GOVERNOR: PERPICH, RUDY:

An Inventory of His Speeches, 1981-1990 at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Governor (Perpich : 1983-1991).
Title:Speeches.
Dates:1981-November 1990.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:The master set of speeches and press conference remarks by Governor Perpich. Most are large-type versions, often with annotations and strikeouts, apparently constituting his speaking texts. There is a separate subset of texts, drafts, speechwriters' memoranda, and miscellaneous background materials for his annual state of the state address, including a considerable file of letters from past or current drug users, solicited for his 1990 state of the state speech.
Quantity:8.75 cubic feet (8 boxes and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Speeches for 1982 through February 1989 and for August-November 1, 1990, are individually foldered and listed; most are ribbon copies. Many are accompanied by memos and drafts from Perpich's speechwriters, particularly Patrice Vick and (beginning in August, 1986) Dave Cook. Speechwriter materials that do not correlate with separately foldered speeches are filed at the end of each month; they may represent speeches not given.

Speeches for March 1989 through July 1990 are foldered in groups by month. All are photocopies; location of the originals in unknown.


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Expand/CollapseARRANGEMENT

Arranged chronologically, with some aberrations.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Governor (Perpich : 1983-1991). Speeches. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 991-174; 992-126

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017138950104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
110.L.12.4F1Speeches item list.
Speeches item list Digital version
Speeches list by subject (master copy).
Speeches list by subject (master copy) Digital version
Miscellaneous background, 1983-1984.
World Tech speeches, 1981-1982.
1982 – September 1983.
With miscellany folders for February, May, and August 1983.
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110.L.12.5B2 October 1983 – September 1984.
With miscellany folders for October, November, and December 1983; January, February, March, April, and May 1984.
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110.L.12.6F3 October 1984 – November 15, 1985.
With miscellany folders for October 1984; January, March, May, June, July, August, September, and October 1985.
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110.L.12.7B4 November 18, 1985 – April 15, 1986.
With miscellany folders for November and December 1985; January, February, and March 1986.
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110.L.12.8F5 April 16, 1986 – August 1986.
With miscellany folders for April, May, June, July, and August 1986.
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110.L.13.1B6 September 1986 – December 1987.
With miscellany folders for September, October, and November-December 1986; January, February, March, April, May, June, October, and November-December 1987.
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110.L.13.2F7 January 1988 – January 1989.
With miscellany folders for January, February-March, April-May, and September-October 1988.
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110.L.13.3B8 February 1989 – November 1, 1990.
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110.L.13.4F[9]State of the State speech files:
Texts, drafts, speechwriters’ memoranda, and miscellaneous background materials, most removed from the Communications Director’s subject files. 1986 is missing.
1983.
1984. 3 folders.
Includes 1 folder of follow-up presentations by agency heads.
1985.
1987.
1988.
1989.
1990.
Drug letters, 1990 State of the State speech. 7 folders.
In the course of preparing and publicizing his 1990 State of the State speech, Perpich solicited letters from the public telling of their experiences with drugs. This file constitutes the responses, received during January and February 1990. [See also State of the State speech files in the Communications Director’s subject files (cataloged separately)].

Expand/CollapseCATALOG 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:
Drug abuse -- Minnesota.
Persons:
Cook, Dave.
Perpich, Rudy, 1928-1995.
Vick, Patrice.
Organizations:
Minnesota. Governor (Perpich : 1983-1991) -- Public relations.
Places:
Minnesota -- Politics and government -- 1981-2000.
Functions:
Publicizing.
Speeches.
Titles:
The state of the state.

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