Preliminary Inventory of the United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government records

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Title: United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government records

Date (inclusive): 1947-1955

Collection Number: XX312

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 36 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (15.9 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Correspondence, reports, minutes, press releases, and printed matter, relating to rationalization of the organization of the executive branch of the United States government. Includes records of the second Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (1953-1955).

Creator: Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

Creator: United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (1947-1949)

Creator: United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (1953-1955)

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], United States. Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Historical Note

The First Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, chaired by former President Herbert Hoover, was established by act of July 7, 1947 (61 Stat. 246). The commission studied and investigated the organization and methods of operation of the Executive branch of the federal government, and recommended organization changes to promote economy, efficiency, and improved service. Operating through functional area task forces, it submitted numerous full commission and individual task force reports to Congress. The final report, published as Concluding Report: Report to Congress, May 1949, included an index to previously submitted reports. The commission was terminated June 12, 1949, as provided in the enabling legislation.

The Second Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, chaired by former President Herbert Hoover, was established by act of July 10, 1953 (67 Stat. 142), and extended by act of May 23, 1955 (69 Stat. 64). It studied and investigated organization and methods of operation of the Executive branch of the federal government, and recommended organization changes to promote economy, efficiency, and improved service. The commission's final report to Congress was submitted on June 29, 1955, and was published in two volumes as Final Report to the Congress and Index to the Commission and Task Force Reports, June 1955. The commission was terminated June 30, 1955, as provided in extending legislation, with an additional ninety days for liquidation.

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, reports, minutes, press releases, and printed matter, relating to rationalization of the organization of the executive branch of the United States government. Includes records of the second Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government (1953-1955).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Executive departments -- United States

United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953

United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961