Papers, 1910-1976.

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Papers, 1910-1976.

Speeches, correspondence, financial summaries, legal documents, income tax records, and newspaper clippings documenting Powell's financial affairs, political activities, and settlement of his estate. Collection contains material concerning Powell's work as an insurance agent (1948-1965), other business dealings (1951-1970), his income tax returns (142-1970), race track investments (ca. 1959-1970), his work as secretary of the Massac County Fair (1947-1970), speeches (1959-1970), and campaign finances (1964-1970), as well as estate assets, government investigations of the estate, legal claims against it, taxes due, and expenditures of the executor.

39.17 linear ft. (19 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7006520

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Powell, Paul, 1902-1970

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Paul Powell was born January 21, 1902 in Vienna, Illinois. He was a long-time member of the Illinois House of Representatives, of which he was Speaker from 1959 to 1963. He served as Illinois Secretary of State from 1965 until his death on October 10, 1970. From the description of Paul Powell speeches, 1969-1970. (Southern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 159935485 Illinois representative (Democrat) from fifty-first and fifty-ninth districts (1935-1964) and Secretar...

Brogan, Clark.

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Lowery, Joseph

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Rendleman, Ford.

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Oxtoby, Robert

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