Claims Service Court of Claims case files, ca. 1958-1967.

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Claims Service Court of Claims case files, ca. 1958-1967.

Claims Service case files deal with legal actions brought by private citizens to the Court of Claims against the Department of Mental Health. Each file includes correspondence (e.g., interdepartmental employees; Secretary of State; Court of Claims; Attorney General); complaint and bill of particulars; petitions; depositions; proceedings transcripts; and court opinions or rulings.

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois. Dept. of Mental Health.

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The General Assembly created the Department of Mental Health to assume all responsibilities formerly vested in the Department of Public Welfare (1961), including care and treatment of all persons (e.g., mentally ill; retarded) admitted to state institutions under the department's control. Until the creation of the Department of Children and Family Services (1963), the Department of Mental Health also operated state institutions and social programs for children and their families. The Department ...

Illinois. Court of Claims

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Illinois. Attorney General's Office

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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 ...