Director's correspondence files, 1917-1918.

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Director's correspondence files, 1917-1918.

Correspondence includes suggestions for celebrations, applications for employment, requests for centennial materials and information concerning meetings, constitutional convention campaign, participation of blacks in centennial celebration and dministrative matters. Files also include newsletters, speeches, press releases and program from centennial meeting of Illinois State Historical Society.

correspondence 2 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7395803

Illinois State Archive

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Illinois state historical society

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Society organized in 1899, whose mission is to support the Illinois State Historical Library and the programs of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, and to encourage research and writing on the subjects of Illinois history. From the description of Report on location of Fort Crevecoeur, [1925?] (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34990629 ...

Illinois. Centennial Commission

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Commission established in 1907 by Illinois Governor Charles Deneen to arrange for a celebration of the anniversary of the 100th birthday of Abraham Lincoln in 1909. The commission worked with the Lincoln Centennial Association, later the Abraham Lincoln Association, to put on the celebration. From the description of Report: Springfield, Ill., 1909. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34799091 The Illinois Centennial Commission was created by joint res...