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 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Commission for Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition records

 Collection
Identifier: RG080
Abstract

The Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition was held in Hampton Roads, Virginia, April 29 to November 30, 1907, to celebrate the three hundredth anniversary of the first English-speaking colony.

Dates: 1905-1908

Commission for Louisiana Purchase Exposition records

 Collection
Identifier: RG085
Abstract

The Commission was appointed under a 1903 special act to plan and direct Connecticut's participation in the Exposition in St. Louis.

Dates: 1904

Temporary State Housing Rent Commission records

 Collection
Identifier: RG036
Abstract

During the Second World War, national rent controls began under the Office of Price Administration-directed offices. In 1947, anticipating the end of national controls, the Connecticut General Assembly enacted a series of standby rent control laws. One of these, Chapter 356 of the 1951 Supplement to the General Statutes, created the Temporary State Housing Rent Commission.

Dates: 1942-1956; Majority of material found within 1952-1955