Governor Pat M. Neff records 1920-1925

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Governor Pat M. Neff records 1920-1925

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Pat Morris Neff served as governor of Texas from January 18, 1921 to January 20, 1925. These records document Governor Neff's two terms in office. Types of records are correspondence, letterpress books, index cards, financial records, messages, and telegrams, dating from 1920 to 1925. Subjects covered are free textbooks, reforms of the prison system, requests and recommendations for appointment to office and to represent Texas at various conferences, animal quarantines, and military training camps.

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