Inventory of county records, Galveston County courthouse, Galveston, Texas, Volume 1

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Inventory of records of Galveston County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Volume 1 describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Judge, County Clerk, County Treasurer, Auditor, Purchasing Agent, County Road Department, Beach and Parks Department, and County Engineer. Provides a separate listing of Galveston County records. Also includes an index and a list of Galveston County records deposited in the Galveston County Historical Museum.

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volume 1 of 3 ; xiv, 205 p. : map ; 28 cm.

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Texas County Records Inventory Project 1980.

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Inventory of records of Galveston County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Volume 1 describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Judge, County Clerk, County Treasurer, Auditor, Purchasing Agent, County Road Department, Beach and Parks Department, and County Engineer. Provides a separate listing of Galveston County records. Also includes an index and a list of Galveston County records deposited in the Galveston County Historical Museum.

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volume 1 of 3 ; xiv, 205 p. : map ; 28 cm.

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"The Texas County Records Inventory Project, headquartered at North Texas State University, Denton, is a county-by-county survey of all the records of county government located in county courthouses and other storage facilities. The Project is conducted in cooperation with Texas colleges and universities, county officials, and the Texas State Library."--Foreword

"The inventory of the Galveston County records began in February 1978 under the supervison of Mary Faye Barnes, Chairman of the Galveston County Historical Commission."--Preface

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This ambitious project began in 1936 under the auspices of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) and continued until 1942, producing 24 inventories of Texas county archives.

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Texas County Records Inventory Project. Inventory of county records, Galveston County courthouse, Galveston, Texas, Volume 1, book, 1980; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25220/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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