Scope and Contents This collection contains the personal papers of Barbara Dickerman relating to her time as community and political activist in Springfield, Illinois. It includes correspondence, notes, reports, meeting minutes, financial records, newsletters, brochures, event fliers, and court records relating to her work on fair housing, civil rights, and gender equality. Records document her work with organizations such as Access to Housing, the League of Women Voters, the National Association for the...

Scope and Contents This collection contains the papers of Ernest K. Nielsen relating to his participation in civic and community organizations in Springfield, Illinois. It includes correspondence, meeting notes, organizational by-laws, grant applications, reports, and related materials concerning Community Development Block Grants, fair housing, citizens’ energy groups, and community banking. It is divided into six series: Mayor’s Citizens Advisory Committee, Community Development Block Grant Applications...