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Department of Health and related agencies - Administrative Records
New Jersey's State Board of Health was established in 1877. Its administrative functions were vested in the Department of Health, which was created in 1947. In 1996, the latter was renamed the Department of Health and Senior Services.
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Series:
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State Board of Health/Department of Health
Minutes, 1877-1947
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Control #:
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SHE00001
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Format:
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15 c.f. (61 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Series:
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State Board of Health/Department of Health
Annual Reports, 1874-1975
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Control #:
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SHE00002
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Format:
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20 c.f. (102 vols.)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Reports 1874, 1877-1915 (Vols. 1-39) are for the State Board of Health; reports for 1916 forward (Vol. 40+) are for the Department.
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Department of Health
Public Health News, 1915-1971
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Control #:
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SHE00003
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Format:
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4.25 c.f. (5 boxes [42 vols.])
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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Department of Health
Tuberculosis Exhibit Scrapbook of Dr. Hugh Palmer, 1911-1915
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Control #:
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SHE00004
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Arrangement:
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Roughly chronological
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Series:
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Department of Health
Miscellaneous Publications, 1921-1996
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Control #:
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SHE00005
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Format:
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0.75 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Series:
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Department of Health
Subject Files of Vincent D'Alessandro, Assistant Commissioner, 1950-1982
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Control #:
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SHE00007
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Series:
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Department of Health
Division of AIDS Prevention and Control
Subject Files of Kenneth Black, Executive Assistant, 1983-1991
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Control #:
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SHEAI001
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Format:
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2 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Series:
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Department of Health
Division of Alcoholism, Drug Abuse & Addiction Services
Prevention and Tobacco Control Services Unit
Publications, Correspondence and Promotional Material, 1970s-1990s
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Control #:
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SHEAL001
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Format:
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5 c.f. (5 boxes)
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Series:
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Department of Health
Division of Chronic Illness Control
State Committee on Volunteer Friendly Visitors
Records, 1962-1980
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Control #:
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SHECI001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Foldered by subject
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Series:
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Department of Health
Commissioner's Office
Departmental and Subject Files, 1975-1980
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Control #:
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SHECO001
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Format:
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9 c.f. (9 boxes)
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Series:
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Department of Health
Division of Family Health Services
Bureau of Health Promotion and Disease Control
Rape Care Program Files, 1981-1991
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Control #:
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SHEFA001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Department of Health
Division of Family Health Services
Maternal & Child Health Planning and Regional Services
Annual Hospital Summary Reports, 1967-1995
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Control #:
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SHEFA002
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Format:
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1 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological within record type
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Notes:
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Reports included to as late as 1992; miscellaneous material included to 1995.
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Series:
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Department of Health
Division of Family Health Services
Maternal & Child Health Planning and Regional Services
March of Dimes, Central Jersey Chapter - Health Professionals Advisory Committee Minutes, 1992-1997
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Control #:
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SHEFA003
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Format:
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1 c.f. (1 box)
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Notes:
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A member of the Division of Family Health Services apparently served on the Advisory Committee.
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Series:
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Department of Health
Division of Health Facilities Evaluation
Bureau of Licensing, Certification and Standards
Case Files, 1976-1981
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Control #:
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SHEHF001
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Format:
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4.5 c.f. (9 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Alphabetical by facility
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Series:
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Department of Health
Bureau of Child Hygiene
Annual Reports, 1918 & 1925-1927
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Control #:
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SHEHY001
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Format:
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0.4 c.f. (4 vols.)
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Series:
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Department of Health
Division of Laboratories and Epidemiology
Background Material for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act, 1977
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Control #:
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SHELA001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Department of Health
Division of Occupational and Environmental Health
Miscellaneous Publications, ca. 1963-2003
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Control #:
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SHEOC001
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Format:
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3.5 c.f. (7 boxes)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Notes:
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Publications dated through 2003 have been itemized.
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Series:
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Department of Health
Division of Public Health and Environmental Labs.
Records of Dr. S. I. Shahied, Assistant Commissioner, 1986-1988
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Control #:
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SHEPU001
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Format:
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1.5 c.f. (2 boxes)
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Series:
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Alzheimer's Disease Study Commission
Records, 1984-1986
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Control #:
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SZALZ001
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Series:
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Governor's Advisory Commission on Diabetes
Interim Report of Findings and Recommendations, 1985
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Control #:
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SZDIA001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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State Board of Health
Circulars, 1883-1907
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Control #:
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SZHEA001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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By circular number
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Notes:
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State Board of Health circulars can also be found printed in the Minutes of the Board.
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Series:
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New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
Annual Reports, 1979-1980
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Control #:
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SZHEC001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (2 reports)
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Series:
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New Jersey Hospital Rate Setting Commission
Minutes, 1979-1990
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Control #:
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SZHOS001
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Format:
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15 reels (16-mm)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Series:
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New Jersey Hospital Rate Setting Commission
Annual Reports, 1981-1986
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Control #:
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SZHOS002
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Format:
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0.5 c.f. (1 box)
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Arrangement:
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Chronological
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Commission on Legal and Ethical Problems in the Delivery of Health Care (NJ Bioethics Commission)
Records, ca. 1986-1992
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Control #:
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SZLEG001
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Format:
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14 c.f. (14 boxes)
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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New Jersey Mental Health Planning Committee
Final Report, 1976
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Control #:
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SZMEE001
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Format:
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0.2 c.f. (2 vols.)
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Series:
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Narcotic Drug Study Commission
Records, 1963-1967
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Control #:
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SZNAS001
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Format:
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3.75 c.f. (8 boxes)
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Finding Aid:
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Click here!
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Series:
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Commission to Study the Administration of Public Medical Care
Report and Recommendations, 1959
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Control #:
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SZPUM001
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Format:
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0.1 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Series:
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State Commission on Tuberculosis in Animals
Register of Expenses, 1910-1916
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Control #:
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SZTUB001
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Format:
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0.25 c.f. (1 vol.)
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Notes:
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The commission's responsibilities were transferred to the Department of Agriculture in 1916.
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~ The collections listed on this page represent 90.4 c.f. of paper records and 15 reels of microfilm ~
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For additional and/or more recent records relating to this topic, contact:
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This page last updated 02/05/2007
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