WATONWAN COUNTY: MADELIA:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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Madelia (Minn.).
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| Title: | Records. |
| Dates: | 1873-1992. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Records including village/city council meeting minutes, ordinances, lockup registers, resolutions, and financial records. |
| Quantity: | 7.25 cubic feet (8 boxes and 2 volumes, unboxed). |
| 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]. Madelia (Minn.). Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
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examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 2023-28; 2024-29
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 9989834540204294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 104.K.11.10F | | Village/city council meeting minutes, 1873-1992. 10 folders and 9 volumes: |
| | | Arranged in chronological order. |
| | | Volume 1, August 1873-July 1891. |
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| 118.E.3.7B-2 | | | Volume B, July 1891-April 1901. 1 volume. |
| | | April 1901-May 1909. 1 volume. |
| | | | [Volume C.] |
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| 118.E.3.8F-1 | | | June 1909-March 1919. 1 volume. |
| | | | [Volume D.] |
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| 104.K.11.10F | | | March 1919-March 1926. 1 volume. |
| | | March 1926-September 1931. 1 volume. |
| | | September 1931-January 1936. 1 volume. |
| | | January 1936-October 1938. 1 volume. |
| | | October 1938-November 1944. 1 volume. |
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| 104.K.11.11B | | | December 1944-December 1948. 1 volume. |
| | | January 1949-December 1992. 9 folders. |
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| | Officers' books, 1885-1912. 3 volumes and 1 folder: |
| | | Includes oaths and bonds of village officers, and annual election meeting minutes. Arranged in chronological order. |
| | | 1885-1892. 1 volume. |
| | | 1892-1895. |
| | | 1896-1900. 1 volume. |
| | | 1900-1912. 1 volume. |
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| 104.K.11.12F | | Ordinances, 1897-1987. 5 folders and 1 volume. |
| | | Arranged in chronological order. |
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| | Village record book A, 1884-1898. 1 volume. |
| | | Includes articles of incorporation and meeting minutes of the Madelia Creamery Company; street vacation and extension petitions, notices and
orders; liquor license bonds; and building permits. |
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| 119.J.1.10F | | Village record book B, 1898-1912, 1933, 1949. 6 folders. |
| | | Water damaged bound volume was dismantled and rehoused into folders. Includes deeds (copies), liquor license applications and bonds, building
permits, agreements, election summary statements and village election minutes, ordinances and financial statements. All of the documents are glued onto pages. Arranged in chronological order.
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| 104.K.11.12F | | Chattel mortgage record, 1881-1910. 1 volume. |
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| | Madelia light and power plant audit report and operating statements, 1950. |
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| | Police department day book, 1963. 1 volume. |
| | | Handwritten entries concerning traffic stops, complaints received by the department, arrests, warrants served and other activities. |
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| | Lockup registers, 1896-1968. 4 volumes: |
| | | Registers of persons (prisoners, insane persons, witnesses) committed, and registers of tramps lodged but not committed. Arranged in chronological order. Incomplete. |
| | | 1896-1905. |
| | | 1917-1937. |
| | | 1946-1960. |
| | | 1960-1968. |
| | | | [0.2 cubic feet empty] |
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| 104.K.12.1B | | Village finance books, 1903-1945. 8 volumes: |
| | | Include receipts and disbursements, and annual financial statements. |
| | | 1903-1908. |
| | | 1908-1913. |
| | | 1913-1919. |
| | | 1923-1926. |
| | | 1926-1929. |
| | | 1926-1948. |
| | | | Sinking fund, fireman’s relief fund, street improvement fund. |
| | | 1929-1931. |
| | | 1931-1945. |
| | | | Madelia Community Fire Truck Company; includes annual
meeting minutes, 1934-1936. |
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| | Treasurer’s account books, 1892- 1949. 7 volumes and 2 folders: |
| | | 1892-1903. |
| | | 1903-1910. |
| | | 1909-1917. |
| | | 1916-1922. |
| | | 1922-1927. |
| | | 1927-1931. |
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| 118.E.3.8F-1 | | | 1931-1937. |
| | | 1937-1942. |
| | | 1942-1949. |
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| 121.A.6.1 | | Receipt and disbursement registers, 1925-1951. 2 volumes: |
| | | 1925-1939. |
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| 121.A.6.2 | | | 1939-1951. |
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| 119.J.1.10F | | Resolutions, 1920, 1949-1959. 3 folders. |
| | | Arranged in chronological order, and in numerical order by resolution number. |
| | | [0.5 cubic feet empty] |
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| 118.E.3.8F-2 | | Treasurer's receipt and disbursement register, 1955-1964. 1 volume. |
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| | Clerk's receipt and disbursement registers, 1964-1971. 1 bundle and 1 volume: |
| | | 1964-1967. |
| | | 1968-1971. 1 volume. |
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:
- Finance, Public -- Minnesota -- Madelia.
- Municipal services -- Minnesota -- Watonwan County.
- Ordinances, Municipal -- Minnesota -- Madelia.
- Police -- Minnesota -- Madelia.
- Prisoners -- Minnesota -- Watonwan County -- Registers.
- Places:
- Madelia (Minn.) -- Politics and government.
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