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- 1970-1990 (Creation)
Extent
4.45 linear feet [11 boxes]
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Biographical history
James Pehler was born on February 23, 1942 and is a graduate of St. Cloud State College (B.S. and M.A.). He was elected to the Minnesota State Legislature from 1973-1990. He served as a Representative from District 17B from 1973-1980 and served as Senator for District 17 from 1981-1990. Pehler also served on the faculty at St. Cloud State University as coordinator of television services. Although concerned with all areas of legislature, he was part of various committees concerned with: crime prevention and corrections, city government, education, labor-management relations, and taxes. He lived in the St. Cloud, Minnesota, area.
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Scope and content
This collection contains various materials relating to James Pehler and the time in spent in public office. These materials include awards given to Pehler, correspondence between the public and other politicians, campaign materials, proposals for a domed stadium, an assortment of various educational programs supported and participated by Pehler, environmental issues he was involved in, drafts of letters to be sent out in response to public questions, a work resume, legislative pamphlets, memos, newspaper clippings, press release, the Senate Journal, and various miscellaneous materials.
The first box in this collection contains various awards, certifications, and plaques Pehler received from various organizations he supported. The awards are in various physical conditions and some are undated.
The major part of this collection is the constituent correspondence between Pehler and the public. These correspondence date between the years 1972 through 1990, and are arranged in chronological order by date. The content matter of the correspondence mostly deal with legislative matters on a wide range of topics. They provide insight to public sentiment towards prospective laws and way of life in Minnesota.
System of arrangement
The first section of this collection is an assortment of plaques and awards given to Pehler during his time in office. The collection of constituent correspondence are arranged in chronological order. The last part of this collection is separated into topics of interest.
Records are located at 37C.7a-e and 37D.1a-f.
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There are no access restrictions.
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Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder. The constituent correspondence is closed to the public.
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- English
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Archivist's note
These records were reprocessed by Sara Olson in September 2014.