- "To abstract from the Accounting Department's monthly list of
expenditures all equipment purchased during the month and record the equipment
..."
- "To record ... information showing kind of equipment, date of
purchase, cost, and identification number"
- "To indicate on all new equipment purchased identification
numbers"
- "To make an actual physical check by means of the departmental
list of all equipment owned by the University at certain stated periods"
The inventory department was overseen by University Service Enterprises. The department name was changed to Property Accounting Department, and later to Inventory Services.
From the guide to the Inventory department records, 1914, 1929-1992, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University of Minnesota Archives [uarc])