Parks and Wildlife Department State Parks Division records 1905-1990 bulk 1927-1986

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Parks and Wildlife Department State Parks Division records 1905-1990 bulk 1927-1986

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/20149/20149-P.html

The State Parks Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) protects, interprets, and manages cultural and natural resources and provides recreational opportunities to the public on land owned or leased by TPWD. Types of records present include correspondence, reports, project files, appraisal reports, copies of land title abstracts, deeds, surveyors' field notes, survey and subdivision maps, photographs, maps and brochures, and civil engineering and architectural structural and mechanical plans and specifications for various types of repairs and improvements to two Air Force bases in Texas. Dates covered are 1905-1990, bulk 1927-1986.

30.68 cubic ft.

eng,

Texas State Archives

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Texas. State Parks Board

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The Texas State Parks Board was created in 1923 (Senate Bill 73, 38th Legislature, First Called Session) to investigate prospective park sites in the state, to report to the Legislature with recommendations, and to solicit and accept donations of land for state park purposes. The State Parks Board was initially composed of five members, appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate to six-year terms, and they were to be state officers. The number of board members increas...

Texas. Parks and Wildlife Dept. State Parks Division.

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