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Minutes of the Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board
 

The Mississippi Legislature created the Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board in 1940 to "select, purchase, and distribute textbooks for the eight elementary grades." Two years later, lawmakers added high schools to the program.

In addition to details of the board meetings, the minutes also include lists of approved textbook titles and publishers for each grade. Consequently, the minutes offer researchers insights into the decision making process as well as details regarding instruction material available in the state's classrooms.

The collection consists entirely of the typed minutes of:

  • Mississippi State Textbook Rating and Purchasing Board (1940-46)
  • Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board (1946-1981)
  • Mississippi State Textbook Procurement Commission (1981-1987)

Occasionally letters and other documents appear in the record.

Related Resources:

Finding Aid for the Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board Minutes Collection

Subject Guide: Archival Education Collections at the University of Mississippi

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  • Minutes of a Meeting of the Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board (Series 4) by Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board and Mississippi State Textbook Procurement Commission

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  • Minutes of a Meeting of the Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board (Series 3) by Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board and Mississippi State Textbook Procurement Commission

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  • Minutes of a Meeting of the Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board (Series 2) by Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board and Mississippi State Textbook Procurement Commission

    Minutes of a Meeting of the Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board (Series 2)

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  • Minutes of a Meeting of the Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board (Series 1) by Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board and Mississippi State Textbook Procurement Commission

    Minutes of a Meeting of the Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board (Series 1)

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