Warrant ledger for World's Columbian Exposition, 1891-1895.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Warrant ledger for World's Columbian Exposition, 1891-1895.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36136247

Ledger contains a chronological list of warrants issued by the Auditor of Public Accounts for expenses incurred by the Board of World's Fair Commissioners and the Woman's Exposition Board for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. Warrant entries include warrant date and number; warantee name; and disbursement reason (e.g., Illinois Building construction and design; exhibit materials; board member transportation and per diem expenses; board employee and exposition worker salaries; statue [Illinois Welcoming the World] design and labor).

ledger 1 volume.

Illinois State Archive

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7377524

Illinois State Archive

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hj7bv0 (corporateBody)

The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Illinois. Board of World's Fair Commissioners

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6673wv6 (corporateBody)

Illinois. Office of the State Treasurer

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vb2ggv (corporateBody)

The Illinois Treasurer's office was established in 1812, and when Illinois became a state, the 1818 Constitution required the General Assembly to appoint a new Treasurer biennially. With the adoption of the 1848 Constitution, the Treasurer became an elective office. The Treasurer still served a two year term and the 1870 Constitution prohibited the incubement from suceeding himself. A 1959 constitutional amendment increased the term to four years and with the ratification of the 197...

Illinois. Auditor's Office

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qc49t4 (corporateBody)

In 1865 counties and cities were authorized to issue bonds in support of subscriptions to the capital stock of railroad companies or in aid of any public improvement (L. 1865, p. 44). In 1877 bonding authority also was extended to other local governmental units including towns, townships, school districts, and other municipal corporations (L. 1877, p. 158). Each bond issued by a local unit had to be registered with the Auditor. When the bonds for any one unit totaled $5,000 or more the Auditor w...