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King recalls life in Langleyville, Illinois during prohibition, Depression, and WWII. She also discusses running the Langleyville Community Center.

2 tapes, 180 mins., 56 pp. Interview by Glenn Hunt, 1976 RESTRICTED: No legal release. May be read but canot be quoted, cited or reproduced. See collateral file: interviewer's notes

Scope and Contents Kinley, an administrative secretary at Sangamon State University for the Vice President for Academic Affairs and in other offices, recalls the first 10 years of the University: SSU as a non-traditional university, academic programs, faculty recruitment, the administration, and the first semester of classes. She also recalls President Robert Spencer and the short and controversial term of the first Vice-President for Academic Affairs, George Cohen. 3 tapes, 126 mins., 36 pp....

Scope and Contents Kinter, native of Loami, Illinois, discusses her careers as a nurse and farm manager: her nurse's training, reactions to working women, 1918 influenza epidemic, medical care in the early 1900's, WWI and the medical profession, physician-nurse relationships, duties as a nurse and as an anesthetist, work as superintendent at Springfield Hospital and Elmhurst Hospital, and training student nurses. She also discusses managing the family farm, changes in farming techniques, and her participation...

Scope and Contents Kirby, a resident of Menard County, Illinois, recalls early 20th century rural life: farming, education, dating and marriage, social life, church, 4-H clubs, touring post-WWI Europe, family life, farm wives' chores, Menard County church history, enrollment at Illinois College, and raising foster children. She also mentions the 1918 influenza epidemic, telephones, and a survey of Menard County homes during the Depression. 3 tapes, 214 mins., 57 pp. Interview by Mary Jane Feagans,...

Scope and Contents Kirchner, a veterinarian from Havana, Illinois, recalls his early years and practice: training at McKillips Veterinary College in Chicago, treatment of animal diseases, practicing veterinary medicine in rural areas, and his work to eliminate rabies in Illinois dogs. He also discusses childhood on a Chandlerville farm, in Havana, and anti-German sentiment during WWI. 2 tapes, 180 mins., 33 pp. Interview by Cullom Davis, 1978 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes,...

Scope and Contents Mrs. Kiser recalls late 19th and early 20th century life: her family's experiences in Oregon, Kansas, and in the Oklahoma Territory, education, traveling by stagecoach, society in the west, dating and courtship, sewing and dress making, family, friendships, marriage and abandonment by her husband, politics and voting. She briefly discusses encounters with Indians in the Pacific Northwest, quilts, train travel, illnesses prevalent in the late 19th century, Depression, experiences of her...

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George Kitterman discusses his experience during WWII upon induction into Army boot camp, as a radioman with the 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, and participation in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. Also includes a recollection of appearances by Bob Hope and Marlena Dietrich at USO shows.

1 CD, 140 mins., 22 pages Interview by Greg Smith, 2006 See collateral file – 1945 General Orders

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS STATECRAFT Klassen, chief sanitary engineer for the state of Illinois 1935-1970 and the first director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, discusses the evolution of environmental policy and controls in the state: employment with the Department of Public Health, sanitation problems and epidemics in the state, repercussions from the 1937 Ohio River flood, creation of the Sanitary Water Board, environmental programs and measures, pollution legislation, contributions to...

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Klein, coal miner, recalls his work in the mines near Collinsville and Taylorville, Illinois. He discusses growing up in a company town, his family's lifestyle, working conditions in the mines, immigrant co-workers, management structure, unions, and the grievance process. He recalls his family history, his own family life, and makes references to John L. Lewis, his service during WWII, and the Progressive Miners of America. 2...

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Knight, owner of Knight's Action Park in Springfield, recalls Springfield in the 1920's and 30's, his service during WWII in the Philippines, returning home after the war, and involvement in the family entertainment and recreation business.

1 tape, 60 mins., 21 pp. Interview by Bill Ortman, 1988 OPEN See collateral file