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Missouri State Agencies and Institutions, 1929

Source: Official Manual of the State of Missouri, pp. 647-894

NOTE:The State Survey Commission published a series of reports in 1929 which detailed the conditions and needs of some state institutions and agencies. Tiles with MOBIUS hotlinks are below. The reports were also printed as part of the Appendix to Missouri House Journals and Senate Journals for the year 1931 (not 1929), 56th General Assembly.

A "Yes" in the Found in Journal column indicates that the department's annual or biennial report
was published in legislative journal appendices. Scroll down for more detail.

Full Text in Hathi Trust	Agency Name	Major Serial Publications	Supplementary Information
	Accountancy, Board of Public
	Adjutant General - SEE - National Guard		See Report of Ex-Confederate Pensions
Yes	Agriculture, State Board of	Yearbook Farm Census Bulletins 1 Bulletins 2
	Anatomical Board, State
Yes	Athletic Commission
	Attorney General (Legal Dept.)
	Auditor	Reports	See also Report of the Legislative Auditing Committee
	Automobile Registration Division (listed under Sec of State)
	Barbers' State Board of Examiners for Missouri
	Blind, Missouri Commission for the
	Blind, Missouri School for the - St. Louis	Report	History thesis (1938) See also State Survey Commission reports listed above.
Yes	Budget, Missouri State *
	Building and Loan Supervision, Bureau of	Reports
	Buildings, Department of Public *		See also State Survey Commission reports listed above.
	Bureau of Mines (same as bureau of geology & mines?)
Yes	Central Missouri State Teachers College - Warrensburg	Yearbooks	History books See also State Survey Commission reports listed above.
	Charities and Corrections, State Board of	Reports	History thesis (1934)
	Child Hygiene and Cooperative County Health Work, Division of (listed under Board of Health)
	Childrens' Bureau of the State Board of Charities (listed under State Board of Charities)
	Chiropractic Examiners, State Board of
	Confederate Home of Missouri - Higginsville		See also State Survey Commission reports listed above. Thesis (1929) on state employees State historic site
	Corporation Supervision Department (listed under Sec of State)
	Cosmetology and Hairdressing, Division of (listed under Board of Health)
	Crop Reporting Service Division, State-Federal (listed under Board of Agriculture)
	Dairying Division, Bureau of (listed under Board of Agriculture)
	Dairying, State Bureau of
	Deaf, Missouri School for the - Fulton		History book (2000) See also State Survey Commission reports
	Dental Board, Missouri
	Education, Board of	Reports	School directory History thesis (1965) History thesis (1946) More history books See also State Survey Commission reports
	Electric Light, Water and Gas Department (listed under the Public Service Commission)
Yes	Eleemosynary Institutions, Board of Managers of State	Reports	Dissertation (1929)
	Embalming, State Board of
	Engineering Department (listed under the Public Service Commission)
	Equalization, Board of	Journal
	Fair, State	Premium books	See also State Survey Commission reports listed above.
	Fairs, Division of Administration of State Aid to County (listed under Board of Agriculture)
	Farmers Week Division (listed under Board of Agriculture)
Yes	Federal Soldiers' Home, State - St. James		Resident index See also State Survey Commission reports listed above. Thesis on state employees
	Feeble-Minded and Epileptic, Missouri State School for the - Marshall		See Eleemosynary publications See also State Survey Commission reports listed above. Thesis on state employees
	Finance, Department of	Reports
	Food and Drug Department	Reports
	Forestry Division, State (listed under Board of Agriculture)
	Fruit Experiment Station - Mountain Grove	Circulars
	Fund Commissioners, State Board of
	Game and Fish Department	Reports
	Geology and Mines, Bureau of	Reports
	Governor	Messages & Proclamations
	Grain and Warehouse Department, State
	Health, State Board of	Vital Statistics Public Health News	See also State Survey Commission reports listed above. Water purification report
	Highway Department	Reports Reports - QUEST	History in 1966 and 1967 annual reports MERLIN, LANCE, QUEST1, QUEST2
Yes	Historical Society of Missouri	Reports MO Hist Review	History book (1948) History book (1998)
	Home for Neglected and Dependent Children - Carrollton *		See also State Survey Commission reports listed above.
	Hospital No. #1, State - Fulton		History book (2007) See Eleemosynary publications See also State Survey Commission reports Thesis (1929) on state employees
	Hospital No. #2 State - St. Joseph		See Eleemosynary publications See also State Survey Commission reports Thesis (1929) on state employees
	Hospital No. #3 State - Nevada		History book (1985) See Eleemosynary publications See also State Survey Commission reports listed above. Thesis (1929) on state employees
	Hospital No. #4, State - Farmington		See Eleemosynary publications See also State Survey Commission reports listed above. Thesis (1929) on state employees
	Hospital, Audrain County
	Hospital, Boone County
	Hospital, Callaway
	Industrial Home for Girls - Chillicothe	Included in report of Dept of Penal Institutions	See also State Survey Commission reports listed above. Thesis (1929) on state employees History book (2004) History thesis (1943)
	Industrial Home for Negro Girls - Tipton	Included in report of Dept of Penal Institutions	History thesis See also State Survey Commission reports listed above. Thesis (1929) on state employees History book (1946) History book (2004) History thesis (2006) History thesis (1943)
	Insurance Department	Reports on paper Reports on microfiche
	Labor and Industrial Inspection, Department of	Reports
	Labor Statistics, Bureau of *	Reports
	Law Examiners, Board of
	Legal Department (Attorney General)
Yes	Library Commission, Missouri	Reports - ARTHUR, QUEST
	Library, Missouri State	Reports - ARTHUR, MERLIN
	Lieutenant Governor
Yes	Lincoln University - Jefferson City		1939 History book 1996 Reprint of history book See also State Survey Commission reports listed above.
	Livestock and Poultry Feedingstuffs Division (listed under Board of Agriculture)
	Marketing Bureau Division, State (listed under Board of Agriculture)
	Marketing Bureau, Missouri State
	Military Department		History book (1934)
	Mines, Bureau of	Reports
	Missouri Manual (Blue Book) Department
	Motor Bus Department (under Public Service Commission)
	Motor Vehicle License Department
	National Guard, Missouri		History book (1934) History book (1987)
	Negro Industrial Commission of Missouri
Yes	Northeast Missouri State Teachers College - Kirksville		History book (1972) See also State Survey Commission reports listed above.
Yes	Northwest Missouri State Teachers College - Maryville	Catalogs	See also State Survey Commission reports listed above.
	Nurse Examiners, Missouri State Board of
	Oil Inspection and Gas Tax Collection
	Optometry, Missouri State Board of
	Osteopathic Registration and Examination, Board of
	Paper Department for State Printing (listed under Secretary of State)
	Parks Division (listed under Game and Fish Dept)
	Penal Institutions, Department of	Reports	See also State Survey Commission reports listed above. Dissertation (1929) History book (2004)
	Penitentiary, Missouri State - Jefferson City	Included in report of Dept of Penal Institutions	Thesis on state employees See also State Survey Commission reports listed above. Prisoner index History book (2004)
	Permanent Seat of Government, Board of
	Pharmacy, State Board of	Reports
	Plant and Apiary Division (under Board of Agriculture)
	Poultry, State Association	Yearbook
	Poultry Experiment Station - Mountain Grove	Bulletins
	Public Printing Commission
	Public Service Commission	Report 1 Report 2	History book (1992)
	Railroad Rate Department (listed under the Public Service Commission)
	Reformatory, Missouri - Boonville	Included in report of Penal Institutions	History thesis (1950) See also State Survey Commission reports listed above. Thesis on state employees History book (2004)
	Register of Lands Division (under Sec of State)
	Resources Museum Commission
	River Commission, Black and St. Francois
	School of Mines and Metallurgy - Rolla	Catalogues Bulletins	See also State Survey Commission reports listed above. History book (1946) History book (1983)
	Schools, State Department of Public	Reports	Directory History thesis (1965) History thesis (1946) History book (1911) More history books See also State Survey Commission reports listed above.
	Secretary of State	Primary election returns	Appropriation laws
	Securities Department (commonly called 'Blue Skies' Department)
	Seed Law and Institutes Division (under Board of Agriculture)
	Southeast Missouri State Teachers College - Cape Girardeau	Yearbooks	History book (1979) See also State Survey Commission reports listed above.
Yes	Southwest Missouri State Teachers College - Springfield		History book (MERLIN) History book (OTHERS) See also State Survey Commission reports listed above.
	Stallion Registry Board
	State Department
Yes	Statute Revision Commission
	Survey Commission, State
Yes	Tax Commission, State	Report	See also State Survey Commission reports listed above.
	Telephone Department (listed under the Public Service Commission)
	Topographic Branch (under Bureau of Geology and Mines)
	Treasurer	Reports	History book (1963)
	Tuberculosis Hospital, Jasper County - Webb City
	Tuberculosis, Missouri State Sanitorium for - Mount Vernon		See Eleemosynary publications See also State Survey Commission reports listed above. Thesis on state employees
	University of Missouri - Columbia	Board of Visitors reports	See also State Survey Commission reports listed above.
	University of Missouri-Columbia. Agricultural Experiment Station	Reports
	Veterinary Department, State (under Board of Agriculture)
	Veterinary Examiners, Board of
	Visitors, Board of	Reports
Yes	Vocational Division (under State Dept of Public Schools)
	Water Power Branch (under Bureau of Geology and Mines)
Yes	Workmen's Compensation Commission		Dissertation (1931)

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Not found in this volume:
Bonus Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Capitol Decoration Commission
Champ Clark Monument Commission
State Board of Horticulture
State Home for Neglected and Dependent Children - Carrollton

Appendices to the House and Senate Journals

Reports published in Appendices to the Missouri Journals of the House and Senate 1928-1929 (55th General Assembly)

(Appendix volumes lack continuous pagination; reports appear in the order given below)

Volume I:

Message of Governor Sam A. Baker, January 3, 1929
Inaugural address of Henry S. Caulfield, Governor of Missouri, January 14, 1929
Policy of State Highway Commission approved by the 55th General Assembly, February 15, 1929
Closing arguments in Support of House Bill no. 759 abolishing capital punishment, by Mr. Whittaker of Hickory County
Biennial report of the State Geologist, transmitted by the Board of Mangers of the Bureau of Geology and Mines
Report of the State Auditor, 1927-28
Biennial report of the State Board of Charities and Corrections, 1927-28
Biennial report, Department of Penal Institutions, 1927-28
Annual report of the Food and Drug Commissioner, 1928
Biennial report of the Board of Curators, University of Missouri (including the School of Mines and Metallurgy), 1927-28
Missouri State Fair, August 18-25, 1928, Sedalia, MO. Report of the Secretary
Missouri State Poultry Association Year Book, 1928
Sixth biennial report of the State Highway Commission

Volume II:

Report Missouri State Board of Vocational Education beginning July 1, 1926, ending June 30, 1928
Annual report of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Sixth biennial report of the Missouri State Tax Commission, 1927-28
Sixth biennial Missouri State Budget for 1929-30, presented by the State Tax Commission
First annual report of the Missouri Workmen’s Compensation Commission, 1927
First annual report of the Athletic Commission for the period commencing July 1, 1927 to December 31, 1928
Report of Legislative Auditing Committee
Report of the Statute Revision Commissio
Board of Regents biennial report of the Northeast Missouri State Teacher College, Kirksville, MO, 1927-2
Board of Regents biennial report Central Missouri State Teachers College, Warrensburg, MO, 1927-28
Board of Regents biennial report of the Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, Cape Girardeau, MO, 1927-28
Board of Regents biennial report of the Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, Maryville, MO, 1927-28
Biennial report of Board of Curators of Lincoln University, 1927-28
Twenty-second annual report of the Missouri Library Commission, 1928
Fourteenth biennial report of the Executive Committee of the State Historical Society of Missouri, 1927-28
Fourth biennial report of the Board of Managers of the State Eleemosynary Institutions, 1927-28
Sixteenth biennial report of the State Federal Soldiers Home, St. James, MO
Biennial report of the ex-Confederate pensions, list of indigent ex-Confederate soldiers enrolled under the Confederate Pension Act