Institutional management and operation files, 1911-1969.

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Institutional management and operation files, 1911-1969.

The series contains files documenting the administration of the various state buildings and land under the Board's supervision; the management of social welfare programs such as alcoholic rehabilitation; administrative records of the Florida State Hospital and Division of Corrections; and records concerning the development of the buildings in the Capitol Center Complex. The series includes leases, contracts, maintenance records, records of building alterations, tax records, minutes, correspondence, reports, audits, inventories, and personnel records. Subjects include the Florida State Hospital, the Ringling Estate, the Governor's Mansion, the Division of Corrections, and Seminole and Miccosukee Indians.

34 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7341518

Florida State Archive

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Florida. Division of Construction.

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Florida. Division of Corrections

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The Division of Corrections was created under the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions in 1957 (Ch. 57-317, Laws). The Board of Commissioners of State Institutions had been instructed to manage all state prisons since 1877 (Ch. 3033, 1877, Laws). In 1969, the Division of Corrections became part of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (Ch. 69-106, Laws). The Division's duties were increased in 1975, and it became the Dept. of Offender Rehabilitation (Ch. 75-49, Laws). The ...

Capitol Center Complex (Tallahassee, Fla.)

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Florida State Hospital.

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Governor's Mansion (Tallahassee, Fla.)

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John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Library

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Florida. Governor's Mansion Commission

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The Mansion Advisory Committee was created in 1955 by Governor LeRoy Collins to advise on the furnishing of the new Mansion. In 1957, the Committee was dissolved, and the Governor's Mansion Commission was created (Chapter 57-61, Laws). The Commission is concerned with policies on the use of the Mansion, fund raising, and the solicitation and acknowledgement of gifts. It was placed under the Dept. of General Services in 1969 (Chapter 69-106, Laws). From the description of Minutes, 195...

Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program (Fla.)

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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, ...