Historical Documents

Lack of storage space and good housekeeping dictates the time for records removal. Records removal from Minnesota Government

offices is controlled by statute.Some material can be discarded by schedule, some must be kept permanently.

When a removal is planned, notice must be given to certain state offices. The Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) sends

a staff member to remove any items chosen for preservation in their collections. Anything left can go

into the dumpster or, as happened this time, offered to some organization.

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The Sibley County Historical Society received notice that the county auditor had material left after removal of some

selected items by MHS, so SCHS staff went to the courthouse in Gaylord and filled a car twice.