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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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)

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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)

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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
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