Papers, 1888-1941.

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Papers, 1888-1941.

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Miscellaneous papers of Hobbins, a Wisconsin Conservation Commissioner, 1929-1937, and an active hunter; consisting of notebooks recording game killed and shooting expenses (1888-1912), miscellaneous Commission memoranda primarily concerning forest management, and scattered personal letters.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Hobbins, Louis McLane.

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Wisconsin. State Conservation Commission

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A State Conservation Commission was first established by Chapter 644, Laws of 1911, as an uncompensated advisory body. The functions of the Board of Forestry (WIHV95-A528), the Fish and Game Warden, the State Park Board (WIHV95-A527), and the Commissioners of Fisheries (WIHV87-A1630) were consolidated and vested in a new State Conservation Commission under Chapter 406, Laws of 1915. Initially, the full-time commissioners exercised responsibility both for policy-making and for the administration ...