Illinois Higher Education Reports and Documents Records
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
- Sangamon State University (Person)
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.
Creator
- Sangamon State University (Person)
- 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
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520
archives@uis.libanswers.com