TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT:
An Inventory of Its Land Survey Records of Ronald D. Olson at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Department of Transportation. | |
| Title: | Land Survey Records of Ronald D. Olson. | |
| Dates: | 1971-2017. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Includes subject files, land survey maps, and a photograph album. | |
| Quantity: | 0.8 cubic feet (1 partial box and 1 map box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
Ronald D. Olson was a member of a group of Highway Department (now known as the Transportation Department) employees who participated in a multi-year program (1971-1975) to receive intensive land survey training. The goal of the S.P.A.R. (Survey Pride Accuracy Responsibility) training program was to provide the department with licensed land surveyors to support the design and construction of the state's highways, especially the interstate highway system. The cohort of employees served in a number of positions in the department's regional districts and central office, and continued their relationship with each other for several decades after their initial training. The department probably has the largest number of licensed land surveyors serving in a Minnesota state agency.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Land Survey Records of Ronald D. Olson. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 2023-8
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 9989828840204294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 128.L.20.6F | Subject files, 1971-2016. 8 folders: | ||||||||||
| Development of electronic surveying: 1965-2006. | |||||||||||
| Compiled in 2006. | |||||||||||
| Jesse Ernst Fant (1917-1982). | |||||||||||
| Compiled in 2016. Mr. Fant was a University of Minnesota professor and land surveyor, and was the lead instructor for the S.P.A.R. training program. Includes extensive biographical information, and photographs of Mr. Fant and his spouse (Dorothy). | |||||||||||
| Fort Ripley military reservation land survey presentation, 2006. | |||||||||||
| Presentation by Ronald D. Olson concerning the identification of land ownership necessary for the relocation of State Highway 169. | |||||||||||
| Land survey maps, 1974. | |||||||||||
| Compiled by Ronald D. Olson and Robert D. Sales. Depict the periodic development of the land survey statewide; color-coded for the period 1849-1907. Also, state-wide maps depicting township subdivisions, east-west township boundaries, and north-south township boundaries; include names of deputy surveyors and partnerships. | |||||||||||
| Ronald D. Olson retirement celebration, 2006. | |||||||||||
| Includes detailed biographical information, and photographs of Mr. Olson, his family, and his S.P.A.R. colleagues. | |||||||||||
| S.P.A.R. histories, 2006, 2012. | |||||||||||
| Compiled by Ron Olson. | |||||||||||
| S.P.A.R. training program, 1971-2006. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Includes training program milestones and essays, students’ biographies, and photographs of Jesse Fant, program instructor, and the students. | |||||||||||
| Photograph album, 1971-2017. 1 bound volume. | |||||||||||
| Entitled "SPAR Memories". Includes photographs of the group's members and their spouses at their annual meetings and other activities. | |||||||||||
| 106.I.4.21 | Land survey maps, 1974. | ||||||||||
| Compiled by Ronald D. Olson and Robert D. Sales. Depict the periodic development of the land survey statewide; color-coded for the period 1849-1907. Also, east-west township boundaries, and north-south township boundaries; include names of deputy surveyors and partnerships. | |||||||||||
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:
- Roads -- Minnesota -- Maps.
- Surveying -- Minnesota.
- Transportation -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Olson, Ronald D.
- Document Types:
- Maps -- Minnesota.
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