Civil War records, B-Continued. Registers of information concerning different regiments. 15 ledgers. (North.) Copied from original records. Records since the Civil War, 1865 to date. (In office vault, W., unless otherwise indicated.) Ordnance records, 1865–1914. 11 ledgers. Stores received and issued. Returns of military property, 1905-1909. 1 bundle. Record of transfers of military stores, 1907-1912. 47 sfb. Property rolls. The First Infantry, 1892-1898. 15 ledgers. Second Infantry, 1894-1898, 1901-1902. 3 ledgers. No date, 1 ledger. Third Infantry, 1903. 1 ledger. Fourth Infantry, 1898-1899. 5 ledgers. Individual property rolls. First Infantry, 1892-1897. 3 ledgers. Second Infantry, 1905. 1 ledger. Quartermaster's property rolls. Property book, 1902. 1 ledger. Roll and property account, no date. 1 ledger. First Infantry, 1883, 1887-1898. 12 ledgers. Third Infantry, 1888-1895. 1 ledger. Fourth Infantry, 1898-1900. 4 ledgers. Company and regiment not given, 1898-1901, 1899-1907. 3 ledgers. Muster rolls. First Regiment, 1891-1897. 11 ledgers. Second Regiment, 1889-1903. 6 ledgers. Third Regiment, 1882-1894, 1898-1903. 3 ledgers. Fourth Regiment, 1885-1901. 5 ledgers. St. Paul Cavalry, 1885-1890. 1 ledger. Enlistment papers. Men discharged from service, 1907-1911. 7 sfb. Index to papers of men discharged from service, range from 1883-1914. 8 drawers in a wooden filing case. (Adjutant General's office 3, W.) Index to papers of men in active service, 1890–1915. 4 drawers in a wooden filing case. (Adjutant General's office 3, W.) Appointments, special orders, programs of conventions, copies of official correspondence, printed reports, etc., 1884–1892, 1898. 3 scrapbooks. Monthly reports of commanding officers, First Regiment, to adjutant general, 1886-1898. 2 small ledgers. Inspection reports received by adjutant general, 1911–1912. 1 bundle. Applications entered for Indian pensions, 1906–1915. 1 ledger. (Office vault, N.) Record of deaths on Indian pension list for the Sioux war of 1862, 19061915. 1 ledger. (Office vault, N.) Record of rifle practice scores, 1890. 1 ledger. One drum, Eighth Regiment Minnesota Infantry, 1862-1865. (Office vault, N.) Correspondence. General, sent and received, 1895-1897. 1 letter box. Ordnance matters, received, 1893-1898. 1 letter box. (Office vault, N.) VII. THE CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT. The organic act of Minnesota, passed March 3, 1849, provided for the appointment of a clerk of the supreme court by the supreme court or justices thereof.1 The first clerk was James K. Humphrey, who was appointed January 14, 1850. The constitution of the State of Minnesota, adopted October 13, 1857, provided for a clerk of the supreme court to be chosen by the electors of the State for a term of four years." Vacancies were to be filled by the judges of the supreme court. The duties of this officer are to keep such dockets, journals, and other records and to perform such duties appropriate to his office as the supreme court may by its rules prescribe. The office of the clerk of the supreme court is in the new capitol building. His records are contained in three rooms and a vault adjoining the second room. For the sake of convenience, these offices have been designated, from west to east, office 1, 2, and 3. In office 1 and office 2 vault, the records are mainly in ledgers and steel filing boxes. Office 2 is a little more than a passage and contains no records. Office 3 contains records in steel filing boxes. Office 2 vault is fire proof. The records are well arranged and access to them is made easy through adequate general and special indexes. The largest single class of records is that of the papers connected with cases which appear before the supreme court, of which there are over 19,000. Roll of attorneys admitted to practice, 1858-1915. 1 ledger. 201 sfb., No. 1-4030. (Office 3, E.) 650 sfb., No. 4031-17040. 93 sfb., No. 17041-18899. 25 sfb., No. 18900-19405. (Office 2, W. S. E. N.) (Office 3, W.) (Office 1, W.) (Office 1, E.) (Office 1, E.) Records of lower court proceedings, appeal documents, arguments of attorneys, etc. There are about 20 cases to a filing box. General index to papers in cases, 1851-1915. 2 ledgers. (Office 1, vault, E.) Papers in cases, current. Approximately 100 bundles. (Office 1, W.) These are original files from district courts and are returned upon the conclusion of cases concerned. Order books, 1851-1915. 1851-1914. 19 ledgers, lettered A-T. (Office 2 vault, W.) 1914-1915. 1 ledger, lettered U. (Office 1, E.) 1891-1912, record of cases dismissed for lack of prosecution. 1 ledger, lettered G. (Office 1, E.) 1 Legislative Manual, 1915. Sec. 9, p. 10. Legislative Manual, 1915. p. 36. General Statutes of Minnesota, 1913. Ch. 5, sec. 128, p. 32. Registers of action, 1851-1915. 45 ledgers. 1851-1858. 1 ledger, territorial, lettered A. (Office 2 vault, W.) 1858-1911. 40 ledgers, lettered A-02, No. 1-18000. (Office 2 vault, W.) Ledger N2, 1908-1911, is in office 1, E. 1912-1915. 4 ledgers, lettered P2-R2, No. 18001-19000. Judgment books, 1851-1915. 36 ledgers. 1851-1858. 1 ledger, territorial, lettered A. (Office 1, E.) (Office 2 vault, W.) 1858-1912. 33 ledgers, lettered A-G2. (Office 2 vault, W.) 1912-1913. 1 ledger, lettered H2. (Office 1, E.) 1914-1915. 1 loose leaf ledger, lettered 12. (Office 1, E.) Order books, registers of actions and judgment books are triplicate permanent records of the clerk of the legal history of each case acted upon by the supreme court. 1850-1858. 1 ledger, territorial, lettered A. (Office 2 vault, W.) 1858-1913. 15 ledgers, lettered A-O. (Office 2 vault, W.) 1913-1915. 1 ledger, lettered P. (Office 1, E.) Proceedings of the court. Naturalization records. First papers, 1858-1905. 13 ledgers, lettered A-M. (Office 2 vault, W.) Index to naturalization matters in minute records ledgers, A-I. 1 ledger. (Office 1, E.) Correspondence, general, sent and received, 1907-1915. 3 letter boxes. (Office 2 vault, W.) Miscellaneous records. Receipts paid into office, 1898-1906. 1 stub-book. (Office 1, E.) Fee payments, 1903-1914. 3 ledgers. (Office 1, E.) Up to January 1, 1915, the office of the clerk of the supreme court was supported by fees. Since then it has been on a salary basis. Accounts, 1895-1902. 2 ledgers, lettered A-B. (Office 2 vault, W.) Accounts, 1903-1906. 1 ledger. (Office 2 vault, W.) Exhibits in cases, current. 9 steel drawers in a steel filing case. (Office 3, E.) Miscellaneous articles produced as evidence before the court and destroyed after a time. VIII. SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. The office of superintendent of public instruction was created in 1860. In 1913 the title of this officer was changed to superintendent of education. His duties are to exercise a general supervision over the public schools of the State. He is required by law to keep papers, reports, and public documents sent to him, to draw up a record of his public business, to prepare a uniform system of records for public schools and to receive reports from superintendents and officers. He is further authorized to establish a uniform system of accounting for educational funds, to supervise the accounts and 1 Legislative Manual, 1915, p. 99. other records of public schools, and to control the plans for the construction of school buildings. Because of these provisions and the close connection of the superintendent with the work of the normal, high and graded schools, the library commission, and the examining, licensing, and employing of teachers, records concerning all such matters are found in his department. The regular biennial report to the legislature is required from the office.1 The documents of the superintendent are found in three offices, designated 1-3 from north to south, and in two vaults adjoining offices 1 and 3, respectively. The records in the offices are in wooden filing cases and letter boxes, and are well arranged. The archives in office 1 vault are by far the most numerous. They are contained in steel filing boxes, steel filing cases, ledgers, and bundles, and a portion of them is indexed. The documents in office 3 vault are in steel filing boxes, wooden filing boxes, pasteboard boxes, and letter boxes. The many supplies in this vault rather obscure the records. The department of the superintendent of education is fortunate in having two vaults for the protection of its documents. The majority of the records are found in these vaults. Records of the high school board. (In office 1 vault, unless otherwise indicated.) Minutes, 1882-1914. 4 sfb. (North.) Record of minutes, 1878-1914. 3 ledgers. (West and north.) Inspection records. Reports of industrial departments, 1912-1913. 1 wooden drawer. (Office 3, N.) Reports of associated rural schools, 1913-1914. 1 wooden drawer. (Office 3, N.) Record of schools visited and reports concerning them, 1891-1892. 1 ledger. (West.) Visitors' reports, 1882-1889. 1 sfb. (North.) Correspondence. (Office 3, N.) Reports. Concerning the agricultural curriculum, 1913–1914. 1 wooden drawer. High school inspectors, 1914-1915. 1 wooden drawer. High school treasurers, 1882-1889. 1 sfb. (North.) Special reports, 1882-1889. 1 sfb. (North.) County superintendents, 1910-1914. 5 large folders. (South.) Clerks and principals of schools, 1914. 1 drawer in a wooden filing case. (Office 3, N.) Correspondence. (Office 3, N.) 1912-1914, sent and received. 2 drawers in a wooden filing case. 1914. 1 drawer in a wooden filing case. 1 Ibid. pp. 261-262, 284-285. General Statutes of Minnesota, 1913. Ch. 14. Sec. 2829-2899. pp. 636-646. Sec. 2927-2975. pp. 650-658. Records of the high school board-Continued. Reports Continued. State aid to schools. Applications. Special aid for rural schools, 1909–1914. 74 sfb. (West.) High schools, 1912. 1 bundle. (East.) Graded schools, 1911. 1 bundle. (East.) Semi-graded and rural schools, 1911, 1913. 2 bundles. (East.) Correspondence arranged alphabetically by counties, 1907-1915. 8 wooden drawers. (Office 2, N.) Correspondence concerning the consolidation of schools. 1906-1913. 2 pasteboard boxes. (Office 3 vault, W.) 1912-1915, sent and received. 2 wooden drawers. Miscellaneous. Papers, 1882-1889. 1 sfb. (North.) Statistics as to nationality, 1888. 1 sfb. (North.) Architect's plans for an addition to the Morristown public school. 1 Library commission. (In office 1 vault, unless otherwise indicated.) Record of library orders, 1887-1915. 5 ledgers. (West.) Lists of libraries, 1914. 1 sfb. (Office 3 vault, E.) There are also some papers on the supervision of school libraries in this box. Dictionaries. Orders. 1901-1913. 4 sfb. (North.) 1901-1913. 2 ledgers. (West.) Cash book, 1897-1901. 1 ledger. (West.) New books, 1899, 1902. 1 ledger. (West.) Miscellaneous papers, 1887-1911. 1 sfb. (West.) These include bids from companies for supplying books for libraries, correspondence, contracts with companies, and minutes of the commission. Reports on plans for furniture for school libraries, 1912–1914. 1 sfb. (Office 3 vault, E.) Correspondence, 1914-1915, sent and received. 1 drawer in a wooden filing case. (Office 3, S.) Miscellaneous papers, mainly 1914. 1 drawer in a wooden filing case. (Office 3, S.) Reports on teachers, circulars, correspondence, etc. Normal school board. Minutes, 1897-1898, 1903-1914. 7 sfb. (North.) Record of minutes, 1898-1913. 2 ledgers. (West and north.) Estimates, expense lists, receipts, etc., for the Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, St. Cloud, and Winona normal schools, 1905-1915. 69 sfb. (North.) |