HENNEPIN COUNTY: MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
An Inventory of Its Business Department Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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| Creator: |
Minneapolis Public Schools.
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| Title: | Business Department Records. |
| Dates: | 1916-1952. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Includes issuances - memoranda, reports, questionnaires, and related papers - distributed in multiple copies
throughout the school district (1916-1943), equipment catalogs, with indexes (1938), business department reports (1925-1928), land
acquisition cost estimates (1930), physical plant data (1931-1933) and floor plans (1924-1951) for each of the district's schools,
and various reports and plans covering such topics as the repair and improvement fund, land requirements, equipment at Central High
School in 1938, fire insurance, and building programs. |
| Quantity: | 6.0 cubic feet (6 boxes and 1 volume in partial box). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minneapolis Public Schools. Business Department Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 990-96; 991-155
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017291890104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| Location | Box |
| 116.K.17.8F | 1 | Issuances to school district, 1916-1943. 28 volumes: |
| | | Spines of the volumes are labeled "Multiple Copy Record." They include memoranda, reports, questionnaires, and other papers for which multiple copies were issued throughout the school district. |
| | | Volumes 1-10, Nos. 1-918. |
| Location | Box |
| 116.K.17.9B | 2 | | Volumes 11-20, Nos. 919-1619. |
| Location | Box |
| 116.K.17.10F | 3 | | Volumes 21-25, Nos. 1620-2538. |
| Location | Box |
| 116.K.17.11B | 4 | | Volumes 26-28, Nos. 2539-3174. |
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| | Reports of business department, 1925-1928. 1 volume. |
| | | Annual reports of the department's Administration Bureau and Buildings Bureau, including photographs of school buildings. |
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| | Analysis of Repair and Improvement Fund 1925 submitted to Board of Estimate and Taxation, 1926. 2 volumes. |
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| Location | Box |
| 116.K.17.12F | 5 | Repair and improvement survey report, 1931. 1 volume. |
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| | Real estate program ultimate land requirements, 1930. |
| | | Report concerning future land requirements for individual school sites. |
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| | Land acquisition cost estimates, 1930. 5 folders. |
| | | Information regarding land acquisition and land improvements. Includes property plats, ground plans and photographs of individual school sites. |
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| | Equipment catalogue, 1938. 6 folders: |
| | | Catalog of Minneapolis Public Schools equipment; sheet for each equipment item including usage, description, identification marking, manufacturer, price and remarks. In numerical order by equipment item number. Separate indexes for Items 1-500 and 501-979. |
| | | Items 1-500. 3 folders. |
| | | | Indexed. |
| | | Items 501-979. 3 folders. |
| | | | Indexed. |
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| | Equipment inventory: Central High School, 1938. 3 folders. |
| | | List of the high school's equipment with location and prices. |
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| | Physical plant data, 1931-1933. 11 folders: |
| | | For each school, information regarding acquisition of the school property, building construction, room capacities, and operation and maintenance of each school's physical plant. |
| | | Elementary schools: Agassiz-Humboldt. 3 folders. |
| Location | Box |
| 116.K.17.13B | 6 | | Elementary schools: Irving-Windom. 5 folders. |
| | | Junior high schools. |
| | | Plant administration building and repair shop. |
| | | Senior high schools. |
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| | General report regarding Repair and Improvement Fund and 1927 Bond Fund, 1927. |
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| | Fire insurance real and personal property evaluation, 1952. |
| | | Evaluation sheet (including cost of construction, cost of reproduction, insurance values in 1940 and 1951) for each school. |
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| | Five year building program for 1929-1933, 1929. |
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| | Floor plans of school buildings: |
| | | Senior high schools, junior high schools, elementary schools, 1936-1951. |
| | | | Alphabetical order within each school level. |
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| 112.J.19.2F | | | Elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, vocational education schools, plant administration building, 1924-1936, 1949-1951. 1 volume. |
| | | | Alphabetical order within each school level. |
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:
- School buildings -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Designs and plans.
- School buildings -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Maintenance and repair.
- School districts -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Furniture, equipment, etc. -- Inventories.
- School facilities -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Planning.
- School lands -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- School management and organization -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
- Schools -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Fires and fire prevention.
- Organizations:
- Central High School (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Minneapolis Public Schools.
- Places:
- Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Schools.
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