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1. Barn Reuse Study, Lake Elmo Park Reserve, Washington County, Minnesota

Creator:
Schwarz Weber Architects
Date Created:
1990 - 1991
Description:
Reuse study explores new uses for the barn that stands on the former Brown's farmstead overlooking a small lake within the Lake Elmo Park Reserve. The reuse study outlines a potential of variety uses including as a landscape element, utilization of the interior for programs, etc. and using the barn for private group functions, public park functions and staffing accommodations.
Contributing Institution:
Washington County - Parks Division
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

2. Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park Master Plan, Washington County, Minnesota

Creator:
Parks Section, Department of Public Works
Date Created:
1992
Description:
Master plan for the Cottage Grove Ravine Regional Park in Washington County.
Contributing Institution:
Washington County - Parks Division
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

3. Ceridian Recreation Area Master Plan, Washington County, Minnesota

Creator:
Parks Section, Department of Public Works
Date Created:
1996 - 1997
Description:
Master plan for the development of the Ceridian Recreation Area in Washington County. On February 11, 1997, the Washington County Board of Commissioners changed the name of Ceridian Recreation Area to St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park.
Contributing Institution:
Washington County - Parks Division
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

4. Plan of Stillwater, Prepared Under the Direction of the Park Board, Stillwater, Minnesota

Creator:
Morell & Nichols Landscape Architects & Engineers (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1918
Description:
1918 plan of Stillwater, prepared by the firm of Morell & Nichols of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Landscape Architects and Engineers. The plan includes maps, blueprints, and photographs.
Contributing Institution:
Stillwater Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Booklets

5. Annual Report: Recreation Department of the Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1919

Creator:
Minneapolis (Minnesota) Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1920-01-01
Description:
Annual report of the Recreation Department activities conducted by the Minneapolis Park Board in 1919. Includes statistical and financial data covering the supervised playground season, organized sports (baseball, football, kitten ball, aquatics, tennis, basketball, and golf), pageantry, and baths. Includes photographs of some organized sports, the Mother Goose Pageant at Lyndale Park, and F.C. Berry the Supervisor of Recreation (1911-1919).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

6. Annual Report: Recreation Department of the Board of Park Commissioners, 1921.

Creator:
Minneapolis (Minnesota) Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1922-01-01
Description:
Annual report of the Recreation Department activities conducted by the Minneapolis Park Board in 1921. Includes statistical and financial data covering the supervised playground season, horseshoe, outdoor winter sports, organized sports (baseball, football, hockey, kitten ball, basketball, tennis, soccer, swimming, skating, and golf), pageantry, and baths. Also includes a report from the Director of Recreation Centers on the second year of the Girls' Municipal Athletic Association. Includes photographs of the Children's Pets on Exhibition, Ski Slide at Glenwood Park, first annual Boys' Club banquet, "Weaver of Dreams" pageant, and tobogganing at Glenwood Park.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

7. Annual Report: Recreation Department of the Board of Park Commissioners, 1922

Creator:
Minneapolis (Minnesota) Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1923-01-01
Description:
Annual report of the Recreation Department activities conducted by the Minneapolis Park Board in 1922. Includes statistical and financial data covering the supervised playground season, horseshoe, outdoor winter sports, organized sports (baseball, football, hockey, kitten ball, basketball, tennis, soccer, swimming, skating, and golf), pageantry, and baths. Includes photographs of the parade grounds, some sports, "Wedding of the Fairies" pageant.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

8. Third Annual Report Minneapolis Fresh Air Fund, November First, 1911

Creator:
Fresh Air Fund Committee
Date Created:
1911-11-01
Description:
A report covering the work of the year 1911 with a detailed statement of the committee's receipts and disbursements. The report describes the many camps and outings held throughout the year, primarily for women and children, which had the purpose of curing and preventing sickness, and teaching mothers and children about clean bodies and clean, well-regulated homes. Includes pictures of the camps throughout the report.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

9. Pine Point Park Master Plan, Washington County, Minnesota

Creator:
Division of Parks, Department of Public Works
Date Created:
1989
Description:
Master plan for the Pine Point Park in Washington County.
Contributing Institution:
Washington County - Parks Division
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

10. Annual Report of the Commissioner of Public Works of the City of St. Paul for the Year Ending December 31, 1913

Creator:
Department of Public Works
Date Created:
1914
Description:
This report from the Commissioner of Public Works consists primarily of tables and charts describing work done to city streets, alleys, sidewalks, sewers, bridges, tunnels, and other structures, along with city building and population statistics, charts outlining the organization of city departments and tax distribution, photographs of street paving, and a map of population density. Reports on street cleaning, building inspection, rainfall, and garbage disposal are included.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

11. Annual Report of the Commissioner of Public Works of the City of St. Paul For the Year Ending December 31, 1914

Creator:
Department of Public Works
Date Created:
1915
Description:
This report from the Commissioner of Public Works consists primarily of tables and charts describing work done to city streets, alleys, sidewalks, sewers, bridges, tunnels, and other structures, along with charts depicting departmental organization, maps of city streets, parkways, sewers, bridges, ward boundaries and land owned by railroad companies, an inventory of equipment, and lists of permits and ordinances. Reports on street cleaning, garbage disposal, surveys, rainfall, and population are included, along with the 32nd annual report of the St. Paul Workhouse.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

12. Suggestions for a system of parks and parkways for the city of Minneapolis: read at a meeting of the Park Commissioners, June 2, 1883

Creator:
Cleveland, Horace William Shaler, 1814-1900
Date Created:
1883-06-02
Description:
This plan, written by Horace Cleveland, "landscape gardener," was a foundational document for the Minneapolis park system and was distributed with the first annual report of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

13. Annual Report of the Board of Public Works of the City of Saint Paul for the Year 1885

Creator:
Board of Public Works
Date Created:
1886
Description:
This report of the Board of Public Works consists of tables and charts describing work done in 1885, including street paving, cleaning, and maintenance, and development of sewers, sidewalks, bridges, parks and boulevards. Financial statements, a narrative report of the city engineer, and maps of city streets and sewers are also included.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

14. Eleventh Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota for the year 1893

Creator:
Board of Parks Commissioners
Date Created:
1893
Description:
Annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

15. Schedule of parks, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1922
Description:
The 1922 schedule of parks in the Minneapolis, Minnesota park system is found in the Fortieth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [114].
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

16. Twelfth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of St. Paul for the Year Ending December 31, 1902

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1903
Description:
The twelfth annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners consists of an address by the board president concerning the board's jurisdiction, along with narrative reports from the superintendent and secretary concerning park maintenance and activities during 1902, including a brief update on the developing zoological collection, plantings, inventories, and monthly financial statements, presented with photographs of Como Park, Indian Mounds Park, and an award given to the board by the Paris World's Exposition.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

17. Twelfth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, 1894

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1883
Description:
The twelfth annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis includes details about maintenance, improvements, and expenditures related to the parks and parkways in 1894. The Superintendent's report highlights winter sports in the parks and the park's fleet of boats on Lake Harriet. When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world's leading urban park systems. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

18. Thirteenth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of St. Paul for the Year Ending December 31st, 1903

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1904
Description:
The thirteenth annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners contains an address from the board president detailing the history of several major parks, with proposals for future development, a report from the superintendent describing financial struggles that decreased productivity during 1903, and the board secretary's report. Inventories, details on plantings and grass cutting, blacksmith earnings, and monthly financial statements are included.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

19. Third Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul, State of Minnesota, for the Year 1889-1890

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1890
Description:
The third annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners for the year March 1, 1889, to February 28, 1890, consists of brief updates on the structure of the board itself, the assessment, survey, and development of public parks, the issuing of bonds, and a financial statement.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

20. Third Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the city of Minneapolis for the year ending March 14, 1886

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1886-03-14
Description:
The third annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis describes the ten parks and parkways under its care. Included in this report is an argument for public attention to the planting of trees throughout the city, and the commitment of the Board to planting trees in the parks and boulevards under its control, along with data on the numbers and varieties planted. When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world's leading urban park systems. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

21. Tenth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul for the Year Ending December 31, 1900

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1901
Description:
The tenth annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners consists of narrative reports from the president, superintendent, and secretary describing improvements and maintenance to public parks, as well as plantings and park recreational activities during 1900. Monthly financial statements, inventories, and photographs of various park features, including Shadow Falls and elk in Como Zoo, are included.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

22. Sixth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul for the Year Ending March 1, A. D. 1897

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1897
Description:
The sixth annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners consists of a narrative describing work done in 1896 to maintain and develop city parks and boulevards, with information on plantings, park police, and water works. The report includes charts outlining labor, expenditures, other financial statements, inventories of tools and buildings, and photographs of Como Park.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

23. Seventh Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul, for the Year Ending March 1, A.D. 1898

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1898
Description:
The seventh report of the St. Paul Board of Park Commissioners for the year ending March 1, 1898, contains park photographs, a list of board members, inventories, and financial and narrative reports from the president, superintendent, and secretary. This report includes updates on the development of various city parks and boulevards, including information on trees planted, bicycle paths, lighting, water features, boating, concerts, a railway station, and a skating rink.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

24. Second Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul, 1888-9 (March 1 to February 28)

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1889
Description:
The second annual report by the Board of Park Commissioners, for the year March 1, 1888, to February 28, 1889, includes lists of board officers, park commissioners, expenditures, lands acquired for public parks, rules and regulations of public parks, and laws relating to parks. This report also contains a reprint of the first annual report, a detailed listing of the flora of Como Park, a map of Como Park and Lake, and the transcripts of two addresses regarding vacant squares and Mississippi River Park delivered by H.W.S. Cleveland.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

25. Second Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the city of Minneapolis for the year ending March 13, 1885

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1885-03-13
Description:
The second annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis contains the text of the legislative ace "providing for the designation , acquisition, laying out and improvement of lands in the city of Minneapolis for a system of public parks and park ways, and for the care and government thereof." When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world�s leading urban park systems.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

26. Ninth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul for the Year Ending March 1, A. D. 1900

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1900
Description:
The ninth annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners consists of narrative reports from the board president, superintendent, and secretary regarding park maintenance, plantings, recreational activities, and development during 1899. This report includes a complete list of park laws, detailed monthly financial statements, inventories, and photographs of Cozy Lake, winter sports, fountains, and Como park and lake.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

27. Ninth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the city of Minneapolis, 1891

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1891
Description:
The ninth annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis includes the rules for the Board of Park Commissioners and descriptions of the acquisition of land to enlarge parks such as Powderhorn, Lake Harriet and Minnehaha Parkway. When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world's leading urban park systems. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

28. Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of St. Paul for the Year Ending March 1, A. D. 1895

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1895
Description:
This report from the Board of Park Commissioners consists of a brief narrative on the history of public parks in St. Paul, a description of the current park system, and plans for the future, along with eight photographs of Como Park, and maps of Como Park and the Lake Phalen area. Reports from the secretary and superintendent and financial statements are also included.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

29. Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul, State of Minnesota, for the Year Ending March 31, 1891

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1891
Description:
This report of the Board of Park Commissioners, for the year ending March 31, 1891, describes board membership and officers, the progress on several parks, and expenditures. The report includes a report from the superintendent and an inventory.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

30. Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis for the year ending March 14, 1887

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1887-03-14
Description:
One highlight of the fourth annual report of the Park Commissioners for the city of Minneapolis is a letter from renowned landscape architect and designer of New York City's Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted, touching on the duties of park commissioners, the impact of changing ways of doing business on the layout of streets and the structure of cities, and reflections on the purpose, design and planning of parks and parkways. When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world's leading urban park systems. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

31. Fourteenth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of St. Paul for the Year Ending December 31st, 1904

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1905
Description:
The fourteenth annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners consists of an address from the president describing efforts to improve funding to and increase the legal power of the parks department, the establishment of a Japanese tea garden in Como Park, the development of playgrounds, and other park needs and accomplishments during 1904, the superintendent's report with details on park maintenance and plantings, blacksmith earnings, park police, inventories, financial statements, playgrounds, and recommendations, and the secretary's report with updates on street lawns under board care, along with monthly financial statements. This report includes a memorial to recently deceased board member John Henry Allen, and photographs of Riverside Park, Shadow Falls Park, and a foot bridge in Como Park.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

32. First Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, for the Year 1887-88, (March 1 to February 29)

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1888
Description:
This first report of the Board of Park Commissioners for the year beginning March 1, 1887, and ending February 29, 1888, consists of a brief narrative describing the process of establishing the Park Board, election of officers, improvements made to Como Park using workhouse inmates, bonds authorized to establish a park fund, orders given to Public Works designating West St. Paul Park, Indian Mound Park, Carpenter Park, and Hiawatha Park, and a survey of the Mississippi River boulevard. A list of expenditures is included.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

33. First Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the city of Minneapolis for the year ending March 13, 1884

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1884
Description:
When the Minnesota legislature created the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners in 1883, it required the board to produce an annual report. These reports, which came to be highly prized by libraries and park advocates across the country, provide a vivid and detailed account of the development of one of the world's leading urban park systems. This, the first such report, outlines the organization of the Board, describes the state of the nascent park system, and includes a map of a Minneapolis park system as recommended by Prof. H.W.S. Cleveland, showing parkways along the Mississippi River and arounds Lakes Harriet and Calhoun. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

34. Fifth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of St. Paul for the Year Ending March 1, A. D. 1896

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1896
Description:
The fifth annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners describes membership and activities of the board during 1895, including improvements made to Como Park, developments to Phalen and Indian Mounds parks, parkway development, reports from the board superintendent and secretary, financial statements, and photographs of Irvine Park, Como Park, Carpenter Park, and Summit Park.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

35. Fifteenth annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of St. Paul for the Year Ending December 31, 1905

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1906
Description:
The fifteenth annual report from the Board of Park Commissioners contains a narrative describing the development of parks, parkways, and recreational activities during 1905. The report includes monthly financial statements, inventories, and information on plantings, park maintenance, playgrounds, and the new Como Park pavilion.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

36. Eleventh Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of St. Paul for the Year Ending December 31, A.D. 1901

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1902
Description:
The eleventh annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners describes extensions to parks and parkways with updates on various park services from the board president, superintendent, and secretary for the year 1901. These narrative reports include plans for the future as well as charts detailing monthly financial statements, and monthly records for improvements to and maintenance of each park, with photographs of Como Park, Lake Iris Park, Shadow Falls Park, a park office building, and cattle in Como Zoo.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

37. Eighth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul for the Year Ending March 1, A. D. 1899

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1899
Description:
The eighth annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners consists of narrative reports from the board president, superintendent, and secretary, describing improvements to and maintenance of parks in 1898, new rules adopted by the board, detailed monthly financial statements, and lists of plants and trees planted. This report includes a list of board membership from 1887 to 1898, and photographs of Como Park, Indian Mounds Park, Rice Park, and Lake Phalen.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

38. Duluth's parks: Report of the Board of Park Commissioners

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1911
Description:
This report of the Board of Commissioners for Duluth, Minnesota, describes the city's parks, including improvements made during 1911 and planned improvements. The book includes photographs of some parks, including Lincoln Park, Congdon Park, Lake Front Park, Fairmont Park, and Chester Park.
Contributing Institution:
Duluth Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

39. Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, for the Year Ending March 6, A. D. 1893

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1893
Description:
This report from the Board of Park Commissioners summarizes board activity for 1892, including financial statements, a report from the superintendent regarding work done on parks and boulevards, and a description of the parks labor force.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

40. Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of St. Paul for the Year Ending March 4, 1892

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1892
Description:
This report of the Board of Park Commissioners, for the year ending March 4, 1892, includes financial statements, a report of the superintendent on park updates, and an inventory of tools.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

41. Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul for the Year Ending March 5, 1894

Creator:
Board of Park Commissioners
Date Created:
1894
Description:
This report of the Board of Park Commissioners describes board membership and leadership during 1893, and includes reports from the secretary and superintendent along with financial statements.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

42. Grey Cloud Island Regional Park Master Plan, Washington County, Minnesota

Creator:
Barton-Aschman Associates
Date Created:
1994
Description:
Master plan for the Grey Cloud Island Regional Park. The objective of the master plan is to provide a comprehensive understanding and documentatio of the facility's acquisiont, dvelopment and philosophy based on the site's natural resources, government policy and community participation.
Contributing Institution:
Washington County - Parks Division
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

43. Big Marine / Maple Island Park Reserve Master Plan, Washington County, Minnesota

Creator:
Barton-Aschman Associates
Date Created:
1987 - 1988
Description:
Master plan for the Big Marine Maple Island Park Reserve. The objective of the master plan is to provide a comprehensive understanding and documentatio of the facility's acquisiont, dvelopment and philosophy based on the site's natural resources, government policy and community participation.
Contributing Institution:
Washington County - Parks Division
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

44. Lake Elmo Regional Park Master Plan, Washington County, Minnesota

Creator:
Barson-Aschman Associates
Date Created:
1979?
Description:
Master plan for the Lake Elmo Regional Park Reserve in Washington County. In 1970 the Washington County Board of Commissioners formally approved a park at Lake Elmo. This report summarized the next important steps in the realization and development of this unique 2,400 acre Regional Park Reserve in Washington County.
Contributing Institution:
Washington County - Parks Division
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

45. Table competitive athletics and sports 1920, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920
Description:
This table of competitive athletics and sports in the 1920 Minneapolis Minnesota park system is found in the Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [48].
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

46. Statement of expenditures for maintanance of parks and parkways for the year ending December 31, 1917, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917-12-31
Description:
This chart of 1917 expenditures for maintenance is found in the Thirty-sixth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 34.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

47. Statement of expenditures for maintanance of parks and parkways for the year ending December 31, 1916, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1916-12-31
Description:
This chart of 1916 expenditures for maintenance is found in the Thirty-fourth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

48. Statement of expenditures for maintanance of parks and parkways for the year ending December 31, 1917, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917-12-31
Description:
This chart of 1917 expenditures for maintenance is found in the Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 82.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Documents (other)

49. Statement of expenditures for improvement of parks and parkways for the year ending December 31, 1916, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1916-12-31
Description:
This chart of 1916 expenditures for improvements of parks and parkways is found in the Thirty-fourth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

50. Statement of expenditures for improvement 1917, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917
Description:
A revised plan for the improvement of Sumner Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The plan is found in the Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [56].
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

51. Statement of disbursements on improvement items for the year ending December 31, 1922, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1922-12-31
Description:
The 1922 chart of disbursements on improvements is found in the Fortieth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 50.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

52. Statement of disbursements on improvement items for the year ending December 31, 1921, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921-12-31
Description:
This chart of 1921 disbursements for improvements is found in the Thirty-ninth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 32.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

53. Statement of disbursements for maintenance of parks, parkways and miscellaneous items for the year ending December 31, 1919, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1919
Description:
This chart of 1919 disbursements for maintenance is found in the Thirty-seventh Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 22.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

54. Statement of disbursements for maintenance of parks, parkways and miscellaneous items for the year ending December 31, 1920, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920
Description:
This chart of 1920 disbursements for maintenance is found in the Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 18.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

55. Statement of disbursements for maintenance of parks, parkways and miscellaneous items for the year ending Dec. 31, 1921, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921-12-31
Description:
This chart of 1921 disbursements for maintenance is found in the Thirty-ninth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 22.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

56. Statement of disbursements for maintenance by parks and functions, 1915, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915
Description:
The chart of disbursements for maintenance is found in the Thirty-third Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 52.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

57. Statement of disbursements for land and improvements by parks and functions, 1915, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915
Description:
The chart of disbursements for land and improvements is found in the Thirty-third Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 50.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

58. Statement of disbursements for improvement items for the year ending December 31, 1919, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1919-12-31
Description:
This chart of 1919 disbursements for improvements is found in the Thirty-seventh Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 24.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

59. Statement of disbursements for improvement items for the year ending December 31, 1920, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920-12-31
Description:
This chart of 1920 disbursements for improvements is found in the Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [22].
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

60. Schedule of parks, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1919
Description:
The list of parks in the Minneapolis, Minnesota Park System is found in the Thirty-sixth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 96.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

61. Schedule of parks, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921
Description:
The 1921 schedule of parks in the Minneapolis, Minnesota park system is found in the Thirty-ninth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 134.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

62. Schedule of parks, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920
Description:
The 1920 schedule of parks in the Minneapolis Park system is found in the Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [108].
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Schedules (time plans)

63. Plan of Lyndale Farmstead showing proposed buildings and roads, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1914-01
Description:
A plan of Lyndale Farmstead showing proposed buildings and roads, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The plan is found in the Thirty-first Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [88].
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

64. Management Plan Lake Elmo Park Reserve, Washington County, Minnesota

Date Created:
1989-03-27
Description:
Management plan for the Lake Elmo Park Reserve in Washington County.
Contributing Institution:
Washington County - Parks Division
Type:
Text
Format:
Reports

65. Glenwood - Camden Parkway, statement of expenditures for improvement - 1920, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920
Description:
This chart of expenditures on the Glenwood-Camden Parkway is found in the Thirty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [44].
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

66. Folwell Park Improvement Plan Cost Estimate, Minneapolis Park Board, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1921-11-19
Description:
Estimate of the cost of improving Folwell Park created on November 19, 1921.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Budgets

67. Distribution and classisfication of maintenance expenditures for 1913, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1913
Description:
The chart of maintenance expenditures for 1913 is found in the Thirty-first Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 26.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

68. Distribution and classisfication of maintenance expenditures for 1912, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912
Description:
The chart of maintenance expenditures for 1912 is found in the Thirtieth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

69. Distribution and classification of maintenance expenditures for 1914, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1914
Description:
The chart of maintenance expenditures for 1914 is found in the Thirty-second Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 34.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

70. Distribution and classification of maintenance expenditures for 1911, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1911
Description:
The chart of expenditures is found in the Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 134.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

71. Distribution and classification of expenditures for year 1909, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1909
Description:
This chart of expenditures is found in the Twenty-seventh Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page [110].
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

72. Distribution and classification of expenditures for year 1906, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1906
Description:
This chart of expenditures is found in the Twenty-fourth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 60.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

73. Distribution and classification of expenditures for year 1907, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907
Description:
This chart of expenditures is found in the Twenty-fifth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

74. Distribution and classification of expenditures for year 1910, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910
Description:
The chart of expenditures is found in the Twenty-eighth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 122.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

75. Distribution and classification of expenditures for improvements, land, and sundry special items for 1913, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1913
Description:
The chart of expenditures for improvements, land and sundry special items for 1913 is found in the Thirty-first Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 26.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

76. Distribution and classification of expenditures for improvements, land, and sundry special items for 1911, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1911
Description:
The chart of expenditures is found in the Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

77. Distribution and classification of expenditures for improvements, land, and sundry special items for 1912, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912
Description:
The chart of expenditures is found in the Thirtieth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 110.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

78. Distribution and classification of expenditures and improvements, land and sundry special items, Board of Park Commissioners, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1914
Description:
The chart of expenditures, improvements, land and sundry special items for 1914 is found in the Thirty-second Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 34.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Accounts

79. Copy of parchment deposited in the base of the flag staff, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917-07-04
Description:
Copy of parchment deposited in the base of the flag staff in an unkinown Minneapolis park. This item is found in the Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of Minneapolis, after page 16.
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Memorandums

80. Board of Park Commissioners 1886 Proceedings, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1886
Description:
Volume of Park Board Commissioners proceedings for the year 1886. This volume is a typewritten transcript, prepared under the Federal Works Progress Administration, of the handwritten meeting minutes of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. Among many other activities, the Park Board paid for and planted trees throughout the city. Payments approved on May 15 included $2936.45 for trees and shrubs. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Minutes (administrative records)

81. Board of Park Commissioners 1885 Proceedings, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1885
Description:
Volume of Park Board Commissioners proceedings for the year 1885. This volume is a typewritten transcript, prepared under the Federal Works Progress Administration, of the handwritten meeting minutes of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. Among much other content, the Proceedings for 1885 document setbacks the Board encountered in acquiring land for East River Boulevard and Powderhorn Park due to excessive expenses from landowner appraisals and negotiations with landowners in other areas where parks were being planned. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Minutes (administrative records)

82. Board of Park Commissioners 1884 Proceedings, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1884
Description:
Table tennis and playground on the beach at Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Minutes (administrative records)

83. Board of Park Commissioners 1891 Proceedings, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1891
Description:
Volume of Park Board Commissioners proceedings for the year 1891. This volume is a typewritten transcript, prepared under the Federal Works Progress Administration, of the handwritten meeting minutes of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. Proceedings from this year include ongoing discussions about and efforts to acquire land along the East River Bank Parkway, for which $30,000 was set aside, and around Lake Harriet. The popularity of Minnehaha Park is evident through discussions of erecting guardrails and gravel paths in dangerous areas, approving a license to sell refreshments and photographs for $415, and actions to ban the erection of tents and curio stands within the park. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Minutes (administrative records)

84. Board of Park Commissioners 1887 Proceedings, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1887
Description:
Volume of Park Board Commissioners proceedings for the year 1887. This volume is a typewritten transcript, prepared under the Federal Works Progress Administration, of the handwritten meeting minutes of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. The Board changed Secretaries in this year, which prompted a review by the Committee on Finance with recommendations regarding bookkeeping, payroll, inventories and reporting. The proceedings of June 25 contain a resolution justifying and creating the post of Chief of Park Police, who would also serve as accountant and time keeper for the Superintendent of Parks. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Minutes (administrative records)

85. Board of Park Commissioners 1890 Proceedings, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1890
Description:
Volume of Park Board Commissioners proceedings for the year 1890. This volume is a typewritten transcript, prepared under the Federal Works Progress Administration, of the handwritten meeting minutes of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. Some important elements from this years’ Proceedings include ordinances spelling out what was considered “quiet, orderly and suitable use of the Parks and Parkways of the City of Minneapolis by the people” (an example: “No person shall ride, propel or drive any velocipede, bicycle or other vehicle propelled by the feet or hands, or both, of the rider or person carried thereon in any park.”). On August 5 an ordinance was passed authorizing the Minneapolis Street Railway Company to construct and operate an electric line along Hennepin Avenue. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Minutes (administrative records)

86. Board of Park Commissioners 1888 Proceedings, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1888
Description:
Volume of Park Board Commissioners proceedings for the year 1888. This volume is a typewritten transcript, prepared under the Federal Works Progress Administration, of the handwritten meeting minutes of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. The proceedings of the April 14 meeting include the approval of revised rules for the Board, covering everything from instructions for Board meetings and reports, duties of the officers, duties and procedures for the standing committees, and guidelines for employees such as the Superintendent of Parks. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Minutes (administrative records)

87. Board of Park Commissioners 1883 Proceedings, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1883
Description:
Volume of Park Board Commissioners proceedings for the year January 1-December 31, 1883. This volume is a typewritten transcript, prepared under the Federal Works Progress Administration, of the handwritten meeting minutes of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. The Proceedings for 1883 include the details of the first meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners on March 14 and subsequent monthly meetings, the appointment of commissioners, and of the decisions to purchase the first lands to be designated as public parks and parkways in the city of Minneapolis. This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Minutes (administrative records)

88. Board of Park Commissioners 1889 Proceedings, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1889
Description:
Volume of Park Board Commissioners proceedings for the year 1889. This volume is a typewritten transcript, prepared under the Federal Works Progress Administration, of the handwritten meeting minutes of the Minneapolis Board of Park Commissioners. Proceedings from this year reveal increased activity around facilities, amenities and activities in parks such as the purchase of pleasure boats and water swans for Central Park (now known as Loring Park) Lake, or the granting of privileges to sell refreshments at Minnehaha Falls. The June 29 business included amendments to “An Ordinance to secure the quiet, orderly and suitable use and enjoyment of the parks and parkways of the City of Minneapolis by the people” which contained notice that “No cattle, horses, mules, swine, sheep, goats, dogs or fowls shall be turned into or allowed to run at large in or upon any park or parkway.” This report references "Lake Calhoun," a Minneapolis lake now known as Bde Maka Ska, the Dakota language for "White Earth Lake."
Contributing Institution:
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
Type:
Text
Format:
Minutes (administrative records)
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