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STEAMERS AND INLAND RIVERS Kelley, riverboat pilot, discusses Ohio River traffic in the early 20th century. He recalls various boats, rivermen, upper Ohio River trade, cargo, and piloting conditions on the river.

1 tape, 17 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN

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ONE ROOM SCHOOL PROJECT Keltner, a teacher who taught in rural schools near Chatham and New City, Illinois, discusses teaching, daily instruction, school buildings, parent-teacher relationships, difficulties, and quality of the instruction.

1 tape, 25 mins., 17 pp. Interview by Jane Stout, 1972 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents Kempe, magazine creator and publisher, discusses his work in the pre-automation printing trade and small press publishing: producing the advertising newspaper The Circulator, his membership in the International Typographical Union, experiences as a "tramp" printer, work for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, reading proof for the St. Louis Post, producing Blip magazine (Brave Little Impossible Publication) in Nokomis, Illinois, and creating and managing the Joka Press. He recalls the Bottomley -...

Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project Kennedy attended University of Springfield in 2001 as part of the first class of Capital Scholars. Question classes were the foundation of the Cap Scholars multidisciplinary team-taught curriculum that included “What do you know?” “Who am I?” “What is Good?” and “What is Power?” See also D2/1/3 Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project.Digital audio file, 58 min., 20 pp. Interview by Mary Caroline Mitchell,...

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM Leland Kennedy, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives 1947-55 and 1963-75, discusses his years in the General Assembly: Illinois political figures, issues, and controversies; 1946 campaign and election; personalities in the legislature, legislative technique, issues in banking, public aid, agriculture, industry, and unions. He also discusses his family background in Alton, Illinois, employment with Shell Oil Company, early...

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Kenney, retired grocery clerk and native of Auburn, Illinois, discusses family life, early schooling, business on the square, coal mines, the grocery business, products, home life, doctors in town, cemetery conflict, the history of Auburn and her book on the subject.

7 tapes, 542 mins. Interview by Daniel W. Dixon, 1991 OPEN: narrator reserves right to review edited transcript. See collateral file: interviewer's notes and a copy of Kenney's History of Auburn.

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Kerndt discusses life in Lansing, Iowa: the family business, social life, marriage, vacations, life in California, WWII, the South Pacific, claustrophobia, therapy, and philosophy of life.

6 tapes, 540 mins. Interview by Matthew R. Nachtwey, 1992 RESTRICTED: no legal release

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CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Kestner, long-time member of Springfield's Christ Episcopal Church, recalls her contributions to the church and participation in activities. She discusses guilds, special events and projects, changes in the church over the years, and fellow members.

1 tape, 45 mins., 15 pp. Interview by Sandra Britz Armbruster, 1981 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents Killinger, former mayor of Collinsville, Illinois and news editor of the Collinsville Herald, recalls his careers in journalism and politics. He discusses Collinsville: its residents, local government, events and issues as mayor, service as township supervisor, and police and fire departments. He also discusses his career as a journalist: news stories and interviews with Eugene V. Debs, Red Grange, and coal miners' union organizer Frank Farrington. He also discusses his family background,...

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Kimball, founder of Nauvoo Restoration, Inc., discusses the restoration of historic Mormon sites in Nauvoo, Illinois. He recalls his medical training, effects of the Depression, his great-grandfather's home in Nauvoo, and the Mormons of Nauvoo.

1 tape, 67 mins., 27 pp. Interview by William Ortman, 1972 OPEN See collateral file