Records
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 235 Collections and/or Records:
M2. Springfield Area Neighborhood Organization, Records, 1973-1974
Collection
Identifier: M-02
Scope and Contents
Springfield Area Neighborhood Association (SANO) was a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to improving neighborhood conditions in south-central Springfield (Second Street to Ninth Street and Cook to South Grand Avenue). Founded in 1973 by Ron Huelster. Dissolved in 1974. Minutes, correspondence, incorporation papers, flyers, press releases, newsletters, clippings and reference files, financial records and other materials documenting the founding and activities of SANO,...
Dates:
Created: 1973 - 1974; Other: Date acquired: 12/17/1974
M4. Democratic National Convention Committee Records, 1972-1976
Collection
Identifier: M-04
Scope and Contents
Illinois' delegate to the 1976 Democratic National Convention and member of the Platform Committee. Platform Committee hearing testimony, correspondence from witnesses, constituents and presidential candidates, and drafts and final copies of the 1976 Democratic Platform. Includes letters from constituents urging support of Common Cause "Making Government Work" plank; and urging reversal of the decision to oppose a Constitutional Amendment to prohibit abortion.
Dates:
Created: 1972 - 1976; Other: Date acquired: 08/31/1978
M9. Meteorological Records, Springfield, Illinois, 1879-1994
Collection
Identifier: M-09
Scope and Contents
Daily weather observation records compiled in Springfield, showing barometric pressure, temperature, daily highs and lows, relative humidity, dew point, wind direction and velocity, amounts of sunshine, cloud types, precipitation amounts, and sunset observations. Also includes sums and means of observations, and monthly and annual summaries. In the years before 1948, written descriptions of unusual phenomena (frosts, halos, heavy precipitation, droughts, auroras, meteor showers,...
Dates:
Created: 1879 - 1994; Other: Date acquired: 09/07/1990
MC07. Old Salem Chautauqua Association, 1897-1970
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MC-07
Scope and Contents
Organized, operated and sponsored guest speakers and entertainment on the Chataqua grounds at Petersburg, Illinois. Later the grounds were subdivided and sold to members for cottages and concessions. Founded as the Old Salem Cumberland Presbyterian State Chataqua Association of Petersburg in 1897.Photocopies of minute books, including committee records, financial reports, stock certificates and other materials documenting the history and activities of the Association. Also...
Dates:
Created: 1897 - 1970; Other: Date acquired: 06/00/1979
MC09. Helene Rogers Marquardt Papers, 1955-1962
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MC-09
Scope and Contents
Assistant Librarian 1937-54. Member and Executive Secretary of the Vachel Lindsay Association.
Letters, announcements, programs, brochures, and report regarding the activities of the Vachel Lindsay Association, including annual meetings, composition contests; Marquardt's role as a member and Executive Secretary; and the acquisition and restoration of the Lindsay home. Contains recollections of classes taught by Lindsay at the Springfield YMCA in 1909.
Dates:
Created: 1955 - 1962
MC11. Henry Weinhoeft Papers, 1907-1925
Collection
Identifier: MC-11
Scope and Contents
Steel worker and contractor. Founding member of Local 46 of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. Local Union 46 includes correspondence, reports, financial records, workmen time books, day books, membership ledgers documenting routine union business, the Chicago Lockout of 1921, and Illinois Governor Len Small, the local's involvement in the Springfield School Districts 1921 elections ans specifications for the Elk's Club building. Also includes personal...
Dates:
Created: 1907 - 1925; Other: Date acquired: 05/00/1980
MC13. Willis J. Spaulding Papers, 1890-1937
Collection
Identifier: MC-13
Scope and Contents
Springfield Superintendent of Water Works, 1909-1911, and Commissioner of Public Property, 1911-1943. Elevated the municipal water plant to one of national distinction, created the electric utility and placed it on a paying basis, and led the movement for the building of Lake Springfield.Typescript carbon of "The Story of the City Records," compiled by Helen V. C. Blankmeyer in honor of the dedication of Lake Springfield and Spaulding Dam, 1935; a letter from playwright William...
Dates:
Created: 1890 - 1937; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1974
MC14. Springfield Illinois High Schools, Cafeteria records, 1918-1943
Collection
Identifier: MC-14
Scope and Contents
Financial records for the cafeterias of Springfield High School, 1918-1941; Feitshans High School, 1937-1941; and Lanphier High school, 1939-1943. Ledgers contain lists of accounts with businesses, showing quantity and prices of items purchased; and lists of equipment, machinery repairs and new equipment purchases. Each volume covers a school year. The Springfield High School volumes show expenditures for food supplies, equipment, maintenance, and repair. The Feitshans and...
Dates:
Created: 1918 - 1943; Other: Date acquired: 07/00/1980
MC15. Springfield World Federalist Association Records, 1948-2001
Collection
Identifier: MC-15
Scope and Contents
The Springfield World Federalist Association Records, 1948-73, consist of 3.85 cubic feet of minutes, correspondence, newsletters, annual reports, topical files, and collected publications. The collection documents the Federalist philosophy and goals, and the organizational structure, activities, and concerns of the local chapter, particularly fund-raising, membership, and educational efforts, and its relations with the national and regional Federalist organizations.Collection...
Dates:
Created: 1948 - 2001
MC17. Center for Alternative Education Records, 1970-1982
Collection
Identifier: MC-17
Scope and Contents
Not-for-profit alternative secondary school founded in Springfield in 1970 as the The Learning Community. Name changed to the Center for Alternative Education in 1980. In its early years, many students were children of Sangamon State University professors. Directors included Joe McHugh and Nancy Ranyard. Due to financial problems, the Center closed in 1982.
Minutes, by-laws, articles of incorporation, reports, contracts, applications, correspondence, schedules, journals, student...
Dates:
Created: 1970 - 1982; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1983