Scope and Contents The narrators, members of the United States Army Air Force's 353rd Fighter Group (largely from the 350th, 351st, 352nd Fighter Squadrons) discuss their WWII wartime experiences: operations and bases in England, missions, day-to-day life, personalities, celebrations, waiting on the flight line at the air base, and the end of the war. Also included is an account of Clara Seignemartin's wartime experiences as an army nurse. 5 tapes, 380 mins., 2 vols., 120 pp., plus index Interview by...

Scope and Contents Aikman discusses his experiences in Macoupin and Montgomery Counties, Illinois; childhood and farm life, one room school education, homemade foods and remedies, his family's log cabin in Hornsby, children's games, hunting, family recreation, and Christmas celebrations. He recalls his first automobile and early transportation, building the Illinois Central Railroad, paving Route 66 and local roads, and electric trolleys. He also recalls businesses in Raymond, Illinois, traveling entertainers...

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SHAWNEETOWN BANK PROJECT Dr. Bennett, resident of Shawneetown, Illinois since 1916, recalls the location of buildings in the town, the bank's interior, his duties working for the state as a veterinary surgeon, and experiences during the 1937 Ohio River flood.

1 tape, 25 min., 13 pp. Interview by Horace Q. Waggoner, 1978 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM Burditt, member of the Illinois House of Representatives 1964-73, discusses his achievements in public aid, health, welfare and safety, environmental protection, education, revenue and transportation. He recalls lobbyists, political ethics, Illinois Republican politics, his work on legislative committees (education, higher education, judiciary, and elections and reapportionment), the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention, and his unsuccessful...

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SHAWNEETOWN BANK PROJECT Caldwell discusses Shawneetown and the Shawneetown Bank, the Justice of the Peace office in the bank basement, and describes the building's lobby, vault, stairway, offices, and kitchen.

1 tape, 68 mins., 42 pp. Interview by Horace Q. Waggoner, 1978 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes and photocopy of newspaper photo of the Shawneetown Merchants baseball team.

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SHAWNEETOWN BANK PROJECT Joe Chamberlain describes the Shawneetown Bank: its lobby, offices, basement, stairway, signs, employees and exterior. He also describes Shawneetown streets and the 1937 Ohio River flood.

1 tape, 51 mins., 37 pp. Interview by Horace Q. Waggoner, 1978 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM Clabaugh, member of the Illinois House of Representatives 1939-75, discusses his years in the Illinois General Assembly: transportation, agriculture, education, conservation, civil rights, and WWII legislation; the 1970 Constitutional Convention; School Problems Commission; judicial reform; women in the legislature; and politics. He also discusses his years before the General Assembly: farm life in Coles County, Illinois; teaching; and early...

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SHAWNEETOWN BANK PROJECT Coffee recalls working for the bank as a bookkeeper and describes the bank's lobby, offices, furnishings, exterior, vault, and documents.

1 tape, 31 mins., 20 pp. Interview by Horace Q. Waggoner, 1978 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM Corneal A. Davis, member of the Illinois House of Representatives 1943-79, discusses his years as a member of the Illinois General Assembly: legislative reform, legislative technique, and his work on legislation involving public aid, welfare, education, the Equal Rights Amendment, and taxation. Also discusses his work on the Advisory Commission on Public Aid, Fair Employment Practices Commission, Appropriations Committee, and the Commission on...

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM Dawson, member of the Illinois House of Representatives 1957-71, recalls her childhood during the first two decades of the century near Des Moines, Iowa, farm activities, her education at Simpson College and Northwestern University, and her participation in Evanston civic organizations. She discusses her years in the Illinois General Assembly, campaigning, legislation regarding education, revenue, water fluoridation public aid, health, welfare,...