RG 075 Public Safety

Topics:

State Archives

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:

General

General

Series Title

Date Span

Court Cases

1979-1988

Departmental Meetings and Related Material (by topic)

1973-1986

Domestic Abuse Reports

1985

Federal Grant Project Books

1976-1984

Fire Deaths Records Book

1958-1992

Legislation and Budget

1982-1988

Meetings

1980s

Quarterly Comparatives

1983-1985

Research and Development Bureau Project Grants

1974-1988

Subject Files

1980s

Weekly Criminal Bulletins from Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI)

1940-1976

Commissioner's Office

Office

Series Title

Date Span

Executive Correspondence

1972-1984

Meetings and Conferences Attended by the Commissioner

1980-1988