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CAPITOL COMPLEX the Michael J
CAPITOL COMPLEX The Michael J. Howlett Building is south of the Capitol. Formerly the Cen- tennial Building, it was erected to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Illi- nois’ admission to the Union as the 21st state. The cornerstone of the $3 million building was laid in 1918, and the building was completed in 1923. Additions in 1928 and 1966 converted the original rectangular structure into a square build- ing while retaining the original classic architectural design. Several departments of the Secretary of State’s office are located in the building, and historic flags carried by Illinois regiments during the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and World War I are preserved carefully in display cases in Memorial Hall, just inside the building’s two main entrances on the north side. Immediately west of the Capitol is the William G. Stratton Building. Ground was broken for the H-shaped, 448,000-square-foot structure on Feb. 15, 1954, and it was completed some 20 months later at a cost of $11.5 million. It contains the offices of members of the State Senate and House of Representa- tives as well as some state agencies and departments. 460 Adjacent to the Margaret Cross Norton Building is the Illinois State Mu- seum, designed to display the many historic, artistic and natural treasures of Illinois. The official groundbreaking ceremony was held Jan. 5, 1961, and the $2.2 million building was dedicated on Feb. 4, 1963. The museum has four large exhibit halls, two on each of the first two floors. Curatorial offices and related laboratories and shops are located on the third floor along with the staff’s tech- nical library. -
Charles G. Dawes Archive
Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Northwestern University Library, Evanston, Illinois 60208-2300 Charles G. Dawes Archive Biography: Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951), prominent in U.S. politics and business, served as Comptroller of the Currency (1898-1901), director of the Military Board of Allied Supply (1918-1919), and first director of the Bureau of the Budget (1921). He received a Nobel Peace Prize as chairman of the Reparations Commission which restructured Germany's economy and devised a repayment plan (1924). He was elected Vice-President (1925- 1929), and appointed ambassador to England (1929-1931) and chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (1932). Charles and his brothers founded Dawes Brothers Incorporated. Dawes formed the Central Trust Co. in Chicago (1902), guided its successor banks, and was influential in Chicago business, politics, and philanthropy until his death. Charles Gates Dawes was born and educated in Ohio. He married Caro Blymyer in 1889, practiced law, and incorporated a real estate business in Lincoln, Nebraska, before moving to Evanston, Illinois in 1895. He acquired utility companies and real estate in northern Illinois and Wisconsin; and in 1908, with his brothers Henry, Rufus, and Beman, formed Dawes Brothers Incorporated, to invest assets in banks, oil companies and real estate throughout the country. Various acquaintances who were prominent in political and industrial affairs trusted them to manage their investments as well. Other companies in which Charles Dawes and his brothers played leading roles included Chicago's Central Trust Co. and its successor banks and Pure Oil Company of Ohio. Dawes made significant philanthropic contributions to the Chicago metropolitan community. -
Papers in Illinois History and Transactions for the Year
Publication Number Seventeen OF THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARY TRANSACTIONS OF THE Illinois State Historical Society FOR THE YEAR 1912 Thirteenth Annual Meeting, Springfield, 111., May 23 and 24, 1912 Springfield, III. Illinois State Journal Co., State Printers 19 14 — — — — — CONTENTS. PART I PAGE Editorial Note VII Officers of the Society, May, 1912-May, 1913 V Committees of the Illinois State Historical Society, May, 1912-May, 1913 VIII Record of Official Proceedings 3-11 Business Meeting of the Society 3 Report of the Secretary 6 Report of the Genealogical Committee 11 Program of the Annual Meeting, May 23-24, 1912 XIII PART II Papers Read at the Annual Meeting 14-158 William E. Dodd— The West and the War with Mexico 15 William Henry Lee— The Calumet Portage 24 Charles B. Johnson, M. D. Every Day Life in IllinoisNear theMiddle of the Nineteenth Century 44 M. L. Fuller The Climate of Illinois. Its Permanence ; 54 Mrs. K. T. Anderson Some Reminiscences of Pioneer Rock Island Women 63 Captain J. H. Burnham—flwtorj/ of the 33d Vol. Inf 77 C. M. Thompson Genesis of the Whig Party in Illinois 86 Mrs. Josephine Gillespie Prickett Joseph Gillespie 93 M. M. Quaife— Was there a French Fort at Chicago'! 115 Mrs. Minnie G. Cook Virginia Currency in the Illinois Country 122 F. I. Herriott—Senator Stephen A. Douglas and the Germans in 1854 142 PART III Contributions to State History 159-20 Proceedings Attending the Admission of the Name of James Nicholas Brown to the Illinois Farmers' Hall of Fame, January 25, 1911 163 W. -
The Trials of Len Small
Eastern Illinois University The Keep Masters Theses Student Theses & Publications 1989 The rT ials of Len Small William R. Harshbarger Eastern Illinois University This research is a product of the graduate program in History at Eastern Illinois University. Find out more about the program. Recommended Citation Harshbarger, William R., "The rT ials of Len Small" (1989). Masters Theses. 2414. https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/2414 This is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Theses & Publications at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE TRIALS OF LEN SMALL {TITLE) BY WILLIAM R. HARSHBARGER THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Master of Arts--History IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL, EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS 1989 YEAR I HEREBY RECOMMEND THIS THESIS BE ACCEPTED AS FULFILLING THIS PART OF THE GRADUATE DEGREE CITED ABOVE ADVISER THE TRIALS OF LEN SMALL by William R. Harshbarger ABSTRACT Len Small, governor of Illinois from 1921 to 1929, was a politician associated with the Lorimer-Lundin-Thompson political machine which influenced Illinois politics from 1897 until the late 1920s. During that era, Small held offices in the county and in the state Senate. He served one appointed term as United States subtreasurer, two terms as state treasurer, and two terms as governor. Small ran six times for governor: 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1936. He came tothe governorship in 1920 following a bitter feud between his patron, William Hale "Big Bill" Thompson and Frank 0.