Publicity Bureau files, 1917-1919.

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Publicity Bureau files, 1917-1919.

Correspondence of the publicity director relating to activities of the commission and its special committees, distribution of pamphlets and news releases (with copies of the materials distributed); and copies of and correspondence relating to materials received.

2.75 cu. ft. (2 boxes and 20 folders).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6740388

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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...