General files, 1903-1927.

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General files, 1903-1927.

General records, mainly 1903-1918, of the commission which was appointed to supervise the construction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol. Included are minutes, specifications and contracts, financial records, records of the Capitol Improvement Commission originally organized to remodel the third Wisconsin Capitol, and extensive correspondence of Lew F. Porter, secretary of the commission, and of J.H. Gormley, construction superintendent.

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