The Executive Council was established in 1873, then consisting of the four statewide elected officials; the governor, auditor, secretary of state, and treasurer, or any three of them. Their original assigned duties included: purchasing furniture, utilities and all necessary supplies for state offices, acting as both the State Board of Canvassers and the State Board of Equalization, and managing the states real estate. The following is a partial list of the records in our holdings from the Executive Council. A complete list of series is available at the Research Center in Des Moines.
Some or all of these records are available to search in the Iowa History Collections Catalog
General
General| Title | Date Span |
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| Applications for Authority to Issue Stock for Property | 1907-1978 |
| Appropriations Ledgers | 1900-1918 |
| Attorney General Opinions | 1882-1910 |
| Bids, Bonds, Contracts and Specifications | 1896-1952 |
| Blueprints and Plans | |
| Capitol Commission, Specifications | 1903, 1966 |
| Capitol Planning Commission, Minutes | 1971 |
| Correspondence | 1952-1961 |
| Correspondence, Lands, Islands, and Lake Beds | 1886-1918 |
| Correspondence, Letter Books | 1884-1899 |
| Correspondence, Subject Files | c.1932-1979 |
| Court Avenue Viaduct Project | 1958-1960 |
| Executive Council Record | 1873-1963 |
| Executive Council Record - Index to Executive Council Record, Authority to Issue Stock | 1903-1964 |
| Executive Council Record - Index to Executive Council Record, Corporations | c.1900-c.1950 |
| Executive Council Record - Index to Executive Council Record, Miscellaneous | c.1900-c.1950 |
| Executive Council Record - Index to Executive Council Record, Real Estate (by County) | c.1900-c.1950 |
| Executive Council Record - Index to Executive Council Record, State Agencies | c.1898-c.1953 |
| Executive Council Record - Index to Executive Council Record, Subjects | c.1900-c.1950 |
| General Expenses - Bill Record | 1885-1896 |
| General Expenses - Journals | 1898-1910 |
| General Expenses - Ledgers | 1899-1901 |
| Minutes | 1884-2008 |
| Minutes, Subjects and Departments - Index | 1945-1990 |
| School Tax and Property Description Ledgers | 1953-1964 |
| School Tax Claims | 1950-1962 |
Assessments
Assessments| Title | Date Span |
|---|
| Electric Transmission Lines - Certificates | 1912-1928 |
| Electric Transmission Lines - Reports | 1915-1928 |
| Equipment Car Companies, Lists and Reports | 1909-1928 |
| Express Companies - Certificates | 1900-1922 |
| Express Companies - Reports | 1899-1913 |
| Land | 1901-1913 |
| Light, Heat and Power Companies | 1914-1920 |
| Railroad Companies - Abstracts of Reports | 1894-1916 |
| Railroad Companies - Certificates | 1900-1921 |
| Railroad Companies - Lands | 1901 |
| Railroad Companies - Lists of Assessment and Taxing Districts | 1900 |
| Railroad Companies - Miscellaneous, Affidavits, Arguments, Etc. | 1886-1910 |
| Railroad Companies - Reports | 1874-1923 |
| Railroad Companies - Sleeping Cars, Reports and Statements | 1911-1916 |
| Record | 1906-1929 |
| Telegraph & Telephone Companies - Certificates | 1900-1928 |
| Telegraph & Telephone Companies - Reports | 1899-1928 |
Capitol Grounds Extension
Capitol Grounds Extension| Title | Date Span |
|---|
| Bids, Bonds, Contracts, and Specifications | 1911-1918 |
| Blue Prints, Plans, and Specifications | 1918-1921 |
| Contracts and Correspondence | 1918-1921 |
| Journals | 1904-1918 |
| Ledgers | 1913-1918 |
| Plans and Specifications | 1919 |
Census Records
Census Records| Title | Date Span |
|---|
| Minutes of the Census Board | 1851-1873 |
| State Census, Agricultural Abstracts | 1905 |
| State Census, Population | 1885 |
| State Census, Population | 1895 |
| State Census, Population | 1905 |
| State Census, Population | 1915 |
| State Census, Population | 1925 |
| State Census, Population | 1856 |
| State Census, Population (Heads of Households) | 1836-1959 |
| State Census, Population, (Cities and Towns) | 1876-1897 |
