HENNEPIN COUNTY: SHERIFF:
An Inventory of Its Files of Sheriff Donald J. Omodt at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Hennepin County (Minn.). Sheriff. | |
| Title: | Files of Sheriff Donald J. Omodt. | |
| Dates: | 1967-1976. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Selected subject files relating to Omodt's participation in the Hennepin County Criminal Justice Council, the Minnesota State Sheriff's Association, the Urban Coalition of Minneapolis, and other Hennepin County law enforcement agencies and activities. Omodt served as Hennepin County sheriff from January 1967 through January 1995. | |
| Quantity: | 2.0 cubic feet (2 boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The files include staff activity reports, correspondence, minutes, reports and studies, newsletters, and grant materials, and cover such topics as criminal justice planning, Governor's Commission on Crime Prevention and Control grants, legislation, and adult detention and corrections. Also included is Omodt's written reaction to the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy (1968).
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Hennepin County (Minn.). Sheriff. Files of Sheriff Donald J. Omodt. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 999-40
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017354080104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 118.E.18.6F | Hennepin County Criminal Justice Council, 1971-1976: | ||||||||||
| Activity Reports, staff daily, February-June 1973. | |||||||||||
| Activity Reports, staff daily, July 1973-January 1974. | |||||||||||
| Activity Reports, staff monthly, 1972-1975. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Annual Action Projects, fiscal year 1974. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| By-laws, February 1973. | |||||||||||
| Clippings, 1971-1974. | |||||||||||
| Communications Steering Committee, 1973-1975. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1971-1975. 7 folders. | |||||||||||
| Cost Sharing Resource and Information Document, March 1974. | |||||||||||
| Crime Laboratory, semi-annual report, 1972. | |||||||||||
| Criminal Justice Plan, 1974: | |||||||||||
| Section A: Police. | |||||||||||
| Section B: Corrections, Courts, Prevention. | |||||||||||
| Section B: Law Enforcement, Problems and Goals of Law Enforcement. | |||||||||||
| Criminal Justice Plan, 1975. | |||||||||||
| Criminal Justice Plan, 1976. | |||||||||||
| Financial Reports, 1972-1975. | |||||||||||
| Governor’s Commission on Crime Prevention and Control Grants: | |||||||||||
| Grant program information, March 1972. | |||||||||||
| Grant reviews, 1972-1973. | |||||||||||
| Grant applications, 1973. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Grant applications, 1974. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| 118.E.18.7B | Grant applications, 1975. 2 folders. | ||||||||||
| Membership rosters, 1972-1974. | |||||||||||
| Minutes, 1971-1975. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Minutes (executive committee), 1973-1975. | |||||||||||
| Newsletter: Volume 1, Number 1 to Volume 4, Number 5, August 1972-December 1975. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Public Safety Communications System, 1974. | |||||||||||
| Report, June 1, 1972. | |||||||||||
| Report (staff), October 9, 1974. | |||||||||||
| Subcommittee on Legislation and Reorganization: | |||||||||||
| June-July 1975. | |||||||||||
| August-November 1975. | |||||||||||
| Citizens Council on Delinquency and Crime, 1967-1970. | |||||||||||
| Hennepin County Safety Action Project, 1971. | |||||||||||
| Hennepin County Adult Detention and Corrections Studies, 1971. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Note to researcher: SUA, Incorporated is a division of Dillingham Corporation of Beverly Hills, Ca. They were a consulting firm hired to conduct a study of Hennepin County’s detention system/procedures and needs/plans for a new jail. | |||||||||||
| Preliminary SUA Discussion Report, February 3, 1971. | |||||||||||
| Interim SUA Report, April 15, 1971. | |||||||||||
| Final SUA Report, December 1971. | |||||||||||
| Hennepin County Justice Information System, November 1971. | |||||||||||
| Kennedy shooting statement, 1968. | |||||||||||
| Statement submitted to the Minneapolis Tribune regarding his reaction to the Robert Kennedy assassination. | |||||||||||
| Minnesota State Sheriffs’ Association, 1970-1975. 8 folders: | |||||||||||
| Board of Directors minutes, 1974-1975. | |||||||||||
| Scattered. | |||||||||||
| Convention programs, 1970, 1975. | |||||||||||
| 84th annual convention correspondence, 1975-1976. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1974-1975. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Financial statements, 1974-1975. | |||||||||||
| Urban Coalition of Minneapolis, 1972-1975. 6 folders: | |||||||||||
| Board of Directors minutes, 1973-1974. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1972-1975. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| The Hennepin County Jail and The Minneapolis City Workhouse: A Citizens’ Perspective, October 1973. | |||||||||||
| By Wendy Soderholm and Vincent M. Spohn. Law and Justice Advisory Committee Report. Prepared for the Urban Coalition of Minneapolis. Published by Investors Diversified Services (IDS). | |||||||||||
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:
- Corrections -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Criminal justice, Administration of -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Detention of persons -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Law enforcement -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Sheriffs -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.
- Persons:
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.
- Omodt, Donald J.
- Organizations:
- Hennepin County Criminal Justice Council.
- Minnesota State Sheriffs' Association.
- Minnesota. Governor's Commission on Crime Prevention and Control.
- Urban Coalition of Minneapolis.
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