GOVERNOR: PERPICH, RUDY:

An Inventory of Its Subject Files (1983-1991) at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Governor (Perpich : 1983-1991).
Title:Subject Files.
Dates:1983-1991.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Correspondence, memoranda, printed and near-print materials, reports, clippings, and other materials on a wide variety of topics relating to public policy issues, governor's office administration, state agencies, legislation, the governor's activities, local issues, Minnesota businesses, economic development, and similar matters.
Quantity:19.75 cubic feet (20 boxes and 1 partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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There is a separate subset of files on the governor's cabinet and subcabinets; a small file of background materials on the history and development of the state capitol area and on the state Capitol building furnishings; a set of proposals for the World Trade Center (1983); files on the Minnesota-Taiwan sister state relationship; and proposals, feasibility studies, and consultant's reports for the Minneapolis convention center (mainly 1984).


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In several partially overlapping subseries, by year or group of years; alphabetical thereunder.


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

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

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 991-174; 2026-10

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017138980104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
109.L.11.1B2Subject Files, 1983:
Acid Rain.
Adopt-a-Park.
Affirmative Action.
Amtrak.
Irv Anderson.
Appeals Court.
Dennis Banks Extradition.
Bikeways Commission.
Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
1983 Budget Cancellations.
Buy Minnesota Act.
Cambridge State Hospital.
Capital Budget.
Carlson Companies.
Carver County Waste Management.
Census Information.
Small Cities Development Grant Program.
Computers.
LocationBox
109.L.10.8F1Energy Consultants.
Correspondence/Constituents.
Cross Country Skiing Opener.
Economic Development.
Education Commission Selection.
Emergency Food and Shelter.
Encephalitis.
Energy.
Farm Foreclosures.
Fishing Opener, 1983.
Brainerd Fluoridation.
Gasohol.
University of Georgia Computing Environment.
Gift Acceptance.
Handicapped.
Health/Welfare Merger.
Hubbard County Amphitheatre.
Hydropower.
Job Training Partnership Act.
Job Corps Center.
Jobs Bill.
Judicial Appointments.
Koch Refinery.
Maps.
Minneapolis Work Internship Program.
Minnesota Wisconsin Dialogue.
Minorities.
Northeast Minnesota.
Paripovich, Loren.
Peat.
Quarterly Management Reports.
Racing Commission.
Radioactive Waste Task Force. 1 folder and 1 volume.
Includes its final report.
Railroad Ties Disposal Task Force. 3 folders.
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109.L.11.1B2Public Service.
Public Utilities.
Revenue.
State Planning.
Science and Technology.
Secretary of State.
Transportation.
Veterans Affairs.
Vocational Technical Education Board.
Waste Management Board.
Water Planning Board.
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109.L.11.2F3Minnesota Beautiful Project.
Refco.
Agency Space.
Regional Services Centers fot Hearing Impaired.
Reorganization.
Reorganization Orders.
Republic Airlines.
Reserve Mining.
Revenue Department Study.
Rochester State Hospital.
Salt Usage--Highways.
Savings Bond Campaign, 1983.
Sherco 3.
Social Security Disability/Eligibility.
Cabinet Meetings:
November 9, 1983.
August 17, 1983.
July 16, 1983.
June 9, 1983.
April 13, 1983.
March 14, 1983.
Georgia Pacific.
Cabinet Memorandums.
Education/Cultural Affairs Subcabinet.
Energy/Environment/Resources Subcabinet.
Subcabinet Task Force on Emergency Procedures.
Executive Management Subcabinet.
Human Resources/Services Subcabinet.
Local and Regional Affairs Subcabinet.
Subcabinet Correspondence.
Subcabinet Miscellaneous.
AFL-CIO.
CAP Directors Association.
Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board.
Ceremonial Building Council.
Council of State Governments.
Economic Recovery Commission.
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109.L.11.3B4Subject Files, 1983-1985 (bulk 1984-1985):
Access to Excellence.
Acid Rain.
AFL-CIO of Minnesota.
Affirmative Action.
Agriculture Program.
AIDS.
Amnesty International.
Appeals Court.
[Appeals Court]: Peter Popovich.
Appointments/Boards and Commissions.
Articles.
Artist of the Month.
Asian Trip.
AT&T.
Audit.
Austria Casino Corporation.
Feasibility report for Ely casino.
Banking Legislation.
Briefing materials.
Banking.
Governor's Task Farce on Professional Basketball.
Bear Sterns & Company.
Barbara Beerhalter.
Bocce Ball.
Boise-Cascade.
Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
Breuer Immigration.
Bush Leadership Program.
Buy Minnesota.
Cambodian Orphans.
Charitable Gambling Control Board.
Child Care, Capitol Complex.
Christianson, Harlan.
Christmas Lake.
Consultants.
Control Data Corporation.
Convention Center.
Cuba.
Cunnel, William.
Cuba Cultural Exchange.
Curling Commission.
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109.L.9.6F4aData Privacy.
Democratic Policy Commission.
Demographic Digest.
Department/Agency Accomplishments.
Jack DeLuca.
Early Childhood Education.
ECUMED.
Ely.
Ely Wildlife Research.
Emergency Services Plan.
Includes governor's manual for declarinq emergencies and deploying emergency services.
Emergency Services Plan: Nuclear Plant Incidents.
Plan summary; NSP nuclear plant media kit; several maps showing population densities, sampling points, and traffic control points around the Monticello and Prairie Island plants; and miscellany.
Energy.
Energy (Kathy Hayne).
Environmental Resource Development.
Erickson, John.
Ethanol.
Executive Council.
Executive Orders.
Extradition.
Film Industry.
Fair Labor Standards Act.
Faribault School for the Deaf and Blind.
Farm Meeting.
Farm Mortgage Foreclosures (issues).
Fee Schedule Review.
Fifty (50) States Project.
Fish Farming.
Flags.
Flood Planning (Spring '84).
Brainerd--Water Fluoridation.
Foundations.
Gasoline Tax Increase.
Giants Ridge.
Glumack, Ray.
Goals--Perpich Administration.
Golden Valley Lutheran College.
Gordon Hall Corporation.
Governor's Center--Duke University.
Governor's Office Compensation Plan, 1983-1985.
Ribbon copy.
Governor's Office Space.
Handgun Legislation.
Handicapped.
Heartland Racing.
Hennepin Avenue.
Hibbing Integrated Wood Products.
High Tech.
High Tech Corridor.
Hill House.
History Center.
Holiday Festival.
Holland, Bernie.
Horse Racing in North Central Minnesota: A Preliminary Assessment, January 15, 1985.
By Touche Ross & Co.
Hunger Project.
Hydropower.
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109.L.11.4F5IBM Grants.
Indian Affairs Council.
International Youth Year Commission.
Inver Hills Community College.
Iron Range.
Iron Range Research Center.
Jerry Isaacs.
Robert Trent Jones.
Judicial Appointments.
Judicial Building Program Study.
KORF Industries.
Kotula's Junkyard.
Labor History Center.
Lake Eshquagama.
Lake Minnetonka.
Lamppa, Marvin.
Lec-Tec Corporation.
Legislative Associates.
Lobbyists.
Louisiana Pacific.
Maher, Bill.
Managerial Plan.
Mayors Listings.
Medium Density Fiberboard.
Metrodome Skyway System.
Mexican Burn Victims.
Miami Dolphins.
Mikan, George Travel.
Request for Military Assistance.
Mink Industry.
Minnesota Artists.
Minnesota Arts Board.
Minnesota Beautiful Project.
Minnesota Convention Facility Commission.
Minnesota Humanities Commission.
Minneapolis Riverfront.
Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts.
Minnesota-Taiwan sister state, 1984. 4 items.
Includes resolution of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly, Republic of China, declaring Minnesota and the Province of Taiwan as sister states, May 14, 1984. An English language version and a Chinese language version; signed by Yu-jen Kao, Speaker of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly. Also includes the agreement for the establishment of a sister state relationship between the State of Minnesota and the Province of Taiwan of the Republic of China, June 26, 1984. An English language version and a Chinese language version; signed by Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich and Province of Taiwan Governor Chiu Chuang-huan.
Minnesota-Wisconsin Dialogue.
Minorities.
Bette Midler, July 29-30, 1983.
Tony Sandler.
Berber Paintings.
Miscellaneous.
Mondale, Walter.
Mosquito Control.
Mississippi River.
Yellow Notebook: Minnesota Emergency Response Plan for Nuclear Power Plants.
Yellow Notebook: Minnesota Local Government Emergency Response Plans for Nuclear Power Plants.
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109.L.11.5B6Northern States Power Company.
National Archives.
National Governors' Association (NGA).
NGA Chairmanship.
NGA--"Germany Today," June 23-July 13, 1985.
Registration Form Copies, Nashville NGA, 1984.
Northeast Minnesota Training Site.
National Rural Fellows.
National Supercomputing Research Laboratory.
Northeast Minnesota Employment/Economic Development.
Northwest Airlines.
Mike O'Donnell.
Paulucci, Jeno.
Pay Equity.
Peace Child Project.
I.M. Pei, Architect.
Pentair.
Pepsico.
People Express.
Peridur.
Perpich, George.
Perpich, Joe.
Governor's Office Personnel, 1983-1984.
Pohlad, Carl.
Political Activity Guide.
Presidential Inauguration.
Press.
Prince.
Proclamations.
Governor's Quality Environment Program.
Report by Frank V. Ongaro, January 31, 1984; Xerox.
Quarterly Management Reports.
Racing Commission.
Railroad Ties [disposal].
RECAR, Inc.
REFCD, Inc.
Regional Services for the Hearing Impaired.
Resumes.
Right to Work States.
Ring, Raymond.
Rochester State Hospital.
Rochester: 4 Year Higher Education Program.
Dave Roe (Labor History Center).
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109.L.11.6F7Salaries--Commissioners.
Salaries--Executive Branch.
Minnesota Executive Salaries.
[Salaries]: Job Evaluations--Commissioners.
Saturn Project.
Schedules.
Seat Belts.
Senior Citizens.
Sick Optic Electronics.
Social Security Eligibility/Disability Issue.
South African Divestiture.
Sports "Czar".
St. Regis Corp.
State Agency Accomplishments, 1983-1985.
State Cars.
State Employees Sports Club.
Labor Negotiations/Strike (State Employees).
Super Bowl Task Force.
Tax.
Taxes.
Telecommunications.
Teleport Information.
3M Company.
Light Rail Iransit.
"A Proposal for an Olympic Women's Iraining Facility".
Trust House Forte.
Hotel construction proposal.
Unitary Tax.
Venture Capital.
U.S. Department of Commerce.
U.S. Labor Department.
Visa Granting.
Voter Survey.
Voyageurs National Park.
Wellspring.
Wellstone, Paul.
Wine Institute.
Wood Fuel.
Wild Rice.
[World Trade Center]: Capitol Area Complex/Downtown St. Paul Skyway Connection. 2 folders.
Worthington.
Charlie Yin.
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109.L.11.7B8Subject Files, approxiately 1984-1991 (bulk 1986-1990):
Abortion Decision.
Access to Excellence.
Acid Rain.
Addiction and Stress Institute.
Affirmative Action.
AFL-CIO of Minnesota.
Agency Awards and Recognition.
Agency Head Salaries, 1984-1987, 1989. 5 folders.
Air Force.
Airplane.
American Craft Expo '87.
Archdiocese.
Armory Design.
Articles/Newspapers/Magazines.
Arts School Clippings.
Attorney General's Opinions.
Audit File 1987.
Austria.
Berlin Wall.
Brandstetter, Dr. Dennis.
Budget, 1985-1987.
Biennial Budget Request, FY88-89.
Budget, 1986.
Budget/Capital, 1987-1989.
Budget, Federal, 1987.
Budget Preparation, 1989.
Business Development Fund.
Cabinet.
Campaign to Protect Our Children.
Canterbury Downs.
Capitol Area History Book.
Capitol Renovation.
Capitol Renovation, 1988 Session.
Capitol Space--Allocation of Legislative Space.
Car Phones.
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109.L.11.8F9"Celebrate Minnesota 1990," 1987-1989. 5 folders.
Champion International.
Charitable Gambling.
Includes final report, Charitable Gambling Control Board, 1988.
Child Abuse.
Child Care, Capitol Complex.
Cigarette Tax--Addiction Center.
Code of Ethics.
Cold Weather Research.
Compensation Plan, July 1, 1987-June 30, 1989.
Cookbook--Joan Nathan Gerson.
Corporate Takeovers.
Correspondence, Congressional Delegation.
Data Privacy.
Deer Ranching.
Democratic Governors' Association.
Disability Hearings.
1990 Drought Strategy.
Duluth Convention Center.
Design project document.
Duluth Port Authority.
Environmental Compact of the States.
El Salvador.
Ely.
EMC2.
Personal office systems pilot project.
Employment and Training Fund.
Endotronics.
Environmental Trust Fund Blue Ribbon Panel.
Executive Orders. 2 folders.
Fair Share.
Fallow Deer Farming.
Faribault.
FarmAmerica.
Fena, Pete.
Fishing Opener.
Focus.
Gifts/Honoraria: Attorney General Opinion.
Governor's Discussion Group.
Governor's Office Furnishings.
Governor's Office Reception Room Carpeting.
Governor's Office Reception Room Drapes.
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109.L.12.1B10Governor's Office Space Study Group.
Governor's Official Portrait.
Governor's Veto Authority.
Governor's Trip Notes.
Great Lakes.
Greater Minnesota Corporation:
Correspondence and Miscellany, 1986.
Correspondence and Miscellany, 1987.
Governor Visits, 1987.
To out-of-state research and technology facilities,
Consultants: SRI International/Battelle Institute, 1987.
Background and reports.
S.F. 1 (Rural Development/GMC), 1987.
Correspondence and Miscellany, 1988.
Information Packet, 1988.
Media Coverage, December 1987-September 1988.
Correspondence and Miscellany, 1989.
Audit Reports, 1989.
Correspondence and Miscellany, 1990.
Grievances.
Growhouse.
Gubernatorial Transition, 1990.
Heartland Forum.
High School Chemical Abuse.
Homeless, Minnesota's.
Hispanic Issues.
Historic Preservation. 1 item.
History Center.
Health Maintenance Organizations.
Homestead Tax Credit.
Humane Society.
IKEA.
Income Tax Reform, 1989.
Indian Affairs Council.
Indian Treaty Rights.
Initiatives on Technology for People with Disabilities.
International Special Olympics.
LocationBox
109.L.12.2F11International Wolf Center. 2 folders.
Iron Range Historical Society.
Junior ROTC.
Japan.
Jefferson Center.
Judicial Building.
Korf Industries.
Labor History Interpretative Center. 1 folder and 1 volume.
Includes program study reports and detailed building spaces description.
Lake Pulaski [Flooding].
Leadership Meetings, December 1988-May 1989. 2 folders.
Legislative Session, 1988.
Let's Stop Hunger in Minnesota Project. 2 folders.
Keith Ford's file on this governor's office/Jeno Paulucci project, including correspondence, contributor lists, cassette tape of public service radio spots, other publicity.
Letters (Appreciation and Thank-Yous).
Lindbergh (Charles A.) Fund.
Living Will Legislation.
Lottery.
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management.
MCCL (Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life).
MacMillan Bloedel.
Mall [Nicollet Mall].
Mall of Nations.
Mastery Learning Program.
Math and Science School.
McGaa v Glumack, et al.
McKnight Foundation.
Megamall [Mall of America]. 2 folders.
Includes taxation impacts report, by Triple Five Corporation; and "Metropolitan Significance Review Report," by Metropolitan Council.
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109.L.12.3B12Metz Bakery Site.
Midsummer Festival.
Midsummer Festival Deficit.
Midwest Governors' Conference, 1986, 1988. 2 folders.
Midwest Technology Development Institute.
Minumum Wage.
Minneapolis/Metrodome Skyway System.
Minneapolis Projects.
Minnesota Association of Commerce and Industry (MACI).
Minnesota Education Association, 1986.
Minnesota Business Partnership.
Minnesota Foodshelves.
Minnesota Institute for Addiction and Stress Research.
Minnesota Job Skills Partnership.
Minnesota Motion Picture and TV Board.
Minnesota Neurological Research Institute.
Minnesota North Stars.
Minnesota Power.
Minnesota State Band.
Minnesota State Bar Association.
Minnesota State Fair, 1986-1990.
Includes Peat Marwick economic impact analysis, 1987; 1989 report to governor.
Minnesota Taconite Project.
Minnesota Twins.
Miscellaneous.
NBA (National Basketball Association).
NCAA (National College Athletic Association).
National Compact for the Environment.
National Federation of the Blind.
NFL (National Football League).
National Governors' Association--Winter Meeting, 1987.
National Governors' Association. 2 folders.
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109.L.12.4F13National Guard.
National Organization on Disabilities.
Neumaier, Dr. John.
North Central Experiment Station.
Northeast Minnesota Training Site.
Northwest Airlines.
Northwest Airbus Facility.
Notary Seals.
Nuclear Waste Site Hearings.
Office Budget.
Oil Overcharge Issue.
Olympic Training Center.
Ordway Music Theatre.
PACs.
Paulucci, Jeno.
Peat.
Perpich, Joe.
Performance Appraisal.
Political Activity Guide.
Pope Visit.
President Correspondence.
Private Research Institute.
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109.L.12.5B14Property Tax Reform, 1989. (1/4 box).
Railroad Tie Issue.
Range Delegation.
Recommendations for Employment.
Records Retention.
Red River Dike Issue.
Redistricting.
Re-Invest in Minnesota.
Reorganization.
Reserve Mining.
Resumes, 1987-1990. 4 folders.
Ridgeway, Paul.
St. Cloud State University.
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
St. Paul, City of.
Schmidt, Bob.
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109.L.12.6F15School for the Arts, 1986-1988.
Scott County Investigations.
Special Olympics Games.
Special Session, 1987.
Session, 1988.
Includes Bonding sub-section.
Special Session, 1988.
Session--Workers Compensation, 1988.
Session, l989.
Sexual Harassment.
Sibley House Association.
Signature Systems.
Silver Bay.
Silver Haired Legislature.
Small Business.
Smoke Free Generation.
Sourheads.
Soviet Union.
Special Election.
Special Needs Student Recruitment.
Speeches--Terry Montgomery.
State High School League.
State of the State, 1987.
State of the State, 1988.
State of the State, 1990.
State Seal.
State Troopers.
LocationBox
109.L.12.7B16Steel Companies.
STEP [Strive for Excellence in Performance]. 2 folders.
Superbowl, 1987.
Subcabinet.
Super Conductor, Super Collider.
Taconite Tax.
Takeovers.
Taystee Bakery Building.
Telecommunications.
Timberwolves.
Tires.
Triple Five Corporation.
Minnesota International Center proposals.
Tufford, Garrie.
Underwriting Firms.
Unemployment Compensation.
Unemployment Compensation, 1987.
Unemployment Coverage Bill.
Unemployment Insurance.
Unemployment Reform.
U.S. Open, 1991.
Urban Coalition of Minneapolis.
U.S. West.
Victims of Torture Center.
Volleyball--Minnesota Professional Team.
Washington Office--Bi-Monthly Activity Report.
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109.L.12.8F17Washington Office.
Waste Tire Program.
Wang.
We the People.
Weidemfeld, Ed.
Welfare Reform.
Wellspring.
Western Governors' Association.
Wheaton Radar Site.
Wild Rice.
Winterhaven Carpet.
Wood Burning Facility.
Workers' Compensation.
Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals.
World Trade Center. 2 folders.
Youth at Risk.
Yugoslavian Furniture Company.
Zoo.
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109.L.13.1B18Cabinet/Subcabinets:
Executive Branch Fact Book, 1984.
Cabinet Structure, 1987.
Cabinet Meetings. 3 folders.
Cabinet Memorandums.
Cabinet Members' Biographies.
Subcabinet.
Subcabinet Meetings.
Education/Cultural Affairs Subcabinet.
Energy/Environment/Resources Subcabinet.
Executive Management Subcabinet.
Human Resources/Services Subcabinet.
Jobs and Economic Development Subcabinet.
Local and Regional Affairs Subcabinet.
Subcabinet Chairs Correspondence.
State Capitol History:
Minnesota State Facilities Master Planning Process, 1980. 2 volumes.
Report and executive summary. Prepared for Minnesota Dept. of Administration.
Preservation and Planning Study for Public and Ceremonial Areas in the Minnesota State Capitol Building: Draft Final Report, September 1984.
History of the Development of the Capitol Approaches and Grounds, by Gary Phelps, July 15, 1985.
Typescript, Xerox copy.
History of the Minnesota State Capitol Area, by Gary Phelps, July 1985. 1 volume.
Parking and Traffic Studies for the Minnesota State Capitol Area, 1986.
Dismantled looseleaf volume in folder.
Furnishing Guide: Governor's Reception Rooms and Offices, Minnesota State Capitol, by Catherine Welsh, November 7, 1986.
Typescript, in pressboard binder.
Attention to Detail: 1905 Furniture of the Minnesota State Capitol, MHS, 1989. 1 volume.
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109.L.10.7B19World Trade Center:
Primarily proposals submitted to the World Trade Center Commission in late 1983 and early 1984.
World Trade Center Commission minutes, December 28, 1983.
Contains draft report on WTC structure and operations.
Marquette/Coke Development proposal, prepared by the Boisclair Corporation, undated. 2 folders.
Minnesota World Trade Center, prepared by the Boisclair Corporation, January 23, 1984. 1 volume.
Minnesota World Trade Park. Oxford Properties proposal, December 1983. 1 volume.
The Minnesota World Trade Center, Oxford Properties, Inc., approximately 1986. 1 volume in folder.
Promotion brochure for the newly constructed World Trade Center.
PeiProperty development proposal, November 1983. 1 volume.
PeiProperty. Minnesota World Trade Center: A Proposal for Minneapolis/Duluth, December 1983. 2 volumes.
Glacier Park Company proposal, December 27, 1983. 1 volume.
Minnesota World Trade Center, "Gateway to the World."
Robert C. Muir, Developer. Set of proposal documentation in expansion folder.
Minnesota Convention Center, 1980-1985 (bulk 1984). 0.4 cubic feet.
A variety of proposals, feasibility studies, and consultants' reports for the siting, construction, and operation of a Minnesota convention center, eventually constructed in Minneapolis. Also includes transcript of a public hearing, September 5, 1984.
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119.A.2.5BFeasibility studies and site analyses by Murphy/Jahn. 3 oversize items.

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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:
Administrative agencies -- Minnesota.
Cabinet officers -- Minnesota.
Economic development projects -- Minnesota.
Legislation -- Minnesota.
State-local relations -- Minnesota.
Persons:
Perpich, Rudy, 1928-1995.
Organizations:
Minneapolis. Convention Center.
Minnesota State Capitol (Saint Paul, Minn. : 1905- ) -- Furniture, equipment, etc.
Minnesota World Trade Center (Saint Paul, Minn.).
Places:
Capitol area (Saint Paul, Minn.) -- History.
Minnesota -- Capital and capitol.
Minnesota -- Executive departments -- Administration.
Minnesota -- Politics and government -- 1981-2000.
Taiwan.

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