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Letters to the Treasurer (H. H. Robbins). Most deal with fund raising or paying pledges; some are from parents about their children's finances (e.g. Atkinson, which continues 1901-1902), parents seeking help finding student housing; alumni urging admission of promising students; real estate investments (e.g. college lot on West Ohio St., Chicago, letters from E.S. Judd); mortgage payments. Note letters from : Bicknell on Herron 1899, J. F. Darby, A.L. Frisbie, J. Fleming on Mrs. Rand's finances, 1900, S.H. Herrick, J. L. Hill, Gershom Hill (Hill and Robbins were cousins), from H. H. Kennedy re: candidate for presidency of Grinnell, Dr. Harper, 1900; letters from S. A. Merrill and John Meyers re: college investments.

Letters from Rossetter Cole and Henry Matlack on Music School (all in "M: folder); Wm. Parsons on Herron affair effect on donations; from L. F. Parker mention of A. Adams' papers, Julius Reed correspondence, Pres. Gates, Herron (Feb. 1901)

T. McClelland, president of Knox College, comments on pensions under the "new Carnegie figt for college professors" (June 1905); Paul Peck on election to Chair of History; Albert Shaw to Pres. Bradley on soliciting money from Rockefeller and Carnegie (1902 and 1905); Eugene Taylor (of Josselyn & Taylor, Cedar Rapids) applying to become college architect; Pres. Winchell on construction of railroad depot; Zitterell, contractor for Chapel and YM-YW building.

Includes financial details and reports, 1925.

Contracts with General Education Board: "Conditional Appropriation to Grinnell College" Nov. 1906 (college raise $150,000, Board contribute $50,000) "Conditional Appropriation to Grinnell College" Oct. 1911 (college raise $400,000, Board contribute $100,000) "Conditional Appropriation to Grinnell College" June 1920 (college raise $1,000,000, Board contribute $500,000)

Burley and Co, Chicato. China, glassware, etc.

Most is between Dean Fanny Gates and vendors, a selection that indicates the types of details with which the Dean of Women dealt.

Stout was General Superintendent of Construction. Includes dispute over Stout's pay rate. Contractor's bids, Tabels on 2 blueprint sheets located in Oversize file #1 (RG-T Ser. 4.1)

Mostly between Bailey-Marsh construction co. and L. V. Phelps. 1917-1918. Deals with labor problems, labor strike (Arpil 1917), effects of war on construction, cost overruns, finances.

Deals primarily with furnishings. Includes Cross-Wells kitchen plans, lamps, laundry equipment. Cross-Wells blueprints for kitchen equipment are in Oversize file (RG-T Ser. 4.2)

Mostly between Bailey-marsh and Phelps on details of construction and ordering materials.

Mostly between Phelps and Proudfoot Bird & Rawson, architects, and Bailey-Marsh