject files, undated and 1971-2007:
Arranged in alphabetical order by topic.
Central Village joint venture, 1974-1982.
City Council resolutions: No signature, 1999-2001. 3 folders.
City flag, 1991.
City hall tour guide, 1996-1999. 2 folders.
City seal, 1979-1981.
Indian god of peace statue, 1982-1985.
Mayors of St. Paul biographies (1850-2006), undated.
Mayor’s office restoration, 1976-1977.
Proclamation, 2007.
Regarding adoption of the National League of Cities' platform for strengthening families and improving outcomes for children and youth.
Song of St. Paul, 1979.
Music and lyrics by Richard Wilson.
Ship’s bell (U.S.S. City of Saint Paul), 1971-1974.
Vetoed resolutions, 1991-2004. 2 folders.
Policies, undated and 1977-1995:
Arranged in alphabetical order by topic.
Policies (various topics), 1977-1995.
Adverse weather, 1982-1993.
City events, 1988.
Contract signatures, 1987-1988.
Data retrieval, 1986-1993.
Department expense accounts, 1989-1990.
Drug/alcohol testing, 1987-1989.
Employee code of ethics, 1988-1998.
Public purpose, 1985-1988.
Racial harassment, 1989.
Relocation expense, 1986-1991.
Seatbelt, 1985.
Location
116.H.9.10FSexual harassment, 1988-1993.
Smoking/no smoking, 1985-1992.
Solicitation by city employees, 1985-1992. 2 folders.
Volunteer services, undated.
Work break, 1978-1982.
Files regarding sister cities, 1976-2004:
Arranged in alphabetical order by sister city name.
Changsha, People's Republic of China, 2004.
Lawaaikamp, South Africa:
1988-2002.
Location
139.H.4.5B-2Photograph album: Sister City Lawaaikamp, South Africa, July-December 1989.
Well-identified black and white, and color photographs documenting the City of St. Paul's support of its sister city, Lawaaikamp, and its resistance to the forced removal of Lawaaikamp residents from their homes and the support of the anti-apartheid movement. Depict the sending off ceremony for the trip to Lawaaikamp by St. Paul Council member Don Wilson and Rev. Oliver White; meetings with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the George Civic Association, Black Sash members, the Southern Committee Against Removals (SCAR), public officials and residents; locations include Johannesburg, Kleinskool, Lawaaikamp, Potsdam, Sandkraal, Soweto and Thornehill. Also, depict scenes of the return ceremony of Mr. Wilson and Rev. White, the trip celebration at the Martin Luther King Center, and a press conference, with St. Paul high school and Pilgrim Baptist Church Academy students present, celebrating the forestalling of the forced removal. Album compiled by Sue Hurley, City of St. Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development public relations units.
[0.4 cubic feet empty]
Location
116.H.9.10FNagasaki, Japan, 1976-2004.
Neuss, Germany, 1999-2004.
Novosibirsk, Russia, 1998-2003.
Salzburg, Austria, 1980-1991.
Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1990.

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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:
Economic development projects -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
Municipal government -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
Sister cities.
Places:
Changsha (Hunan Sheng, China).
Lawaaikamp (South Africa).
Nagasaki-shi (Japan).
Novosibirsk (Russia).
Saint Paul (Minn.) -- Politics and government.
Salzburg (Austria).
São Paulo (Brazil).
Occupations:
Mayors -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.

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