Scope and Contents Schuppe discusses Illinois life during the 20th century: his experiences as a UPI reporter in the 1930's; work as executive secretary to Lieutenant Governor John Stelle in 1937; public relations work for the National Guard, 1941-56; public information supervisor of Illinois Division of Highways 1956-72; work organizing Governor William Stratton's campaign in 1956; impressions of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman; mining conditions and John L. Lewis; memories of Charles Lindbergh; and...