William H. Wadhams report
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Abstract
The William H. Wadhams report consists of 410 typewritten pages housed in a single bound volume and conveys Wadhams' findings and recommendations for reform of the Office of the State Superintendent of Elections.
Historical note
William H. Wadhams was appointed by New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes in September 1909 as a Commissioner to examine and investigate the management and affairs of the office of William Leary, State Superintendent of Elections for the Metropolitan Election District. As a result of his investigation, Wadhams produced a lengthy report that offered many recommendations for ways to reform Leary's department.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single volume.
Scope and Contents
The William H. Wadhams report consists of 410 typewritten pages housed in a single bound volume and dates to the period circa 1910. The report conveys Wadhams' findings and recommendations for reform of the Office of the State Superintendent of Elections for the Metrolopitan Elections District, which he had been appointed to investigate. Wadhams' recommendations for reform primarily pertained to redundancies and inefficiencies in staffing, as well as unnecessary monetary expenditures. The report contains some data on elections in Kings County.
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Preferred Citation
William H. Wadhams report, circa 1910, 1973.297, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
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Source and date of acquisition unknown.
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This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2023.
