Speech files, 1944-1971.

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Speech files, 1944-1971.

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Files primarily contain copies of speeches made by the Secretary of State or his assistants to various groups concerning a variety of subjects (e.g., radio address to the public on drivers' licenses, address to the Sixth Constitutional Convention). Occasionally included are copies of outgoing correspondence from the Secretary of State distributed to particular groups of individuals on matters specifically involving them. Infrequently included are press releases, photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence concerning the speeches.

7 cubic ft.

Illinois State Archive

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SNAC Resource ID: 7376199

Illinois State Archive

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Illinois. Office of Secretary of State

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The Office of Secretary of State, successor to the territorial Secretary, was established by the 1818 Constitution to keep both the state archives and a register of the Governor's official acts. The Secretary was appointed by the Governor until the 1848 Constitution made the office elective. In 1873, the Dept. of Archives and Index was created to "make and keep proper indexes to the executive records and all public acts, resolutions, papers and documents" filed with the Secretary of State. This ...

Illinois. Office of Secretary of State. Public Information Division.

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A Public Information Division was formed in 1944 to keep Illinois citizens informed of the proper procedures for filing legal documents with the Secretary of State and of services available to them through the office. From 1951 to 1957 the division also was known as the Public Relations Department. In 1970 Public Information became part of the Communications Department, which provides general information on many aspects of the Secretary of State's Office. From the description of Spee...