Scope and Contents Collection consists primarily of student created project binders in fulfillment of course requirements (specifically LES 489 Wrongful Conviction of the Innocent) related to the University of Illinois at Springfield's Downstate Illinois Innocence Project. Files include independent research conducted by students as well as court transcripts, police reports, forensics reports, information on legal precedents, correspondence, course handouts and assignments as well as student created papers and...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a proposal for a law school, correspondence, working papers, notices of events and brochures. Working papers include course syllabi and the program self-evaluation. Correspondence includes letters from John Keiser, Dean of Public Affairs to various SSU faculties. The proposal is for the William Chamberlain Memorial Law School to be established in Springfield in the late 70s. Additional materials include LES records, correspondence, course schedules, part-time...