Scope and Contents Alexander served as a delegate to Illinois's 1970 Constitutional Convention representing the 52nd district. He discusses his work as a delegate and his feelings regarding public support for the convention. He also recalls the opening of the convention, the election of officers, and convention politics. He describes his duties, committees, chairmanships, Chicago and downstate partisan politics, lobbyists, and public hearings. He mentions Gov. Ogilvie and Paul Simon. 2 tapes, 180...

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John W. Lewis, member of Illinois General Assembly 1940-66, discusses his experiences as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, duties of the majority whip, reapportionment, power of the Speaker, the naming of chairmen, his life and career, workload, and problems at the House of Representatives.

2 tapes, 180 mins., 34 pp. Interview by John E. Vrooman, 1973 OPEN See collateral file

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MYERS BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE PROJECT Alan Myers discusses Myers Brothers Department Store in Springfield: his father Louis and and uncles who founded the store, 1924 fire, working at the store, store policies, business and expansion, the family's involvement in the business, community involvement, and retirement.

1 tape, 60 mins., 26 pp. Interview by John Vrooman, 1972 OPEN See collateral file

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MYERS BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE PROJECT Albert M. Myers discusses Springfield's Myers Brothers Department Store: his father Albert Sr. and uncles who founded the store, 1924 fire, policies and operating procedures, family involvement in the business, and Antisemitism.

1 tape, 60 mins., 17 pp. Interview by John Vrooman, 1972 OPEN See collateral file: brochure and newspaper article on the store.

Scope and Contents MYERS BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE PROJECT James E. Myers discusses Springfield's Myers Brothers Department Store; his father, Albert, and uncles who founded the store, anti-Semitism, employing African Americans, operation and location of the store, and family involvement in the business.1 tape, 45 mins., 26 pp. Interview by John Vrooman, 1973 RESTRICTED: Neither the tape nor the memoir transcript may be quoted, cited, or published in whole or in part without the written approval of...

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MYERS BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE PROJECT Louis Myers, grandson of one of the founding brothers, discusses Myers Brothers Department Store: employment and positions in the store, branch stores and the Springfield store, future business, and the Springfield community.

1 tape, 30 mins., 12 pp. Interview by John Vrooman, 1973 OPEN See collateral file

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MYERS BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE PROJECT Morris Myers, son of Louis Myers, one of the founding brothers, discusses Myers Brothers Department Store: early business, family involvement, policies, branch stores, expansion of the Springfield store, employment of African Americans, and the Springfield community.

1 tape, 60 mins., 19 pp. Interview by John Vrooman, 1973 OPEN See collateral file

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MYERS BROTHERS DEPARTMENT STORE PROJECT Wilday, accountant, recalls the Myers Brothers Department Store, its accounting operations, stores, delivery, and warehousing.

Interview by John Vrooman, 1972 OPEN See collateral file for tape see James Myers