A large portion of the governors' collection includes the official records, and correspondence, subject files, etc., that were created by the governor and staff during their tenure in office. There are also records from the committees, councils and commissions created by the governors to study, plan and make recommendations on the variety of issues relating to the state. (i.e. Governor's commission on the arts, council on health promotion and wellness, etc.). The collection also includes the "miscellaneous" records such as proclamations, executive documents and disaster relief files which, depending upon the research topic, may be of interest.
The size of the Governors' records vary depending upon the governor and the time frame in office. Thus, in some instances, not all records relating to a governor will have a link to one centralized finding aid. There may be several finding aids relating to different series or records may include both online finding aid/s and catalog references to the print copy of the finding aid. It is generally a good practice to check the catalog to determine that all relevant resources have been located.
To locate the records of an individual governor search the catalog:
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