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Edwards, John Beach, b. 1844. John Beach Edwards papers [microform], 1872-1935.

Title: John Beach Edwards papers [microform], 1872-1935.

This collection consists primarily of letters written to John Edwards by other early residents of Abilene and Dodge City.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49505542 View

Curtis, Will, Mrs.,. Historical incidents of Watonwan County, Minnesota, [ca. 1924].

Title: Historical incidents of Watonwan County, Minnesota, [ca. 1924].

A scrapbook containing a typed essay (6 p.), "Pioneer Days in Watonwan County, Minnesota," by Mrs. E. Z. Rasey; clippings of newspaper articles about the settlement and history of Watonwan County, with information on the cities of Madelia and St. James, and about the James-Younger gang and the capture of the Younger brothers; and a bound-in pamphlet, "The Early History of Madelia" containing a poem, two articles, and a program for the Madelia Home Coming, July 17-19, 1924.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122644861 View

Records of Governor Samuel R. Van Sant., 1901-1905.

Title: Records of Governor Samuel R. Van Sant. 1901-1905.

General correspondence, materials relating to pardonmatters, letters regarding Pharmacy Board appointments, andproclamations.

ArchivalResource:

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Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.). Miscellaneous records, 1855-2005.

Title: Miscellaneous records, 1855-2005.

Variety of records documenting the administration of and activities of the prison. Included are lists of prisoners and prison statistics, with data on insane, escaped, pardoned, and life prisoners; daily clothing and incidentals issued to prisoners (1885-1887), and school reports (1911-1937). Also accounts of funds and time earned by inmates for good conduct (1874-1900) and for keeping U.S. military and district court prisoners (1868-1884); complaints by convicts and employees (1901-1911); and inspection reports (1911-1940). A volume of statistics (1890-1916) gives monthly statistical breakdowns, such as ethnicity, occupation, religion, and residence of inmates. A record of inmates' arrivals and departures is included as part of a miscellaneous account book. Also included are a record book kept by Deputy Warden Samuel A. Langum (circa 1890-1891), monthly school attendance reports (1911-1937), a handbook for visitors (1929), plot plans for prison buildings and grounds (undated, 1953-1959), various publications of or about the prison (1890s-2005), a movie record book (1945-1982), and a miscellaneous volume (circa 1861-1894) which records population figures and prisoners escaped, a manual (circa 1974), and records of an Alcoholics Anonymous group that met weekly at the prison (1950-1953). The latter include minutes, correspondence, quarterly reports, and attendance and participation information. There are also two daily prison/cell block record books (1880-1884; handwritten) that record summary statistics and notes on the movements of individual prisoners, including the Younger Brothers. Both volumes are in the Society's Reserve Collection; the second volume (September 29, 1882-1884) was also microfilmed as part of the Northfield (Minnesota) Bank Robbery of 1876 collection.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 cu. ft. (8 partial boxes); 1 volume and 1 folder in Reserve.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313808667 View

St. Paul Phrenological Society (Saint Paul, Minn.). Society papers, 1890-1899.

Title: Society papers, 1890-1899.

Correspondence, minutes, financial records, constitution and bylaws, and members' essays on phrenology, of this society formed to study phrenology and to build a collection of phrenological publications, pictures, and objects.

ArchivalResource: 0.6 cu. ft. (2 boxes, incl. 6 v.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86096263 View

Burgess, Charles E., 1866-1956. Charles E. Burgess papers, 1942-1954.

Title: Charles E. Burgess papers, 1942-1954.

Reminiscences (1951) by Burgess, a teacher, farmer, and banker in Minnesota and North Dakota, of his family's pioneering experiences, chiefly from 1864 to 1900. He discusses farming and pioneer life in Minnesota's Mower and Otter Tail counties; expeditions against the Dakota Indians by General Alfred Sully (1864-1865) and Major Marcus A. Reno and General Alfred H. Terry (1876); the Northfield bank robbery by the James and Younger brothers (1876); and his rural schoolteaching career in Otter Tail County (1880s).

ArchivalResource: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 box).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122559892 View

Minnesota State Prison (Stillwater, Minn.). Minnesota State Prison collection, 1853-1960 (bulk 1853-1879).

Title: Minnesota State Prison collection, 1853-1960 (bulk 1853-1879).

Cashbook (1853 May-1879 Mar.) and warden's book (1853 Apr.-1879 Nov.), chiefly kept by Warden Francis R. Delano, detailing financial operations, hiring and firing of guards, names of incoming convicts, dates of discharge, and escapes, etc., including notes about the notorious Younger brothers: Thomas Coleman, James, and Rogert Younger, all serving life terms for their part in a Northfield, Minn., bank robbery in 1876; time book reflecting times spent by the prisoners at work (including the Youngers); receipt book; administrative conference minutes (1918-1927); warden's staff meeting minutes (1955-1963); and newspaper clippings, articles, and publications.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70953931 View