French Township records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains election registers; treasurer's annual statements and accounts; auditor's annual reports; records of wolf bounties paid; road petitions; a road record book; birth and death registers; justice of the peace docket; and telephone system custom ledger.
Box 1
Election Register 1908-1976
Treasurer's annual statements 1906-1976
Auditor's annual reports 1906-1959
Wolf Bounties 1914-1931
Road Petitions 1906-1912
Miscellaneous Papers 1908-1929
Box 2
Treasurer's Account Book 1906-1970
Road Record Book 1905-1925
Birth/Death Register 1938-1953
Justice of the Peace Docket 1969-1972
Justice Court Civil Docket 1926-1934
Dates
- 1905-1976
Creator
- French Township (Minn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access:
More recent birth records are restricted.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
French Township is in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It was named for was named for William A. French, an early homesteader, who became an officer of this township. A Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway station named French was located in the township.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Abstract
The collection contains election registers; treasurer's annual statements and accounts; auditor's annual reports; records of wolf bounties paid; road petitions; a road record book; birth and death registers; justice of the peace docket; and telephone system custom ledger.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is owned by the Minnesota Historical Society, but is housed at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives.
- Annual reports Subject Source: Local sources
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- French Township (Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- French Township (Minn.)--Politics and government Subject Source: Local sources
- Government records Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reports Subject Source: Local sources
- St. Louis County (Minn.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- St. Louis County (Minn.)--History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vital records Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vital statistics Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the French Township records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
