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SHAWNEETOWN BANK PROJECT Sherman, resident of Shawneetown, recalls the Shawneetown Bank: bank lobby, furnishings, marble counters, and ironwork, as well as individual tellers and cashiers. She also recalls the bank's apartments: layout of rooms and furnishings, the coal furnace, kitchen, bedrooms, tenants, the second and third floors, and the 1937 flood.

1 tape, 90 mins., 42 pp. Interview by Horace Waggoner, 1978 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project Dr. Larry Shiner is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, History, and Visual Arts at the University of Illinois-Springfield. From Shiner’s birth in Topeka, Kansas this oral history interview is a personal account of his familial and academic life covering multiple universities, states and continents. An early faculty member at Sangamon State University, Shiner recounts the organizational, structural and faculty staffing struggles of an emerging...

Scope and Contents Shrum, country musician and radio broadcaster, discusses his career in radio, country music, and the movies: his screen audition and making movies with Gene Autry; singing and writing country music; the Grand Ole Opry; Roy Rogers; and the Country Music Association. He also discusses hosting a Springfield talk and country music radio show beginning in 1950; and his 1967 move to the WXEL Country Music Show in Pekin, Illinois. Also mentions Illinois Governors Sam Shapiro and Otto Kerner. ...

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PRISONER OF WAR EXPERIENCES IN WORLD WAR II Shuey, army infantryman during WWII, discusses his experiences as a German POW: his capture in Italy; transportation to Germany; Stalags VIIA, IIB, and IIIB; Red Cross packages; guards; Russian prisoners; forced march to Stalag IIIA; liberation by the Russians; and treatment back home.

1 tape, 67 mins., 29 pp. Interview by Glenn Kniss, 1986 OPEN See collateral file

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Shull discusses early and mid 20th century life in Illinois: family and school in Farmer City; managing a candy store in Chicago; marriage and children in Decatur and Beason; the Great Depression; weaving; WWII; and farming in Illinois and Missouri.

2 tapes, 160 mins., 63 pp. Interview by Joanne Stevens, 1976 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes and photocopies of pictures and letters.

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Charles Shuman, farmer and resident of Moultrie County, Illinois, discusses the family farm, soil and crops, rural schools, the University of Illinois College of Agriculture, Depression, county farm bureaus, the Illinois Agricultural Association, government agricultural programs, and the history of agriculture from 1920-70.

5 tapes, 300 mins., 118 pp. Interview by Mrs. Dorothy Burris, 1972 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents Howard E. Shuman, Legislative and Administrative Assistant to Senators Paul Douglas and William Proxmire 1955-82, discusses his Illinois background as well as his political education in Washington D.C. He discusses family and education in Morrison, Illinois, military service during WWII, education at the University of Illinois and Oxford University, and his involvement in civil rights and desegregation. He discusses bills, legislation, issues, and politics in the U.S. Senate; Senators Paul...

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CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Shutt, historian for the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield, discusses the Diocese, St. Paul's Cathedral, church titles and roles, clergy, Christ Church, the prayer book and the diocesan structure.

2 tapes, 180 mins., 44 pp. Interview by Sandra Britz Armbruster, 1981 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes and an historical booklet on the Diocese of Springfield.

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Lou Ann Wagner Siburt discusses farm life during the Depression, unmechanized farming, home life, childhood chores and games, horses and livestock, teenage jobs, courtship and marriage during WWII and child-bearing.

2 tapes, 180 mins., 27 pp. Interview by Ruth Siburt, 1993 OPEN See collateral file

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William E. Siburt discusses living in Decatur, Illinois; hunting and fishing; and WWII navy service on ships around Africa and Europe.

1 tape, 90 mins., 24 pp. Interview by Ruth Siburt, 1993 OPEN See collateral file Memoir bound with SI11L Siburt, Lou Ann