{"value"=>"<p>The Treasury Division was responsible for all financial matters related to the Fair Corporation including funding of the corporation through issuance of bonds (debentures); preparation of budgets and forecasts; protection of corporate assets against loss and liability through the development and enforcement of insurance policies and plans; management of accounts and tracking of revenue and expenses; and keeping of records and books of account for the preparation of statements and audited reports. Bayard F. Pope was appointed Treasurer of the corporation in May 1936 and served as a member of the Executive Committee, the Board of Directors and the Finance Committee. While the Finance Committee had general oversight authority over corporate finances, it was the Treasurer who was responsible for implementing the decisions of the Committee through the many programs and activities of the Treasury Division. In the discharge of these duties, Pope was assisted by the Financial Director and Vice President in Charge of Finance G. Vincent Pach, who supervised the daily management of the division.</p> <p>Because the Treasury Division transactions touched on all aspects of the Fair Corporation, these records provide a useful vantage from which to mark the trajectory of the corporation, from its ambitious and optimistic beginnings through its anxious and fiscally unsteady final season.</p>"}