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Meiners, Eloise: Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-M477
Scope and Contents

HISTORIC SITES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS Meiners, retired Park Service Ranger, discusses her work at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site: stories about Abraham and Mary Lincoln, work with the elderly, programs and the National Park Service. Also discusses family, photography, and retirement activities.

1 tape, 90 mins., 22 pp. Interview by Mrs. Mary Louise Connelly, 1980 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Mendelsohn, Syma R.: Interview and Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: O-M522
Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project Mendelsohn, at the time of the interview was working in Bethesda, Maryland and discusses her experiences at Sangamon State University earning a graduate degree in history after graduating from Brooklyn College in New York. Mendelsohn describes SSU professors Cullom Davis and Chris Breiseth, her experience with oral history, her assistantship with the oral history office, as well as her experience with campus daycare. See also D2/1/3 Alumni...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Menghini, William J. #1 (1904-1986): Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: M525.1
Scope and Contents

ITALIAN-AMERICANS PROJECT Menghini discusses family immigration from Italy and Italians and the coal miners' union. Also mentions prohibition and employment with SASCO.

1 tape, 25 mins., 11 pp. Interview by John Bucari, 1972 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Menghini, William J. #2 (1904-1986): Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-M525.2
Scope and Contents

Menghini, Springfield businessman and entrepreneur, recalls his business enterprises: SASCO (Springfield Auto Supply Company), real estate, Lake Springfield boathouse concession, and the newspaper Springfield Sun; community involvements: Mary Bryant Home for the Blind, St. James' Trade School, and the Red Cross; organizational memberships, golfing and work with the Rotary Club.

5 tapes, 300 mins., 104 pp. Interview by Josephine B. Saner, 1975 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Menichetti, Giuliana (1885-1977): Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-M526
Scope and Contents

1 tape, 58 mins., 11 pp.

ITALIAN-AMERICANS PROJECT Menichetti discusses immigration from Italy, work as a seamstress, Italian families, Catholic Church, living in Riverton and Springfield, and her husband's work as a coal miner.

Interview by John Bucari, 1972 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Menke, John W. (1880-1968): Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-M527
Scope and Contents

STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Menke discusses the showboat entertainment business on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, showboats, the agent's work, scripts and casting, and St. Louis.

1 tape, memoir 15 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: Released by John Knoepfle

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Meritt, Fred (1912-1976): Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-M545
Scope and Contents

Meritt, native resident of Wayne County, Illinois, discusses his knowledge of the Shelton family and gang: gangster activities, gambling and bootlegging, killings and shooting, gang feuds and harassment of neighbors in Wayne County. Also discusses the departure of the Sheltons and his neighbor Charlie Harris.

6 tapes, 270 mins., 93 pp. Interview by John David Moreland, 1974 OPEN See collateral file: interviewer's notes, photo, articles on the Sheltons.

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Meyer, Karl b. 1937: Interview

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-M575*
Scope and Contents Meyer discusses his interest and involvement in pacifist movements: his conversion to Catholicism, protests in New York City, peace movements in Chicago, the Chicago Catholic Worker House of Hospitality, the Omaha Action peace demonstrations against nuclear missiles, international peace walk, the Berlin Crisis, war tax resistance, Vietnam draft resistance, and serving prison terms. 6 tapes, 435 mins. Interview by Peggy Boyer, 1986 OPEN: narrator reserves right to review edited...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Miami Land Claims in Illinois: Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-M570
Scope and Contents Members of the Miami Nation, Illinois land owners and farmers, and others discuss a controversial lawsuit filed in 2000 by the Miami Nation against 15 landowners on ancestral Miami lands in the Wabash Basin in east-central Illinois. Chief Leonard and Olds, leaders of the Miami Nation of Oklahoma, discuss the history of their tribe, their claim to 2.6 million acres of land in Illinois, disputed treaties, "blood quantums," tribal cultural centers, and the casino controversy....
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Michael Ayers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0001
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the personal papers of Michael Ayers relating to his dissertation and the topic of pollution in Illinois. It includes reports, drafts and papers, correspondence, state legislative files, and newsletters relating to air pollution, water pollution, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the Illinois Pollution Control Board.

Dates: 1959-1973

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Records 225
Papers 151
Correspondence 139
Reports 134
Sangamon State University 104
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Minutes 69
Newspaper Clippings 58
Flyers/Brochures 57
Committee 42
Agendas 41
Photographs 41
Audio Tapes 39
Newsletters 34
Programs 30
Press Releases 29
Academic Affairs 28
President's Office 27
Letters 25
University Assembly 23
Memorabilia 20
Higher Education 19
University of Illinois at Springfield 17
Reel to Reel Tapes 16
Speeches 16
Surveys 14
Book 13
Videotapes 13
Posters 12
Springfield, Illinois 12
Course Materials 11
Faculty Senate 11
Slides 11
Bills 10
Budget 10
Community relations 10
Photocopies 10
Journal Articles 9
Newspapers 9
Workshop Materials 9
Staff 8
Calendars 7
Class Schedules 7
Resolutions 7
Studies, analyses, policies 7
Transcripts 7
Awards 6
Clayville Rural Life Center 6
Finance 6
Maps 6
Prints 6
Scrapbook 6
Sheet Music 6
Statistics 6
Universities and colleges--Faculty. 6
Audio CDs 5
Education 5
Education--History 5
General Assembly 5
Board of Regents 4
Illinois. Board of Higher Education 4
Ledgers 4
Women 4
Blueprints 3
Business 3
Capital budget 3
Civil liberties 3
Community activists 3
Contact Sheets 3
Faculty (Education) 3
Forums (Discussion and debate) 3
Grants and funding 3
Illinois--politics and government 3
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 3
Lindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931 3
Microfilm 3
Midwestern United States 3
Note Cards 3
Oral history 3
Public health 3
Radio 3
Sangamon River Valley (Ill.) 3
Video recordings 3
Academic libraries 2
Advisory boards in higher education 2
Alternative education 2
Alumni and alumnae 2
Athletics 2
Audits 2
Continuing education 2
Creative writing 2
Criminal law 2
Diary 2
Economics 2
Films 2
Illinois. Environmental Protection Agency. 2
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Lectures and lecturing 2
Municipal government 2
Pollution 2
Proof sheets 2
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Language
English 1838
English, Old (ca.450-1100) 1
 
Names
Academic Affairs 130
President/Chancellor 72
Waggoner, Horace Q. 58
Davis, G. Cullom 48
Knoepfle, John 47
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Herndon, Barbara 41
Corley, Kevin 34
Student Services 26
Sangamon State University 25
Cherniavsky, Nick 24
McPherson, Negil L. (Reverend) 24
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
Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) 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
Hill, Charles 11
Kwedar, Melinda 11
Canterbury, Elizabeth 10
Ortman, William 10
Streitmatter, Rodger 10
Moore, Linda 9
Rhodes, Rex 9
University Relations/Campus Relations 9
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
Continuing Education 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
Public Affairs Program 4
Rountree, Georgia P. 4
Schramm, Mike 4
Smith, Anna May 4
Spencer, Robert C. 4
Student Senate 4
Television Office 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
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