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Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies

Historical Commission

Agency Web page | Statutory Authority |Agency History |
Published histories/articles
| State Library Collections | List of Commissioners

Agency Web page :
Not available

Statutory Authority :
CGS Sec. 10-320b.

Agency History :

1955, established per P.A. 330.
2003, merged into the new Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film per P.A. 03-6.

Published Histories/Articles :
Not available

Agency Documents in the State Library Collections :

Check the State Library catalog, CONSULS, under these author headings for publications by the agency available in the State Library :

Connecticut Historical Commission.

Annual Reports are located in :

Digest of Administrative Reports to the Governor [CSL Call Number ConnDoc F40 d], and 2002-, the online version

State Archives Record Group : RG 024

List of Heads :

Name

Years of Service

Chairman  
Whitney L. Brooks 1956-1966
Director  
Herbert C. Darbee 1967-1968
William J. Morris 1969-1973
John W. Shannahan (Acting) 1974
John W. Shannahan 1975-2003

Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 7/2008.