Scope and Contents ILLINOIS STATECRAFT Dr. Bettag, former Director of the Illinois Department of Public Welfare, discusses his medical training and experiences combating tuberculosis; experiences at Cincinnati General Hospital and the Veterans' Administration at Hines, Illinois; and as chief surgeon at Whitehaven Sanitorium in Pennsylvania, treating tuberculosis patients and miners with "black lung" disease. He discusses treating tuberculosis at the Pontiac prison; his tenure as the first state tuberculosis...

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS STATECRAFT De Grazia, former campaign manager and deputy to governor Dan Walker, discusses his education and early involvement in politics; managing Abner Mikva's 1955 campaign for state representative, service as Executive Director of the Committee on Illinois Government and of the Democratic Federation of Illinois. He discusses Walker's gubernatorial campaign and governorship; meeting Walker; the 1970 campaign for governor, campaigning techniques, commercials and the media, and...

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS STATECRAFT Downey, a former member of the administration of Illinois Governor William G. Stratton, discusses his work as a journalist, press agent, and legislative liaison for the governor. He recalls some of the legislative events and personalities in Illinois politics, Governor Stratton's 1952 campaign, political appointees, the Orville Hodge scandal, political issues, and the governor's relationship with Chicago politicians. He also describes Springfield in the 1920's and 30's...

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS STATECRAFT Green discusses his work and association with Illinois Governor Dan Walker: Walker's 1972 election campaign, his walk around the State, fundraising, press relations, politics, other candidates, and polling; the Walker administration; association with Mayor Daley; and defeat for reelection in 1976. 3 tapes, 245 mins., 59 pp. Interview by Marilyn Immel, 1981-82 RESTRICTED: Memoir may be read but not quoted, cited or published. No bound copy, only manuscript...

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS STATECRAFT Joseph Immel (1913-1987), Johnson Kanady (1914-1989), and Frederic B. Selcke (b. 1914) Immel, Kanady and Selcke discuss their relationship with Illinois Governor William G. Stratton (1953-1961). Immel, member of the Republican party, discusses his role as Governor Stratton's campaign manager in the Chicago area, Stratton's bid for governor, campaign style, press relations, and the campaign staff; he also discusses the Stratton administration, relationship with the...

Scope and Contents Cullom Davis, a history faculty member at SSU, and Marilyn Huff Immel, assistant to the director of the Office of Public Affairs Communication, were members of the publications committee of the Abraham Lincoln Association during the 1980s. The publication committee provided general editorial advice and assistance in the preparation of volumes. The collection includes original and edited manuscripts that were published in the ALA journal and presented at the annual ALA Symposia...

Scope and Contents Production tapes for "SSU 1970-1995" a presentation celebrating the first 25 years of Sangamon State University. The collection contains 35 videotaped interviews of students, staff, faculty, and university administrators along with 294 videotaped still photographs of people and place around campus over its 25 year history. Among the many people interviewed were SSU Presidents Robert Spencer and Naomi Lynn, Senator Paul Simon, Aydin Gonulsen, David and Judy Everson Homer Butler, Larry...

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS STATECRAFT Kay, journalist, discusses his work and association with Illinois Governor Dan Walker: campaigning, the famous walk around Illinois, his election in 1972, Kay's duties and challenges as press secretary, Walker's administration, programs, association with the press, finances and budgets, relationship with the General Assembly, and reelection defeat in 1976. 13 tapes, 1100 mins. Interview by Marilyn H. Immel, 1981 OPEN: narrator reserves right to review...

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS STATECRAFT Lutes recalls his association with Illinois Governor Dan Walker. He discusses being recruited to assist Dan Walker in the 1972 gubernatorial campaign to research policies, government, and the Ogilvie administration; the 1972 primary and fall elections; Walker's victory and transition to governorship, Walker's character, his appointments and relationship with the Illinois General Assembly and Independent Voters of Illinois; defeat for re-election in 1976; and the...

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Ozinga discusses the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention and his work on the Revenue and Finance Committee.

1 tape, 30 mins. Interview by G. Cullom Davis, Kim Hoffman, Marilyn Huff Immel, and Timothy J. Jones, 1987 OPEN See collateral file: partial unrevised transcript. Tape also contained John F. Leon interview -- tape inaudible and discarded