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MC101. W. Russell Arrington Papers

 Collection — Container: Scrapbooks
Identifier: MC-101

Scope and Contents

The W. Russell Arrington gift consists of 21 scrapbooks dating from 1946 to 1979, including original newspaper clippings, photographs, letters, programs, and other documents and memorabilia relating to the career of W. Russell Arrington in the Illinois House of Representatives (1945-1954) and Senate (1955-1972).

Dates

  • Created: 1946-1979
  • Other: Date acquired: 05/17/2012

Creator

Extent

4.00 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

Chronological.

Source of Acquisition

Michael Arrington

Accruals and Additions

The empty scrapbooks are all boxed separately and located in Room 140C.

Processing Information

When received, most of the original scrapbooks were in poor condition due to highly acidic and brittle pages. Many of the contents had come loose from the pages. The newspaper clippings were acidic and brittle and the correspondence, photographs and other material in the scrapbooks were suffering from acid migration from the scrapbook pages and newsclippings. We scanned the scrapbooks in their original condition to preserve their original appearance and arrangement. Then, we removed the newspaper clippings that were loose to acid-free envelops and other types of material to acid-free folders and boxes. We kept the original scrapbooks because some newspaper clippings were glued to the pages and could not be removed without damage.

Title
Archon Finding Aid Title
Author
Sean Bruce, Thomas J Wood
Date
12/20/2012
Description rules
Other Unmapped
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
und

Repository Details

Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520