Memo that recorded overtime work and pay for work setting the Virtues statues on a Sunday. Nels Nelson earned $10.00, a substantial amount in 1902. 

This is a document showing the amount of time Henry Rachac spent working on several different projects for Cass Gilbert's firm. 

Henry Rachac got a raise-from $18.00 a month to $25.00 a month.

This is a memorandum that was generated by the Butler Brothers, who were the general contractors on the Capitol construction site. This details a change in the construction of a stairway ballustrade. In pencil at the bottom of the image is a note that Everette Shahan, a stoneworker in this part of the building, was notified of the changes. 

Everett Shahan was a well respected craftsman, both by the Butler Brothers and by contemporary architects. The following is a brief excerpt from an essay about Everette, written by John Sielaff, one of capitol construction research members:

In this 1904 capitol report, Cass Gilbert, described three boiler explosions which caused damage to the building. 

Page 2 of the June 7th, 1902 report: Cass Gilbert is urging sub-contractors to complete their work. 

In this brief excerpt, Gilbert mentions W.I. Gray & Company. W.I. Gray & Company was a subcontractor on the capitol construction site in charge of designing and installing the mechanical equipment-the electrical system, heating, plumbing, and the powerhouse-for the capitol building.

A general note about ongoing work progress. The bottom paragraph details progress by Purdy & Hutchinson, the firm that produced the marble statuary in and on the capitol building.

This is a note to Cass Gilbert about moving a wall inside the shed to provide more space and better lighting for the stone carvers.  This is the same stone shed in which  Phelix Arthur, the first work site falality, was killed.

This record mentions the fall that eventually killed Alfred Magnuson.