Series I: The SPRINGFIELD ASSOCIATION RECORDS, 1948-83 (Box 1-2), contain alphabetically arranged annual reports, minutes, photographs, placards, correspondence, news clippings, printed material, programs, financial records, and announcements generated by the Springfield chapter of the United World Federalists. The series documents the chapter's structure, membership, meetings, social events, and other activities, and its relations with related Springfield organizations. Correspondents include Eugene S. and Elizabeth Clark, Louise Clark, M.V. Horney, Glen A. Kniss, and Harry Stern. Of particular note is the planning file for the 1968 Springfield World Affairs Conference entitled, "The Crisis in Southeast Asia: A Primary Source of International Conflict and Cooperation," a jointly sponsored conference arranged by the University of Illinois Extension in International Affairs and the World Affairs Center of Springfield.