State Historical Society of Iowa

RG 043 Governor

Records in this record group document the functions and responsibilities of the Office of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and date from Iowas first territorial Governor, Robert Lucas (1838-1841) through Governor Chet Culver (2007-2011). The only exception is Harold E. Hughes (1963_1969). Our records for Gov. Hughes include only two series, Executive Journals and Consecutive Registers, the remainder of his gubernatorial papers are at the State University of Iowa. Two examples of records series unique to a single governorship are Gov. William L. Hardings Council of Defense records from World War I and Gov. Robert D. Rays records of Refugee Programs, following the Viet Nam War. Prior to 1911, most records from the governors office are organized by record series and then by date. Beginning with Gov. Beryl F. Carroll in 1911, nearly all record series are arranged by governor, and then by record series and date. There are related records for some Iowa governors located in the State Historical Society of Iowas Manuscripts and Audio-Visual Collections. The following is partial list of holdings in the State Archives. Contact the Research Center, in Des Moines, for more detailed information on Governors records.

General
Title Date Span
American Revolution Bicentennial 1971-1978
Council of Defense 1917-1921
Original Filings of Rules 1997-2006
Proceedings of the Vicksburg Monument Commission 1902-1912
Refugee Programs 1976-1982
Trade and Trade Missions (See also: Departmental and Subject Files) 1970-1982
Appointments
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Appointments - Judicial 1947-2010
Appointments - Military 1840-1910
Appointments - Notarial 1839-1912
Appointments - Special Commissions 1846-1920
Appointments - State Offices, Boards and Departments 1847-2010
Executive Journals 1859-2006
Communication/Media
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Appearances - Accepted and Declined 1969-2011
News Summaries/Newspaper Clippings 1974-1983, 1999-2007
Press Releases (See also: Departmental and Subject Files 1913-1968) 1969-2010
Speeches (See also: Departmental and Subject Files 1913-1968) 1969-2011
Correspondence
Title Date Span
Correspondence - Constituent 1969-2010
Correspondence - Constituent Subject/Issue Files 1963-2010
Correspondence - Executive and General 1838-2010
Correspondence - Military 1839-1910
Correspondence - Reports, State Boards, Departments and Offices 1917-1921, 1925-1931
Correspondence - State Institutions (See also: Departmental and Subject Files) 1838-1920
Correspondence - State Offices, Boards and Departments 1838-1931
Letter Book - Telegram 1902-1908
Letter Books 1864-1902
Letter Books - General 1900-1917
Letter Books - Military Record 1861-1867
Commissions
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Commissions - Military 1840-1998
Commissions - Notarial Register 1858-1966
Executive Journals 1859-2006
Criminal Records
Title Date Span
Applications for Executive Clemency 1945-2004
Applications for Restorations of Right to Firearms (See also: Applications for Executive Clemency) 1978-1998
Commutation Record 1898-1932
Commutations (See also: Applications for Executive Clemency) 1913-2001
Consecutive Registers 1867-1960
Correspondence - Criminal 1847-1998
Criminal Records (Misc.) 1847-1850, 1869-1906
Executive Clemency Journals (See also: Applications for Executive Clemency) 1934-2007
Extraditions - Waivers 1969-2008
Extraditions and Requisitions (See also: Letter Books - Requisitions) 1838-2009
Final Discharge Record 1908-1938
Final Discharges (See also: Applications for Executive Clemency) 1938-1968
Letter Books - Criminal 1898-1909
Letter Books - Criminal - Pardon Clerk 1914-1916
Letter Books - Requisitions 1900-1909
Life Inmate Files 1915-2011
Pardon Record 1876-1934
Pardons (See also: Applications for Executive Clemency) 1913-2004
Parole Record 1902-1904
Remission Record 1906-1932
Remissions of Fines (See also: Applications for Executive Clemency) 1913-2004
Resorations of Citizenship (See also: Applications for Executive Clemency) 1933-2004
Restoration of Citizenship Journals 1951-2009
Suspended Sentences (See also: Applications for Executive Clemency) 1913-1962
Suspension Record - Suspensions and Pardons (See also: Applications for Executive Clemency, Pardon Record, Pardons, Suspended Sentences) 1888-1937
Departmental and Subject Files
Title Date Span
Departmental and Subject Files 1932-2010
Executive Journals
Title Date Span
Executive Journals 1859-2006
Executive Journals - Indian Affairs 1838-1846
Executive Journals - Source Material 1949-1956, 1969-1982
Executive Orders (See: Executive Journals 1859-2006)
Organizations and Associations
Title Date Span
Council of State Governments 1943-1945, 1968-1982
Education Commission of the States 1968-1982
Governors Associations (Democratic and Republican) 1969-1982
Midwestern Governors Association 1969-1982
National Governors Association 1969-1982
Proclamations
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Proclamations (See also: Department and Subject Files and Executive Journals) 1997-2011
Reports
Title Date Span
Annual/Biennial Reports 1910-2011
Reports of County Officers 1838-1910
Reports of Railroads 1852-1904
Reports of Special Commissions 1838-1998
Reports of State Institutions (See also: Departmental and Subject Files) 1840-1962
Reports of State Officers, Boards and Departments 1838-1916
Special Committees, Councils, and Task Forces
Title Date Span
Governors Ad Hoc Committee on Iowas Commission for the Blind 1972-1978
Governors Committee of Economy 1969-1982
Governors Conference on the Year 2000 (Iowa 2000) 1974-1979
Governors Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 1970-1982
Privacy Task Force 1978-1979
State Land Patents
Title Date Span
Executive Journals 1859-2006
Executive Journals Source Material (See also: Departmental and Subject Files) 1949-1956, 1969-1982