Townsend, Mike (Townsend, Michael Patrick)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1939-2017
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
MC86. Michael Townsend, Micro-Radio Collection
Collection
Identifier: MC-86
Scope and Contents
Records, collected literature, and audio and videotapes concerning the unlicensed, low-power radio station of Mbanna Kantako of Springfield, Illinois, and the micro-radio movement in general. The efforts of the FCC to shut down Kantako's radio station attracted international press attention. This material was largely collected or created by Michael Townsend, an associate professor of Child, Family and Community Services at UIS. Its primary focus is Mbanna Kantako (originally...
Dates:
Created: 1989 - 2002; Other: Date acquired: 10/26/1998
Michael Townsend Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0027
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the personal papers of Michael Townsend relating to his time as an Associate Professor of Human Services and Social Work at Sangamon State University. Materials relate to courses he taught, community activist organizations and student groups, guest speakers at the university, and the sociologist Sidney Willhelm, with whom Townsend maintained correspondence. Formats include student newspapers, course syllabi, student papers relating to Springfield and Sangamon...
Dates:
1958-2017
Streetside Boosters Records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0057
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the records of the Streetside Boosters community organization, documenting its philosophy and goals; administration and financial affairs; and civic, cultural, and educational activities. Topics include Springfield’s Eastside neighborhood, juvenile delinquency, blues and African music, minority youth in Springfield, youth education and recreation programs, and community organizing. The collection is divided into four series: Administrative Records,...
Dates:
1908-2004; Majority of material found within 1975-1985
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Community activists 2
- Audio CDs 1
- Audio Tapes 1
- Blues (Music) 1
- Child, Family, & Community Service 1
- Correspondence 1
- Juvenile delinquency 1
- Minority youth 1
- Race Riot 1
- Records 1
- Sangamon State University 1
- Social justice 1
- Social service 1
- Sociology 1
- Springfield, Illinois 1
- Videotapes 1
- Youth--Recreation 1 ∧ less
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