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Descriptive Summary

Arrangement

Restrictions

Administrative Information

Description of Series

Series 2: Comptroller's Office

University of Texas San Antonio

A Guide to the San Antonio Fair, Inc., Records, 1962-1995 (bulk 1964-1968)

Series 2: Comptroller's Office



Descriptive Summary

CreatorSan Antonio Fair, Inc.
Title:San Antonio Fair, Inc., Records
Dates:1962-1995
Creator Abstract: San Antonio Fair, Inc., incorporated in December 1962 to formally organize the planning, fundraising and designing of HemisFair '68 (the 1968 World's Fair) in San Antonio, Texas.
Content Abstract: The records of the San Antonio Fair, Inc., document the planning, lobbying, financing and construction of HemisFair '68. The records consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, committee reports, financial records, newspaper and magazine articles, press releases, photographic materials, blueprints, maps and plats, artwork, oral history interview transcripts, scrapbooks of clippings and ephemera, and audiovisual materials (film and sound recordings). Most of the records predate the opening of the fair.
Identification: MS 31
Extent:276.4 linear feet (560 boxes)
LanguageMaterials are primarily in English, with some materials in Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
Repository:University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

 

Arrangement

Due to size, this inventory has been divided into 12 separate units which can be accessed by clicking on the highlighted text below. More information about the collection as a whole, including a detailed chronology of HemisFair events from 1962-1967, can be found on the Homepage.
Homepage
Series 1: Executive Officers
Series 2: Comptroller's Office [this page]
Series 3: Legal Department
Series 4: Entertainment Department
Series 5: Visitor and Exhibitor Relations Department
Series 6: Site Development Department
Series 7: Public Relations Department (part 1)
Series 7: Public Relations Department (part 2)
Series 8: Printed Materials, Scrapbooks, and Other Volumes
Series 9: Trinity University Library Administrative Files
Series 10: Ephemera
Series 11: Oversize Architectural Drawings, Blueprints, and Plans
Series 12: Audiovisual Materials

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by staff when reviewing photographic materials.

Original audiovisual materials are closed to patron use. Some use copies are available in the collection.

Otherwise, there are no restrictions on these materials.

Usage Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the San Antonio Fair, Inc., Records must be obtained from University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], San Antonio Fair, Inc., Records, 1962-1995 (Bulk 1964-1968), MS 31, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

Acquisition Information

The Records were donated to the Trinity University Library immediately following the closing of HemisFair, in October 1968. They remained at the Trinity University Library until May 1985. During this time, many records were lost due to mold and a lack of proper preservation. When the records were transferred to the San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) in 1985, they were stored in the Library's Hertzberg annex and received some preservation and were reboxed. The records were donated to University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections in the fall of 1992.

Processing Information

Processed by T. Matthew De Waelsche, April 1998, and Angela McClendon, October 2007.

This collection was processed with support from Marshall Steves of San Antonio, Tex. Preservation reformatting of audiovisual materials was completed in 2007 with support from the National Film Preservation Foundation and the Institute of Texan Cultures.

Accessions described in this finding aid: 1992-05, 1998-06, 1998-42, 2001-41, 2004-27.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, and TARO 2 EAD Editing Instructions.

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Detailed Description of the Series

 

Series 2: Comptroller's Office

Series Abstract
This series consists of general office correspondence, staff correspondence, Accounting Department records, Administrative Services records, Critical Path Method Construction records, and Internal Audit records. General office correspondence consists of correspondence within the department; staff correspondence includes that of Jack Trawick, Comptroller; General William A. Harris, Assistant Comptroller; Jim Battersby, Advance Ticket Sales; and William H. Stutts, Manager of Finance.
Accounting Office records include correspondence, and financial reports and ledgers. Administrative Services includes general correspondence and information on bids for various services. The Critical Path Method (CPM) records consist of correspondence of the CPM Director Everett Jennings relating to construction scheduling, construction flowcharts and specification manuals. The records from the Internal Audit Department consist primarily of financial reports of various audits.
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65General Correspondence
1Administration
2Applications for Operating Permits
3Armored Car Service
4Cash Register Specs. Bid Proposals
5Printing Bids
6Bids on Racks and Shelves
7Central Heating and Cooling Systems
8City of San Antonio Utilities, Water
9Telephone Service
10Communications Western Union Telegrams
11Comparison with Seattle's Century 21
12Computer Locations (lists)
13Concessionaires (lists)
14Contractors (lists)
Exhibits
15Cosmos Confluence
16Alexander Girard
17Man and the Universe
18Word and Image
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661Fair Syndicate, Inc.
2Fire, Security and Safety Regulations
3Furniture Leasing
4Gate Admission Polity
5Information Concepts, Inc.
6Insurance Status Reports
7Maintenance Study Policies and Procedures
8Management Consultants (D.R. Fagin & Associates)
9Organization Charts
10Permits for Removal of Personal Property
Personnel
11Comptroller's Department Staff
12Guides and Hostesses
13Employment Applications
14Security Report and Operating Manual
15State Comptroller's Office Sales Tax
Transportation
16Automobile Fleet, general
17Fleet Damage Reports
18Monthly Status Reports
19Westinghouse Electric Vehicles
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67Staff Correspondence
Jack Trawick, Comptroller
1Accounting, general correspondence, 1967-1968
2Accounting Policies and Procedures
3Administrative Services
4Attendance Projections and Trends
5Auditorium Schedules 1967 April-October
6Banking Committee
7Budget Proposed Allocation for 2nd quarter 1966
8Budget & Finance Committee, 1966-1967
9B.I.E. General and Special Rules and Regulations
10City of San Antonio
11Club Abrazo
Communications
12General
13Long Distance Telephone Calls
14Complaints and Suggestions
15Complimentary Entry Permits for V.I.P.'s; Replacement Tickets
16Comptroller's Office Policies and Procedures; Position Descriptions
17Conflict of Interest
18Construction
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681Contractor Settlement
2Contracts
3-4Critical Path Method (CPM) and Planning, 1966-1967
5Cultural Affairs Program
6Data Processing
7Design and Architecture
8Ewen C. Dingwall, General Correspondence
9Dun & Bradstreet
10Electric Vehicles
11Entertainment
12Entertainment Ticket Sales
13Ernst & Ernst Accountants
Exhibits
14Exhibits and Concessions Rules and Regulations
15Educational Exhibit Sales
16International Exhibit Sales
17Exhibit Showroom Schedules
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691Exhibitors
2Exhibitor's Council
3Expo '67
4First Aid
5Gate Equipment and Booths
6-7General Correspondence, 1965-1968
8Personal
9G.E. Radio Advertising Campaign
10Insurance, 1964-1967
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701-2Insurance, 1968
3Internal Audit
4International Participation
5Invitations to Press Previews
6Latin American Visit
7Laundry Bids
Maintenance
8General Correspondence
9Fees, 1965-1967
10Study
11Media Associates, 1965-1967
Memos
12-13Outgoing memos, 1965-1968
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711Miscellaneous (alphabetical)
2To all Staff
Incoming memos
Arranged alphabetically by sender.
3Jim Battersby
4John Daniels
5John Fitch
6Carlos Freymann
7Jim Gaines
8General William A. Harris
9Bill Jackson
10Everett Jennings
11Hugh Lowe
12Frank Manupelli
13Jack Newman
14Dorr Newton
15Allison Peery
16Marilu Reiffert
17Harold Robins
18Robert Scruggs
19Pic Swartz
20Francis Vickers
21Irv Weinman
22Sam Wolf
23Pat Zachry
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721Office Supplies
Parking
2General Correspondence
3Commercial Feasibility Studies
4Staff Parking
5St. John's Lutheran Church
6Pass Policy
Personnel
7-8General Correspondence, 1967-1968
9Employee Pay Raise Evaluation
10Employee Registers
11Economic Survey and Study (S.A.)
12Training
13Wardrobes
14William Phillips, Paris Office, General Correspondence
15Progress Reports
16Projects X and Y
17Protocol
Public Relations/Publicity
18General Correspondence
19Read-Poland
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731Purchasing
2Radio Call Network
3Religious Expression Committee
4Reports, Miscellaneous
5Sales Staff meetings
6-7Security, general correspondence, 1967-1968
8Southwestern Bell
9Speaking Engagements
10State and City Sales Taxes
11Texas International Trade Center (TITC)
12Tower of the Americas
13TRACOR Proposals
14Traffic
15Travel Research International, Inc.
16Trust Receipts 2nd Underwriting Tickets
17Underwriters
18Urban Renewal Agency
19Ushering Services
20Utilities
21Visitor Characteristic Surveys
22Visitor Services, Inc., Housing
23Washington Summary
24Women's Pavilion
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74General William A. Harris, Assistant Comptroller
1Administrative Services
2"Brown" House
3Budget and Operation Expenses
4Club Abrazo
5Exhibitors and Concessionaires
6Exhibitor's Council
7Fire and Medical Department
8General Correspondence
9Government Participants lists
10Insurance
11Officer of the Day
12Opening Events Committee
13Organization Charts
Parking
14General Correspondence
15Commercial Parking
16Executive Committee; VIPs
17HemisFair Staff and Employees
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75Personnel
1Policies and Procedures
2Staff Reductions, Dismissals and Requisitions
3Staff Weekend Rotations
4Project Y
5Requisitions
6Safety Engineering and Safety Recommendations
Sculptures
7General Correspondence
8Costs
9Fountains
10Insurance (Gutmann claim)
11Lists
12Maintenance and Repair
13Post-Fair Removal
Security
14General Correspondence
15Demonstrations and Crowd Control
16Incident Reports, 1968 April-August
17Lost and Found
18Signage
19Single Admission Tickets
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761Special Events
2Circus
3Tickets and Admissions Policies
4Tours
Transportation
5Approved Drivers
6Fleet Dispatcher Transportation Office
7Oldsmobiles
Electric Vehicles
8Complaints
9Policies and Procedures
10Requests and Allocation of Electric Carts
11Westinghouse Electric Vehicles
12VIP Visits
13Wardrobe-Staff Blazers
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77Jim Battersby, Manager Advance Ticket Sales
Additional ATS records can be found in Series 5: Visitor and Exhibitor Relations Department and Series 7: Public Relations Department.
1-2General Correspondence, 1967-1968
3-4Memos 1967-1968
5Account Statements
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78Advance Ticket Sales
1General
2Financial Statements
3Special Reports
Advertising
4Beneficial Management Corp.
5Schedules
6Tie-in Advertising
7Banks
8Bonus Book Accountability
9Car Authorizations
10Central Power and Light
11Contracts Ticket Sales, Advertising and Distribution
12East Texas Chamber of Commerce
13Expense Reports
14Ticket Outlets and Distribution
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79William H. Stutts, Manager of Finance
1General Correspondence
2Memos
3Cash Registers
4Exterminators
5Flags
6Guard Uniforms
7Guidebook
8Medical Clinic
9Office Equipment
10Office Furniture
11Office Supplies
12Photography and Pictorial Services
13Portable Buildings
14Press Center Bids
15Stationery bids
16Typewriter Purchase Orders
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80Accounting
Accounting
1General Correspondence
2Codes and Charts of Accounts
3Forums
4Settlement of Accounts Receivable
5Accounts Payable-Miscellaneous Expenses
6-8Accounts Receivable, 1968 and undated
Advance Ticket Sales
9Accounting and Distribution Procedures
10Bonus Books
11Cash Disbursement Journals
12Cash Receipts Summary, 1968 June-October
13Consignments
14Number Sold, 1968 June-October
15Total Cumulative Advance Sales, 1967 October-1968 September
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811Analyses and Projections, 1965-1968
2Analysis of Theater and Arena Operating Expenses
Attendance
3Projections
4-5Summary Hourly Turnstile Reports, 1968 April-October
6Cumulative Daily Attendance Figures
Box Office Reports, 1968 June-September
7Arena
8Theatre
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82Budget
11965
21966
3Worksheets, 1967
4Proposed Budget, 1968
5Proposed Budget, 1966-1968
6Total Income and Expense Budget (and Post-Fair), 1963-1968
7Balance Sheets
8Building Maintenance Cost Estimates
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831-2Cash Income Status Reports, 1967 May-1968 April
3-4Cash Receipt Voucher, 1967
5Check Control Batch Tickets
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84Concessions and Concessionaires
1Concessions and Licensing, general correspondence
2Accounts Receivable
3Control of Revenue Receipts
4Revenue Accounting State Fair, Six Flags
5Concessionaire Breakdowns April-August
6Concessionaire Rules and Regulations
7Consolidated Revenue Summary
Exhibitors
8Exhibitor Participation Cost Estimates
9Rental Schedules
10Texas International Trade Center Accounts Receivable
11Utilities
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851-5Daily Revenue Reports, 1968 April-October
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86Daily Summary Special Events Sales
1-3Arena and Theater for the Performing Arts, 1968 March-October
4Fair Synicated, Inc. Financial Reports
Financial Statements
51965
6Year End Closing 1965
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8711966
21967
31968
4Audited Financial Status and Progress Reports (Ernst & Ernst)
5Financial Status and Progress Report (graph), 1966
6Reports of Gate Admissions Trust Fund
7"Get the Girl" Revue Gate Receipts
8Parking Revenues "Doozie" and 2 Lot August
9Sales and Income Status Reports, 1966-1967
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881Special Events Statements
2Statement of Cash Requirements, 1965 September
2Fair Opening, 1968 April 6
3Cash Operating Statements May-June
4Statement of Expenses
International Pavilions
5Accounts Receivable
6Utilities
Inventories
7Listing of Items Under $50
8Office Equipment and Furniture
9Personal Property Transferred to the City
10Journal Voucher Entries
11Licensee Sales Reports
12Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Work Order, Invoice
13Maintenance Variables
14Media Associates Statements of Expenses, 1966-1967
15Marshall Morris Memos and general correspondence
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89Payroll
1General Correspondence
2Bank Reconciliation, 1966-1968
3Payroll Terminations
4Personnel, General Correspondence
5-6Employee Lists
7Employee Register
8Personnel and Payroll Summary
9Petty Cash
10William Philips (European Agent) Financial Statements of Expenses, 1966-1968
11Purchase Order Procedures
12Reconciliation of Cash Advances
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901Revenue Accounting and Control Work Projects
2Revenue Checkout Procedures
3Revenue Control Policies and Procedures
4Carl M. Stromberger, Revenue Control and general correspondence
5Ticket Request Forms
Trial Balances
6End of Year Balance, 1965 December 31
7End of Year Balance, 1966
8Trial Balances with Encumbrances, 1966 March-December
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911Underwriters
2Bexar County National Bank
3Notes Payable NBC Bank, 1964-1967
4NBC Bank reconciliation statements, 1965-1966
5Unions
6Utilities Accounts Receivable Daily Records
7Vendor Accounts Receivable
8Vendor Aged Balance Analysis
9Visitor Services, Inc.
10Woman's Pavilion Ticket Sales
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92Concession Sales Reports
1A-C Miscellaneous
2Century Souvenir
3Coca-Cola Pavilion and Snappy Snacks vending machines
4Dutch Kettle, Inc. (Sanders Affiliates)
5E-G Miscellaneous
6Gulf Touride Weekly Sales
7H-L Miscellaneous
8M-P Miscellaneous
9Portraits in Pastel
10R-S
11Surf & Sand
12T Miscellaneous
13Texas International Trade Association; Texas Investment Council
14U-Y Miscellaneous
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931-5Efficiency Analysis and Sales Audit Reports, 1968 June 20-26
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95Advance Ticket Sales Cash Ledger (unbound, not in folder)
1Cash Voucher and Distribution Journal, 1967
2Check Register 1968 January-December
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961Data Processing Center Journals, 1965 April-November
2Fair Syndicate, Inc., General Ledger, 1967
3Purchase Order Register
4San Antonio Fair, Inc., General Ledger, 1967
5Work Order Register, 1967 October-1968 September
6Accounting Policy Manual (Ernst & Ernst)
7Construction and Utilities Regulations, First Draft, 1966 August
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971General Accounting Manual Procedure Descriptions
2Revenue Control Manual
3Flow Charts and Forms
4Payroll Adjustment Registers
5Additional Wages Register
6Control Sheets
7Recap Cards
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98Payroll Registers (unbound computer printouts)
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99Bound Payroll Registers (computer printouts, 7 volumes) 1968 January-October
Bound Weekly Revenue and Adjusted Revenue Report Ledgers (computer printouts), 1968
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99-103May 31 through June 21 (5 volumes)
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104-106June 21 through July 26 (5 volumes)
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107-109July 27 through August 16 (5 volumes)
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110-112August 16 through September 13; October 6 A/R Trial Balance (6 volumes)
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113-115General Ledger, financial statements (2 volumes), 1968
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118-120Unbound Ledgers, Miscellaneous
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121Administrative Services
Robert G. Scruggs III, Manager
1General Correspondence
2Speaking Engagements
Marilu Reiffert, Assistant Manager
3General Correspondence and Memos
4Suspense File, 1967 September-December
5Organization Chart; Directory
6Administrative Support - Foreign Exhibitors
7Don's Ambulance Service
8Communications, 1967
9Telephone Directory
10Telephone Requirements
11Construction
12Girard Exhibit
13Humble Oil Participation
Insurance
14General Correspondence
15Driver's Approvals
16Regulations
17Status Reports
18Laundry and Dry cleaning bids
19Mail Operations
20Mailing Services Bids
21Fred Medina, Mailroom Supervisor
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122Office Furniture and Equipment
1General Correspondence
2Commissioner General's Office
3Invoices, Bids, 1964-1966
4Inventories
5Leasing Schedules
6Press Center
7Theater/Arena Furniture
Office Planning
8Administrative Services; Comptroller's Office
9Budget; Purchasing
10Customs; Concessions
11Fire and First Aid
12Personnel
13Post Office
14Press Center
15Project Y
16Security/Lost and Found
17Miscellaneous Floor Plans
18Office Supplies Procedures, Inventory
19Parking
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123Personnel
1General Correspondence
2Applications
3Employment Requirements
4Job Resumes
5Labor and Wage Rate Policy
6Part-time
7Policies and Procedures
8Position Descriptions
9Recommendations
10Requisitions
11Salaries
12Staffing Plans
13Terminations
14Printing and Copying
Purchasing
15General Memos
16Office Supplies
17Policies and Procedures
18Printing Bids
19Wardrobe
20Rules and Regulations
21Security Organization Chart
22Supplier bids Office Partitions
23Surplus Property Bids
Transportation
24Vehicles, general
25Auto Damage Reports
26Bids for Electric Carts
27Light Bars
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124Critical Path Method (CPM)
Everett Jennings, Manager
1Jennings miscellaneous correspondence, 1966-1967
2Architecture and Construction Committee, 1966-1967
3B.I.E., 1966
4Construction Delays, 1967
5Contract Bids Policies and Procedures
6Cash Income Status Reports 1967 June-November
7Census Bureau Monthly Construction Progress Reports
8Contract Status Reports 1967 May-December
9CPM Construction Status Reports, 1966-1968
10HemisFair Sales and Income Status Reports
11Progress Status Report 1966 March-December; 1967 February-March
12Speaking Engagements, 1965-1968
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125-127CPM Construction Status Reports
(8 volumes)
Construction Flowcharts
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128Construction Specification Manuals
Beethoven Hall
Coca-Cola Pavilion
Specs. For Electrical Distribution System for HemisFair '68
Food Clusters 1 and 2
International Buildings
Extent 2 vols.
Information Center for Mormon Pavilion
Operations and Support Remodeling
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129Internal Audit
1General Correspondence
2Analysis of Revenue Deposits
3Cash Counts
4Cash Register Audits
5Concession Audits
6Reports of Concession Audits
7Aerial Transpotation Co. (Skyride) Audit
8Ticket Sales
9Century Souvenir
10Falstaff
11HCP Enterprises Mini-Monorail
12James E. Johnson
13Ben Kirk and Mike Bloom
14Lone Star Brewing
15Servomation
16Texas Investment Council (Laterna Magika)
17Audit Program Theater and Arena
18Gate Audits
19Reports of Miscellaneous Audits
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1301Banks Reconciliation general; Advance Ticket Sales
2Internal Audit Budget and Expenses
3Concessionaries Lists and Contract Information
Concession Contracts
4A-G miscellaneous
5H-Y miscellaneous
6A.H. Belo Corp. Guidebooks and Maps
7NCR
8Philip J. Sheridan
9Guido Brothers Construction Co.
10Charles W. Scott and Son General Landscape Construction
11Summit Construction Co.; Gen Trieber Construction Co.
12Media Associates
13Read-Poland, Inc.
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1311Maintenance Operations
2Symphony Society of San Antonio; Don Carlo Opera
3Utilities
4Gate Admission Sales Trust Fund
5Payroll Test
Personnel
6General Correspondence
7Budget
8Employment Applications
9Projected Revenues and Expenses
10Review of Cash Disbursements, 1968 July
Summary Revenue Control
11Notebook
12Schematics, Flow Charts, Forms
Ticket Audits
13-14Advance Ticket and Bonus Book Recapitulation Work Sheets, March-September
15Auditorium Box Office Ticket Audit
16Entertainment Ticket Audits
17General Admission Ticket Sales Audits
18Revenue from Tickets and Admissions
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1321Ticket Accountability and Community Relations
2Ticket Control Reports
3Ticket Destruction Logs
4Ticket Inventories
5-9Ticket Reconciliations, 1968 March-September
10Ticket/Bonus Book Return Reports
11Ticket Sales Reports
12Ticket Seller's Reports

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