The Department of Public Safety was created in 1939 by the 48th General Assembly by combining several existing bureaus divisions under one executive head designated as the Commissioner of Public Safety. Included in the newly created department were the State Fire Marshal Division established in 1911, the Division of Criminal Investigation created in 1921, and the State Highway Patrol created in 1935.
Some or all of these records are available to search in the Iowa History Collections Catalog
The following is a partial list of records from Public Safety available in our holdings:
| Title | Date Span |
|---|---|
| Correspondence, Executive | 1972-1983 |
| Court Cases | 1979-1988 |
| Departmental Meetings | 1973-1986 |
| Federal Grant Project Books | 1976-1984 |
| Fire Deaths Records Book | 1958-1992 |
| Research and Development Bureau Project Grants | 1974-1988 |
| Uniform Criminal Reports | 1975-1990 |
| Weekly Criminal Bulletins from BCI | 1940-1976 |