Public welfare records 1880-1938.

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Public welfare records 1880-1938.

Series documents the research and recommendations of the Planning Board concerning public welfare issues. Records include correspondence, legislation, outlines, maps, tables, graphs, surveys, data sheets, and reports. Topics include parole services, elementary education, hours and earnings in major industries, natural communities in Clackamas, Lane, and Multnomah Counties, population, prisons, social security, juvenile delinquency, and work relief. Most of the records refer to the period from 1934 to 1938, however, some basic research data date to 1880.

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Oregon State Planning Council

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Oregon State Planning Board

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The State Planning Board was a fact finding and advisory body created in 1935 to study and make recommendations for the conservation and development of Oregon's resources. The Board was preceded by the Reconstruction Advisory Board which was created in 1933 to prepare and present applications for loans from the Reconstruction Financing Corporation and to supervise the construction and management of subsequent projects. The Reconstruction Advisory Board consisted of engin...