Scope and Contents Luedecke, a Baptist minister, recalls family life in the German community in St. Louis in the early 20th century: social gatherings, games and recreation, music, home, meals, and nature; women's roles and liberation; education at William Jewell College, Shurtleff College and Southern Baptist Seminary; work in the ministry; philosophies; early employment and work as a salesman; libraries; living in Illinois, St. Louis, and New Mexico; transportation; and his own family. Also talks about the...

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS STATECRAFT Lutes recalls his association with Illinois Governor Dan Walker. He discusses being recruited to assist Dan Walker in the 1972 gubernatorial campaign to research policies, government, and the Ogilvie administration; the 1972 primary and fall elections; Walker's victory and transition to governorship, Walker's character, his appointments and relationship with the Illinois General Assembly and Independent Voters of Illinois; defeat for re-election in 1976; and the...

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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Lyle, clerk and river agent, recalls the rivermen, boats, roustabouts, carpenters, wharfs, and wharf workers he encountered on rivers in Ohio and the Midwest. He also talks about boat building and the lumber industry in Cincinnati.

1 tape, 19 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project Dr. Naomi Lynn was President of Sangamon State University and Chancellor of University of Illinois Springfield from 1991 and 2001. She also served as Interim President of Lincoln Land Community College. Lynn played a significant role in the merger of SSU with the University of Illinois in 1995 and later when University of Illinois Springfield changed to a full four-year institution. She discusses the beginning of her career as a woman and a...

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SANGAMON ORDNANCE PLANT PROJECT Lyon, Illiopolis resident, recalls the Sangamon Ordnance Plant; employment as a guard; retrieval of land; waste dumping; female and minority employees; housing and transportation; local reaction; water and sewer systems; igloos and the burning grounds; security and working for the Director of Safety. Also recalls farming in the 1940's.

1 tape, 45 mins., 19 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS COAL: THE LEGACY OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Mabie discusses his father's work as a coal miner and organizer for the Progressive Miners of America. He also discusses the mine wars and his role in them, Springfield mines, the Progressives' hatred of the United Mine Workers and police authorities, the National Labor Relations Board and the assassination of his father and friends. Also mentions family life after his father's death, his mother's role, his siblings, and his education. ...

Scope and Contents MacAlister, charter Dean of Student Services at Sangamon State University, discusses his role in the formalization and application of university policies, applied study and experimental learning programs, the first university governance document, day care facilities, affirmative action programs, university activity fees, student housing, the university budget and opportunities for women students. Also discusses faculty/staff and governance workshops and teaching. 2 tapes, 180...

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Mary Jane MacDonald, librarian, recalls the WWII home-front: Pearl Harbor, ration books and procedures, students' attitudes toward WWII, the death of Roosevelt, USS Springfield, war slogans, social life, and work at Lincoln Ordnance Depot.

1 tape, 32 mins., 15 pp. Interview by JoAnne Wheeler, 1972 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents MacDuffee, social worker and mother, discusses child-rearing and the 20th century American family: education, religion, family relations, television and music, sex education, teenage years, childrearing practices, illness, injuries, toys, and sports. Also discusses her own childhood, Depression, education, marriage, career, children, and childrearing. 4 tapes, 315 mins., 93 pp. Interview by Carol Marshall, 1980 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes and photocopies of...

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Machovec, journalist, discusses her experiences as a reporter in Los Alamos, New Mexico when it became an open city in the 1960's; the Cuban community in Miami, Florida and her work for the Journal of Inter-American Studies and World Affairs; work and travels in South America; and growing up in Duluth, Minne-sota.

3 tapes, 270 mins. Interview by Constance Baker, 1991 RESTRICTED: no legal release See collateral file: interviewer's notes, photocopied photos and articles