Frances Chapman, a lifelong resident of Springfield, recalls the early 20th century there: family life, schooling, businesses, neighborhoods, social activities, 1908 race riot, Illinois State Fair, and horse and trolley transportation. She also recalls her travels.

2 tapes, 135 mins., 57 pp. Interview by Kay MacLean, 1975 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes and photocopy of Commerce News, July, 1909 issue.