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Leahy, Sarah (1902-1986): Interview

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-L471*
Scope and Contents

Leahy, former tax collector, recalls life in Auburn, Illinois: childhood, marriage and family, the town, farming techniques, WWI, and changes in the Catholic Church.

3 tapes, 270 mins. Interview by Shirley Marshall, 1980 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Lee, Clyde (1909-1987): Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tapes et al
Identifier: O-L510
Scope and Contents ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM Clyde Lee, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives 1939-41 and 1947-67, and member of the Illinois State Senate 1941-45, discusses his early life on a farm, education at Mt. Vernon Township High School, early jobs, entry into politics, service as City Treasurer and County Treasurer, and marriage. He discusses the first years of his career in the Illinois House and Senate; activities and leaders in the House, 1940 State...
Dates: Created: 1982 - 1983

Lee, Dr. Edwin A. (1914-1993): Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tapes et al
Identifier: O-L511
Scope and Contents Dr. Edwin A. Lee, doctor of medicine and surgeon in Springfield, recalls his education and experiences as a doctor and African American: education at Talladega College, Morehouse College, and Meharry Medical College; his duty as a medical officer in the Army in the South Pacific during WWII; his residency at St Mary's Hospital, St. Louis; and the circumstances that led to him to Springfield to take up private practice. He also discusses his efforts to abolish racial discrimination in...
Dates: Created: 1972 - 1973

Lee, Herb b. 1919: Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tape et al
Identifier: O-L512
Scope and Contents

SANGAMON ORDNANCE PLANT PROJECT Herb Lee, Illiopolis resident, recalls the Sangamon Ordnance Plant during WWII: employment on the ordnance survey gang, local reaction, wages, phasing out the plant, and his employment at DeKalb Poultry after it purchased the plant. Also recalls security, rail-roads, and housing sites for the plant.

1 tape, 48 mins., 16 pp. Interview by B. David McCarthy, 1989 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Lee, William F. (1882-1976): Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tapes et al
Identifier: O-L516
Scope and Contents

William F. Lee, railroad worker, recalls the different tasks he performed while working for the railroad, different types of railroad engines, and difficulties encountered on railroad runs. Also discusses farm work before he came to Springfield, Springfield businesses, the 1908 race riot, Illiopolis ammunition camp, Camp Ellis, and the Ku Klux Klan.

4 tapes, 303 mins., 65 pp. Interview by Frederick G. Fliege, 1973 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Leinicke, Betty b. 1925: Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tapes et al
Identifier: O-L533
Scope and Contents CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Leinicke, member of Christ Episcopal Church in Springfield, discusses changes in the services, form of church government, priests and bishops, conflicts between high and low Episcopal churches, election of women, and the Prayer Book. She also talks about her participation in the church, women's organizations, couples groups, election to the Synod, and membership in other governing bodies in the church and the Diocese. 2 tapes, 180 mins., 45 pp....
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Leitch, Helen Modell Davis Floski b. 1909: Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tape et al
Identifier: O-L535
Scope and Contents

MOWEAQUA COAL MINE Leitch recalls Moweaqua, Illinois, family and farm life, childhood chores and games, death of her first husband at the 1932 Moweaqua Christmas Eve mine disaster, and her life after the disaster.

1 tape, 60 mins., 15 pp. Interview by Debbie Springer Horne, 1994 Donated by the Moweaqua Coal Mine Museum RESTRICTED: May be read, quoted or cited but cannot be reproduced.

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Lenn, Sister Mary Corde: Interview and Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: O-L547
Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project Sister Mary Corde attended Sangamon State University taking courses in gerontology from Dr. Jeffrey Chesky, Rosamund Robbert, and Dr. Harry Berman. She earned a Master’s degree in Gerontology in 1994 and used her education in her work as emergency room nurse in Jackson, Mississippi, as parish nurse at St. Agnes in Springfield, Illinois, and later as Director of Nursing at the mother house for the Dominican Sisters of Springfield, IL. See...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Leroy Jordan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0015
Scope and Contents

This collection relates to the Board of Education for Springfield Public Schools, of which Jordan was a member from 1976-1982. It primarily contains meeting minutes of Board meetings, with a small amount of correspondence, petitions, court documents, and similar material relating to the desegregation of the Springfield Public Schools. Arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1975-1980

LeTissier, Homer (1904-1986): Interview and memoir

 Collection — Container: Tape et al
Identifier: O-L568
Scope and Contents

LeTissier recalls his family, travels, education at Oklahoma A&M, meeting Vachel Lindsay, military bands, songwriting, grocery business, job at the Illinois Department of Public Aid, and his love of music.

1 tape, 72 mins., 14 pp. Interview by Rosalyn Bone, 1975 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

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Corley, Kevin 34
Sangamon State University 26
Student Services 26
Cherniavsky, Nick 24
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Bucari, John 23
Library 22
Williams, James D. 21
Bradley, C. Arthur 17
University Legal Counsel 17
Immel, Marilyn Huff 16
Russel, Henry 16
Faculty Senate 15
Educational Leadership Program 14
Taylor, Marjorie 14
Center for the Study of Middle Size Cities 13
Eberle, Eugenia 13
Kniss, Glenn 13
McCarthy, B. David 13
Saner, Josephine B. 13
Armbruster, Sandra Britz 12
University Relations 12
Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) 12
Hill, Charles 11
Kwedar, Melinda 11
Canterbury, Elizabeth 10
Ortman, William 10
Streitmatter, Rodger 10
Moore, Linda 9
Rhodes, Rex 9
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Bomke, Virginia 8
Haynes, Judith 8
Horne, Debbie Springer 8
Klusmeyer, Margaret M. 8
University Assembly 8
Vrooman, John E. 8
Booth, Byron 7
Boyer, Peggy 6
Dillon, Mary Ann 6
Golden, Rhonda 6
Mendelsohn, Syma 6
Planning and Development Office 6
SSU Foundation 6
Stout, Jane 6
Waggaman, P.J. 6
Alexander, Brian 5
Business and Administrative Services 5
Campbell, H. Dean 5
Dean of Innovative and Experimental Studies 5
Environmental Studies Program 5
Giesecke, G. Ernst 5
Howarth, Nelson O. 5
Illinois Board of Regents 5
Keiser, John 5
Leamons, Leslie 5
Literature Program 5
MacLean, Kay 5
Welchans, Richard S. 5
Wells, Sara 5
Williams, Elvera L. 5
Bone, Rosalyn L. 4
Breiseth, Christopher 4
Butler, Homer L. 4
Camp, Dennis 4
Cockrell, John 4
Hasara, Karen 4
Headrick, John 4
Hunt, Nancy 4
Institute for Public Affairs 4
Institutional Research Office 4
Jett, Linda S. 4
Knepler, Jane E. 4
Krause, Ron 4
Krohe, Jim 4
Lennon, Mike 4
Marshall, Shirley 4
Nachtwey, Matthew R. 4
Oblinger, Carl 4
Public Administration Program 4
Rountree, Georgia P. 4
Schramm, Mike 4
Smith, Anna May 4
Student Senate 4
Television Office 4
Townsend, Mike (Townsend, Michael Patrick) 4
University of Illinois 4
Van Lieshout, David 4
Wilson, Clifford Keith III 4
Affirmative Action Office 3
Alepra, Michael E. 3
Alumni Association 3
Anderson, Marilyn 3
Bean, Stephen 3
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