Scope and ContentThe Office of the Great Seal is part of the Bureau of Elections in the Michigan Department of State. It is responsible for protecting and maintaining the Great Seal and providing for its proper use, maintaining records filed with the Secretary of State, certifying documents and commissioning notaries public.
DivisionOffice of the Great Seal
AgencyMichigan Department of State
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System of arrangementRecords are arranged by type, then by date of transfer to the Archives of Michigan. Record series represented in this collection include case files, the Constitution of the State of Michigan, and reports.
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Biography or Historical NoteMichigan's Great Seal was designed by Lewis Cass and adopted in 1835. Changes to the seal have been made from time to time, but it has not changed since 1911.