Creator: Planning Commission (RG 15).

Collection Summary: Charts showing the number of cases of Diphtheria, Malaria, Meningitis, and Typhoid from various areas around the state from approximately 1919 to 1938. Also included are charts that show population migration from the same period of time. 

Access Restrictions: None

Date(s): 1919-1940.

Volume: 0.25 Cubic Feet 

Finding Aid Created By: Colby Cox in March 2025 

Related Materials: TBD.

Record Group History: The Mississippi Planning Commission was created by the Mississippi Senate via Senate Bill 551 in 1936. The Commission was tasked with creating a master plan for the physical development of the state and prepare a program for the continued development of major improvements in the state. Additional duties of the commission were the preparation of maps and surveys for the use of state agencies and the performance of administrative and engineering work throughout Mississippi. In 1940, the commission was abolished, and its duties were transferred to the newly created Board of Development.

Collection Inventory:
Box Content 

Box Number

Diphtheria cases610
Malaria cases610
Meningitis cases610
Population migration610
Typhoid cases610