Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands

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Under Article X, Section 7 of the Wisconsin Constitution, the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands was created. Members of the board include the attorney general (WIHV85-A1887), the secretary of state (WIHV85-A527), and the state treasurer (WIHV87-A621). The Board of Commissioners of Public Lands accepts lands granted to Wisconsin by the federal government, sells these lands, invests the proceeds for the benefit of public schools, universities, and libraries, and supervises the Division of Trust Lands and Investments (WIHV91-A888).

From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145779146
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creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. General correspondence, 1950-1971. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Loan applications from school districts, 1932-1956. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Land sales records, 1852-1857. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Correspondence with General Land Office, 1850-1889, 1929-1939. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Secretary of State. Racine leases of school lands, 1846-1849. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Individual loan mortgage files, 1848-1900. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Applications for purchase of land, 1850-1903. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Loans from school funds, 1850-1898. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Division of Trust Lands and Investments. Public land re-survey field notes, 1832-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Land lists, 1850-1910. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Miscellaneous papers, 1839, 1865, 1871-1891. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin. Secretary of State. Refunds on Indian lands conveyed by state in error, 1922. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Federal survey plat books, 1834-1858. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Fire warden reports, 1896-1897. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Surveyors' field notes, 1832-1865. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Public land survey plat maps, 1832-1866. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Division of Trust Lands and Investments. Land certificates, 1848-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Division of Trust Lands and Investments. Land patent case files, 1848-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Satisfaction of mortgage statements, 1864-1909. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Agency history record. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Miscellaneous indexes, 1855-1859. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Public land survey field notes, 1832-1866. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Division of Trust Lands and Investments. Loan files, 1962-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Division of Trust Lands and Investments. Land patents, 1839-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Division of Trust Lands and Investments. Public land re-survey plat maps, 1832-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin. Treasurer. Policy related correspondence, 1985-1994. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Chief Timber Cruiser's correspondence, 1934-1943. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin. Treasurer. Land Commission orders, 1857-1865. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Division of Trust Lands and Investments. Leases, easements, and land use licenses, 1909-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Land patent books, 1854-1925. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Office of the Secretary of State. Potosi land grant documents, 1845-1846. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
creatorOf Wisconsin. Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Commission minutes, 1848-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Division of Trust Lands and Investments. Timber sales, 1942-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
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