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President’s Office – Annabelle Patton subject files

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0034

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1969-1974

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

Annabelle Lewis Patton was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 1, 1925, to Dr. David J. and Anne Lewis. She moved to Springfield, Illinois when she was six months old when her father moved to Illinois to start his medical practice. She would graduate from Springfield High School and went to Mills College in Oakland, California for her bachelors. She received her master’s degree from the University of Illinois, and her Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University.

She married Donald R. Patton in 1949 and had three sons, Rick, David, and Robert. She became the first chairperson of the International Visitors Commission. She would also work as the Assistant Dean of Admission/Records at SSU.

Annabelle Patton died January 16, 2008, at the Illinois Presbyterian Home in Springfield Illinois.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

This collection was transferred from the Office of the President to the Archives on August 16, 1983.

Related Materials

Ms. Patton's Oral history: https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/uis/id/3570/rec/8

Separated Materials

An envolope of Photographs was pulled out and will be processed seperately (2/27/24)

Property Rights

UIS owns the property rights to this collection.

Processing Information

This collection was reprocessed in February 2024. The original order was kept as close as possible.

Title
Finding Aid to the President’s Office – Annabelle Patton subject files
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