Parks and Wildlife Department records 1905-2004 bulk 1963-2004

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Parks and Wildlife Department records 1905-2004 bulk 1963-2004

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/20150/20150-P.html

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is responsible for the management and conservation of the state's natural and cultural resources, provision of outdoor recreational opportunities, conservation education and outreach, and interpretation of cultural and historical resources. Types of records present include minutes, agenda, meeting transcripts, meeting supporting documents, correspondence, memoranda, executive orders, legislative bill analysis reports, bill files, legal materials, appraisal reports, copies of land title abstracts, deeds, surveyors' field notes, survey and subdivision maps, project files, environmental assessments, reports, studies, planning records, maps, proclamations, photographs, newsletters and other publications, papers, clippings, Attorney General opinions, and civil engineering and architectural structural and mechanical plans and specifications for various types of repairs and improvements to two former Air Force bases in Texas. Dates covered are 1905-2004, bulk dating 1963-2004.

169.16 cubic ft. and 32 reels of microfilm (processed) and about 99 cubic ft. (unprocessed)

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Texas State Archives

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