Scope and Contents Production Tapes for a television documentary on the 1908 Springfield Race Riot, produced by the UIS Television Office. The collection consists of 45 3/4" U-matic video cassettes containing interviews, and period music, still photographs and newspaper articles and headlines. Historic photographs were taken from collections at the Illinois State Library, James Woodruff and the UIS Archives/Special Collections. Newspaper articles were taken from the Illinois State Register, Illinois...

Scope and Contents SCAN 17 or Springfield Community Access Network first aired on cable channel 17 in 1985; in 1994 the station name was changed to Access 4 and began airing on cable channel 4. The community access channel allows any member of the Springfield Community the opportunity to produce and air television shows on a variety of different topics, including religion, cultural events, art, fitness and health. Local community events and performances are also aired on the station. This collection of...

Scope and Contents The Institute for Public Affairs/Center for State Policy & Leadership file contains newsletters, publications, flyers, brochures, and other materials. Material includes annual reports from 1994 to 2006. The Institute for Public Affairs published newsletters entitled "Synergy," later became "Politically Noted", 1990-1998, and later became "State Policy and Leadership News." The file also contains a workshop brochure entitled "Enhancing Career Development Opportunities...

Scope and Contents Robert P. Howard's "The Illinois Governors: Mostly Good and Competent Men" was published in 1988 by then Sangamon State University's Illinois Issues and the Illinois State Historical Society. It is a comprehensive text on the governors of Illinois from 1818 to 1988, combining biographical and political histories. In 2007, the book was updated for the third time by Taylor Pensoneau and Peggy Boyer Long of Illinois Issues...