Henry Horner correspondence, 1933-1940.

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Henry Horner correspondence, 1933-1940.

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Correspondence primarily concerns the Great Depression and attempts to combat it at the federal, state, and local levels (e. g. the Work Projects Administration; National Industrial Recovery Administration; Reconstruction Finance Corporation etc.) and other organizations (e.g. Mining Investigation Commission; Committee on Infantile Paralysis and Illinois Racing Commission etc.). Subjects mentioned within the correspondence include retailers' occupational tax, fuel oil, slot machines, public guardians, exposition and anniversary celebrations, soil conservation, Social Security, liquor, Spanish-American War Veterans' Fund, American Legion, claims and pensions, Sangamon County courthouse, State Fair, University of Illinois, boys' training schools, motor vehicle laws, urban population, delinquency, riots in Sangamon and Tazewell Counties, and special holidays for certain state employees. The files also contain extradition papers, budget estimates, messages to the General Assembly, and proclamations. Most of the letters are between local, state, and federal (e.g. Secretary of the Interior) officials.

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Horner, Henry, 1878-1940

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Henry Horner (November 30, 1878 – October 6, 1940) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Governor of Illinois from January 1933 until his death. He was the first Jewish governor. Born Henry Levy in Chicago, he assumed his mother's surname of Horner following his parents divorced. After attending the University of Chicago, he earned an LL.B. degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law. After establishing a legal career in Chicago, Horner ent...

Illinois. Office of the Governor

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The Board of Fund Commissioners was created by l. 1837, p. 121. Board contracted for and negotiated all loans authorized by General Assembly for internal improvements and signed and executed all bonds or stock certificates issued for such loans. Monies received from proceeds of loans were deposited at State Bank of Illinois and Bank of Illinois at Shawneetown. These deposits were used to pay drafts issued on Fund Commissioners by Board of Commissioners of Public Works for expenditur...

Spanish American War Veterans Fund.

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Illinois. Governor (1933-1940 : Horner)

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Henry Horner (1878-1940), Democratic Governor of Illinois (1933-1940), was born on Nov. 30, 1878 in Chicago, Ill. When his parents divorced shortly after his birth, his mother resumed using her maiden name and changed her son's last name to Horner, too. With a degree from Chicago's Kent College of Law, Horner began practicing law (1898) with Frank A. Whitney, whose father had collected Lincoln memorabilia. This interest was shared by Horner, who assembled a 5000 vol. library, which was eventuall...