Scope and Contents Paludan, Professor of History and holder of the Naomi Lynn Distinguished Chair of Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield (2001-07), recalls his family background, childhood in Canada, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Glendale California; his early schooling; his parents’ divorce and visits to his father and his mother’s relatives; studies, social activities, sports and friends at Glendale High School; life as a student at Occidental College and his growing interest in history;...

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VIETNAM Parbs discusses his experiences in Vietnam: being drafted into the army, basic training and transfer to a mechanized infantry unit near My Tho, Vietnam, combat experiences, the Tet Offensive, and his return to the U.S.

4 tapes, 360 mins. Interview by Charles Hill, 1981 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes and a partial unrevised transcript.

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Parker recalls Farmingdale, Illinois: its depot and post office, first oiled roads and his family history.

1 tape, 30 mins., 11 pp. Interview by Virginia Bomke, 1972 OPEN For tape see Marie Cordes See collateral file

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM Parkhurst, Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives 1959-69, discusses his years in the General Assembly: campaigns, judicial and legislative reforms, reapportionment, anti-crime bills, education legislation and civil rights legislation. Also discusses his years before the General Assembly: family, education, law school and practice, and time in the military. Also the years after: the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention,...

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Parnell, wife of Garland Leslie Parnell, an organ grinder, recalls her husband's occupation, selling fruit, raising monkeys and traveling.

1 tape, 30 mins., 31 pp. Interview by Josephine Saner, 1976 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM Partee, Democratic member of Illinois House of Representatives 1957-67 and Illinois Senate 1967-77, discusses his years in the General Assembly: work with issues such as civil rights, consumer rights, and crime and correction legislation; legislative, judicial, and fiscal reform; public aid, health, welfare, and safety legislation; and work as senate president. Also discusses his years before the General Assembly: family, employment, higher...

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Patterson, school teacher, recalls rural early 20th century rural life, family, education, country schools, farming, LaClede County, Missouri and Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. Also recalls teaching, her children's education and changes in her life over the years.

3 tapes, 270 mins., 90 pp. Interview by Jean Hauffe, 1984 OPEN See collateral file

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Annabelle Patton discusses her work and experiences during the early years of Sangamon State University in the 1970's: her education in Springfield, Illinois, first SSU President Robert Spencer, community outreach, hiring of faculty and staff, contracts, orientation, programs and curriculum, changes in her job, promotion of the university, its logo, and her views on SSU.

2 tapes, 100 mins. Interview by Nancy Hunt, 1983 OPEN See collateral file See also P278A Patton

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SPRINGFIELD INTERNATIONAL VISITORS COMMISSION Annabelle Lewis Patton, first chairman of the Springfield International Visitors Commission, discusses her interest in and association with the creation and early work of the commission.

1 tape, 90 mins., 14 pp. Interview by Byron Booth, 1990 OPEN See collateral file For tape see Maralee Lindley

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Charles C. Patton, electrical engineer, discusses Springfield in the early and mid 20th century: his family, Sangamo Electric Company, service with the U.S. Navy during WWII, the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation and politics.

4 tapes, 315 mins., 76 pp. Interview by Eugenia Eberle, 1992 OPEN See collateral file: photocopies of articles.