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Contingent Fund Ledger

 Collection — Box: 3133, Ledger: 001
Identifier: 2008.015.016

Scope and Contents

Records of deposits and accounts payable for the Contingent Fund for January 1 1929- March 24, 1941. The Contingent Fund contained many disparate expenses. Deposits include interest and various kinds of refunds. Accounts payable are for such items as hourly wages for individuals, as well as bills for freight, labor, plastering, hauling, envelopes, films, subscriptions, debate team expenses, truck service, public speaking expenses, fuses, meats, blue fruits (?), pedigrees, student help, padlocks, Christmas trees, and postage. Near the back of the ledger are entries for the E. F. Vaeth Special Fund, which was for things such as field house and stadium rent, gym rent, use of the swimming pool, rent of bleachers, and expenses for placing teachers, etc. There are also entries in the rear of the ledger for figures concerning the Oliver Prize Fund and salaries for faculty that are on sabbatical leave.

Dates

  • Creation: 1929 January 1-1941 March 24

Rights Statement

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Extent

1 Ledgers

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records of deposits and accounts payable for the Contingent Fund for January 1 1929- March 24 1941.

Provenance

University Archives

Title
Contingent Fund Ledger 1929 January 1-1941 March 24
Status
Completed
Author
Esther H. Bohnert
Date
April 2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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