{"value"=>"<p>These papers describe the day to day workings of syndicate operations. This includes legal financial statements and expense reports for printing costs, telegrams, moving of musical equipment (including band trunks), press and photo advertising and office supplies. From the largest tax receipt to the smallest cancelled check, these records show exactly how Blakely financed and operated his concert management offices.</p> <p>In 1889 Blakely managed the <span class=\"corpname\">Gilmore Band Anniversary Jubilee</span>. The financial papers of this sub-series show the expense accounts as prepared by Blakely's agent <span class=\"persname\">J.H. Laine</span>through bills, invoices and brief financial correspondence.</p> <p>Also contained in the syndicates financial papers are daily cash books and ledger books of all orchestra accounts and band reciepts. Included here are the <span class=\"corpname\">Thomas Tour of 1889</span>, general office cash books as well as daily expense account books from some of the Sousa tours.</p> <p>Miscellaneous Business and Financial Papers of the Syndicate show other aspects of Blakely's operations as entrepreneur and business manager that were important in forming both his concert artist activities as well as the business itself. Among these are his early festival concert activities in <span class=\"geogname\">Minnesota</span> and the minutes of the first meeting of the <span class=\"corpname\">Blakely Syndicate</span> in 1892.</p>"}