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Marilyn J. Lass Center for Minnesota Studies Materials

Minnesota executive documents
Call Number: Lass Center J87.M6 E9x
By-laws and rules and regulations governing the Minnesota hospitals for insane at St. Peter, Rochester and Fergus Falls
Call Number: Lass Center KFM5765 .A4 1893
Several years available.

By-laws and rules and regulations governing the Minnesota hospitals for insane at St. Peter, Rochester and Fergus Falls.
Digitized copy available in ARCH: University Archives Digital Collections

Annual report of the Board of Trustees and Officers of the Minnesota Hospital for Insane (located at St. Peter) to the governor of the State of Minnesota.
Call Number: Lass Center RC445.M6 S2
Several years available.
Rule book for ward workers
Call Number: Lass Center RC445.M63 S7

Rule Book for Ward Workers
Digitized copy available in ARCH: University Archives Digital Collections

History of St. Peter State Hospital
Call Number: Lass Center RC445.M62 S4 1961
This great charity : Minnesota's first mental hospital at St. Peter, Minn., 1866-1991
Call Number: Lass Center R445.M63 S237 1991
History of Nicollet and LeSueur Counties, Minnesota : their people, industries, and institutions : with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families
Call Number: Lass Center F612.N5 G7x
The book of Minnesotans; a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the state of Minnesota
Call Number: Lass Center CT275.A1 M37x
Who's who among Minnesota women; a history of woman's work in Minnesota from pioneer days to date, 1924
Call Number: Lass Center CT275.A1 W5x
The link goes to an online version of the book.
Minnesota mental health plan for 1975 : Minnesota comprehensive mental health plan; Mental Health Program Division.
Call Number: Lass Center for Minnesota Studies--2nd Floor ; RA790.65.M6 M4 1975
The Future of Minnesota's state hospital system : a report; prepared for the Honorable Albert H. Quie, governor, state of Minnesota, by the Department of Public Welfare.1982
Call Number: Lass Center for Minnesota Studies--Microfiche Collection--2nd Floor ; 83-0133
Link goes to electronic version of report.
Asylums, Treatment Centers and Genetic Jails: A History of Minnesota State Hospitals
Call Number: Lass Center for Minnesota Studies--2nd Floor ; RC445.M62 R47 2013
Born Together--Reared Apart: the Minnesota twins study
Call Number: Lass Center for Minnesota Studies--2nd Floor ; BF723.T9 S436 2012

Archives Collections

St. Peter State Hospital. Collection, 1855-1974
Call Number: SMHC 103
It is highly recommended that you make an appointment with the University Archives to view these materials. Call us at 507-389-1029 or email us at archives@mnsu.edu to make an appointment. For more information visit https://library.mnsu.edu/archives/

Resources Digitized for PSYC 409: History and Systems
The University Archives is digitizing some public domain titles to support the research needs of the Psychology 409 course. Titles will be added here as they are made available.

Library Databases

Historical Newspapers: Minneapolis Star Tribune (1867-2001) This link opens in a new window
Users can study the progression of events over time by browsing full-text, full-image issues of the Minneapolis Star Tribune from 1867-2001 with access to news articles, photos, advertisements, classified ads, obituaries, cartoons, and more.
Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub This link opens in a new window
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Free full-text access to the Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub, including indexing and abstracts, provided by the Minnesota Historical Society.
This resource is provided by the Electronic Library of Minnesota, freely accessible to anyone in Minnesota!
New York Times, Historical 1851-2015 This link opens in a new window
Cover-to-cover digitization of the entire newspaper for 1851-2015. Searchable via the ProQuest platform.

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Digitized newspapers from around the United States published between 1836-1922.

American Periodicals (1740-1940) This link opens in a new window
Includes digitized images of pages from American magazines and journals published from colonial days to the dawn of the 20th century.
Women's Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
A searchable archive of leading women's interest magazines that serves multiple research areas from gender studies, social history, the arts, education, politics, and marketing/media history.

Freely available websites

Minnesota Digital Library - Minnesota Reflections
Minnesota Reflections now brings you nearly 53,000 images and documents shared by more than 108 cultural heritage organizations across the state. This site offers a variety of resources on Minnesota's history for researchers, educators, students and the public.
Minnesota Executive Documents (Online)
Digitized versions of Minnesota Executive Documents. NOTE: Not all volumes/years are online.
Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Catalog
Essential for Minnesota information. Many of the recent documents listed here have links to the full text of state documents.
Minnesota Session Laws
Laws of Minnesota is an annual compilation and is often referred to as the "session laws." It contains all the acts of the Legislature as passed in each year's legislative session. These are also available in print in the Lass Center (KFM5425 .A24), but they are fully online. These provide a great glimpse into the establishment of the various State Hospitals.
MNopedia (Minnesota Encyclopedia)
From the Minnesota Historical Society, a resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history.
St. Peter - State Hospital (Minnesota Historical Society)
Information on historical records of the St. Peter State Hospital held by the Minnesota Historical Society.
State Hospitals (Minnesota Historical Society)
From the Minnesota Historical Society, A guide to researching records of hospitals, prisons, and other institutions operated by the State of Minnesota.
Minnesota History Topics
List of Minnesota-related topics, brief background information on the topics, and selected resources for further research.
Minnesota Board of Psychology
The Minnesota Board of Psychology protects the public through licensure, regulation, and education to promote access to safe, competent, and ethical psychological services
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) MMPI-2, MMPI-A, and Minnesota Reports: Research and Clinical Applications
University of Minnesota website that includes history and research about the about the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, the MMPI- 2, MMPI-A, and Minnesota Reports.