Index of Documents
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Feeble-Minded / Feeble Minded / Feebleminded / Feeble-Mindedness / Crippled / Deformed / Defective / Epileptic / Mental Retardation / Mentally Deficient / Idiotic / Idiots / Imbeciles / Insane / Weak-minded / Demented / Colored
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DOCUMENTS BY TIME PERIOD
Documents of particular interest, and reports and publications, from these time periods, as well as documents of that period which do not fall in any other category.
Documents Prior to 1920
- General Chronological
- Biennial Reports of the State Board of Corrections and Charities – Excerpts
- Minnesota State Conference of Charities and Corrections – Proceedings
- Journal of Psycho-Asthenics – Articles
- Quarterly Conferences – State Board of Control – Presentations
- Proceedings of the Association of Medical Officers of American Institutions for Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Persons - Excerpts
Documents from 1920 to 1949
- General Chronological
- Quarterly Conferences – State Board of Control – Presentations
- Minnesota State Conference of Social Work – Proceedings
- The Problems of the Feebleminded – 1934-1935
- Minnesota Bedlam Series (1948), Geri Hoffner, Minneapolis Morning Tribune Reporter
Documents from the 1950s
- General Chronological
- Institute on Mental Deficiency – Proceedings
- 1954-1956 Minnesota Mental Health Survey
- Minnesota Bedlam Revisited Series (1950), Geri Hoffner, Reporter, and Arthur Hager, Photographer, Minneapolis Morning Tribune
Documents from the 1960s
Documents from the 1970s
Documents from the 1980s
Documents from the 1990s
Documents from the 2000s
STATE INSTITUTIONS DOCUMENTS
The general category includes articles and speeches by institution staff, system-wide reports, and, chronologically, other documents relating to the State Institutions in General. State Institutions: Future Planning includes individual proposals and reports and documents from joint planning efforts regarding future use of the state institutions. Welsch Documents includes orders in that action in the federal district court and related documents.
State Institutions: General
- General Chronological
- Articles and Speeches by or about A.C. Rogers
- Articles and Speeches by or about A.R.T. Wylie
- Articles and Speeches by or about Frederick Kuhlmann
- Articles and Speeches by or about James M. Murdoch
- Articles or Speeches by or about Edward J. Engberg
- Articles and Speeches by or about G.C. Hanna
- Reports of the State Board of Visitors for Public Institutions
- Expenditure and Population Reports
- Minnesota Mental Health Survey
- Superintendents' Meetings Minutes
- Excerpts from Biennial Reports of the Division of Public Institutions
- Biennial Reports of the Board of Control
- Reports of the State Board of Health
State Institutions: By Institution
- Annex for Defective Delinquents
- Anoka
- Brainerd
- Cambridge
- Faribault
- Chronological List
- Biennial Reports of the State Board of Corrections and Charities – Excerpts
- Reports to the Board of Control
- 1959-1960 Task Force Meetings and Reports
- Monthly Department and Services Reports
- Research Documents
- Seclusion and Restraint
- Central Office Evaluation (1966)
- Reduction in CETA Positions (1978)
- Superintendent's Biennial Reports
- Reports of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Fergus Falls
- Gillette
- Hastings
- Lake Owasso
- Moose Lake
- Owatonna
- Rochester
- Sandstone
- Sauk Centre
- Shakopee
- St. Peter
- Willmar
State Institutions: Future Planning
- General Chronological
- The Future of Minnesota's State Hospital System
- Policy Analysis Series: Issues Relating to State Hospitals
- State Hospital Study Town Meeting Transcripts
- State Hospital Study Town Meetings – Publicity
- RTC Negotiation Committee 1988-1989
Welsch Case Documents
- Welsch Decisions and Orders
- Documents Related to Welsch
- Policy Analysis Series: Issues Relating to Welsch
- Sam Newlund Articles Relating to Welsch, Star Tribune (1984-1989)
METO Case Documents
DOCUMENTS BY ORGANIZATION OR AGENCY
Documents prepared by or for the Developmental Disabilities Council and its predecessors, Arc Minnesota and its predecessors and chapters, and the Minnesota Department of Human Services and its predecessor agencies.
DD Council Documents
- DD Council Documents
- Working Papers on Mental Retardation
- Policy Analysis Series: Issues Related to Welsch v. Noot
- Policy Analysis Series: Issues Relating to State Hospitals
- State Hospital Study Town Meeting Transcripts
- State Hospital Study Town Meetings – Publicity
Arc Minnesota Documents
- Arc Studies and Reports
- Arc Legislative Goals and Reports
- Arc Committee Minutes and Reports
- Arc Testimony, Speeches and Correspondence
- ARC Newsletters
- Arc Miscellaneous
DHS Documents
- Speeches or Articles by or about Mildred Thomson
- Speeches, Articles, or Memos by or about David J. Vail
- Parent Handbooks
- Reports/Studies Prior to 1970
- Reports/Studies 1970s
- Reports/Studies 1980s
- Reports/Studies 1990s
- Reports/Studies 2000s
- Plans
- Rules and Regulations
- Guardianship
- Quality Assurance
- Regional Treatment Center Negotiations
- Manuals and Bulletins
- Letters and Memoranda
- Newsletters
DOCUMENTS BY SUBJECT MATTER
This final category organizes documents by type of service provided in community settings.
Community Based Services (CBS) Documents
- Community Based Services – In General
- Fiscal Issues Relating to Community-Based Services
- Residential Services
- Foster Care
- Day Program Services
- Case Management
- Vocational Services
- Home Care and Respite Services
- Assistive Technology
- State Funded Services – General
- Waiver Services – General
- Guardianship Services
- Self Determination of Services
- Community Services ADA Issues
- Medicaid Reform
Special Education Documents
- Special Education
- The Trainable Retarded Child in Minnesota: A Report of the Advisory Board on Handicapped, Gifted, and Exceptional Children