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- 1942-1971 (Creation)
Extent
0.84 linear feet
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Biographical history
John T. Kosloske was born in December 1907, in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. He was raised in a family of nine children. His parents came to Chicago, Illinois from Prussia, Germany in 1884 and later moved to Sauk Rapids. He started out in politics in 1928 as a Justice of the Peace, a position which he held until he was elected to the Minnesota State legislature for the 1949, 1951, and 1953 sessions. In 1936 he married Marcela Brunz of Leroy, Minnesota. He had stepchildren, Dorothy and William. In 1965 he was elected mayor of Sauk Rapids where he served from 1966 to 1967. He passed away on February 4, 2004.
Scope and content
This collection contains a large number of constituent and legislative correspondences. Not all issues or subjects discussed in these correspondences are listed above, the description listed above only list a small selection of subjects discussed in these correspondences. The collection also contains a number of folders concerning political reports and letters, the Liberal Caucus minutes and notices, campaign material, newspaper articles, booklets, bills and legislation, and other material related to Kosloske’s time in office and material concerning Minnesota.
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Records are located at 37D.2d-e.
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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.
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- English
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Archivist's note
These records were reprocessed by Sara Olson in September 2014.