What's New -- May 2026

Collections with additions or added digital content this month include the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission Memorabilia; the Archives Commission Records Disposition Files; the Tony Glover Papers; the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources Peer Reviews; the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources Subject Files and Reports; the Minnesota Radicalism Project Records; the United States District Court Monitor for the Welsch Consent Decree: Welsch Consent Decree Files; and the Willmar State Hospital Patient Records.

Name/Abstract	File No.
American Revolution Bicentennial Commission: An Inventory of Its Memorabilia	gr03676
Posters, display cards, proclamations, audio recordings, calendars, maps, film slides, and miscellaneous artifacts documenting various local and national bicentennial projects and events. Includes digital content.
American Revolution Bicentennial Commission: An Inventory of Its Minutes and Related Materials	gr03677
Minutes, agendas, correspondence, lists of grant proposals and commission members, reports on the organization of the commission, and similar material. The minutes deal with funding and endorsement of projects, organization of the commission, staff activities, legislation, and related matters.
Anoka County: Auditor: An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records	gr03668
Poll lists (1970-1972), journals (1951-1971), highway commissioner's orders (1944-1969), Coon Creek Watershed District protection and flood prevention project plans (1970), peddlers' licenses (1915-1954), a wolf bounty record (1898), reports on relief and welfare activities (1939, 1940), and fiscal disparities policy and procedure handbook (aproximately 1985).
Anoka County: Superintendent of Schools: An Inventory of Its Records	gr03669
Clerk's annual reports to county superintendent (1892-1903), school officer lists, maps of reorganized school districts (1947-1955), and miscellaneous files concerning school district reorganization.
Archives Commission: An Inventory of Its Records Disposition Files	gr01180
Approved records retention schedules, approved records disposal applications, and related correspondence, appraisal reports, memoranda, microfilm test reports, and local government agencies' notification of adoption of general schedules. Includes digital content.
Becker County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Insanity Records	gr03670
Includes insanity record E (1893-1905) and insanity record B (1899-1905).
Becker County: Probate Court: An Inventory of Its Will Books	gr03671
Copies or transcriptions of the complete texts of wills probated by the courts, accompanied by certifications of authenticity and of filing signed by witnesses and clerks of court. Wills for 1944-1949 appear to be missing. Original wills are found in the probate case files.
Carver County: Victoria: An Inventory of Its Records	gr03672
Minute books (1916-1967, 1970-1972), treasurer's account books (1916-1972) and annual statements (1936, 1966), audit reports (1972-1979), budgets (1974-1979), zoning ordinance (1969), and fire department relief association reports (1963).
Carver County: Victoria: City Council: An Inventory of Its Agenda Packets	gr03673
Agenda packets of the Victoria Ciy Council.
Carver County: Victoria: Planning Commission: An Inventory of Its Agenda Packets	gr03674
Agenda packets of the Victoria Planning Commission in Carver County.
Dodge County: Hiawatha Valley League: An Inventory of Its Records	gr03675
Constitution and handbook (1979-1980, 1987), directories (1979-1985, 1987-1988, 1990-1991), athletic directors/superintendents minutes (1979, 1981-1991), and financial records (1980-1986).
Economic Development Department: Business and Community Development Bureau: Business and Community Contact Division: An Inventory of Its Industrial Clinics Materials	gr03687
Agendas, correspondence, speeches and presentations, mailing lists, and similar material concerning the industrial clinics--regional conferences devoted to topics of interest to local businessmen--sponsored by the Economic Development Department.
Economic Development Department: Business and Community Development Bureau: Business and Community Contact Division: An Inventory of Its Industrial Development Advertising Materials	gr03688
Correspondence, memos, copies of advertisements, responses to advertisements, and similar material relating to the department's advertising campaigns to promote industrial development in Minnesota.
Freeborn County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Case File Exhibits and Transcripts	gr03689
Depositions and/or exhibits in three unnumbered cases (1928-1932); transcripts of proceedings that supplement four numbered case files (1890-1930).
Freeborn County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Civil and Criminal Case Files	gr03690
Civil and criminal case files were combined in a single numbering sequence until 1922 (file 9930), then numbered in separate sequences (both starting with 9931).
Gaytee Studios, Inc.: An Inventory of Its Project Records	01451
Project files of a Minneapolis art glass studio founded in 1918 by stained glass artist and liturgical designer Thomas J. Gaytee. The firm specialized in stained glass work for churches throughout the Midwest, and also created windows for synagogues, monasteries, hospitals, and private homes.
Tony Glover: An Inventory of His Papers	01567
Personal papers of musician and music critic Tony Glover. Includes recordings on multiple formats; contracts, press, and other music business records; correspondence; photographs; and other ephemera related to Glover's personal and professional life. Includes digital content.
Grant County: North Ottawa Township: An Inventory of Its Records	gr03692
Clerk's books (1904-1956), treasurer's book (1938-1943), clerk's and treasurer's register of receipts and disbursements (1955-1979), road record book (1882-1928), treasurer's annual statements (1916-1973), audit board annual reports (1905-1935), minutes of annual town meetings (1916-1962), and poll lists and other election records (1916-1977).
Houston County: Caledonia: An Inventory of Its Records	gr03699
Village/city council minutes (1871-1984); and financial records (1879-1932), including receipt and disbursement records, a record of railway and waterworks construction bonds, and audit reports.
Houston County: Caledonia: Justice of the Peace: An Inventory of Its Dockets	gr03700
Dockets of justices of the peace Steven Bugbee (1870-1872), A. M. Woodin (1877-1883), C. S. Trask (1880-1883, 1914-1935), Joseph Vossen (1880-1886), Patrick Meade (1883-1886), N. E. Donival (1883-1897), A. J. Flynn (1897-1922), Jerry Kenny (1922-1940), William E. Larkin (1939-1942), O. J. Hefte (1940-1942), and Edward Crotty (1940-1942).
Itasca County: Deer River: An Inventory of Its Records	gr03698
Treasurer's records, election registers and summary statements of votes, and miscellaneous village publications.
Itasca County: Deer River: Justice of the Peace: An Inventory of Its Dockets	gr03697
Dockets of the Deer River Justice of the Peace in Itasca County.
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources: An Inventory of Its Peer Reviews	gr03686
Peer reviews of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources and its predecessor the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.
Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources: An Inventory of Its Subject Files and Reports, 1971-2017	gr01304
Mainly background files that provide information on the work of the commission, including government and private groups interested in commission activities; legislation; relations with individual legislators and state officers; appropriations and allocations; and various subjects of interest to the commission, including pollution, economic development, tourism, watershed management, gasohol, outdoor recreation, and parks. Also includes a chronological series of miscellaneous reports.
Minnesota Radicalism Project: An Inventory of Its Records	00518
Research and administrative files created by the Minnesota Radicalism Project (MRP), a project operated under the auspices of the Minnesota Historical Society from 1986 to 1989, which culminated in the publication of the bibliography, Radicalism in Minnesota, 1900-1960, a survey of Minnesota Historical Society holdings: The Radical Press in Minnesota, 1900-1960, and a symposium. Includes digital content.
Murray County: Fenton Township: An Inventory of Its Records	gr03696
Town record/clerk's book (1886-1976), treasurer's books (1897-1921, 1951-1971) and annual statements (1951-1984), and map of graveled roads (1941).
Norman County: District Court: An Inventory of Its Coroner's Records	gr03691
Coroner's inquest register and record (1882-1903, 1922-1951), inquest records and files (1907-1956), and inquest certificates (1914-1920, 1928-1944).
Otter Tail County: Otto Township: An Inventory of Its Records	gr03665
Clerk's (1883-1971) and treasurer's (1884-1957) books, and road record books (1883-1939).
Pine County: Pokegama Township: An Inventory of Its Records	gr03667
Clerk's books (1900-1953, 1956-1960, 1965-1979); treasurer's books (1898-1982) and annual statements (1921-1971; incomplete); road records, including record books (1901-1944), petitions (1903-1954), and tax lists (1905-1912); annual town meeting minutes (1921-1940; incomplete); Audit Board annual reports (1921-1984; incomplete); wolf bounty claims/certificates (1906-1930); election records, including poll lists (1909-1979; incomplete), registers (1908-1972; incomplete), and returns/summary vote statements (1912-1974; incomplete); Justice of the Peace civil and criminal docket (1921-1939); audit reports (1940-1941); and poll tax lists (1908-1912; incomplete).
Rice County: Faribault: Justice of the Peace: An Inventory of Its Docket Books	gr03695
Docket books of the Faribault Justice of the Peace located in Rice County.
Scott County: Glendale Township: An Inventory of Its Records	gr03694
Town meeting minutes (1876-1903); audit board annual reports (1879-1897); election records (undated, 1873-1908); assessment roll abstracts (1874-1912); road records (1859-1919), including petitions, tax road warrants, and road and bridge bonds; wolf bounty papers (1906, 1908); a poor relief contract (1887); petitions regarding liquor licensing (1886) and the 1896 separation of Glendale Township from Hamilton (later renamed Savage); and a complaint and viewer's report of damage to sheep (1902).
Traverse County: Wheaton: Justice of the Peace: An Inventory of Its Justice Dockets	gr03693
Justice dockets of the Wheaton Justice of the Peace in Traverse County.
United States District Court Monitor for the Welsch Consent Decree: An Inventory of Its Welsch Consent Decree Files	gr02994
Records relating to the Welsch consent decree, the result of a landmark court case that led to major changes in the treatment of Minnesota's institutionalized mentally retarded citizens.
Washington County: Northdale Township: An Inventory of Its Records	gr03666
Incorporation records (1963-1968), clerk's books (1957-1967), financial and audit reports (1960-1967), election records (1968), and a report on the Tulsa Pond Drainage District (1965).
Willmar State Hospital: An Inventory of Its Patient Records	gr00304
Records documenting patients in the hospital, including statistical records and patient indexes, population movement reports, inmate property record, admission log books, autopsy and death records, tuberculosis reports, commitment papers, burial records, and surgical records.
Zoological Board: An Inventory of Its Biennial Budgets	gr03685
Biennial budgets, plus presentation documents, correspondence, memos, and reports relating to the compilation and presentation of the budget.
Zoological Board: An Inventory of Its Grant Files	gr03679
Applications for grant funding, accompanied by related correspondence, clippings, and financial and project reports, documenting the zoo's efforts to raise funds for such projects as art displays and performances, educational programs, the International Species Inventory System (ISIS), computers, staff training, and video productions.
Zoological Board: An Inventory of Its Whale Files	gr03678
The whale management files include activity and medical records, clippings, legal papers, correspondence, and photographs documenting the whales at the zoo and Sea World (1977-1990).
Zoological Board: Public Programs Division: An Inventory of Its Chronological Correspondence Files	gr03684
Correspondence, press releases, reports, and statistics kept by divisional assistant director/director David Bender (1980-1987), promotion manager Dorothy Molstad (1982-1984), and public relations officer Nancy Gibson (1980-1984). The files cover such topics as marketing; promotions, performances, and other special events; scheduling; security; budget; attendance, outreach, and financial statistics; and production of promotional materials, including brochures and flyers.
Zoological Board: Visitor Services Program Division: An Inventory of Its Bressie (Elaine) Files	gr03683
Files of Elaine Bressie, Informational Representative, covering the zoo's early promotional activities. They mainly cover three areas: breakfasts held for state legislators (1970), film fairs held in 27 communities throughout the state (1970), and speakers' bureau activities (1970-1972). Included are correspondence, articles, press releases, schedules, confirmations, speakers' biographies, and staff photographs.
Zoological Board: Visitor Services Program Division: An Inventory of Its Conrad (Ladd) Files	gr03682
Files kept by Ladd Conrad, Business Services Manager, documenting his activities in promotion, safety, scheduling, marketing, and general operations. Includes weekly media contact sheets, monthly recaps of paid advertising, questionnaires and studies, donation of zoo promotional items for non-profit fundraisers, reports, statistics, and a substantial amount of correspondence with the general public concerning all aspects of the zoo's operations.
Zoological Board: Visitor Services Program Division: An Inventory of Its Rongren (Beverly A.) Files	gr03681
Files kept by the division's associate director, Beverly A. Rongren.
Zoological Board: Visitor Services Program Division: An Inventory of Its Subject Files	gr03680
Correspondence, memos, reports, statistics, and related materials documenting the various visitor services provided by the zoo, including education programs, marketing, school tours, speakers bureau, special events, volunteer programs, ZooLab, and ZooVAP (Zoo Volunteer Activity Program).

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