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STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Stutzman, lockmaster, discusses jobs, boats, and experiences on rivers in the Midwest; locks and dams; coal boats; and businesses that use river transportation.

Memoir, 18 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

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Sudbrink recalls relatives and family life in the late 19th and early 20th century in Virginia, Illinois. Also mentions her first car and Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

1 tape, 45 min., 22 pp. Interview by Marjorie Taylor, 1974 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents Frank R. Sullivan, attorney and Springfield native, discusses Springfield in the early and mid 20th century: growing up, neighborhoods, education at Portable School, the creation of Lake Springfield, coal mining, strikes, the clash between the UMW and PMA, his father's work as a mine attorney, prohibition and the Depression, politics, and his work with historic sites and societies. He discusses at length his WWII navy service and work with the Service Recognition Board. Also discusses his...

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Herbert Sullivan recalls work and life in Illinois: childhood in Raymond; farming and one room schools; construction in Decatur; WWI Navy service; and working as a truck driver and mechanic in Chicago. Also discusses being an airplane pilot; flying experiences; Tiedt Aviation Company; and also being a musician.

2 tapes, 95 mins., 31 pp. Interview by Don Vanzant, 1984 OPEN See collateral file

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HISTORIC SITES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS Paul Sullivan, curator of the Abraham Lincoln Home National Historic Site, discusses the home, room decorations, 1860's furnishings, rooms, Mary Todd Lincoln, Lincoln's family and friends, and the Lincoln Home neighborhood.

1 tape, 90 mins., 28 pp. Interview by Mary Louise Connelly McCarthy, 1980 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes and Land of Lincoln book featuring photos of the Lincoln Home.

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Summers, Executive Director of the Senior Citizens of Sangamon County, discusses the Senior Citizens Center, its establishment, advertising, funding, and its services and activities.

2 tapes, 160 mins., 32 pp. Interview by Judith A. Feurer, 1983 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes, flyers, reports and photocopies of pictures of the Senior Citizens Center and Summers.

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Summers recalls 20th century Illinois rural life: 4-H club and activities, demonstrations, awards, and trips; home life and family; University of Illinois; teaching; life in Galva and New Holland; marriage; WWII; race segregation; 4-H involvement as an adult; life in Chatham, the Chatham Methodist Church and its activities; family relationships, being widowed, and women's roles.

11 tapes, 565 mins. Interview by Rita Singer, 1984 OPEN See collateral file

Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project Suttles, a 1978 SSU graduate and currently a genealogical librarian at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, discusses his experiences at Sangamon State University. He obtained a master’s degree in American History and worked in the Brookens Library Archives as an IRAD intern (Illinois Regional Archives Depository). Some professors he remembers include Chris Breiseth, Cullom Davis, and Charles Strozier. See also D2/1/3 Alumni SAGE...

Scope and Contents Sweeney, coal miner and lawyer, discusses coal mining and union activities in Franklin and Christian Counties, Illinois: mechanization, wages, importance of coal, union conflicts, the Herrin massacre, violence, the "white card" movement, John L. Lewis, and the mine wars. He also briefly discusses attending Lincoln Law School in Springfield, his law practice in Taylorville, coal miners and the law. 2 tapes, 120 mins. Interview by Nick Cherniavsky, 1977 OPEN For collateral file...

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Taft, lifelong resident of Rochester, Illinois, discusses early 20th century life in an Illinois country town: growing up and family life in Rochester, businesses, schools, illnesses and remedies, and the first automobiles.

2 tapes, 97 mins., 26 pp. Interview by Jan Smith, 1974 OPEN See collateral file