gr03711.xml Forestry Board: An Inventory of Its Annual and Biennial Reports at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

Finding aid encoded by Meagan Kellom June 2026 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota State Forestry Board. Annual and Biennial Reports. 1895-1926. Materials in English. Reports of the State Forestry Board and of its predecessors and affiliates, the Chief Fire Warden, the Forestry Commissioner (successor to the Chief Fire Warden), the State Forester, and the Commissioner of Forestry and Fire Prevention. 0.75 cubic feet (partial box). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

They give synopses of the duties of the forest commissioner and chief fire warden; the duties of railroad companies and their employees in the prevention of fire; reports from the county fire wardens; general report of forest conditions and fires; reports from lumber companies; topical essays; and lengthy reports on European forest management (1887-1910).

CATALOG HEADINGS Topics: Forest fires -- Minnesota -- Prevention and control. Forest management -- Europe. Forests and forestry -- Minnesota. Lumbering -- Minnesota. Railroads -- Minnesota. Organizations: Minnesota Forest Service. Minnesota. Chief Fire Warden. Minnesota. Forestry Commissioner. Minnesota. Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Forestry Board. Annual and Biennial Reports. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession number: None

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Catalog ID number: 990017199940104294

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 119.E.1.3BAnnual Reports:

Complete through 1914.

Chief Fire Warden,1895-1904.

1st-10th.

Forestry Commissioner, 1905-1910.

11th-16th.

State Forester, 1911-1914.

1st-4th.

State Forestry Board, 1918-1920, 1922. Biennial Report: State Forestry Board, 1924. Excerpt from Biennial Report of the Commissioner of Forestry and Fire Prevention, 1924-1926.