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Snell, Gerald b. 1905: Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-SN27
Scope and Contents

Snell, railroad worker, discusses work and experiences on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad: wages and working conditions, the building of freight cars, air brakes, work as a laborer, laying tracks and cutting steel.

1 tape, 45 mins., 26 pp. Interview by Margaret Klusmeyer, 1974 OPEN

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Snodgrass, Emma (1887-1984): Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-SN52
Scope and Contents

Snodgrass recalls prairie life in the late 19th and early 20th century; covered wagon trips, farming, home remedies, early childhood, education, and the move to and life in Pawnee, Illinois. Also mentions marriage, children, and roles of women.

1 tape, 90 mins., 24 pp. Interview by Joyce Reynolds, 1980 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Soma, Marguerite Beechler (1894-1997): Interview

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-SO51*
Scope and Contents

Soma discusses 20th century Springfield, Illinois: growing up, childhood games, chores, and diseases; schools; neighborhoods and streets; entertainment, businesses, and churches. She also discusses Petersburg, the Bates Experimental Road, WWI, and radio programs.

5 tapes, 450 mins. Interview by Dee Nelson, 1988-89 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Created: 1988 - 1989

Sorling, Carl A. (1896-1991): Memoir

 Collection — Container: Memoir
Identifier: O-SO68
Scope and Contents

SPRINGFIELD MARINE BANK PROJECT Sorling, former employee of Springfield Marine Bank, discusses the reorganization of the Trust Department during the Great Depression; description of the Trust Department; reopening the bank in 1933; foreclosings of central Illinois farms; bank's founding family, the Bunn's; and Springfield during the Depression.

16 pp. Interview by John Bucari, 1973 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Souther, Howard (1912-1986): Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-SO88
Scope and Contents

Howard Souther recalls prohibition, prices of beer and whiskey, gambling, and criminals in Springfield.

1 tape, 45 mins., 15 pp. Interview by Bradley E. Smith, 1972 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Souther, Leslie b. 1885: Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-SO89
Scope and Contents

STEAMBOATS AND INLAND RIVERS Leslie Souther, deckhand and farmer, and Bee Hines, roustabout and deckhand, discuss their experiences on steamboats, loading and carrying freight, livestock and cargo, and the various duties of crewmen.

2 tapes, 36 pp. Interview by John Knoepfle, 1957 OPEN: released by John Knoepfle

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Spalding, Mary Jane "Jerry" Leisenring b. 1913: Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-SP19
Scope and Contents

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Spalding, member of Springfield's Christ Episcopal Church, discusses her association and experiences with the church: Sunday school, women's groups, Boy Scout troops, social functions, renovation and expansion, and active church members.

2 tapes, 135 mins., 36 pp. Interview by Sandra Britz Armbruster, 1981 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Spartin, Peter (1926-1982): Interview

 Collection — Container: Tape
Identifier: O-SP27*
Scope and Contents

Spartin, coal mine engineer, discusses Illinois strip mining, mine equipment, mining studies, reclamation, coal production, and other energy production.

1 tape, 60 mins. Interview by Nick Cherniavsky, 1977 RESTRICTED: To be used for historical purposes only.

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Speder, Gustav “Gus” b. 1941: Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-SP25
Scope and Contents Gus Speder recalls his early years in East Germany, his move to West Germany with his mother and brother when he was eight, and their immigration to Illinois when he was fifteen. He recalls hardships as a child in Germany during and after WWII, his travels from Europe to the United States on a “Super Constellation” plane to New York, and his childhood education and experiences as a high school history teacher.2 tapes, 120 mins., 32 pp. Interview by Kevin Reed, 2006 See...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Speer, Ethel b. 1915: Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-SP32
Scope and Contents

SHAWNEETOWN BANK PROJECT Speer discusses her father's association with the Shawneetown Bank; the establishment of the First State Bank of Junction, Illinois; 1937 Ohio River flood; the bank's interior; and people associated with the bank and town.

1 tape, 45 mins., 21 pp. Interview by Horace Q. Waggoner, 1978 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

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