Title:
Texas State Board of Control Confederate Home for Men records
Description:
The primary functions of the Texas State Board of Control were controlling and supervising the state eleemosynary institutions (state schools, hospitals and sanatoriums, orphanages, and juvenile training schools), the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation, the Confederate Homes, and the State Cemetery; serving as the purchasing agent for state institutions and agencies; having joint supervision and maintenance of certain historical parks; and having charge of the custody and maintenance of the Capitol and other state office buildings and grounds. Records consist of Confederate Men's Home records of the Texas State Board of Control. Types of materials include applications of admission to the Texas Confederate Home for Men, correspondence, index cards, patient files, rosters, and visitor registers. Records date 1886-1950 and undated. A portion of these materials has been digitized and is part of the Texas Digital Archive.
Collection:
Texas State Board of Control Confederate Home for Men records
Creator:
Texas. State Board of Control
Date range of creation:
1886-1950, undated
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Public institutions
Subject:
Texas Confederate Home for Men
Type:
Correspondence
Type:
Indexes (reference sources)
Type:
Registers (lists)
Type:
Rosters
Citation information:
(Identify the item), Texas State Board of Control Confederate Home for Men records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
These records are arranged as received. Patient files and index cards are arranged alphabetically and correspondence is arranged roughly alphabetically and chronologically.
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:
Records described in this finding aid may contain information that is confidential under the Texas Public Information Act (PIA) (Texas Government Code, Chapter 552) or other statutes. Restricted information, as outlined in the statutes, applies to both physical and electronic records. As laws change, statutory restrictions may be added to or removed from these records. See our Texas Public Information Act and Researching in the State Archives web page for the more common types of restrictions found in state government records.
Access restrictions:
Requests for materials held within the State Archives, whether a Research Request or Public Information Act Request, must be submitted via this form: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/sites/default/files/public/tslac/ref/Texas_State_Archive_Material_Request_Form.pdf. A Research Request is sufficient for requesting most State Archives materials. While a PIA Request is always an option, a PIA Request for State Archives materials is required only if a researcher does not agree to the redaction or removal of restricted government information (see: Texas Gov't Code Chapter 552).
Size or duration:
4.5 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/13006.html
