Douglas Head files, 1961-1969.

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Douglas Head files, 1961-1969.

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Files kept by Attorney General Douglas Head documenting the state's, and particularly the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area's, preparedness to deal with civil disorder in the form of riots and demonstrations. The files consist mainly of correspondence, planning documents, and legislation and reports. They also include a set of weekly intelligence reports detailing potential problem activities compiled by the Attorney General's office from reports of the FBI, Minneapolis and St. Paul police departments, National Guard, state highway patrol, and Crime Bureau (May - September 1968) and A Manual of Minnesota Law on Civil Disorders written by Head (May 1968).

0.25 cu. ft. (15 folders in partial box).

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