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SPRINGFIELD INTERNATIONAL VISITORS COMMISSION Lindley, past chairman, describes how the Commission was created and how she became associated with the Commission. Also discusses the restoration of Lincoln's home and street and going to the White House Conference on Children and Youth.

1 tape, 45 mins., 12 pp. Interview by Byron Booth, 1990 OPEN Tape also includes Annabelle Patton interview

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Rose Link and her sister-in-law Wilhelmina Link discuss the Springfield race riot of 1908.

1 tape, 45 mins., 23 pp. Interviews by Greg Johnson, 1971 RESTRICTED: May be read but not quoted, cited or reproduced.

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Livers, coal miner, discusses mining in Fulton County, Illinois and in Montana: wages, accidents and safety, pit mines and strip mines, reclamation, types of coal, union conflicts and violence, Mulkeytown March, mechanization, black lung, and the Depression.

3 tapes, 270 mins. Interview by Nick Cherniavsky, 1977 OPEN For collateral file see J9/5/24

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BLACK COMMUNITY PROJECT Lockhart, firefighter, recalls working in the Springfield Fire Department: race discrimination, neighborhoods, churches, and the black community in Springfield; Depression; and employment and politics in the black community. Also discusses work in coal mines and as Springfield Golden Gloves boxing coach.

1 tape, 90 mins., 52 pp. Interview by Reverend Negil L. McPherson, 1974 OPEN See collateral file

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Virginia, wife of the late Jack W. Loftus, describes his service in Decatur City government for 25 years as an elected and appointed official: the Council/Manager and Commission forms of city government; city politics; and problems of retirement. Also discusses her life and family in Decatur.

2 tapes, 120 mins., 41 pp. Interview by Mark W. Sorensen, 1978 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes, photocopies of newspaper clippings on Jack W. Loftus.

Scope and Contents INSTITUTE OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS COLLECTION Logan, a retired civil engineer, recalls his early life and education, and discusses his work with the IIAA in the Amazon Valley Program in Brazil: languages, his positions, public health facilities and measures, Brazilians, life, culture, government and the Amazon River region. 22 pp. Interview by James D. Williams, 1985 Donated by the Oral History Research Office, Columbia University, New York RESTRICTED: May be read but not...

Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project Logan enrolled at Sangamon State University in 1970 at the downtown registration center set up in the Myers Building. He wanted to go into public service and so wanted to attend the new public affairs school opening in Springfield. He was able to take CLEP courses that brought him up to junior level so he could begin his undergraduate degree in psychology. Logan worked for Governor Jim Edgar and several mayors of Springfield, including...

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Anna Lucille Logsdon discusses family and community social life in Litchfield, Illinois in the early 20th century: children's games and toys, community entertainment, the impact of railroads on Litchfield, schooling, small town cultural life and WWI.

1 tape, 45 mins., 20 pp. Interview by David Logsdon, 1973 OPEN See collateral file

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SHAWNEETOWN BANK PROJECT Catherine Logsdon, a Shawneetown native, describes the Shawneetown Bank: its lobby, offices, vault, furnishings, upstairs rooms, apartment tenants, and the bank in the late 19th century. She also mentions family and businesses.

1 tape, 45 mins., 29 pp. Interview by Horace Q. Waggoner, 1978 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents Harley Edgar Logsdon (married to Anna Logsdon) recalls recreation and entertainment around Litchfield, Illinois in the early 20th century: dances, Chautauquas, athletic clubs, boxing, wrestling, basketball, horse racing, cars and roads, and bicycles. Also discusses family, farm life, moving, schooling, clothing, and his experiences cutting timber. 3 tapes, 195 mins., 86 pp. Interview by David Logsdon, 1973 RESTRICTED: tape may not be quoted or cited. Transcript OPEN. See...