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Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. 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.).
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In 1949 responsibility for most eleemosynary institutions that had been managed by the Texas State Board of Control, including state hospitals, special schools, and the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation, was transferred to the newly-created Texas Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools (House Bill 1, 51st Legislature, Regular Session) in order to improve the efficiency of operations and provide better treatment of the patients and students. Duties of the board included establishing and enforcing rules and regulations, deciding on building and/or expansion programs, approving budgets for its central office and each individual institution, and deciding on general policy matters. The board was composed of nine members, appointed by the governor, with concurrence by the Senate, to six-year overlapping terms. No more than three members could be physicians. In 1956 the board exercised oversight of 22 hospitals and special schools. It was abolished in 1965 (59th Legislature, House Bill 3, Regular Session) and its duties transferred to other departments, primarily the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. Responsibilities for the Alabama-Coushatta Indians were transferred to the Texas Commission for Indian Affairs.
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The Texas Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools was established in 1949 to take over control of the state eleemosynary institutions from the Texas State Board of Control in order to improve the efficiency of operations and provide better treatment of the patients and students. Records present include minutes of the board, a compilation of attorney general opinions and laws concerning the board and its functions, manuals, policy circulars, rules and regulations, mission and organization statements, outlines for budget policy discussions, and files concerning the establishment of a job classification program at the agency. Dates covered are 1950-1965.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
The records have been organized into three series by State Archives staff:
Annual or biennial reports of the Texas Board of Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools and of many of the eleemosynary institutions can be found in the Texana Collection of the Texas State Archives. Check the card catalog (most of these are not in the library's online catalog) for the name of the institution and call numbers.
(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Laura K. Saegert, September 2006
Accession numbers: 1989/025, 1998/147, 2005/096, 2006/106
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Legislative Reference Library on June 8, 1988; February 4, 2005; and January 11, 2006; and by Mona Jarrell (former employee of the Board) on October 25, 1988.
The Texas Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools was established in 1949 to take over control of the state eleemosynary institutions from the Texas State Board of Control in order to improve the efficiency of operations and provide better treatment of the patients and students. Records present are minutes of the board dating 1951-1955, 1958-1965. Minutes are not present for 1949-June 1951 and 1956-1957. Filed with the minutes in later years are supporting documents, including committee reports, reports on projects and programs, reports of the auditor, and copies of contracts.
These records are arranged in chronological order as received from the Legislative Reference Library.
(Identify the item), Minutes, Texas Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession number: 1998/147
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Legislative Reference Library on June 8, 1998.
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Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. 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.).
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Laura K. Saegert, September 2006
The Texas Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools was established in 1949 to take over control of the state eleemosynary institutions from the Texas State Board of Control in order to improve the efficiency of operations and provide better treatment of the patients and students. Records present include a compilation of attorney general opinions and laws concerning the board and its functions, manuals, policy circulars, statistical data, organization and mission statements, and outlines for budget policy discussions in regards to Texas House and Senate appropriation bills. Specific manuals include accounting, institutional operations, and administrative board operations. Dates covered are 1950-1964, bulk 1950-1959.
These records are arranged as received from the Legislative Reference Library, roughly by record type.
(Identify the item), Administrative records, Texas Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 2005/096, 2006/106
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Legislative Reference Library on February 4, 2005 and January 11, 2006.
None.
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. 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.).
None.
Laura K. Saegert, September 2006
The Texas Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools was established in 1949 to take over control of the state eleemosynary institutions from the Texas State Board of Control in order to improve the efficiency of operations and provide better treatment of the patients and students. Records are files concerning the establishment of a job classification program at the agency and consist of an outline of the project, job and class specifications, a suggested plan for accomplishing the program, and a job classification manual. Dates covered are about 1952-1953.
These records are arranged as received from the donor.
(Identify the item), Job classification files, Texas Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession number: 1989/025
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by Mona Jarrell (former employee of the Board) on October 25, 1988.
None.
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. 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.).
None.
Laura K. Saegert, September 2006