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Inventory of the Department of Natural Resources Records, 1927-Sept. 30, 1961
F3735; F3809  
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  • Descriptive Summary
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Department of Natural Resources Records,
    Date (inclusive): 1927-Sept. 30, 1961
    Inventory: F3735; F3809
    Creator: Department of Natural Resources
    Repository: California State Archives
    Sacramento, California
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

    Publication Rights

    For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives collections.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Department of Natural Resources Records, F3735; F3809, California State Archives.

    Agency History

    The Department of Natural Resources was created in 1927 (ch. 128) combining under a single agency the state's interests in the fields of fish and game conservation, forestry, mining, parks, and resources management. Under the 1927 law four divisions were specified: Fish and Game; Forestry; Mines and Mining; and Parks. A division of Oil and Gas was added in 1929 (Ch. 535). Various divisional name changes occurred in succeeding years (see below under individual divisional subgroups) and additional programs in recreation and soil conservation were added. Fish and Game attained separate departmental status in 1951 (Ch. 195). The Department of Natural Resources was reorganized in 1961 and renamed as the Department of Conservation (Ch. 2037). The same law created a new Department of Parks and Recreation.