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Summers, Phyllis b. 1917: Interview

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-SU65*
Scope and Contents

Summers recalls 20th century Illinois rural life: 4-H club and activities, demonstrations, awards, and trips; home life and family; University of Illinois; teaching; life in Galva and New Holland; marriage; WWII; race segregation; 4-H involvement as an adult; life in Chatham, the Chatham Methodist Church and its activities; family relationships, being widowed, and women's roles.

11 tapes, 565 mins. Interview by Rita Singer, 1984 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Suttles, Dennis: Intervew and Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: O-SU86
Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project Suttles, a 1978 SSU graduate and currently a genealogical librarian at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, discusses his experiences at Sangamon State University. He obtained a master’s degree in American History and worked in the Brookens Library Archives as an IRAD intern (Illinois Regional Archives Depository). Some professors he remembers include Chris Breiseth, Cullom Davis, and Charles Strozier. See also D2/1/3 Alumni SAGE...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Sweeney, Tom b. 1900: Interview

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-SW35*
Scope and Contents Sweeney, coal miner and lawyer, discusses coal mining and union activities in Franklin and Christian Counties, Illinois: mechanization, wages, importance of coal, union conflicts, the Herrin massacre, violence, the "white card" movement, John L. Lewis, and the mine wars. He also briefly discusses attending Lincoln Law School in Springfield, his law practice in Taylorville, coal miners and the law. 2 tapes, 120 mins. Interview by Nick Cherniavsky, 1977 OPEN For collateral file...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

T. Tape Collection, SSU/UIS Events and Productions, 1970-

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: T-00
Scope and Contents

Tape Collection (1970-current) consists of a variety of topics on video tapes, reel-to-reel tapes and audio cassettes. Topics include the inauguration of President Spencer, the first SSU Commencement in 1972 and other commencement ceremonies, Sangamon River Basin Project, Psychology Today, poetry readings, Festival of Verbal Arts, Gerontology Institute, Black Awareness week, and many others

Note: See Audio/Visual Database (AV db)

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1988

Taft, Esther C. (1909-2004): Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-T125
Scope and Contents

Taft, lifelong resident of Rochester, Illinois, discusses early 20th century life in an Illinois country town: growing up and family life in Rochester, businesses, schools, illnesses and remedies, and the first automobiles.

2 tapes, 97 mins., 26 pp. Interview by Jan Smith, 1974 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Tagge, George (1907-1998): Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-T128
Scope and Contents

ILLINOIS STATECRAFT Tagge, former newspaper political editor, discusses efforts to establish the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago, opposition to and support of the project, Chicago and Illinois politics, the Clem Graver kidnapping, and involvement of the Chicago Tribune. Also mentions Illinois State Senators and Representatives, other politicians, and legislative bills.

3 tapes, 250 mins., 43 pp. Interview by Cullom Davis, 1984 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Takeuchi, John M.: Interview and Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: O-T139
Scope and Contents Alumni SAGE Society Legacy Oral History Project John Takeuchi, Sangamon State University’s first architect, reminisces about overseeing the physical development of the University from 1970-1976. Takeuchi remembers individuals including SSU President Robert C. Spencer, Dean Collins (engineer), Wally Henderson (Architect), and Dick Williams. Takeuchi discusses his prior professional experience at the University of California Berkley, where he worked as an architect for twenty-two years....
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Talmant, Dominic b. 1914: Interview

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-T148*
Scope and Contents

Talmant discusses his parents' immigration from Lithuania to Springfield, Illinois, hsi childhood, schooling, Depression, his business the Blue Danube nightclub, WWII, battles and war stories, his family, jobs at the Leland and St. Nicholas Hotels, and work at the Illinois Department of Transportation.

5 tapes, 450 mins. Talmant discusses his Interview by Ron Talmant, 1979 OPEN See collateral file

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Tarr, Bond b. 1955: Interview and Memoir

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-T172
Scope and Contents

Bond Tarr discusses his experiences at the Esquire Theater, which opened in Springfield on December 12, 1937. He was also involved in the remodeling of the theater in to a four-theater multiplex. His recollections reflect the social and recreational atmosphere of the Springfield area in the 1970s.

3 tapes, 180 mins., 68 pp. Interview by Cassie Tarr, 2006 See collateral file – State Journal-Register newsclippings on the Esquire Theater, film list from 8 Oct 1972.

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Tarro, Benny (1898-1985): Interview

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-T178*
Scope and Contents

See also Fries, Frank Tarro, grocer, and Fries, coal miner, relate stories of Benld and Gillespie, Illinois during prohibition and the Depression; also the organization of the Progressive Miners, union meetings, the Mulkeytown March, and strikes.

1 tape, 60 mins. Interview by Barbara Herndon, 1974 RESTRICTED: no legal release from Fries. For collateral file see J9/5/24 See also F915 Fries, F915.2*

Dates: Other: Dummy Date

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Center for the Study of Middle Size Cities 13
Eberle, Eugenia 13
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Kwedar, Melinda 11
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Ortman, William 10
Streitmatter, Rodger 10
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Rhodes, Rex 9
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Haynes, Judith 8
Horne, Debbie Springer 8
Klusmeyer, Margaret M. 8
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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
Campbell, H. Dean 5
Dean of Innovative and Experimental Studies 5
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Hasara, Karen 5
Howarth, Nelson O. 5
Illinois Board of Regents 5
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Knepler, Jane E. 4
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Lennon, Mike 4
Marshall, Shirley 4
Nachtwey, Matthew R. 4
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Schweighauser, Charles 4
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Student Senate 4
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Wilson, Clifford Keith III 4
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Alepra, Michael E. 3
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