WATER RESOURCES BOARD:
An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota Water Resources Board. | |
| Title: | Miscellaneous Records. | |
| Dates: | 1960-1985. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Board manual (1960); 1961 report to Legislature and Governor; Red River Basin Planning Committee minutes (1961-1964); selected correspondence (1964-1973) of the administrative secretary regarding reporting procedures; water laws study report (1963); board member photographs (1967-1985); exhibits, statements, petitions, court documents, reports, and other materials (1971-1977) relating to the dredging and draining of Luedtke Slough and several lakes in the Fairmont (Martin County) area; and Roseau River Basin/International Joint Commission hearing proceedings and International Roseau River Engineering Board report (1975-1976). | |
| Quantity: | 0.7 cubic feet (2 partial boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Water Resources Board. Miscellaneous Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: None; 979-39; 994-75; 996-26
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017039340104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 119.A.1.2F | Manual, 1960. | ||||||||||
| Documents the board’s organization, rules and regulations, policies, bylaws, finance and budget, and responsibilities and duties. | |||||||||||
| Report to Legislature and Governor, 1961, 1974. | |||||||||||
| Red River Basin Planning Committee minutes, 1961-1964. | |||||||||||
| Minutes and scattered agenda materials of this inter-state (Minnesota and North Dakota) river planning committee charged with the study and development of water in the Missouri Basin. The governors of both states were members of the committee. | |||||||||||
| Administrative Secretary selected correspondence, 1964-1973. | |||||||||||
| Regarding reporting procedures. | |||||||||||
| Report on Water Law Study and Recommendations, 1963. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Submitted to the Legislature and Governor. | |||||||||||
| Board member photographs, 1967-1985. | |||||||||||
| 12 "formal" group photographs of the Water Resources Board, occasionally including the executive director. People are fully identified and dates are recorded on the photographs’ back. One includes Governor Rudy Perpich. | |||||||||||
| Fairmont Intervention Petition, 1971-1977. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Exhibits, statements, petitions, court documents, clippings, correspondence, reports, and other materials, focusing on a hearing held in January 1972 on the dredging and draining of Luedtke Slough and several lakes in the Fairmont (Martin County) area. | |||||||||||
| Roster of watershed districts and other special purpose governmental organizations concerned with water resources management in Minnesota, November 1986. | |||||||||||
| 118.D.12.10F | International Joint Commission: Roseau River Basin records, 1975-1976: | ||||||||||
| Report, September 1975. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Report, Joint Studies for Co-Ordinated Water Use and Control in the Roseau Basin, and appendices, prepared by the International Roseau River Engineering Board for the International Joint Commission. | |||||||||||
| Roseau River Basin Proceedings, January 13-14, 1976. | |||||||||||
| Proceedings of International Joint Commission hearings held in Roseau, Minnesota (13th) and Dominion City, Manitoba (14th) to deal with the question of existing and possible future projects to control or use the waters of the Roseau River Basin in Minnesota and Manitoba. | |||||||||||
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:
- Drainage -- Minnesota -- Martin County.
- Dredging -- Minnesota -- Martin County.
- Water -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
- Water conservation -- Minnesota.
- Water resources development -- Minnesota.
- Watershed management -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- International Joint Commission (United States and Canada), 1909-.
- International Roseau River Engineering Board.
- Places:
- Fairmont (Minn.)
- Luedtke Slough (Martin County, Minn.).
- Red River of the North Watershed.
- Roseau River Watershed (Minn. and Man.)
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
- Functions:
- Hearing.
- Regulating.
Collapse
All