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Civil Service Commission records

 Collection
Identifier: RG018

Scope and Content

Contains minutes, records of expenditure, reports, correspondence, lists of applicants and appointees, sample examinations, and files on hospital attendants and nurses.

Dates

  • Creation: 1913-1921

Language of Materials

The records are in English.

Restrictions on Access

These records are stored at an off-site facility and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.

See the Rules and Procedures for Researchers Using Archival Records and Secured Collections policy.

Historical Note

The Connecticut Civil Service Commission was created on June 6, 1913 (Connecticut General Assembly Public Acts, 1913, Chapter 232). With its inception, a dual form of state service was developed. Unclassified and classified categories were set up. Unclassified service was not subject to any of the provisions of the act, while applicants for classified service were required to take competitive examinations.

The Commission existed for a short time, as it was disbanded in April of 1921 (Connecticut General Assembly Public Acts, 1921, Chapter 126). It was not until 1937 that the Department of Personnel was created.

Extent

18 cubic feet

Abstract

The Civil Service Commission made rules, created classified job titles and tests, administered the tests and perepared eligibility lists, answered correspondence, and sought information about exempted or unclassified employees in State departments.

Related Material

None.

Processing Information

April 2010: The papers relating to out-of-state civil service systems, 1914-1916, were taken out of 6 letter boxes and placed in folders. They are now stored in one record center box.

Title
RG 018, Civil Service Commission
Subtitle
Inventory of Records
Author
Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
Date
2007
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository

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