Land Exchange Commission files, 1959-1963.

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Land Exchange Commission files, 1959-1963.

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Minutes, reports, maps, lists of state-owned lands, correspondence, memoranda, and miscellaneous agenda materials reflecting the attorney general's participation in the work of the Land Exchange Commission.

0.4 cu. ft. (7 folders in partial box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Minnesota. Land Exchange Commission.

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