Research and Development Project Case Files.

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Research and Development Project Case Files.

Records maintained at the laboratory or comparable level; reflecting a complete history of each project from initiation through research, development, design, and testing, to completion. They included (when created by Department personnel or received from contractors) procurement files, consisting of a copy of each contract or agreement for research serviceswith related modifications, changes, or addenda; project authorization documents; project cards; technical characteristics; test and trial results; drawings, specifications, and photographs considered to be essential to document design, modifications and engineering developemnt; technical and progress reports; notice of completion or cancellation; reference to the location of prototype models, films, or other items too bulky for inclusion in these files; and correspondence influencing the course of action taken on the project.

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A Department of Education, headed by a Commissioner, was established by an act of March 2, 1867. It was abolished as an independent agency on July 20, 1868, and reestablished as the Office of Education in the Department of Interior. The original statutory function of both the Department and the Office was to collect and desseminate information on education in the United States and abroad and to promote better education throughout the country. Later legislation and Executive orders h...