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Intact Late-1990s Minnesota Political & Civic Working ArchiveFranklin Day Planner Portfolio, 1997–1999Offered here is a complete, intact personal working archive preserved within its original Franklin leather zip planner portfolio, dating approximately 1997–1999.This archive documents the daily professional, civic, and personal life of a Minnesota public servant involved in economic security, rehabilitation services, and Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party activity during the late 1990s.Contents include:
• Original Franklin leather zip planner portfolio with rings and inserts
• Handwritten daily and weekly planner pages (1997–1999)
• Minnesota Department of Economic Security internal documents and memoranda
• Legislative phone lists and provider directories
• DFL Party correspondence and official meeting notices
• Advocacy and policy-related printed materials
• Original mailed envelopes with period postage and handwriting
• Franklin Day Planner owner’s manual and system materialsPlanner entries reflect a rich intersection of public service, legislative coordination, family life, and cultural engagement, with references to music, literature, education, disability advocacy, and community involvement.This archive is offered exactly as found.
No pages have been removed, rearranged, or altered. It has not been curated or broken apart, preserving its integrity as a primary-source historical record.Condition:
• Portfolio shows expected wear consistent with daily professional use
• Paper materials range from very good to gently handled
• No cleaning, reorganization, or restoration attemptedIdeal for:
• Political and social history collectors
• Minnesota and Midwest researchers
• Disability policy and public administration historians
• Institutional or private archives
• Collectors of Franklin Planner culture and late-20th-century working lifeThis is not a loose ephemera lot, but a cohesive, contextual archive documenting a real life in public service during a pivotal era.
