MC37. Alice Kaige Papers, 1965-1986
Scope and Contents
Springfield pacifist, community organizer and professional librarian. Member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Co-founder of the West Side Neighborhood Association, 1977.
Minutes, notes, reports, program proposals, newsletters and correspondence of the Central Illinois American Friends Service Committee, 1974-1980, and area committee of the Midwest Regional Office, established in 1972. Documents its establishment as a full-time office in 1976, its relations with the Midwest Office and activities in Springfield, Decatur and Champaign-Urbana, particularly with draft counseling, juvenile justice work and the operation of a Peace Booth at the Illinois State Fair.
Correspondence, clippings, flyers, notices, announcements and other records of the West Side Neighborhood Association, 1977-1984, documenting this group's efforts to preserve that Springfield neighborhood's historic, residential quality against the "encroachment of business and commercial interests." Of note are planning documents of the Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission and a slide show of historic neighborhood homes by photographer James Woodruff. Topics include architectural and neighborhood preservation, community organizing, zoning issues, walking tours, and MacArthur Boulevard. Correspondents include William E. Feurer, Jim Henneberry, and Mayor J. Michael Houston.
Also clippings, articles and other material collected by Kaige on pacifists in Illinois, 1971-1983.
Dates
- Created: 1965 - 1986
Creator
- Kaige, Alice (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Extent
7.49 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Alphabetical
Source of Acquisition
Alice Kaige - Gifts of 1983, 1986, and 1987
Creator
- Kaige, Alice (Person)
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Repository Details
Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository
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Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
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