License Committee administrative files, 1917-1919.

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License Committee administrative files, 1917-1919.

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Files from the committee which licensed war aid and charity groups include applications; reports; minutes; and correspondence regarding fund solicition. Applications provide organization name, address, and purpose; officers' names and addresses, solicitation amount, purpose, and territorial limits; license approval or denial, and issuance date. Daily reports to the State Council of Defense include daily application filing statistics; filings to date; rejections; issuances; under consideration; revocations; expirations; extensions; and reinstatements. Cook County License Committee weekly meeting minutes contain applicant lists; fund raising plans; and whether licenses were granted. Correspondence concerns funds; applications; and application examinations by the Citizens War Board of Chicago.

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Council of Defense (World War I)

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The Illinois State Council of Defense, comprised of fifteen gubernatorially appointed defense experts, was created on May 2, 1917 and served for the duration of WWI. Council duties included assisting and cooperating with the Council of National Defense and other state councils of defense; recommending necessary defense legislation; and administering state defense plans established with the Council of National Defense. Besides the authority to adopt its own procedures; the council could form comm...

Citizens' War Board of Chicago.

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Illinois State Council of Defense (World War I). License Committee.

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Cook County License Committee (Ill.)

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