HISTORIC SITES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS Meiners, retired Park Service Ranger, discusses her work at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site: stories about Abraham and Mary Lincoln, work with the elderly, programs and the National Park Service. Also discusses family, photography, and retirement activities.

1 tape, 90 mins., 22 pp. Interview by Mrs. Mary Louise Connelly, 1980 OPEN See collateral file

Phelps discusses early and mid 20th century life in Carlinville, Illinois: coal mines, businesses, transportation, Blackburn College, WWII and his family. He also discusses newspapers and politics at some length.

6 tapes, 305 mins., 116 pp. Interview by Eloise Meiners, 1975 OPEN See collateral file: Blackburn College brochures and 1975-76 catalog; photos of Phelps; and articles from the Carlinville Democrat.