FREEBORN COUNTY: ALBERT LEA:
An Inventory of Its City Manager's Files at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Albert Lea (Minn.). | |
| Title: | City Manager's Files. | |
| Dates: | 1929-1952 (bulk 1929-1932). | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, reports, memos, circulars, and miscellany regarding the city's management and finances. They are largely the files (1929-1932) of C. C. ("Stub") Ludwig, concerning such matters as city council actions, community facilities and services, various fiscal and budgetary matters, street and waterworks improvements, community health and sanitation, and his membership in municipal government associations. Also present are reports on a WPA local government survey (1936) and miscellaneous correspondence of other city managers and clerks (1940-1952). | |
| Quantity: | 1.3 cubic feet (2 partial boxes). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Albert Lea (Minn.). City Manager's Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 984-26
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017060310104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 117.F.7.10F | City Manager's Correspondence, 1929-1932. 30 folders: | ||||||||||
| Accounts and Reports. | |||||||||||
| City Council. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Claims and Damages. | |||||||||||
| Debt. | |||||||||||
| Employment. | |||||||||||
| Health. | |||||||||||
| Insurance. | |||||||||||
| International City Managers' Association. | |||||||||||
| Law. | |||||||||||
| League of Minnesota Municipalities. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Library. | |||||||||||
| Milk Investigations. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Parks, Playgrounds, and Community Recreation. | |||||||||||
| Permits and Licenses. | |||||||||||
| Personal. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Primarily requests and responses concerning his public appearances and advice on municipality management. | |||||||||||
| 117.F.8.1B | Public Works Engineering. | ||||||||||
| Purchases. | |||||||||||
| Requests for Information. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Revenue. | |||||||||||
| Rotary Club of Albert Lea. | |||||||||||
| Includes copies of club newsletter, "The Bullwheel." | |||||||||||
| Street Construction and Maintenance. | |||||||||||
| Water. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Correspondence of City Clerk and City Manager, 1940-1952. | |||||||||||
| Letters and miscellany of various city managers and clerks. | |||||||||||
| WPA Projects, 1936. | |||||||||||
| Mimeographed narrative and fiscal reports, largely regarding Albert Lea's participation, under the city manager's direction, in a local government survey of 70 cities and villages conducted by the University of Minnesota. Also, a study of the water works department's accounting system. | |||||||||||
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:
- City councils -- Minnesota -- 2henn
- Finance, Public -- Minnesota -- Albert Lea.
- Municipal services -- Minnesota -- Freeborn County.
- Public health -- Minnesota -- Freeborn County.
- Public utilities -- Minnesota -- Freeborn County.
- Sanitation -- Minnesota -- Freeborn County.
- Streets -- Minnesota -- Albert Lea -- Maintenance and repair.
- Water-supply -- Minnesota -- Albert Lea.
- Persons:
- Ludwig, Clarence Columbus, 1893-
- Organizations:
- Minnesota Works Progress Administration.
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