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- 1974-1976 (Creation)
Extent
1.68 linear feet
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Biographical history
Claudia Meier Volk was a Minnesota House Representative of District 18A for the years 1975-1976. She was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). She lived in Rice, Minnesota until she married, thus the change in name from Claudia Meier to Claudia Meier Volk. She moved to Ray, North Dakota with her husband Martin Volk. She resigned from her political office sometime in 1976.
While serving as a legislator, she served on the Agriculture, Health and Welfare, and Judiciary Committees. She showed interest in issues concerning school aid, family planning, and equal rights.
She was born in North Dakota in 1948 and later moved to Minnesota. She graduated from Osseo High School, attended the College of St. Scholastica, and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in Nursing. She then became a registered nurse and became politically involved. Some of the positions she held include: Benton Co. Chairperson, Vice-President Little Rock Lake Improvement Association, member of Rice Sportsman's Club, and a member of the Minnesota Nurses Association.
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This collection contains varies correspondences and materials relating to Claudia Meier Volk and her time spent in office. There are a number of correspondences related to" agriculture, drinking age, equal rights amendment, family planning, gun control, and a number of other correspondences. Other material includes legislative material, bills, personal papers, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material.
System of arrangement
The correspondence letters are arranged by subject and then by chronological order by date in each folder. Other correspondence are categorized as "Constituent Correspondence" and includes the years 1974-1976. Other material are arranged by subject.
Records are located at 36B.5b-6a.
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This collection is restricted unless granted permission by the donor.
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Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder.
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- English
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Archivist's note
These records were reprocessed by Sara Olson in October 2014.