This collection contains the personal papers of James Worthy relating to his time as a member of the President’s Commission on Campaign Costs, the Illinois Board of Education’s Master Plan Committee N on Governing Structure, and as a Professor of Public Administration and Management at Sangamon State University. It includes meeting agendas and minutes, reports, correspondence, memoranda, class notes, and memoirs on the SSU Management Program written by Worthy. It is divided into three series: President’s Commission on Campaign Costs, Illinois Board of Education - Master Plan Committee N on Governing Structure, and Sangamon State University.

Series I: President’s Commission on Campaign Costs, 1956-1962, contains meeting agendas and minutes, memoranda, correspondence, and reports relating to campaign funds, the financing of federal elections, political contributions, and party finance, along with the commission’s final report on financing presidential campaigns. Correspondents include Walter P. Ruether, Alexander Heard, Lee C. White, Herber E. Alexander, Charles Percy, Irvin Lechliter, and Russell B. Long. Arranged alphabetically.

Series II: Illinois Board of Education - Master Plan Committee N on Governing Structure, 1964-1971, contains correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, and reports relating to campus issues and the governance of universities in Illinois. Arranged alphabetically.

Series III: Sangamon State University, 1972-1978, contains correspondence, memoranda, class notes, Management program planning files, teaching evaluations, personnel files, and memoirs on the management program written by Worthy. Arranged alphabetically.