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Florida. Board of Commissioners of State Institutions.
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Institutional management and operation files, 1911-1969.
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34.00 cubic ft.
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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, the ownership of Seminole Indian reservation lands, the Governor's Mansion Commission, and the buildings in the Capitol Center Complex (except the Capitol). The Board maintained prison workshops and alcoholic rehabilitation centers; licensed airports; insured public buildings under its control; and held title to every patent, copyright or trademark owned by the state. The Board was abolished in 1969 with its functions passing to various departments of the reorganized Executive Department (Ch. 69-106, Laws).
Summary:
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.
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Florida State Hospital. Florida Division of Construction. Florida Division of Corrections. Florida Governor's Mansion Commission. John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Governor's Mansion (Tallahassee, Fla.) Capitol Center Complex (Tallahassee, Fla.) Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program (Florida)
Psychiatric hospitals Florida State hospitals Florida Public buildings Florida Prisons Florida Art museums Florida Seminole Indians. Mikasuki Indians. Indians of North America Florida
Florida Capital and capitol
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