Correspondence, 1901-1903.

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Correspondence, 1901-1903.

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Correspondence, primarily with architects, contractors, Springfield's mayor and other officials, labor unions, and private individuals, concerns bids, specifications, and plans submitted by architects and contractors; building site selection; disposition of a city sewer running under the proposed locationl; building superintendent applications; contractor's work on the Springfield Public Library Building; requests to the Governor to make arsenal construction a union job and protests over the contractor's use of non-union labor; requests to use the Arsenal for private organization meetings; and building inspection reports and plans made by the University of Illinois College of Engineering dean and the Board of Examiners of Architects' president.

.25 cubic ft.ledger 1 volume.

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Springfield Public Library (Ill.)

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. College of engineering

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Organized when the University opened in 1868 and formed as a college in March, 1873, the College of Engineering operates an experiment station, twelve departments, and a graduate program. The duties of the Dean of the College of Engineering have evolved from being chairman at faculty meetings to being chief administrator for and representative of the College within the University system. 1 In this capacity as chief administrator, the Dean has the power to create position...

Illinois State Board of Examiners of Architects.

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Illinois Board of Commissioners to Erect a State Arsenal.

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A board of commissioners to oversee the construction of a state arsenal, armory, and museum building was created in 1901. Consisting of the Governor, Secretary of State, and Auditor of Public Accounts, it was granted an appropriation of $150,000 to complete its work. The board also was empowered to sell the old State Arsenal which had been built in 1855. The new building, finished by 1903, housed the Illinois State Museum of Natural History and the offices of the Adjutant General. It was destroy...