Administrative files, 1889-1919.

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Administrative files, 1889-1919.

This series contains the administrative files of the Board dealing primarily with the printing of state publications and insurance on state property from 1889 to 1919. The records include information regarding educational institutions, correctional facilities, and marine quarantine stations in the state. The records include correspondence, bids, policies, and supply inventories.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7341143

Florida State Archive

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Florida. Board of Commissioners of State Institutions

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The Board of Commissioners of State Institutions was created in 1868 (Article V, Section 20, 1868 Constitution) and consisted of the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Commissioner of Agriculture (General Commissioner of Lands and Immigration prior to 1885), and until 1885, the Adjutant General. The Board controlled state hospitals, correctional institutions, the construction of public buildings, ...