Records Appraisal Report:
Texas Veterans Commission

Contents of this report
Agency Contact | Agency History | Project Review | Record Series Reviews

Internal links to series reviews
Biennial budget requests
Commission meeting agenda
Executive meeting agenda
Commission meeting minutes
Organization charts (see also the revised review Organization charts, revised review, June 25, 1999)
Agency strategic plan
Annual report/Annual financial report
Correspondence, Administrative
News releases
TVC procedure guide
Return to work manual
Risk management manual
Reports — Consultants (Studies)
Reports and Studies (Non-fiscal)-Raw data
Speeches
Attorney General opinions
Veterans Housing Assistance Program
VHAP Legislation and Guidelines
TVC Journal workfile
TVC Journal
TVC Pamphlet
TVC Brochures — record copy
Texas Veterans Commission Laws
Service Officer Manual
Annual statewide conference
Organization charts, revised review, June 25, 1999 (see also the original review Organization charts)

Related report
2000 Addendum

Archival finding aid
An Inventory of Veterans Commission Records at the Texas State Archives, 1918, between 1935 and 1937, 1936, 1944, 1947-2006

January 12, 1999, Tonia J. Wood, Appraisal Archivist

Agency Contact

This agency contact information was current at the time of the report but may have changed in the interim. Please call (512-463-5455) for current contact information of the agency's records manager or records liaison for these records.

Billy G. Green
Deputy Administrator
Texas Veterans Commission
920 Colorado, 6^th floor
Austin, TX 78701

Agency History and Structure

The Texas Veterans Commission was established in 1927 (House Bill 551, 40^th Legislature, Regular Session) as the Office of the State Service Officer under the direction of the Adjutant General’s Department. The office was created to assist Texas residents who had served in military or naval forces in World War I as well as their families in order to help them receive federal benefits, and to aid the United States government in defeating unjust claims for benefits. In 1937 the office was renamed the Veterans’ State Service Office (VSSO), gaining several assistant veterans state service officers and extending the aid to Texas residents who served in any United States armed force or nurses corps in any war or peacetime enlistment (House Bill 321, 45^th Legislature, Regular Session). The Veterans Affairs Commission was created in 1947 as a separate state agency, taking over the duties of the VSSO in order to care for the large increase in Texas’ veteran population resulting from World War II and other wars in which Texas residents participated (House Bill 18, 50^th Legislature, Regular Session). In 1985 the agency was renamed the Texas Veterans Commission.

The mission of the Texas Veterans Commission is to guarantee that Texas veterans and their families receive all rights and entitlements provided by law and that their needs are considered in pending legislation. This is done by providing information to the veteran population, by training veterans county service officers, and by providing claims counseling, development and representation, and outreach services to veterans and their families.

The duties of the Texas Veterans Commission include:

compiling federal, state, and local laws enacted to benefit members of the armed forces, veterans, their families and dependents;
collecting information regarding services and facilities available to veterans;
cooperating with veterans service agencies in the state;
informing members and veterans of armed forces, their families and dependents, and military and civilian authorities about the existence or availability of educational training and retraining facilities; health, medical, rehabilitative, and housing services and facilities; employment and reemployment services; provisions of federal, state, and local law affording rights, privileges and benefits to members and veterans of armed forces and their families and dependents; and other similar, related or appropriate matters;
assisting veterans and their families and dependents in presenting, providing and establishing claims, privileges, rights and benefits that they may have under federal, state, or local law;
cooperating with all government and private agencies in securing services or benefits to veterans, their families and dependents;
investigating and if possible correcting abuses or exploitation of veterans or their families or dependents and recommending legislation for full correction;
coordinating services and activities of state departments and divisions having services or resources affecting veterans, their families and dependents; and
providing training and certification of veterans county service officers and assistant veterans county service officers in accordance with Section 434.038 of the Government Code.

The Texas Veterans Commission was given greater responsibility for training and certifying veterans county service officers in 1989 (Senate Bill 252, 71^st Legislature, Regular Session). Temporary duties of studying the feasibility and need for state residential facilities for disabled veterans were added in 1995 (House Bill 340, 74^th Legislature, Regular Session) and for state veterans cemeteries in 1979 (House Concurrent Resolution 91, 66^th Legislature, Regular Session) and 1997 (Senate Bill 1202, 75^th Legislature, Regular Session).

The commission was originally composed of five members. A sixth member was added in 1981 after sunset review of the agency (Senate Bill 298, 67^th Legislature, Regular Session). The six members are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate for staggered six-year terms. Each must be a citizen and resident of Texas; at least four must be honorably discharged or released from active United States military service; and at least one must be classified as a disabled veteran. [Originally, all five members had to have military service and three of the five members had to have separated from the military as enlisted men.] A person with a less than honorable discharge from military service is not eligible for appointment to the commission. No two members may be from the same senatorial district, and no more than one may be from a senatorial district composed of a single county. Individuals registered as lobbyists for veteran affairs cannot serve on the commission or as general counsel to the commission. The commission appoints an executive director to administer its policies.

In 1998 the Veterans Commission had approximately 83 FTE employees in three divisions (Administration; Information and Training; and Claims Assistance, Counseling, and Outreach Services) at agency headquarters in Austin, regional offices in Waco and Houston, and 28 field offices.

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

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Project Review

I was assigned to appraise the records of the Texas Veterans Commission on July 1, 1998. This agency has passed its fifth re-certification, and is due for a sixth re-certification in November 1999.

I reviewed the Guide to State Agencies (9^th ed., 1996); Texas State Directory (41^st ed., 1998); Statutes, V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434; General laws, 1927 p. 210-211, 1931 p. 414, 1937 (Regular Session) p. 244-246, 1937 (1^st Called Session) p. 1782-1785, 1945 p. 219-210, 1947 p. 728-732, 1981 ch. 762, 1985 p. 1249-1251, 1987 p. 469-472, 1989 p. 1452, 1995 ch. 599, 1997 ch. 354; State Auditor’s reports dating 1975-1983; and agency publications, including Strategic plan for 1999-2003, Report to the Sunset Advisory Commission 1979, Annual reports dating FY 1960-1961, FY 1972-1973, FY 1973-1974, FY 1976-1977, FY 1980, FY 1980-1981, FY 1981-1982, FY 1983-1984, FY 1985 to FY 1987.

I reviewed the records retention schedule, a fifth re-certification approved November 1997.

Five series are marked "A" as archival on the agency’s records retention schedule--biennial budget requests, organization charts, commission meeting agenda, executive meeting agenda, and commission meeting minutes.

Eleven series are marked "R" for archival review. Administrative correspondence [headquarters and field office], News releases, Speeches [headquarters and field office], Veterans Housing Assistance Program, TVC Journal work file, TVC procedure guide, Return to work manual, Risk management manual, and Reports—consultants (studies).

Annual reports and strategic plans on the retention schedule are not marked "A" or "R", but the State Archives has determined these items are archival.

Five other series are of interest although not marked "A" or "R." These include Attorney General opinions, TVC Journal, TVC Pamphlet, TVC brochures, and TVC Laws.

After meeting with TVC staff, I added four series for archival review–Reports and Studies (Non-fiscal)–Raw Data, Service Officer Manual, Annual Statewide Conference, and VHAP Legislation and Guidelines. The raw data is hearing files created for the 1981 cemetery study. The manual and conference series document the function of training veterans county service officers. The VHAP legislation and guidelines complement the VHAP series that was created to document publicity for the program.

On December 6, 1989, Chris LaPlante, Director of the Archives and Information Services Division, sent a letter to Billy Green, Deputy Administrator, about the need to contact the State Archives concerning "A" series and "R" series. There was no response to this letter in the files of the State Archives.

As part of the current appraisal project, I mailed an introductory letter on September 21, 1998 from Chris LaPlante to the new Executive Director, James E. Nier, along with the list of record series to be appraised. I contacted Billy Green, Deputy Administrator and Records Management Officer, by phone on September 28, 1998 and set a meeting for October 20, 1998 at 9:30 a.m.

On October 20, 1998 I met for 1 1/2 hours with Billy Green; Terry Burns, Administrative Technician IV; Donna Moseley, Secretary IV; and Nancy Gamroth, Administrative Technician II. Nancy was knowledgeable about the Journal and its work file, Pamphlet, brochures, news releases, and the Veterans Housing Assistance Program files. Terry Burns had worked on the various manuals and was familiar with records at the regional office level. Donna is responsible for sending out the commission meeting minutes and was given the responsibility by Billy Green for filling out the Records Series Reviews. I was given copies of the commission’s brochures and manuals to assist in appraisal. While I was there, Billy Green pulled the speeches file (approx. 2 inches), which had speeches dating from before 1936 to after 1993. He also checked and found there were hearing files for the 1981 cemetery study. Staff was willing to look for extra copies of annual reports, biennial budget requests, etc. to fill in gaps in the Texas Documents Collection, and make photocopies if necessary. They will begin making copies of minutes and agenda to send to the State Archives and start sending minutes and attachments after every meeting. Staff mentioned that the E.O. Thompson Building had suffered two fires and a flooded basement since it was built in the 1930s and so appreciated the preservation aspect of sending their agency’s permanently valuable records to the State Archives.

I made several phone calls and sent several e-mail messages to Billy Green and Donna Moseley in order to complete the record series reviews.

Archives Holdings

Commission meeting minutes, 1968-1977, 1998, 0.1 cubic ft.
Records are minutes and a memorial resolution of the Texas Veterans Commission dating from August 1968-January 1977 and September 1998. Minutes list attendees and location of meetings, mention commission approval of financial reports and election of officers, and summarize the activity reports presented by Veterans Affairs Commission staff to the commission. Subjects discussed include VAC office locations, personnel allocations, the Orphan and Dependent Children’s Program and State Hospitals Program, assisting veterans in prison, training of veterans county service officers, and the opening of the federal Veterans Administration hospital in San Antonio. Minutes from 1968-1977 were part of the Agency Minutes Collection originally received from the Legislative Reference Library. Minutes are missing from the Archives’ holdings from the beginning of the commission to the third meeting of FY 1968, all four FY 1969 meetings, the first three meetings of FY 1970, the second meeting of FY 1972, the second and third meetings for FY 1974, the third meeting for FY 1976, the first meeting for FY 1977, and the third meeting of FY 1977 through FY 1998. Agenda and supporting documentation, including financial reports mentioned as attachments in the minutes, are generally not included with these minutes.

TVC procedure guide, 1998, fractional cubic ft.
The record is a procedure guide, dating 1998, for employees of the Texas Veterans Commission. The guide details policies and procedures for staff to follow in carrying out the mandates of the commission.

Previous Destructions

In the State Archives’ agency files there is a December 6, 1988 request for destruction of travel-related records, pay-related records, employment records, and purchase-related records all having reached the end of their retention period. Most of the records date from September 1979 to August 1983 with some dating to August 1985.

State auditor’s reports (1975-1983) and Texas Veterans Commission annual reports (FY 1980-FY 1987) list destruction requests for "obsolete" records dated March 6, 1973; July 22, 1976; March 22, 1979; April 17, 1981; and March 1, 1985. There is no indication of the types of records destroyed or the dates covered.

Project Outcome

The appraisal of the Texas Veterans Commission is complete. The following is a summary of appraisal decisions.

Continue to use archival code A for these series:

Biennial budget requests–Add note to Remarks column: "The archival requirement for this series is fulfilled by sending the required copies to the Publications Depository Program, Texas State Library and Archives Commission (13 Texas Administrative Code, Section 3.4(3))."

Commission meeting minutes–Combine with Commission meeting agenda and rename "Commission meeting agenda and minutes." Add note to Remarks column: "Agency retains permanent record copy. The archival requirement will be met by sending a copy to the Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission." The Veterans Commission needs to send meeting minutes to the Archives and Information Services Division, dating from the beginning of the commission to the third meeting of FY 1968, all four FY 1969 meetings, the first three meetings of FY 1970, the second meeting of FY 1972, the second and third meetings for FY 1974, the third meeting for FY 1976, the first meeting for FY 1977, and the third meeting of FY 1977 through FY 1998. Copies of all agenda for the Veterans Commission also need to be sent to the Archives.

Organization charts–Add note to Remarks column: "Included in strategic plan. The archival requirement for this series will be met by sending required copies of the strategic plan to the Publications Depository Program, Texas State Library and Archives Commission." [Otherwise, the agency could send a complete set of loose organization charts to the Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, and then send new ones when they are superseded.]

Replace archival review code R with archival code A for these series:

Speeches [headquarters]–The Veterans Commission needs to transfer all speeches through 1996 to the Archives and Information Services Division.

Administrative correspondence [headquarters]–The agency needs to transfer all administrative correspondence through 1995 to the Archives and Information Services Division.

TVC procedure guide–The agency needs to send procedure guides as they are superseded.

Reports–Consultants (Studies)– Add note to Remarks column: "The archival requirement for this series will be met by sending copies of the reports to the Publications Depository Program, Texas State Library and Archives Commission." Now that the latest study has been completed, the TVC needs to send copies to the Publications Depository Program.

Veterans Housing Assistance Program–The agency needs to send this series when it is no longer administratively valuable. Change retention from PS to AV.

Add archival code A to the following series:

Agency strategic plan–Add note to Remarks column: "The archival requirement for this series is fulfilled by sending the required copies to the Publications Depository Program, Texas State Library and Archives Commission (13 Texas Administrative Code, Section 3.4(1)(C))."

Annual financial report–The annual report is part of the annual financial report; delete series "annual report" from agency retention schedule. Add note to Remarks column under annual financial report: "The archival requirement for this series is fulfilled by sending the required copies to the Publications Depository Program, Texas State Library and Archives Commission (13 Texas Administrative Code, Section 3.4(1)(A))."

VHAP legislation & guidelines–The agency needs to send this series when it is no longer administratively valuable. Change retention period from PS to AV.

Service officer manual–The agency needs to send service officer manuals as they are superseded.

Remove archival code A from the following series:

Executive meeting agenda–Change retention period to minimum of 2 years, note series is confidential, and add legal citation for confidentiality to Remarks column: "V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 551.104"

Change archival review code R to archival exception code E for the following series:

TVC Journal workfile–Change retention period from PS to AV.

Risk management manual

Return to work manual

Add note to Remarks column for above 3 series: "Archival review code removed subsequent to appraisal by Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, January 1999."

Other series reviewed which have been appraised as non-archival:

Attorney General opinions–Change retention period from PS (purpose served) to AV (administratively valuable)

TVC brochures–record copy–Change retention from PM to US, add mention of electronic version to Remarks column of retention schedule.

Annual statewide conference

Reports–Consultants (Studies)–Raw data–Obsolete series, not on retention schedule

TVC Pamphlet

TVC Journal

Texas Veterans Commission laws–Change title of series in retention schedule to Texas Veterans Laws. Change retention from PM to US

Remove the following series from the retention schedule:

News releases Not a separate series, is part of the TVC Journal.

Administrative correspondence [field offices]*

Speeches [field offices]*

*Record series reviews were not created for field office speeches and administrative correspondence series since they do not exist.

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Record Series Reviews

Record Series Review
Series Title: Biennial budget requests

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The retention period for biennial budget requests is after passage of the State Appropriations Act plus six years. The agency’s actual holdings date 1986-1998 for fiscal years 1988-2001 (size is 0.2 cubic ft.). Requests are located in the commission’s Austin office.

Description:

These records are the legislative appropriation requests of the Texas Veterans Commission submitted to the Legislative Budget Board and others. The records date from 1968-[ongoing]. The requests generally contain narrative statements of agency functions or programs. Program objectives are listed, along with a description of each objective, discussion of performance measures, statistics, program need indicators, and expenses–expended, current, and projected, at different funding levels.

Purpose: The purpose of this series is to request appropriations from the legislature and to provide justification for the amounts requested.

Agency Program:

Biennial budget requests are a mandatory requirement of the state budgetary process.

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None before 1968 covering fiscal years 1970-1971, also missing 1980 covering fiscal years 1982-1983.

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destruction:

Destruction requests on file in the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission were checked for the Texas Veterans Commission and none were found for this series or the equivalent or related series.

Publications based on records:

Legislative Budget Board, Legislative Budget Estimates have been published since fiscal years 1954 and 1955. This publication, a compilation of data for all state agencies, summarizes the fiscal information found in agency-submitted budgets or appropriations requests, but omits most of the narrative.

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Biennial Budget Requests
Series item number: 1.1.004
Agency item number: 4
Archival code: A
Retention: AC + 6

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings:

The archival requirement for this series is fulfilled by sending the required copies to the Publications Depository Program, Texas State Library and Archives Commission (13 Texas Administrative Code, Section 3.4(3)). The Texas Documents Collection holds biennial budget requests dating 1968-1978 and 1982-1998 for fiscal years 1970-1981 and 1984-2001.

Appraisal Decision:

Biennial budget requests prepared by state agency boards and/or commissions provide evidence of an agency’s fiscal performance and needs. The Texas Veterans Commission’s records retention schedule is correct and sufficient. The archival requirement for these records is fulfilled by sending the required copies to the Publications Depository Program of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Commission meeting agenda

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The retention period for commission meeting agenda is permanent. The agency’s actual holdings are dated 1976-[ongoing]; size of holdings is 0.15 cubic ft. Agenda are located in the commission’s Austin office.

Description:

Records are agenda (notices of open meetings), dating from 1976-[ongoing] listing date, time, and location of commission meetings and topics to be discussed. The agency also files the acknowledgement of receipt from the Texas Register Division, Secretary of State with the agenda.

Agenda for closed meetings are filed in a separate series "Executive meeting agenda."

Purpose: Commission meeting agenda announce open meetings of the commission and the subjects to be covered during these meetings.

Agency Program:

Governmental bodies are required to provide written notice of the date, hour, place, and subject of each meeting held by the governmental body. (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 551.041)

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None before 1976

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies:
Texas Register, Secretary of State

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: Since 1976, agenda are published in the Texas Register prior to commission meetings.

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Commission meeting agenda
Series item number: 1.1.016
Agency item number: 11
Archival code: A
Retention: PM

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

Commission meeting agenda provide a table of contents for and an overview of the commission meeting minutes. These agenda are appraised as archival because they provide information about the commission meeting minutes and enhance access to the minutes. The commission should combine this series with the commission meeting minutes as recommended in the 1998 State Records Retention Schedule under the new item number (1.1.058) and should remove the acknowledgement of receipt by the Texas Register Division, Secretary of State from this record series. Copies of all agenda need to be transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Executive meeting agenda

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The current retention period of executive meeting agenda is permanent, with actual agency holdings dating from 1987-[ongoing]; size of holdings is fractional. Agenda are located in the commission’s Austin office.

Description:

Executive meeting agenda are certified agenda for the closed executive meetings of the Texas Veterans Commission dating from 1987-[ongoing]. Topics discussed include personnel matters.

Agenda for open meetings are filed in a separate series "Commission meeting agenda."

Purpose: The purpose of executive meeting agenda is to provide a record of topics discussed at closed meetings of the commission.

Agency Program:

State agencies are required to create certified agenda of closed meetings. (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 551.103)

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: Confidential under the Open Meetings Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 551.104)

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? No

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Executive meeting agenda
Series item number: 1.1.016
Agency item number: 12
Archival code: A
Retention: PM

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

The executive meeting agenda series is appraised as non-archival because it is a confidential record under the Open Meetings Act, cannot be viewed by the public, and can be discarded after two years. The agency should change the state record item number to the new 1.1.059, shorten the retention period from permanent to the recommended two years, note that the series is confidential, remove the archival code, and add the legal citation (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 551.104) to the Remarks column.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Commission meeting minutes

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The retention period for commission meeting minutes is permanent. Actual agency holdings are dated 1947-[ongoing]; size is 2 cubic ft. Minutes dating August 1947-September 1976 are located in the agency’s safe; minutes from 1976-1998 are in the library at the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

Records are minutes, including attachments such as financial reports and resolutions, for meetings of the Texas Veterans Commission dating from August 1947-[ongoing]. Minutes list attendees and location of meetings, mention commission approval of financial reports and election of officers, summarize the activity reports presented to the commission by staff of the Veterans Commission (and its predecessor Veterans Affairs Commission), and note the beginning and end of executive sessions of the commission. Subjects discussed include VAC office locations, personnel allocations, the Orphan and Dependent Children’s Program and State Hospitals Program, assisting veterans in prison, federal veterans hospitals, and the training of veterans county service officers.

Purpose: Commission meeting minutes document the Texas Veterans Commission’s actions and decisions at its open meetings.

Agency Program:

Governing bodies of state agencies are required to create meeting minutes under the Open Meetings Act. (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 551.021)

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: Minutes dating 1947-1976 are fragile.

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? None

Gaps? None

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Commission meeting minutes
Series item number: 1.1.017
Agency item number: 13
Archival code: A
Retention: PM

Archival holdings:

Commission meeting minutes, 1968-1977, 1998, 0.1 cubic ft.
The State Archives holds minutes of the Veterans Affairs Commission dating from August 1968 to January 1977 with a number of gaps and minutes of the Veterans Commission beginning September 1998. Minutes list attendees and location of meetings, mention commission approval of financial reports and election of officers, summarize the activity reports presented by Veterans Affairs Commission staff to the commission, and note the beginning and end of executive sessions of the commission. Subjects discussed include VAC office locations, personnel allocations, the Orphan and Dependent Children’s Program and State Hospitals Program, assisting veterans in prison, federal veterans hospitals, and the training of veterans county service officers. Minutes are missing from the Archives’ holdings from the beginning of the commission to the third meeting of FY 1968, all four FY 1969 meetings, the first three meetings of FY 1970, the second meeting of FY 1972, the second and third meetings for FY 1974, the third meeting for FY 1976, the first meeting for FY 1977, and the third meeting of FY 1977 through FY 1998. Agenda and supporting documentation are not included with these minutes.

Appraisal Decision:

Minutes of governing boards and commissions have been appraised as archival because they provide evidence of the governing body’s decisions. The commission should combine this series with the commission meeting minutes as recommended in the 1998 State Records Retention Schedule under the new item number (1.1.058). Copies of the Texas Veterans Commission minutes need to be sent to the Texas State Archives to fill in gaps [from the beginning of the commission to the third meeting of FY 1968, all four FY 1969 meetings, the first three meetings of FY 1970, the second meeting of FY 1972, the second and third meetings for FY 1974, the third meeting for FY 1976, the first meeting for FY 1977, and the third meeting of FY 1977 through FY 1998]. The agency needs to continue sending the latest minutes as they are approved.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Organization charts

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The retention period for organization charts is until superseded. The actual agency holdings date from 1986-[ongoing]; size is fractional. Organization charts at the agency’s Austin office are included in the biennial budget requests from 1986-1990 and in strategic plans since 1992.

Description:

Records are organization charts, dating from 1970-[ongoing], which provide an overview of the Texas Veterans Commission in a graphic format.

Purpose: Organization charts provide a summary of the organization of the agency.

Agency Program:

Agencies are sometimes required to include organization charts in reports to the legislature, governor, or state auditor.

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None before 1970, also missing 1980

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Organization charts
Series item number: 1.1.023
Agency item number: 20
Archival code: A
Retention: US

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings:

Organization charts are included in copies of the biennial budget requests dating from 1970-1978 and 1982-1990 and in the strategic plans dating 1992-1998.

Appraisal Decision:

Organization charts show the structure of the Texas Veterans Commission in a graphic format. The series is appraised as archival because it provides information about changes in the makeup of the agency over a period of time. As long as the commission includes organization charts in the strategic plans and continues to send the plans to the Publications Depository Program, the archival requirement will be met. If the agency prefers, it can send loose pages of organization charts directly to the Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Agency strategic plan

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The agency retention period for strategic plans is permanent. Actual agency holdings date from 1992-1998 covering 1992-2003; size is fractional. Plans are located in the commission’s Austin offices.

Description:

Records are strategic plans of the Texas Veterans Commission, dating from 1992-[ongoing]. Strategic plans include a statement on the missions and goals of the agency, a description of measures for outcome and output of the agency, the identification of groups of people served by the agency, an analysis of the use of resources by the agency, an analysis of expected changes due to changes in state and federal law, a description of means and strategies to meet the agency’s needs, and a description of capital improvement needs.

Purpose: Strategic plans state the agency’s mission, goals, objectives, strategic measures, and needs.

Agency Program:

State agencies are required by law to produce strategic plans in even-numbered years, covering five fiscal years beginning with the next odd-numbered fiscal year. (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 2056.002)

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Agency strategic plan
Series item number: 1.1.055
Agency item number: 1
Archival code: none
Retention: PM

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings:

The archival requirement for this series is fulfilled by sending the required copies of strategic plans to the Publications Depository Program of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (13 Texas Administrative Code, Section 3.4(1)(C)). The Texas Documents Collection holds the plans dating 1992-1998 and covering 1992-2003.

Appraisal Decision:

Agency strategic plans are appraised as archival because they provide evidence of the commission’s goals and objectives in a concise manner. The commission has sent strategic plans to the Publications Depository Program since the plans were first created and should continue to send agency strategic plans to fulfill the archival requirement.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Annual report/Annual financial report

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The retention period for annual reports and annual financial reports is permanent. The agency’s actual holdings are 1948-1998; size is 2.1 cubic ft. Reports are located in the agency’s safe and in a filing cabinet at the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

Records are annual reports, later called annual financial reports, dating from 1948-[ongoing] of the Texas Veterans Commission. Annual reports provide an overview of the agency’s history, describe the agency’s accomplishments, and provide financial information. The name changed from annual report to annual financial report in fiscal year 1989, although the content did not change.

Purpose: Annual reports summarize the agency’s fiscal year activities.

Agency Program:

The Texas Veterans Commission was established in 1927 (House Bill 551, 40^th Legislature, Regular Session) as the Office of the State Service Officer under the direction of the Adjutant General’s Department. The office was created to assist Texas residents who had served in military or naval forces in World War I as well as their families in order to help them receive federal benefits, and to aid the United States government in defeating unjust claims for benefits. In 1937 the office was renamed the Veterans’ State Service Office (VSSO), gaining several assistant veterans state service officers and extending the aid to Texas residents who served in any U.S. armed force or nurses corps in any war or peacetime enlistment (House Bill 321, 45^th Legislature, Regular Session). The Veterans Affairs Commission was created in 1947 as a separate state agency, taking over the duties of the VSSO in order to care for the large increase in Texas’ veteran population resulting from World War II and other wars in which Texas residents participated (House Bill 18, 50^th Legislature, Regular Session). In 1985 the agency was renamed the Texas Veterans Commission.

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None before 1948

Problems: The retention schedule lists both annual reports and annual financial reports, although they actually are combined in one document titled annual financial report.

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Annual report
Series item number: 1.1.032
Agency item number: 24
Archival code: none
Retention: PM

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Annual financial report
Series item number: 4.5.003
Agency item number: 95
Archival code: none
Retention: PM

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings:

The archival requirement for this series is fulfilled by sending the required copies of each annual report to the Publications Depository Program of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (13 Texas Administrative Code, Section 3.4(1)(A)). The Texas Documents Collection holds annual reports for FY 1960-1961, FY 1972-1973, FY 1973-1974, FY 1976-1977, FY 1980, FY 1980-1981, FY 1981-1982, FY 1983-1984, and FY 1985 through FY 1987. In FY 1989 the name changed to Annual financial report. The Texas Documents Collection contains annual financial reports for FY 1989-[ongoing].

Appraisal Decision:

Annual reports are appraised as archival; they provide summary information about the agency’s major accomplishments. Even though the name changed from annual report to annual financial report, the content remained the same–containing both a narrative summary and financial information. The annual report series should be removed from the schedule and the archival code A added to the annual financial report series (4.5.003), since that is the title of the publication. The Texas Veterans Commission should attempt to fill in gaps (dating through 1960, 1962-1972, 1975-1976, 1978-1979, 1983, and 1988) in the Texas Documents Collection holdings and continue to send annual financial reports to the Publications Depository Program.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Correspondence, Administrative

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: 0.2 cubic ft.

Agency holdings:

The retention period for administrative correspondence is after closed plus three years. Actual agency holdings are 1990-1998; size is 1.7 cubic ft. Correspondence is located in the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

Records are administrative correspondence files from the Austin headquarters of the Texas Veterans Commission containing correspondence, reports, legislation, and publications, dating 1948, 1985, 1990-1998 (bulk 1990-1998). The files provide information on programs serving Texas veterans in which TVC is involved in cooperation with other agencies and organizations. Subjects include educational benefits under the Hazlewood Act, veterans’ employment preference, homeless veterans, and Agent Orange. Correspondents are state agencies including the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Department of Health, and Attorney General’s Office; state representatives; federal agencies including the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development; and veterans’ organizations such as the American Legion. Documents from 1948 and 1985 are attachments to the correspondence.

Purpose: Administrative correspondence is created in the process of cooperating with other agencies and organizations in providing programs and services to veterans and their families.

Agency Program:

Legislature, Regular Session). The Veterans Affairs Commission was created in 1947 as a separate state agency, taking over the duties of the VSSO in order to care for the large increase in Texas’ veteran population resulting from World War II and other wars in which Texas residents participated (House Bill 18, 50^th Legislature, Regular Session). In 1985 the agency was renamed the Texas Veterans Commission.

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: By subject, then chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None before 1990

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: No

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: No

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Correspondence, Administrative
Series item number: 1.1.007
Agency item number: 5
Archival code: R
Retention: AC + 3

Archival holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

Administrative correspondence provides evidence of TVC’s cooperation with other agencies and organizations in providing programs to assist veterans and their families. The TVC does not administer these programs, but part of its mission is to compile information about benefits available to veterans and cooperate with other agencies and organizations in providing services to veterans. Texas Veterans Laws, a series appraised as non-archival in another record series review, provides information about all state laws benefiting veterans, but no other series provides information about the variety of programs that TVC works on with other agencies and groups. Therefore, this series is appraised as archival. The agency needs to transfer correspondence files which have fulfilled their retention period (files dating to 1995) to the Archives and Information Services Division, and yearly thereafter as the retention period is fulfilled.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: News releases

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series?
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

Current retention period for news releases is two years. The agency’s actual holdings are 1990-[ongoing]; size is fractional. News releases are located on the back page of TVC Journals in the agency’s library.

Description:

News releases, 1990-[ongoing], are printed at the back of each issue of the TVC Journal for use by the veterans county service officers and field officers in providing information to veterans and local news media. Releases announce changes in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ programs, assistance such as scholarships offered through veterans’ organizations, and information about memorials to veterans, such as the schedule of Moving Wall appearances in Texas. The Moving Wall is a half- scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The TVC Journal, a separate series, contains information for use by veterans county service officers and TVC field officers.

Purpose: News releases provide information through veterans county service officers and field offices to veterans and local news media.

Agency Program:

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None present before 1990.

Problems: Since news releases exist only as part of the TVC Journal, the agency feels this series should be removed from the retention schedule.

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: News releases
Series item number: 1.1.019
Agency item number: 18
Archival code: R
Retention: 2

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings:

The Texas Documents Collection has issues of the TVC Journal containing news releases, 1990-1998.

Appraisal Decision:

This series exists only as part of the TVC Journal, which is a publication aimed at field office staff and county service officers. The Journal has been appraised as non-archival in a separate record series review. News releases offer notices of changes in federal programs, opportunities through veterans’ organizations, and other information of interest to veterans, such as the schedule of Moving Wall appearances in Texas. The news releases are aimed at the county service officers and TVC counselors and do not provide information about the Texas Veterans Commission. I therefore appraise news releases as non-archival. The series should be removed from the retention schedule since it does not exist apart from the TVC Journal.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: TVC procedure guide

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: 0.1 cubic ft.

Agency holdings:

The TVC procedure guide is retained by the agency until superseded. Actual holdings for the agency are 1998; size of holdings is 0.1 cubic ft. The record copy of the procedure guide is located in the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

The record is a procedure guide, dating 1998, detailing policies and procedures for Texas Veterans Commission employees to follow. The guide provides instructions on preparing claims files for veterans and includes operating procedures for TVC staff working with state schools, state hospitals, Veterans Administration hospitals, military hospitals, and field offices.

Purpose: The procedure guide explains the agency’s rules, policies, and procedures for reference by employees.

Agency Program:

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Topical

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None before 1998

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: TVC procedure guide
Series item number: 1.1.025
Agency item number: 21
Archival code: R
Retention: US

Archival holdings:

Procedure guide, 1998, 0.1 cubic ft.
Record is a procedure guide, dating 1998, providing rules, policies and procedures for Texas Veterans Commission employees to follow. The guide provides instructions on preparing claims files for veterans and includes operating procedures for TVC staff working with state schools, state hospitals, Veterans Administration hospitals, military hospitals, and field offices.

Texas Documents Collection holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

The first half of the guide contains general housekeeping policies that are not considered archival. The second half contains procedures for staff to follow in carrying out its duties. This part is appraised as archival because it provides information about the workflow of the agency and how its mandates are accomplished. Since all records created for veterans claims files are confidential or not archival, this series is one place that details the way the Texas Veterans Commission assists veterans in obtaining benefits. The agency needs to transfer copies of the procedure guide as it is superseded.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Return to work manual

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The return to work manual is retained by the agency until superseded. Actual holdings date 1997-1998; size is fractional cubic ft. Record copies of manuals are located in the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

Records are a return to work manual, dating 1997-1998. The return to work manual describes the commission’s policies on worker’s compensation injuries and its procedures in getting the employees back to work in a timely manner.

Purpose: The return to work manual explains the worker’s compensation policies of the agency for its own employees.

Agency Program:

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Topical

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None are present prior to 1997.

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destruction:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Return to work manual
Series item number: 1.1.025
Agency item number: 235
Archival code: R
Retention: US

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

The return to work manual describes policies similar to other state agencies, and conforms to rules set out by the Workers’ Compensation Commission. There is no information specific to the Texas Veterans Commission or its procedures in carrying out its mission of assisting veterans; therefore this series is appraised as non-archival. The archival review code R should be replaced by the archival exception code E on the retention schedule and the following note should be placed in the Remarks section: "Archival review code removed subsequent to appraisal by the Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, January 1999.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Risk management manual

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The risk management manual is retained by the agency until superseded. Actual agency holdings are 1997-1998; size is fractional cubic ft. The record copy of the risk management manual is maintained in the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

The risk management manual describes emergency disaster preparedness policies and procedures for the Texas Veterans Commission, dating 1997-1998.

Purpose: Risk management manuals explain policies and procedures for emergency disaster preparedness.

Agency Program:

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: By subject

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None are present prior to 1997.

Problems: No

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Risk management manual
Series item number: 1.1.025
Agency item number: 202
Archival code: R
Retention: US

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

The risk management manual describes policies similar to other state agencies for emergency disaster preparedness. There is no information specific to the Texas Veterans Commission or its mission of assisting veterans; therefore this series is appraised as non-archival. The archival review code R should be replaced by the archival exception code E on the retention schedule and the following note should be placed in the Remarks section: "Archival review code removed subsequent to appraisal by the Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, January 1999.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Reports — Consultants (Studies)

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The retention period for Reports — Consultants (Studies) is two years. Actual agency holdings are 1981 and 1997; size is fractional cubic ft. Reports are maintained in the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

Records are reports of studies regarding the feasibility and need for state veteran homes and state veteran cemeteries, dating 1981 and 1997. Another study on the feasibility and need for state veteran cemeteries is in progress. The studies were begun in response to the availability of federal matching funds for establishing state veterans’ homes and cemeteries. In 1980 hearings were held around the state in areas with a high concentration of veterans to learn if veterans had a need for state-owned veterans cemeteries. The agency currently has the hearings files used to write the 1981 report. The question is now being revisited: in 1997 the Legislature again charged the Veterans Commission with studying the need for state veterans cemeteries. In the 16 years since the first study, the federal government has opened a cemetery for veterans in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to complement the federal veterans’ cemeteries in El Paso, Houston, and San Antonio. The second cemetery study has not yet been completed. The report commissioned in 1995 to study the need for state veterans’ homes was completed in 1997.

Hearing files which are the basis for the 1981 final report of the cemetery study are in a separate series, Reports and studies (Non-fiscal)–Raw data.

Purpose: Consultant’s reports summarize findings of studies commissioned by the agency to fulfill its charges from the Legislature.

Agency Program:

Temporary responsibilities for studying the feasibility and need for state residential facilities for disabled veterans were added in 1995 (House Bill 340, 74^th Legislature, Regular Session) and for state veterans cemeteries in 1979 (House Concurrent Resolution 91, 66^th Legislature, Regular Session) and 1997 (Senate Bill 1202, 75^th Legislature, Regular Session).

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: These are publications.

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Reports — Consultants (Studies)
Series item number: 1.1.034
Agency item number: 237
Archival code: R
Retention: 2

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings:

Study on the feasibility and need for state veterans’ homes, 1997. [There is also a 1981 study done by the VAC (not by consultants) on the need for state veterans cemeteries.]

Appraisal Decision:

The reports by consultants summarize findings from studies conducted to carry out special charges to the Texas Veterans Commission by the Texas Legislature. Some information about these studies may be found in annual reports or agency strategic plans, but this series provides the most comprehensive information about study findings. Since the responsibility for studying these particular veterans needs is temporary, no other series can document the procedure as well as these reports, which are appraised as archival. The archival code R needs to be changed to A on the agency’s retention schedule. Add the following note to the Remarks column of the retention schedule: "The archival requirement for this series will be met by sending copies of the consultants’ reports to the Publications Depository Program, Texas State Library and Archives Commission." The new state records retention schedule assigns the item number 1.1.067 to this series.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Reports and Studies (Non-fiscal)-Raw data

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? Yes
Replaced by: Nothing

Ongoing record series? No
Annual accumulation:

Agency holdings:

This series is not on the agency’s retention schedule, although recommended retention is as long as administratively valuable. State cemetery hearing files are dated 1980. Size is 0.6 cubic feet.

Description:

Records are transcripts of hearings held to determine the need for state veteran cemeteries in Texas, dating 1980. Hearings were held around the state in Lubbock, Corpus Christi, Fort Worth, Longview, and Dallas in June and August of 1980. Those attending the hearings included members of the Veterans Affairs Commission, veterans county service officers, county commissioners, state senators and representatives, commanders and members of veterans organizations (including Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and Disabled American Veterans), members of the Texas Cemetery Association, and veterans from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The need for state veteran cemeteries is being studied again at the request of the Legislature, and the Veterans Commission has hired consultants to prepare a study.

The final report of the cemetery study based on these hearing files is included in the series, Reports–Consultants (Studies).

Purpose: State cemetery hearing files [raw data for non-fiscal reports and studies] were used to gather information to determine the need for state-operated veterans’ cemeteries.

Agency Program:

Temporary responsibilities for studying the feasibility and need for state veterans cemeteries were added in 1979 (House Concurrent Resolution 91, 66^th Legislature, Regular Session) and 1997 (Senate Bill 1202, 75^th Legislature, Regular Session).

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological by hearing date

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? None

Gaps? No

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: State veterans cemetery study, 1981.

Suggested series from state records retention schedule:

Title: Reports and Studies (Non-fiscal)–Raw data
Series item number: 1.1.037
Archival code: none
Retention: PS

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings:

None, although the Texas Documents Collection does contain two copies of the published State veterans cemetery study, 1981.

Appraisal Decision:

Testimony from the transcripts is summarized in the published study, which lists the numbers attending each hearing; how many testified for, against, or undecided; and how many attended who were for, against, or undecided. The study names some of the individuals at each hearing representing every viewpoint and summarizes their testimony. The published study provides all the evidence necessary that the hearings took place and sufficient information about the hearings. I therefore appraise the state cemetery hearing files as not archival. The agency may dispose of the files when they are no longer administratively valuable (They are currently referring to the files since the state veteran cemetery issue is being revisited). If the consultants are to hand over the raw data for the state veterans homes and cemeteries studies, then this series "Reports and studies (Non-fiscal)–Raw data" should be added to the retention schedule with the new series item number 1.1.065.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Speeches

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The retention period for speeches is two years. Actual agency holdings date from ca. 1940; size of holdings is 0.2 cubic ft. Speeches are maintained in the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

Records are speeches given by the executive director, the commission chairman or members, and the Veterans State Service Officer, dating ca. 1940-[ongoing]. Speeches were given to veterans’ organizations, including the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, at Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies on subjects such as patriotism and the purpose of the Veterans Commission. Included are copies of suggested speeches from the federal Veterans Administration and other veterans’ organizations.

Purpose: Speeches publicize the agency’s mission through contact with veterans’ organizations.

Agency Program:

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? None

Gaps? None are present prior to ca. 1940.

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Speeches
Series item number: 1.1.040
Agency item number: 28
Archival code: R
Retention: 2

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

"Speeches" is one of the few series with records dating to the existence of the Veterans State Service Office. These speeches provide evidence of how the agency head and commission members view the mission of the office and commission. This series is appraised as archival. Commission staff should transfer speeches to the Archives and Information Services Division that have reached the retention period of two years, covering the years ca. 1940 to 1996. The archival code R should be changed to A on the agency’s retention schedule. Future transfers should be done yearly as the speeches fulfill their retention period.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Attorney General opinions

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

Attorney General opinions are retained by the Texas Veterans Commission until their purpose is served. Actual agency holdings date from 1945; size is 2 cubic feet. Opinions are located in the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

Records are requests for opinions relating to veterans issues and Attorney General opinions requested by the Texas Veterans Commission and by other agencies, but of interest to the Veterans Commission. Files date from 1945-[ongoing]. Subjects include veterans employment preference, reemployment of veterans, retiree/military credit, poll tax voting, eligibility requirements for veterans county service officers, Confederate veterans, educational benefits, and legislation. Other agencies requesting opinions include the Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding the Hazlewood Act detailing educational benefits for veterans.

Purpose: Attorney General opinions interpret laws relating to veterans’ benefits.

Agency Program:

The Texas Veterans Commission is responsible for collecting information regarding services and facilities available to veterans and compiling federal, state, and local laws enacted to benefit members of the armed forces, veterans, their families and dependents.

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: By subject

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None are present prior to 1945.

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies:

Attorney General opinions, Texas Attorney General’s Office.
Attorney General opinions, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Attorney General opinions
Series item number: 1.1.014
Agency item number: 10
Archival code: none
Retention: PS

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

One of the responsibilities of the Veterans Commission is to compile information and laws relating to veterans’ benefits. This series brings together Attorney General rulings on state laws relating to veterans’ benefits affecting a variety of agencies, which adds informational value to this series. The Veterans Commission should maintain this series as long as they find it administratively valuable. However, although this is one of the few series dating to the beginning of the Veterans Affairs Commission, the record copy of these opinions should be found in the Attorney General’s Office or the Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. To avoid duplication of effort, I therefore appraise these Attorney General opinions as non-archival. The archival review code R should be replaced by the archival exception code E on the retention schedule and the following note should be placed in the Remarks section: "Archival review code removed subsequent to appraisal by the Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, January 1999.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Veterans Housing Assistance Program

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The Veterans Housing Assistance Program file is retained by the agency until its purpose is served. Actual holdings date from 1983; size is 0.2 cubic ft. The file is located in the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

Records are correspondence, news releases, photographs, clippings, and related material dating from 1983-[ongoing]. The file covers the role of the Veterans Commission in the Veterans Housing Assistance and Home Improvement programs. The Veterans Housing Assistance Program began in 1983 under the auspices of the Veterans Land Board, and the Home Improvement Program was added in 1986. The Veterans Commission assists the VLB by certifying that veterans are qualified for the loans.

The Veterans Housing Assistance Program files complement another series, the VHAP legislation and guidelines.

Purpose: The Veterans Housing Assistance Program file is created when the Veterans Commission participates in the program run by the Veterans Land Board.

Agency Program:

One of the duties of the Texas Veterans Commission is to cooperate with all government and private agencies in securing services or benefits to veterans, their families and dependents. The Veterans Commission assists the Veterans Land Board by certifying veterans as qualified for Veterans Housing Assistance and Home Improvement loans. (V.T.C.A., Natural Resources Code, Section 162.003(a)(2))

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? No

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: The Veterans Land Board contains records relating to the Veterans Housing Assistance Program.

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Veterans Housing Assistance Program
Series item number: --
Agency item number: 121
Archival code: R
Retention: PS

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

Although information on the Veterans Housing Assistance Program itself is available through the Veterans Land Board, this series is evidence of the cooperation between two agencies in providing services to veterans. This program is not represented in the administrative correspondence, appraised as archival in a separate record series review. This series complements the VHAP legislation and guidelines file, appraised as archival in a separate record series review. The Veterans Housing Assistance Program file is appraised as archival. Records should be sent to the Archives and Information Services Division when they are no longer administratively valuable.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: VHAP Legislation and Guidelines

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The agency retains VHAP legislation and guidelines until the purpose has been served. Actual holdings date from 1984-[ongoing]; size is unknown.

Description:

Records are laws, guidelines, correspondence, and memos from the Veterans Land Board regarding the Veterans Housing Assistance Program (VHAP), dating from 1984-[ongoing]. The VHAP began in 1983 under the auspices of the Veterans Land Board (VLB), and the Home Improvement Program was added in 1986. The Veterans Commission assists the VLB by certifying that veterans are qualified for the loans.

The VHAP legislation and guidelines complement another series, the Veterans Housing Assistance Program.

Purpose: VHAP legislation and guidelines provide guidance on the certification of veterans for participation in the Veterans Housing Assistance and Veterans Home Improvement programs.

Agency Program:

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None before 1984

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: Veterans Land Board

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: VHAP Legislation and Guidelines
Series item number: --
Agency item number: 120
Archival code: none
Retention: PS

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

Although information on the Veterans Housing Assistance Program itself is available through the Veterans Land Board, this series is evidence of the cooperation between two agencies in providing services to veterans. This program is not represented in the administrative correspondence, appraised as archival in a separate record series review. This series complements the Veterans Housing Assistance Program file, appraised as archival in a separate record series review. The VHAP legislation and guidelines file is appraised as archival. Records should be sent to the Archives and Information Services Division when they are no longer administratively valuable.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: TVC Journal workfile

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission, Information and Training

Contact: Richard M. Prete

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: none

Agency holdings:

The TVC Journal workfile is retained by the agency until its purpose is served. Actual agency holdings are 1998; size is fractional. The workfile is located at the agency’s Austin office and is discarded as soon as the publication is printed.

Description:

Records are copies of articles and news releases published in the TVC Journal, dating 1998. The material is a workfile created to gather material for inclusion in the Texas Veterans Commission’s bimonthly magazine.

The TVC Journal resulting from the workfile is appraised in a separate record series review.

Purpose: The TVC Journal workfile holds material gathered in preparation for publishing the bimonthly Journal.

Agency Program:

The Texas Veterans Commission is responsible for collecting information regarding services and facilities available to veterans, as well as informing members and veterans of armed forces, their families and dependents, and military and civilian authorities about the existence or availability of services, facilities, and other benefits.

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None before 1998

Problems: According to the Veterans Commission staff, this series needs to be deleted from retention schedule since it is discarded as soon as the publication is printed. In my opinion, the workfile should remain on the schedule since it is a series of records created for a purpose and is only disposed of after that purpose has been served.

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: TVC Journal

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: TVC Journal workfile
Series item number: 1.1.028
Agency item number: 135
Archival code: R
Retention: PS

Archival holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

Material included in the TVC Journal workfile can be found in the published TVC Journal. The agency has a complete run of the publication and the Texas Documents Collection has a nearly complete run from 1959-[ongoing]. The Journal serves to pass along information of interest to local TVC counselors and veterans county service officers. As such, there is no inherent administrative or informational value in this series. The Journal workfile is appraised as non-archival. The archival review code R should be replaced by the archival exception code E on the retention schedule and the following note should be placed in the Remarks section: "Archival review code removed subsequent to appraisal by the Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, January 1999." The new series item number (1.3.002) should replace the current 1.1.028.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: TVC Journal

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission, Information and Training

Contact: Richard M. Prete

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: 0.1 cubic ft.

Agency holdings:

The TVC Journal is retained by the agency permanently. Actual holdings date from 1947; size is 4.1 cubic feet. Journals are located in the agency’s library at the Austin office.

Description:

Records are a bimonthly magazine dating from 1947-[ongoing]. The Journal is produced for veterans’ advocates to inform them of laws, rules, and general information pertaining to veterans’ issues and benefits. Federal Veterans Administration employees of the month for Texas are profiled in the magazine and information on the annual statewide training conference is included as well. Articles on health problems that could affect veterans are also placed in the Journal. Originally called the Bulletin, the name was changed to Journal in 1978. The Journal was a monthly publication until 1988, when it became bimonthly.

The TVC Journal workfile is appraised in a separate record series review.

Purpose: The Journal informs veterans’ advocates of changing rules and regulations regarding benefits, laws, and other general information affecting veterans.

Agency Program:

Responsibilities of the Texas Veterans Commission include collecting information regarding services and facilities available to veterans and informing members and veterans of armed forces, their families and dependents, and military and civilian authorities about the existence or availability of benefits.

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? Yes. Indices are printed for each volume.

Gaps? None before 1947

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: This is a publication.

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: TVC Journal
Series item number: 1.1.029
Agency item number: 136
Archival code: none
Retention: PM

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings:

Texas Documents Collection holdings include issues of the Bulletin, predecessor to the Journal, for 1950, 1959-1977 with some gaps and issues of the Journal for 1978-[ongoing] with some gaps. Issues of the Bulletin missing from the Texas Documents Collection include 1947-1949; 1950, nos. 1-3, 5-12; all issues for 1951-1958; 1959, no. 2; 1961, no. 4; 1962, nos. 11-12. Issues of the Journal missing from the Texas Documents Collection include Vol. V, no. 9; Vol. VII, nos. 3, 5, 10; Vol. X, no. 11; Vol. XI, no. 5; Vol. XII, nos. 1, 3, 6; Vol. XIII, nos. 2, 5-6.

Appraisal Decision:

The TVC Journal provides general information about changes in veterans laws, services provided to veterans, training opportunities for counselors and service officers, and other issues, including health problems, affecting veterans. It is aimed at local TVC counselors and veterans county service officers and is not an original source for policy and procedure changes. I appraise this series as not archival. The Veterans Commission is requested to send copies of missing issues to the Texas Documents Collection to fill in gaps as listed above. The new series item number (1.3.001) should replace the current 1.1.029.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: TVC Pamphlet

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission, Information and Training

Contact: Richard M. Prete

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The TVC Pamphlet is retained by the agency permanently. Actual agency holdings date from October 1965; size is 2 cubic feet. The record copies of the TVC Pamphlet are located in the agency library at the Austin office.

Description:

Records are booklets dating 1965-[ongoing] produced bimonthly to inform veterans’ advocates of specific benefits, rules, or regulations. Each issue is devoted to one rule, regulation, law, etc. Recent titles include "Cardiovascular Ratings," "Hearing Officer Functions," and "Unemployability Determinations in Compensation Cases." The Texas Veterans Commission prints these updates to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rules and regulations so that veterans service officers in Texas will develop claims based on up-to-date information.

Purpose: The Pamphlet informs veterans’ advocates about specific benefits, rules, and regulations.

Agency Program:

One of the duties of the Texas Veterans Commission is assisting veterans and their families and dependents in presenting, providing and establishing claims, privileges, rights and benefits that they may have under federal, state, or local law.

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None prior to 1965

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: This is a publication.

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: TVC Pamphlet
Series item number: 1.1.029
Agency item number: 137
Archival code: none
Retention: PM

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings:

Holdings of the Texas Documents Collection include issues of the Pamphlet from 1976-[ongoing] with some gaps. Issues of the Pamphlet missing from the Texas Documents Collection include October 1965-1976, no. 7; 1976, no. 9; 1977, nos. 10, 12; 1988, nos. 2, 6; 1989, nos. 2, 6; 1990, no. 1; 1991, no. 2; 1996, no. 6; 1998, no. 3.

Appraisal Decision:

The Pamphlet provides detailed information about specific changes in rules and regulations (mainly federal) governing benefits for veterans. The information contained in the series is readily available in the Code of Federal Regulations and elsewhere. The Pamphlet is aimed at veterans’ advocates–veterans county service officers and local TVC counselors. The series does not provide information about overall policies and procedures of the Texas Veterans Commission. For these reasons, I appraise the Pamphlet as not archival. The agency is requested to send copies of missing issues to the Texas Documents Collection as listed above. The new series item number (1.3.001) should replace the current 1.1.029.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: TVC Brochures — record copy

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission, Information and Training

Contact: Richard M. Prete

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The retention period for the record copies of brochures is permanent. The agency’s actual holdings date from 1998; size is fractional. Brochures are located in the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

Records are brochures providing information about benefits available to Texas veterans, dating from 1998-[ongoing]. Brochures describe benefits available through various state agencies; educational benefits; death benefits; and disability benefits.

Purpose: Brochures inform veterans about available benefits.

Agency Program:

One of the responsibilities of the Texas Veterans Commission is to inform members and veterans of armed forces, their families and dependents, and military and civilian authorities about the existence or availability of educational training and retraining facilities; health, medical, rehabilitative, and housing services and facilities; employment and reemployment services; provisions of federal, state, and local law affording rights, privileges and benefits to members and veterans of armed forces and their families and dependents; and other similar, related or appropriate matters.

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None before 1998

Problems: The retention schedule should be changed to show an electronic copy also exists.

Known related records in other agencies: No

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: These are a publication.

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: TVC Brochures — record copy
Series item number: 1.1.029
Agency item number: 138
Archival code: none
Retention: PM

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

The brochures, detailing educational, disability, and death benefits, provide information found in other series deemed archival or list steps that the veteran or his survivors need to follow to obtain benefits. One brochure summarizes information about programs available to veterans through various state agencies; however, comprehensive information on all laws affecting veterans is available in Texas Veterans Laws, a series which was appraised as non-archival in another record series review. I appraise the brochures as not archival. The new series item number (1.3.002) should replace the current 1.1.028 and the retention period should be US instead of PM. The Remarks column should note the existence of an electronic copy of the brochures available through the agency’s website.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Texas Veterans Commission Laws

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission, Information and Training

Contact: Richard M. Prete

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation:

Agency holdings:

The agency retains Texas Veterans Laws permanently. Actual holdings for the agency date 1986; the size is fractional. The record copy of the compilation of laws is located in the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

Records are a compilation of all Texas laws affecting veterans. This includes portions of the Education Code, Local Government Code, Transportation Code, and Government Code. Compilations date from 1986 and another is in progress.

Purpose: The Texas Veterans Laws aid veterans and persons assisting them in understanding the nature and extent of Texas laws relating to veterans.

Agency Program:

One of the duties of the Texas Veterans Commission is compiling federal, state, and local laws enacted to benefit members of the armed forces, veterans, their families and dependents.

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Subject and numerical

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? None

Gaps? None prior to 1986

Problems: The record series title should be changed to Texas Veterans Laws and retention period from PM to US.

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Texas Veterans Commission Laws
Series item number: 1.1.029
Agency item number: 139
Archival code: none
Retention: PM

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings:

The Texas Documents Collection holds the Texas Veterans Laws dating 1986.

Appraisal Decision:

One of the Veterans Commission’s responsibilities is to compile all Texas laws relating to veterans. This publication is the result and serves as a valuable resource, since many state agencies administer laws affecting veterans. However, electronic versions of Texas statutes are easy to search and there are subject indices to the printed versions of statutes and laws, so the information contained in this series is available elsewhere. I appraise this series as not archival. The new series item number (1.3.002) should replace the current 1.1.028 and the retention period should be US instead of PM.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Service Officer Manual

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission, Information and Training

Contact: Richard M. Prete

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional?

Agency holdings:

Service officer manuals are retained until superseded. The agency’s actual holdings date from [19--]; size is unknown. Record copies of manuals are located in the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

Records are manuals dating from [19--] detailing instructions for veterans county service officers and TVC counselors to follow in filing federal Veterans Administration claims.

Purpose: The service officer manual provides policies and procedures for training veterans county service officers and TVC counselors to assist veterans in obtaining benefits.

Agency Program:

The Texas Veterans Commission was given greater responsibility for training and certifying the veterans county service officers in 1989 (Senate Bill 252, 71^st Legislature, Regular Session).

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Subject and numerical

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? None

Gaps? Unknown

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Service Officer Manual
Series item number: 1.1
Agency item number: 131
Archival code: none
Retention: US

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

The service officer manual provides evidence of training veterans county service officers to assist veterans in obtaining benefits. The Texas Veterans Commission functions of training service officers and assisting veterans with claims are not well documented in other archival series. For this reason, I appraise the service officer manual as archival. The series item number should be 1.1.025. The agency should transfer service officer manuals as they are superseded.

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Record Series Review
Series Title: Annual statewide conference

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission, Information and Training

Contact: Richard M. Prete

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: 0.3 cubic ft.

Agency holdings:

The retention period for annual statewide conference files is after completion plus two years. Actual holdings are [19--]; size is unknown. Files are located in the agency’s Austin office.

Description:

Records are letters to invitees, panel and classroom information, hotel information, contracts, and agenda, dating from [19--]. These are planning records for annual statewide conferences sponsored by the Texas Veterans Commission and held to train veterans county service officers.

Purpose: The annual statewide conference files are created while planning conferences with the purpose of training veterans county service officers to assist veterans in obtaining benefits.

Agency Program:

The Texas Veterans Commission was given greater responsibility for training and certifying the 220 veterans county service officers in 1989 (Senate Bill 252, 71^st Legislature, Regular Session).

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? None

Gaps? Unknown

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Annual statewide conference
Series item number: --
Agency item number: 147
Archival code: none
Retention: AC+2

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings: None

Appraisal Decision:

The annual statewide conference series is created when planning each conference, the purpose of which is to provide training to veterans county service officers and local TVC counselors. The series does not contain agency policies and procedures, but simply hotel information, classroom information, and participant information. The training function is documented in the service officer manual, appraised as archival in a separate record series review. For these reasons, I appraise the annual statewide conference series as not archival.

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Revised Record Series Review, June 25, 1999
Series Title: Organization charts

Agency: Texas Veterans Commission

Contact: Billy G. Green

Obsolete record series? No
Replaced by:

Ongoing record series? Yes
Annual accumulation: fractional

Agency holdings:

The retention period for organization charts is until superseded. The actual agency holdings date from 1949-1957, 1986-[ongoing]; size is fractional. Organization charts at the agency’s Austin office are included in the annual reports from 1949-1957, in the biennial budget requests from 1986-1990 and in strategic plans since 1992.

Description:
Records are organization charts, dating from 1949-1957, 1970-[ongoing], which provide an overview of the Texas Veterans Commission in a graphic format.

Purpose: Organization charts provide a summary of the organization of the agency.

Agency Program:

Agencies are sometimes required to include organization charts in reports to the legislature, governor, or state auditor.

V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 434

Arrangement: Chronological

Access constraints: None

Use constraints: None

Indexes or finding aids required for/or an aid to access? No

Gaps? None before 1949, missing 1958-1969, 1980

Problems: None

Known related records in other agencies: None

Previous destructions:

Publications based on records: None

Series data from agency schedule:

Title: Organization charts
Series item number: 1.1.023
Agency item number: 20
Archival code: A
Retention: US

Archival holdings: None

Texas Documents Collection holdings:

Organization charts are included in copies of the annual reports dating 1949-1957, in the biennial budget requests dating from 1970-1978 and 1982-1990 and in the strategic plans dating 1992-1998.

Appraisal Decision:

Records Appraisal Report: Texas Veterans Commission

Contents of this report Agency Contact | Agency History | Project Review | Record Series Reviews

Related report 2000 Addendum

Archival finding aid An Inventory of Veterans Commission Records at the Texas State Archives, 1918, between 1935 and 1937, 1936, 1944, 1947-2006

Agency Contact

Agency History and Structure

Project Review

Archives Holdings

Previous Destructions

Project Outcome

Record Series Reviews

Records Appraisal Report:
Texas Veterans Commission

Contents of this report
Agency Contact | Agency History | Project Review | Record Series Reviews

Related report
2000 Addendum

Archival finding aid
An Inventory of Veterans Commission Records at the Texas State Archives, 1918, between 1935 and 1937, 1936, 1944, 1947-2006