General file, 1875-1979.

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General file, 1875-1979.

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Correspondence, reports, bids, contracts, legal opinions, agreements, financial accounts, maps, plats, and drawings relating to matters considered by the board. The files provide background information for actions taken by the board and document follow-up activities. The earliest files, 1875-1914, are arranged chronologically. Except for the State Industrial Commission files, the records for 1915-1927 are not extant. Within overlapping periods of time, each of the six sets of files dating from 1928 is arranged alphabetically by the name of the government agency, project, topic, individual, or company. See also General file, 1973-1979, [MSA T378].

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