Scope and Contents These records include: University Anthem Committee correspondence and sheet music, Compliance Report (6/75), Annual Reports, promotional calendars and the Foundation publications "Horizons" (10-90, 2/91, 7/91) and "Investing in Illinois" (Spring, 1996). Correspondence included: letters regarding various donations, proposed changes in by-laws, list of contributors and proposed membership list. Financial information includes the following: monthly account statements, Reports of the Treasurer...

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Faculty Project conducted by Patricia Langley on the subject of pay equity contains court cases, studies of comparatable worth from Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Washington states, national and state legislative information and bibliographies. Files also contain news clippings, journal articles, and statistical figures relation to comparatable worth.

Scope and Contents This collection contains a variety of materials donated by Rebecca Veach that deal with Lincoln Sties project. Specifically this collection contains research, records, scripts, correspondences, and manuscripts from the New Salem historical site acquired by Veach during her time as the assistant to the Lincoln Sites Project.Notable materials include several article manuscripts that were proposed as inclusions to a book about Lincoln, collections of research (both primary and...

Scope and Contents This collection mainly consists of photo albums created by the International Students Association. The photographs are students and faculty at many events on and off campus that include the following: Annual International Celebration, Honors Breakfast, Commencement, field trips, food sale days, welcome for new international students, summer picnics, fall wiener roasts, and sporting events. There are also many loose photographs, boxes of slides, 2 VCR tapes, plus an award to the...

Scope and Contents Maps, brochures, publications and reports concerning Willis J. and Charles H. Spaulding, City Water, Light and Power, Lake Springfield and the development of the gas, electric and street railway business in Springfield. Also a bibliography on CWLP and a proposed environmental policy for Lake Springfield (1974). Published items include "Rules, Regulations and Official Map of Lake Springfield" (ca. 1970), "Official Map of the City of Springfield, Illinois - Souvenir Edition" (ca. 1968), "A...

Scope and Contents William Howarth is Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. He earned a B.A. at the University of Illinois and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. This collection contains research, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, and drafts pertaining to travel writings he composed for the National Geographic Society from 1981-1987.Series I (Folders 1-22) St. Lawrence River Research: Research pertaining to Howarth's article, "The St. Lawrence" that...

Scope and Contents The Donner Family Collection consists of newspaper articles, artifacts, books, correspondence, photographs, articles, journals, newsletters, brochures, notes, photocopies, posters, land grants and deeds, videocassettes, cassette tapes and CD-ROMs. The material pertains to the family of George Donner, who left Sangamon County, Illinois in 1846 to emigrate to California. After a series of mishaps and delays, they and their emigrant party were trapped by heavy snow and faced starvation in the...

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The W. Russell Arrington gift consists of 21 scrapbooks dating from 1946 to 1979, including original newspaper clippings, photographs, letters, programs, and other documents and memorabilia relating to the career of W. Russell Arrington in the Illinois House of Representatives (1945-1954) and Senate (1955-1972).

Scope and Contents Papers of Mattilou Catchpole, Professor Emeritus at UIS. Catchpole served as director of Sangamon State's Nurse Anesthesia and Nurse Anesthesia Completion programs (1978-1991), within the School of Health and Human Services. Catchpole was employed as associate professor in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (1991-1994) and later as an adjunct instructor, teaching courses in the Women's Studies program (WMS). Materials include documents related to Catchpole's military service during the...

Scope and Contents Papers of Barbara Dickerman, SSU/UIS student, UIS admissions councilor, and Springfield housing and equal rights activist. Collection contains correspondence, reports, notes, newspaper clippings, and other memorabilia from Dickerman's work with such organizations as the League of Women Voters, YWCA, Springfield Housing Authority, NAACP, United Way, MOVE, Inc. and various other groups. Of note is Dickerman's work to desegregate Springfield School District #186, achieve fair...