State planning board capitol committee records 1935.

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State planning board capitol committee records 1935.

Series documents early efforts to build a new State Capitol. Records include correspondence, drawings, memoranda, legislation, architect's applications, reports, Public Works Administration, grant applications, and ephemera concerning other state capitols. Topics include financing, a possible Oregon Resources Museum, and alternative sites for Capitol building.

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United States. Public Workd Administration.

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Oregon. Capitol Reconstruction Commission.

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Oregon Resources Museum.

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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...