ADJUTANT GENERAL:
An Inventory of Its Camp Ripley Files at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Office of the Adjutant General. | |
| Title: | Camp Ripley Files. | |
| Dates: | 1930-1943. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Memoranda, extracts, orders, circulars, newsletters, correspondence, building specifications, and blueprints for the state arsenal and other facilities at Camp Ripley, Little Falls, Minnesota. | |
| Quantity: | 1.75 cubic feet (2 boxes and 1 map tube). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Topics of the memoranda, circulars, and related files (1940-1943, bulk 1942-1943) include camp regulations such as mail handling, fire protection, guard duty, and camp sanitation. Official memoranda from Washington, D.C. concern court martial procedures. There is an incomplete set of the camp newsletter, Muzzle Blast (1943). The files were originally compiled by Lieutenant Colonel Harold W. Schaub.
The building specifications and blueprints (1930-1931) cover the Camp Ripley state arsenal, the magazine, other camp buildings, firing ranges, and the heating, water, and related utility systems. They were created under the direction of construction quartermaster P. C. Bettenburg, architect and engineer, and drawn by W. G. Wells. There is some duplication among the several individual rolls of blueprints.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Office of the Adjutant General. Camp Ripley Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 376; 383; 12,183 (mss.); 997-38
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017301900104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 109.K.12.6F | Memoranda, Circulars and Orders: | ||||||||||
| undated. | |||||||||||
| 1940-1941. | |||||||||||
| March-June 1942. | |||||||||||
| July 1942-September 1943. 15 folders. | |||||||||||
| Notes from Log Book, 1943. | |||||||||||
| Muzzle Blast, 1943. | |||||||||||
| Camp newsletter. Incomplete. | |||||||||||
| Wells, Wesley G. | |||||||||||
| Biographical data on Camp Ripley's assistant construction quartermaster, architect, and engineer. | |||||||||||
| Specifications: | |||||||||||
| Specifications for Drilling Wells, 1930. | |||||||||||
| Specifications for the Construction of Water Distribution and Sewer System, 1930. | |||||||||||
| Drawings and Specifications for Elevated Water Tank, 1930. | |||||||||||
| Specifications for the Transmission Lines, 1930. | |||||||||||
| Specifications for the Construction of Mess Halls type E & O, Latrines type A & B, Warehouse, Headquarters, Incinerator, and Pump House, 1930. | |||||||||||
| Specifications for the Construction of Magazine, Rifle, Pistol, Combat Range Butts, and Range Houses, 1930. | |||||||||||
| Specifications for the Construction of Storage Warehouse Nos. 2 & 3, 1931. | |||||||||||
| Specifications for Heating, Ventilating and Plumbing, 1931. | |||||||||||
| Specifications for Plumbing, Heating and Ventilating of Custodian's Residence, 1931. | |||||||||||
| Specifications for General Construction of Custodian's Residence. | |||||||||||
| 112.E.2.1B-2 | Blueprints: | ||||||||||
| Camp Ripley: Blueprints, 1930. 1 roll of 22 sheets: | |||||||||||
| M-3A. Pump House. 2 sheets. | |||||||||||
| M-4. Latrines types E & O. 2 sheets. | |||||||||||
| M-5. Enlisted Mens Mess Hall, type E. 1 sheet. | |||||||||||
| M-5. Officers Mess Hall, type O. 2 sheet. | |||||||||||
| M-7. Headquarters Building. 5 sheets. | |||||||||||
| M-8. Regimental Warehouse. | |||||||||||
| M-16. Storage Warehouse. 2 sheets. | |||||||||||
| M-17. Re-erected Warehouses A & B. 2 sheets. | |||||||||||
| S-1-31. Regimental Canteen. 2 sheets. | |||||||||||
| Standard Details. 1 sheet. | |||||||||||
| S-1-31. Regimental Canteen. 2 sheets. | |||||||||||
| Duplicates; some additional annotations. | |||||||||||
| Standard Details. 1 sheet. | |||||||||||
| May be exact duplicate. | |||||||||||
| Camp Ripley: Blueprints, 1930-1931. 1 roll of 15 sheets: | |||||||||||
| C. Combination Officers and Enlisted Mens Mess Hall. 2 sheets. | |||||||||||
| M-5. Enlisted Mens Mess Hall Type "E." | |||||||||||
| M-4. Latrines Types "E" & "O." 2 sheets. | |||||||||||
| M-3A. Addition to Pump House. Sheets 1-A, 3, 4. | |||||||||||
| Small Wall Tent and Pyramidal Tent Floors. | |||||||||||
| Standard Details. Sheets 1-2. | |||||||||||
| M-13-15. Rifle and Pistol Ranges. Sheets 1-2. | |||||||||||
| M-13-15. Range House. Sheet 3. | |||||||||||
| M-13-15. Combat Range Pits. Sheet 5. | |||||||||||
| State Arsenal: Drawing S-4-31: Blueprints, 1931. 1 roll of 7 sheets: | |||||||||||
| 1. Basement and footing plan. | |||||||||||
| 2. First floor reinforcing plan. | |||||||||||
| 3. First floor office and platform. | |||||||||||
| 4. South, west, east elevations. | |||||||||||
| 5. Longitudinal section and cross sections. | |||||||||||
| 6-7. Building details. | |||||||||||
| State Arsenal: Blueprints, 1931. 1 roll of 5 sheets: | |||||||||||
| M1. Plot plan of buildings and location of same. | |||||||||||
| M2.-M5. Heating Plans of Warehouse Nos. 1 & 2 [and others?]. | |||||||||||
| Storage Warehouses: Blueprints, 1930-1931. 1 roll of 5 sheets: | |||||||||||
| M-19. Storage Warehouse No. 2. Sheets 1-2. | |||||||||||
| M-19. Storage Warehouse Nos. 3. Sheets 3-4. | |||||||||||
| Standard Details. Sheet 1. | |||||||||||
| 4. Warehouse No. 4. 2 sheets. | |||||||||||
| House for Custodian: Drawing S-5-31: Blueprints, 1931. 1 roll of 3 sheets: | |||||||||||
| 1. Basement and first floor. | |||||||||||
| 2. Front and side elevation; wall section; eave & gutter. | |||||||||||
| 3. Garage and workshop. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous blueprints. 1 roll of 3 sheets: | |||||||||||
| M-11. Magazine. | |||||||||||
| M-18. Two Gasoline Storage Tanks. 2 sheets. | |||||||||||
| 106.J.4.21 | Minnesota National Guard Seventh Corps training map (Camp Ripley) Military Reservation, 1935-1936. | ||||||||||
| Printed. In color. 52" x 38". Prepared under the direction of Capt. E. B. Miller, 34th Tank Co., MNG. | |||||||||||
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:
- Arsenals -- Minnesota -- Camp Ripley.
- Military training camps -- Minnesota -- Camp Ripley.
- Persons:
- Bettenburg, Philip C.
- Schaub, Harold W.
- Wells, Wesley G.
- Places:
- Camp Ripley (Minn.) -- Designs and plans.
- Document Types:
- Architectural drawings (visual works).
- Site plans.
- Specifications.
- Titles:
- Muzzle blast.
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