Governors' subject files, 1824-1960.

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Governors' subject files, 1824-1960.

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Alphabetical subject files concern state agencies (e.g., cabinet departments; state hospitals; correctional facilities; colleges and universities); Chicago organizations and topics (e.g., Chicago Board of Elections; Lincoln Park; Chicago lakefront; election wards); and county government (e.g., county clerks; criminal records; insane committments; dependent children). Other topics include canals (e.g., Hennepin Canal; Illinois and Michigan Canal); military powers of the Governor (e.g., Civil War; Camp Grant); grain and mine inspectors; humane officers; municipal censuses; taxation; monuments (e.g., Civil War battlefields; Lincoln); and expositions (e.g., New Orleans World's Exposition; Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis). Files also include newspaper clippings (e.g., Abraham Lincoln; New Salem; Illinois State Fair buildings; Armory; Governor's Mansion; Old State Capitol) and proclamations (e.g., Thanksgiving).

24 cubic ft.

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