Springfield, Illinois chapter of the New American Movement, organized in 1975. Goal was "to act as a catalyst to bring about a strong, class conscious, working class movement in Springfield." Worked with other organizations such as Citizens for a Representative Government, DES Action Group, Springfield East Association, Springfield Coalition for Fair Electric Rates, People's Institute, and Streetside Boosters. Members included Peter MacDowell, Millicent Quam, Michael Quam, Doug Kamholz, Larry Golden, Lynn Novotnok, Sue Croteau, David Lasley, Kathy Wood, Ron Sakolsky, Becky McGovern, Ron Ettinger, Ted Cloak, and Ralph Stone.

Correspondence, minutes, agendas, notes, membership lists, constitution, advertisements, and strategy statements documenting efforts to recruit members, to organize the people of Springfield with issues such as electric rate reform and the reorganization of city government, to sponsor speakers and movies with a socialist perspective, and create alliances with other community organizations. The group's use of self-criticism and concern that is was a "clique" of "SSU radical intellectuals" are documented. Individual members' personal goals and activity statements, and copies of the NAM Discussion Bulletin (1973-1980) are included.

Series I: The Working File, 1975-1977, consists of outgoing and incoming correspondence, minutes and agendas of their meetings, the constitution and draft constitution, handwritten notes, the one-year plan for the local chapter, and advertisements for activities sponsored by the Mother Jones Chapter of the New American Movement. The files are arranged chronologically whenever possible. Some notes are not dated. Of particular interest is the DES Action Group file which documents the problem and the group's early efforts to organize in the community.

Series II: The Reference File, 1975-1977, consists of publications from various NAM chapters, NAM convention papers, DES Action Group information, and assorted news clippings.