State Board of Control building records and contracts 1854, 1885, 1909-1949, 1967, undated bulk 1920-1928

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State Board of Control building records and contracts 1854, 1885, 1909-1949, 1967, undated bulk 1920-1928

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/20173/20173-P.html

The primary functions of the Texas State Board of Control were the control and supervision of the state eleemosynary institutions (state schools, hospitals and sanitoriums, orphanages, juvenile training schools), the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation, the Confederate Homes, and the State Cemetery; serving as the purchasing agent for state institutions and agencies; having joint supervision and maintenance of certain historical parks; and having charge of the custody and maintenance of the Capitol and other state office buildings and grounds. Types of records present include specifications, bid proposals, blueprints, original contracts, bonds, deeds and easements, reports, legislative bills, correspondence, contractor's estimates, receipts, job orders, and photographs. Records are dated 1854, 1885, 1909-1949, 1967, and undated, bulk dating 1920-1928.

6.44 cubic ft.

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Texas State Archives

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