urn:taro:utexas.cah.02667 A Guide to the Texas State Building Commission Records, 1968 Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. May 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Texas. State Building Commission Texas State Building Commission Records 1968 Materials are written in English. 69-120 1 item Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin An archaeological report composes the Texas State Building Commission Records, 1968, documenting the commission’s excavations at two Texas gulf coast sites in Jackson and San Patricio counties. Historical Note

Following its creation after a constitutional amendment in 1954, the Texas State Building Commission consisted of the governor, attorney general, and the chairman of the Board of Control. The commission designed, built, and remodeled state buildings, while also erecting historical memorials and monuments. Additionally, it sponsored an archaeology program to recover prehistoric data and artifacts. Five years after the Fifty-ninth Legislature instated the State Building Construction Administration Act in 1965 to better manage the construction and cost of new buildings, the Sixty-first Legislature ratified another act requiring the commission to ensure handicap accessibility. In 1977, the state legislature eliminated the commission, transferring its responsibilities to the Board of Control, later renamed the State Purchasing and General Services Commission.

Source:

Bible, Phil. State Building Commission. Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed April 29, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/mds08.

 Scope and Contents

An archaeological report composes the Texas State Building Commission Records, 1968, documenting the commission’s excavations at two Texas gulf coast sites in Jackson and San Patricio counties. Authored by Dee Ann Story, the report contains drawings, charts, and photographs of artifacts and archaeological trenches.

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Story, Dee Ann, 1931-2010. Subjects (Organizations) Texas. State Building Commission -- History -- 20th century. Subjects Archaeological sites -- Texas -- History -- 20th century. Excavations (Archaeology) -- Texas -- History -- 20th century. Places Jackson County (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century. San Patricio County (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century. Preferred Citation

Texas State Building Commission Records, 1968, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3K88 Report, 1968