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The Minnesota State Archives is a department of the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS), collecting h

The State Archives collections are available for public use through the Minnesota Historical Society Library (http://sites.mnhs.org/library/home). For more information on what the State Archives collects, visit http://sites.mnhs.org/library/content/state-archives

If you're interested in volunteering with the State Archives, visit http://www.mnhs.org/volunteers/volunteer

For more information on other activities of the State Archives, visit http://www.mnhs.org/statearchives

12/06/2024

Dave Peterson, long-time archival collections cataloger, good friend and valued colleague of the State Archives, retired this month after 38 years at the MNHS. Dave is a fount of institutional knowledge and will be greatly missed. Here's more info about Dave, and the latest What's New list http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/index-WhatsNew.htm of newly cataloged materials, newly digitized collections or parts of collections, and recently updated finding aids

07/19/2024

Here's the list of State Archives accessions added to the collection in 2024. https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/state-archives/collection The records of several state hospitals nicely complement existing sets of records preserved in the collection. And here are scenes from the state hospitals at Anoka, Cambridge, Hastings and St. Peter.

07/18/2024

Here is the latest What's New list http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/index-WhatsNew.htmfrom our beloved archival cataloging staff. It includes newly cataloged materials, newly digitized collections or parts of collections, and recently updated finding aids. Newly added accessions this month include the Harriet Bart Winter Projects Collection of Object Poems; the Gary M. DeCramer Papers; Health Department, Environmental Health Division, Wells Management Program Records; the Meeker County, Board of Commissioners Agenda Packets; and the Wing Young Huie Photograph Collection and Archive. In addition there are many newly encoded finding aids that are now available online for the first time including many Meeker and Ramsey County court records series.

05/02/2024

Here's the April 2024 list
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/index-WhatsNew.htm from our esteemed archival cataloging staff that includes newly cataloged materials, newly digitized collections or parts of collections, and recently updated finding aids. Newly added accessions this month include the Agriculture and Rural Life Oral History Project Interviews; the Capitol Area Library Consortium Records; the Freshwater Society Records; and the Paul Anders Ogren Legislative Correspondence.

State Archives staff is particularly pleased that several Faribault State School and Hospital private diaries were digitized. Check out the link to the digital content. And enjoy these selected images of the facility.

Other collections with additions or added digital content include the Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Minnesota Records; the Jonathan Carver Papers; the Governor Alexander Ramsey Gubernatorial Records; the KSTP-AM World War II Sound Recordings; the Lyon County Independent School District No. 411 (Balaton) Records; the Mike Lynch Papers; several additions to the MNHS Institutional Archives; the Stearns County Probate Court Case Files and Index; the Steele County Probate Court Case Files; the Transportation Department Published Records and Reports; the Unity Church Records; the Waseca County Probate Court Case Files; and the City of Madelia Watonwan County) Records.

In addition there are many newly encoded finding aids that are now available online for the first time.

04/10/2024

Check out the March 2024 acquisitions added to the State Archives collection: https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/state-archives/collection.

04/02/2024

Here is the March 2024 update from our archival collections cataloging staff that includes newly cataloged collections, newly digitized collections or parts of collections, and recently updated finding aids: http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/index-WhatsNew.htm. We are particularly pleased to announce that the Stillwater State Prison Photographs of Inmates (Glass Plate Negatives Collection is now completely digitized and online! Besides the inmate photographs, there are a number of "miscellaneous" scenes, a few of which are pictured here.

03/22/2024

Check out the February 2024 acquisitions added to the State Archives collection: https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/state-archives/collection. And here is the February 2024 update from our archival collections cataloging staff that includes newly cataloged collections, newly digitized collections or parts of collections, and recently updated finding aids: http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/index-WhatsNew.htm. Please note City of West Saint Paul city council minutes and agenda packets, dated 1889-1993, were recently digitized and published via our library catalog: http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr02581.xml. Also, digitized and published, are Pharmacy Board minutes dated 1887-2017: http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr02338.xml

06/05/2023

Here is the May 2023 update from our cataloging staff about new and updated finding aids and catalog records for the Manuscripts collection and the State Archives collection: http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/index-WhatsNew.htm. Featured this month is the manuscript collection of the Land Stewardship Project organization. And for you F. Scott Fitzgerald fans, check out the recently digitized documents regarding the author's World War I military servicehttp://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr00980/pdfa/gr00980-00001.pdf , and his World War I bonus application http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gr00401/pdfa/gr00401-00001.pdf. Such lovely handwriting!

02/28/2023

The State Archives of the Minnesota Historical Society is pleased to announce our website has been significantly updated and enhanced! So please take a look at it https://www.mnhs.org/preservation/state-archives, update your bookmarks, and let us know what you think. All of the web pages are new, better organized, with navigation of the website now more intuitive.

State Archives staff welcome your questions or comments about the website, so please email us at our general email: [email protected]. Thank you.

01/10/2023

Here is the December 2022 update from our cataloging staff about new and updated finding aids and catalog records for the Sound & Visual collection, Manuscripts collection and the State Archives collection: http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/index-WhatsNew.htm. Featured this month are Green Giant Company film advertisements that have been digitized and are available online for viewing.

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