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Illinois Higher Education Reports and Documents Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0002

Scope and Contents

This collection was reprocessed in August 2023.

The material in this collection came from the original collection of “Sangamon State University Major Reports and Documents, 1963-1995” Original order has mostly been maintained, though some documents that were published in other areas were removed as they were determined to be redundant.

This collection contains major reports and documents concerning the need for a senior university in Springfield as well as documentation for the area where the university would be located. This collection also includes historical information for the founding of SSU, as well as materials relating to its function.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1945-1995

Creator

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the University of Illinois-Springfield (UIS)

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection are held by UIS

History

Sangamon State University (SSU) began in planning stages by the State of Illinois Board of Higher Education in 1967. SSU officially opened in September 1970, just south of downtown Springfield, near Lake Springfield (though classes were held in downtown Springfield until facilities could were constructed). The first permanent building was Brookens Library which was dedicated in 1976 and its first dormitories opened in 1980. Through the years, SSU was a pioneering part of higher public education.

In 1995 the then governor, Jim Edgar, signed a bill that merged SSU with the University of Illinois system. On July 1, 1995, SSU officially became the University of Illinois – Springfield (UIS).

Extent

12.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Donated to Sangamon State University on September 02, 1976

Property Rights

UIS owns the property rights to this collection.

Title
Finding Aid to the Illinois Higher Education Reports and Documents Records
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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