NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT: PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION:
An Inventory of Its Subject Files of Don D. Davison at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
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| Creator: |
Minnesota. Division of Parks and Recreation.
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| Title: | Subject Files of Don D. Davison. |
| Dates: | 1938, 1967-1981. |
| Language: | Materials in English. |
| Abstract: | Files kept by Don D. Davision, Parks and Recreation Division Director (1973-1986), covering such diverse
topics as the American Revolution bicentennial, bioculture regions, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Deep Portage Conservation Refuge,
Duluth area state parks, a youth corrections camp, the Natural Resources Department's 50th anniversary, Finland Air Force radar station,
flood control in Marshall, the Ford Motor Company hydroelectric plant, the Geological Society of Minnesota, a 1938 recreational survey,
scenic highways, and the James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History advisory committee. |
| Quantity: | 0.5 cubic feet (1 partial box). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
There are also speeches, many by Davison's predecessor U. W. Hella and DNR commissioner Robert L. Herbst; park manager activity reports
submitted to Hella (1970-1971); and copies of selected Hella correspondence (1960-1962).
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Division of Parks and Recreation. Subject Files of Don D. Davison. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 989-230
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017349600104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 103.E.19.10F | | Advisory Committee, James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History. |
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| | Benson, Clifford T., Zumbrota, Minnesota. |
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| | Boundary Waters Canoe Area. |
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| | Carver-on-the-Minnesota, Inc. |
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| | Deep Portage Conservation Refuge. |
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| | Duluth area state parks, Development program. |
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| | Department Youth Corrections Camp (St. Croix State Forest). |
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| | Fiftieth Anniversary of Department of Natural Resources. |
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| | Finland Air Force Station. |
| | | 75th Radar Squadron. |
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| | Flood Control Project at Marshall. |
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| | Ford Motor Company Hydroelectric Plant. |
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| | Geological Society of Minnesota. |
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| | Recreational Survey, 1938. |
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| | Speech file. |
| | | Many are by U. W. Hella, Director, Parks and Recreation, or Robert L. Herbst, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. |
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| | Activity reports, 1970-1971. |
| | | Park Managers to Hella. |
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| | Miscellaneous correspondence, Hella, 1960-1962. |
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:
- American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 -- Minnesota.
- Camps -- Minnesota.
- Flood control -- Minnesota -- Marshall.
- Hydroelectric power plants -- Minnesota -- Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
- Juvenile corrections -- Minnesota.
- Life zones -- Minnesota.
- Parks -- Minnesota -- Duluth.
- Parks -- Minnesota -- Management.
- Parks -- Government policy -- Minnesota.
- Parks -- Law and legislation -- Minnesota.
- Radar -- Military applications -- Minnesota.
- Recreation and state -- Minnesota.
- Recreational surveys -- Minnesota.
- Scenic byways -- Minnesota.
- Wildlife refuges -- Minnesota.
- Persons:
- Davison, Don D.
- Hella, U. W. (Udert W.), 1908-1996.
- Herbst, Robert L., 1935-
- Organizations:
- Bell Museum of Natural History.
- Ford Motor Company.
- Geological Society of Minnesota.
- Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources.
- Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources -- Anniversaries, etc.
- United States. Air Force -- Facilities.
- Places:
- Boundary Waters Canoe Area (Minn.)
- Deep-Portage Conservation Reserve (Minn.).
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