This group of documents was unsorted. During processing, they were separated into four categories: articles, correspondence, genealogy and collected Donnerana. This folder contains "Donner Pass" song lyrics, 1974; "Donner Pass" paint color, 1996, Donner Party play, list of the Donner Party members; Sangamon County Historical Society Press Release dated 3/30/1996, including a written copy of a speech given by Donald Donner Springer, dated 4/16/1966; a log cabin floor plan, undated.

Brochures, schedules, and correspondence regarding the Donner Party Sesquicentennial at Truckee California during August 15-18, 1996.

Photocopy of: Hoffman Birney. Grim Journey. New York: A.L. Burt and Co., 1934.

Photocopy of: Carroll D. Hall, ed. Donner Miscellany: 41 Diaries and Documents. San Francisco: L.D. Allen Press, 1947.

Photocopies of excerpts from C. F. McGlashan. History of the Donner Party. Revised Edition. California, Stanford University Press, 1940 and Richard Rhodes. The Ungodly. New York: Charterhouse, 1973.

Brochures, correspondence, articles and notes regarding the Donner Party, mostly concerned with Donner Party Sesquicentennial and Donner Reunion, 1996.

Brochures, correspondence, articles, photographs (4X6) and notes regarding the Donner Party, mostly concerned with genealogy and the Donner Reunion, 1996.

Original newspaper articles, dated 4/27/1996 through 7/22/1996. Several are undated.

Correspondence, notes, magazine, journal, pamphlet, and photocopies of newspaper articles, mostly relating to genealogy.

Original newspaper articles, dating from 1/25/1996 through 11/3/1996.