Frank H. DeGroat Papers (S716)

1939-1981

Biographical Sketch

Frank DeGroat (1916-1989) served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1962-1976, the year he retired from office. He served in District 10A which occupies Becker, and parts of Otter Tail and Wadena Counties. In addition to holding public office, Frank was a dairy and grain farmer residing in the rural Lake Park, Minnesota area. 

Collection Description

The Frank H. DeGroat papers are a legislative collection. They are arranged topically and chronologically. The collection consists of agricultural reports, committee minutes, correspondence, both incoming and outgoing, legislative reports, and various related legislative materials. 

Inventory

Box 1

  • Advertising
    • Outdoor Laws and Information. 1969-73
     
  • Agriculture
    • Miscellaneous. 1969, 1971, undated
    • Reports. 1971-76
    • Subcommittee
      • Minutes. 1972
      • Reports. 1972
       
    • Wild Rice Crops
      • Correspondence. 1972-73
      • Miscellaneous. 1969, undated
       
     
  • Alcohol and Drug Abuse. 1969-75
  • Bibliographic Information
  • Biographical Information
  • Bills, Act, and Summaries of Bills. 1968-79
  • Bounty and Predator Control. 1959, 1965-75
  • Campaign Materials. 1968-76, undated
  • Charitable Organizations. 1973
  • Communism
    • Farm Bureau/Union Relationship. 1939-59
    • Miscellaneous. 1947-60, undated
     
  • Consumer Laws published by the Office of the Attorney General. 1969
  • Corrections, Department of. 1972-76
  • Correspondence. 1963, 1967-71 
      

Box 2

  • Correspondence. 1972-81, undated
  • Conservation. 1969-76
  • Directories
    • Committee and Committee Assignments. 1973, 1975
    • Seating, Telephone. 1971, 1973-75
     
  • Education
    • Lake Park School Advisory Committee. 1978-79
    • Minnesota, Department of. 1973-74
    • Miscellaneous. 1963-75, undated
    • Pine Point Experimental School. 1972-73
    • Ray Brown-Backus School Controversy. 1975
     
  • Energy. 1975-78, undated
  • Family Farm Security. 1971-76
  • Fergus Falls State Hospital. 1976
  • Genealogical Information. 1969, 1972, 1975, undated
  • Gulf Oil
    • Annual Report. 1978
    • Correspondence/Press Releases. 1978-80
    • Government Advisory Council
      • Focus (Newsletter). 1978-79
      • Houston Meeting. 1979
      • New Orleans Meeting. 1977
       
    • Miscellaneous. 1977-80, undated 
     

Box 3

  • Highway
    • Aid and Beautification. 1973, undated
    • Department of. 1966-77
     
  • House Bills. Volume 1 (See Boxes 10 & 11)
  • Indian Affairs Commission
    • Correspondence. 1965-73
    • Minutes. 1963-64, 1966-72
    • Reports. 1965-75
     
  • Legislative
    • Reports and Journals. 1968-76
    • Wrap-up Reports. 1976
     
  • Minnesota
    • Bicentennial Commission. 1974-76
    • Commission for the Handicap. 1963-77, undated
    • Farm Bureau. 1955, 1974, 1980-82
    • National Guard Reports. 1954, 1975
    • Public Disclosure Law. 1977-82
     
  • Miscellaneous Materials. 1969-76, undated
  • Native Americans
    • Hunting and Fishing Rights. 1971-74
    • Legal Information. 1966-72
    • Miscellaneous. 1962-73, undated
     
  • News Releases. 1971-76, undated
  • Newsletters
  • Miscellaneous. 1972-76, 1979
  • The Session Weekly published by the Minnesota House of Representatives. 1986
  • Newspaper Clippings. 1967-80, undated
  • Northwest Area Foundation Report. 1975
  • An Occupational Profile of Minnesota Women. 1975
  • Panama Canal Treaty. 1976-77
  • Personal Notes. 1969-76, undated
  • Pollution Control Agency. 1973-76
  • Poverty in Minnesota - Who, Where, and Why published by the Governor’s office of Economic Opportunity. 1972
  • Public Welfare, Department of. 1974, 1978
  • Regional Development Act. 1969-71
  • Resolutions and Petitions. 1969-75 
      

Box 4

  • Senate Bills. Volume 2
  • Shore Land Management. 1965, 1970, 1975
  • Snowmobiles
    • International Conference Information. 1972-73
    • Manufacturers’/Legislature Minutes. 1973
    • Miscellaneous. 1971-75
    • Rules and Regulations. 1967-73
    • Subcommittee Minutes. 1971-72
     
  • Speeches. 1968-76, undated
  • Taxation
    • Conference Committee. 1973
    • Homestead Credit. 1972-76
    • Miscellaneous. 1967-79
    • Property. 1973, undated
    • Railroad. 1969-73, undated
    • Real Estate. 1969-76, undated
    • Study Commission. 1973
     
  • University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Stations. 1966-67, 1973
  • The Washington Report. 1977-80
  • Wetlands
  • Miscellaneous. 1962-75
  • Preservation. 1970, undated
  • Wild Rice River Basin. 1968-69, 1972 
      

Box 5

  • Author’s Lists. 1965, 1971, 1973-77
  • Dairy Herd Record Book. 1944-57
      

The following boxes contain various publications relating to the subject area indicated. 

Box 6

  • Daily Planner Books. 1965-77, undated
  • Agriculture 
      

Box 7

  • Education
  • Environmental Reports 
      

Box 8

  • Environmental Reports
  • Land Use Planning
  • Legislative Bulletins 
      

Box 9

  • Legislative Bulletins
  • Regional Development Studies and Proposals
  • Taxation 
      

Boxes 10-11

  • House Bills