The materials in this series constitute the proceedings and activities of the 'Kellett Commission', or rather, the Temporary Commission on the Reorganization of the Administrative Branch (the Reorganization Committee), from its inception in 1965 through the completion of its study and recommendations to the Legislature in 1967-1968. The Commission, which grew out of another William Kellett-chaired committee - the Committee on Improved Expenditure Management - was formed by the 1965 Legislature with the support of Governor Warren P. Knowles to overhaul, streamline, and restructure the assorted state agencies, boards and commissions which made up the state's executive branch of government.
Materials include minutes of the Commission, the recommendations of the various Commission subcommittees; press releases; analyses prepared by the Department of Administration's Bureau of Management of the recommendations and agency responses; written notices of approval or disapproval of the Commission's work from state agencies, private organizations, and individuals; documentation detailing the research and work of the Commission; and materials relating to a 1967 case study of the reorganization project, conducted by Sarah Stibbe under the auspices of the Department of Administration.
