Center for the Study of Middle-Sized Cities - Newspapers Clippings
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the newspaper clippings of the Center arranged by city and topic. The cities covered are Decatur, Peoria and Springfield (including the Ice Storm of March/April 1978), Illinois. Included in the collection are some stories about Morton, Illinois and Richland Community College. Topics include a wide range of community concerns: city government, schools, housing, public health, water quality, development, taxes, police/crime, zoning, and others.
Dates
- 1976-1978
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
The Center for the Study of Middle-Sized Cities started at Sangamon State University in 1972 as a project among faculty members in the Public Affairs department. The center was to study different areas of life in specific sized cities, such as Springfield, Illinois. At some point in the 1980s, the Center changed its name to the Center for Community and Regional Studies. This reorganization didn’t last much longer, and the center was incorporated in the Public Affairs department in the early 1990s
Extent
.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Transferred to the archives on February 14, 1980 by Sue Ann Schleder.
Property Rights
UIS owns the property rights to this collection.
Processing Information
This collection was reprocessed in February and March 2026. The order was kept as close to the original as possible.
Source
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Center for the Study of Middle-Sized Cities - Newspapers Clippings
- 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