Legislative records 1912-1939.

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Legislative records 1912-1939.

Series documents the relation between Planning Board research and recommendations and state and federal legislation. Records include correspondence, publications, lists, legislation, bulletins, and reports. Topics include freeways, interstate cooperation, creation of a national planning board, abolition of the State Planning board, creation of a research and development commission, and water pollution. Most of the records refer to the period from 1934 to 1939, however, some of the research dates to 1912.

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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...