Papers, 1919-1925.

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Papers, 1919-1925.

Letters and financial records kept by William Otis Hotchkiss, State of Wisconsin geologist and chairman of the Highway Commission, which relate to a dispute between the commission and Wisconsin Governor John J. Blaine over administration of the Highway Department. Also included are statistics on mining in Iron County, Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin. Highway Commission.

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The Highway Commission was created by Chapter 337, Laws of 1911. State Laws of 1929 reorganized the commission from a five person, part-time agency to a three-person, full-time agency. With the reorganization of state government agencies in 1967 (Chapter 75), the Highway Commission was placed under the newly created Department of Transportation (see WIHV85-A1884). Chapter 29, Laws of 1977 created an independent Transportation Commission (see WIHV85-A214) which took over many of the ...

Hotchkiss, William Otis, 1878-1954

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Geologist, author, and educator. From the description of Papers, 1935-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78403298 ...

Blaine, John J. (John James), 1873-1934

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