Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project Lohman was a member of the Springfield Committee for Higher Education that started meeting in 1966 to start the new university in the capitol city. The name – Sangamon State University – was selected from nominations by the public and was so named after the Sangamon River that flows through the area. She discusses the uniqueness of SSU because it was a junior/senior level university, unlike any other higher education institution in the State...

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM Lohmann, Democratic member of the Illinois State State, recalls the years before the General Assembly: family, childhood, work, and local politics in Pekin, Illinois where he served as alderman, city clerk and city commissioner. He then discusses his years in the General Assembly as a State Representative (1922-32) and as a State Senator (1932-53): political acquaintances, road and bridge legislation, campaigning and constituent service,...

Scope and Contents Long recalls 20th century central Illinois farm life near Chesterfield, Illinois: education in a one room school and in high school; horses, railroads, automobiles, roads and trips to Springfield; parents and family; her husband's mail job on the railroad; WWII homefront in San Francisco; Chesterfield businesses and the Depression; farming machinery, livestock, crops and the farming community; fishing and hunting; living in Alton, Illinois; social activities, friends and neighbors. ...

Scope and Contents INSTITUTE OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS COLLECTION Dorothy Dee Longan, wife of John P. Longan, recalls experiences in Guatemala, Brazil, Venezuela, and Thailand as a woman, wife, and mother. She discusses the challenges of each country with regards to: moving, people, climate, culture, language, living conditions, housing, housekeeping, marketing, church, trips, recreation, friends, and sometimes revolutions and terrorism. Also discusses her family background and experiences, Border Patrol...

Scope and Contents INSTITUTE OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS COLLECTION John P. Longan, worked for the International Cooperation Administration (a successor agency to the IIAA) from 1957-73, discusses working in Guatemala, Brazil, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, and Thailand: responsibilities, political climate, cultures and customs, public safety and law practices, implementing public safety programs, religions, terrorism, and travel. He also recalls early life, marriage, work with the U.S. government, public...

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SANGAMON ORDNANCE PLANT PROJECT Loose, a resident of Illiopolis, recalls the construction of and production at the Sangamon Ordnance Plant: the land occupied, housing needs, community reaction, secrecy and security, fear of air raids, and long-term effects of the plant. Also recalls family, schooling, and the contrast between 1930's and 1980's farming.

1 tape, 67 mins., 21 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents WWII CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS PROJECT Lovell, one of eight Union Seminary students who were jailed for refusing to register for the draft during WWII, discusses the repercussions of his protest: trial, sentencing, Danbury Federal Prison, and later effects; also the experiences that led to his refusal: religion, education, and socialist thought. He also discusses his work and career as a Presbyterian Minister at the Cass Community Center, Detroit, Michigan; South Congregational Church,...

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BATES EXPERIMENTAL ROAD PROJECT Loving recalls work testing the Bates Experimental Road near New Berlin, Illinois during the summer of 1922: its purpose, construction, and the reaction of the public. Also discusses tenant farming, farm mechanization, and the community of Loami.

1 tape, 45 mins., 16 pp. Interview by Jane E. Knepler, 1975 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents INSTITUTE OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS COLLECTION Lowenstein, medical doctor, discusses his work as a nutrition consultant for the IIAA in Brazil. He discusses living in Belem, his family, language problems, nutrition studies with the Ampa, Tome, Acu, and other Indian tribes, deficiency diseases, government policies, and his work with SESP (Servicio Especial de Saude Publica). He also briefly discusses his childhood and education in Germany, his immigration to U.S., medical practice, and...

Scope and Contents INSTITUTE OF INTER-AMERICAN AFFAIRS COLLECTION Lowenthal, worked for the IIAA, discusses work in foreign aid programs in Chile, Argentina, and Washington D.C.: administrative and cultural problems, U.S. security policies, economic and technical assistance and development, and political involvement. He also talks about his work with UNESCO in Paris and with the Economic Commission for Latin America. Also mentions family, education, service as a Navy Air Force pilot, and learning foreign...