Alien registration correspondence and other records, 1917-1918.

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Alien registration correspondence and other records, 1917-1918.

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Correspondence between the state auditor and individuals and local officials regarding the registration and naturalization status of aliens residing in Minnesota in February, 1918, who were ordered by the Minnesota Commission of Public Safety to register and make sworn declarations about themselves, other family members, and their property holdings.

1.0 cu. ft. (1 box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Minnesota Commission of Public Safety

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The Minnesota Commission of Public Safety was established by the legislature in April of 1917 (Laws 1917 c261), shortly after the United States entered World War I. The seven-member commission (governor, attorney general, and five persons appointed by the governor) was given broad powers to ensure the protection of persons and property, the defense of the state and the nation, and the application of the state's resources to "successful prosecution" of the war. During its...