Title:
Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds records
Description:
The 14th Texas Legislature (Senate Bill 335, Regular Session) created the Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds in 1874 to take charge of the public halls of the Capitol and State Library as well as the safekeeping and preservation of the Capitol grounds and State Cemetery. This office also briefly worked with the Governor’s Mansion, Treasury Building, and Comptroller Building. In 1879, the office came under the supervision of the Commissioner of Insurance, Statistics, and History (Revised Civil Statutes, Chapter 2, Title 76). The office was abolished in 1919 and its duties absorbed by the Texas State Board of Control (Senate Bill 147, 36th Legislature, Regular Session). Records date 1877-1916, undated, and include financial records, reports, various inventories, payroll records, bids, specifications, blueprints, drawings, and prints. These records have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.scope note from the abstract
Collection:
Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds records
Creator:
Texas. Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds
Date range of creation:
1877-1916
Date range of creation:
undated
Geographic coverage:
Austin (Tex.)
Subject:
Public buildings
Subject:
Texas Governor's Mansion (Austin, Tex.)
Subject:
Texas State Capitol (Austin, Tex.)
Type:
Blueprints (reprographic copies)
Type:
Financial records
Type:
Inventories
Type:
Mechanical drawings (building systems drawings)
Type:
Payroll records
Type:
Reports
Type:
Specifications
Medium:
Black-and-white prints (prints on paper)
Citation information:
(Identify the item), Texas Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
These records are arranged in chronological order.
Copyright information:
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Access restrictions:
None
Size or duration:
0.23 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/12013.xml
Technical requirements:
The blueprints and drawings are large and fragile and may not be photocopied.