1941 Big Stone County Minnesota Professional Service Projects History WPA

Description: 1941 Big Stone County Minnesota Professional Service Projects History WPA This book is pertaining to Big Stone in it's entirety.The title pages are all photographed so you can see the kind of content in the volumeThis book went through the deaccession process for the Illinois State Archives. The Historical Records Survey Division of Professional and Service ProjectsWork Projects AdministrationDivision of professional and service projectsThe inventory of county archives of Minnesota is one of a number of bibliographies of historical materials prepared throughout the United States by workers on the historical record survey program of the work projects administrationThe publication herewith presented an inventory of the archives of Big Stone is number 6 of the Minnesota series The historical records survey program was undertaken in the winter of 1935 1936 for the purpose of providing useful employment to needy unemployed historians lawyers teachers in research and clerical workersIn carrying out the subject of the project was organized to compile inventories of historical materials particularly The unpublished government documents and records which are basic in the administration of local government and which provide invaluable data for students of political economic and social history The archival guide herewith presented is intended to meet the requirements of day-to-day administration by the officials of the county and also the needs of lawyers businessman and other citizens who require facts from the public records for the proper conduct of their affairs The volume is sold designed that it can be used by the historian his research in on printed sources in the same way he was a library card catalog for printed sources The inventories produced by the historical records survey program attempt to do more than give nearly a list of records they attempt further to sketch in the historical background of the county or other unit of government and to describe precisely and in detail the organization and functions of the government agencies whose records they list. The county town and other local inventories for the entire country will , when completed constitute an encyclopedia of local government as well as a bibliography of local archives The successful conclusion of the work of the Historical Records Survey Program, even a single county would not be possible without the support of public officials historical in legal specialists and many other groups in the community there cooperations gratefully acknowledged Approx 10 3/4" by approx 8 3/4" x 3/4 "146 pages including index Binding has a little finish wear . 1" tear on right cover edge(taped on back side to secure it) single tear right edge on first few pages, cover shows some light wear .Interior is clean."Illinois State Archives paper label is on inside cover and other stampings. on front page, Illinois State Library. Library numbering code sticker label on cover.Please email with any specific questions prior to buying.

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