Scope and Contents This collection contains the personal papers of Alice Kaige relating to her involvement in pacifist and women’s rights movements and the West Side Neighborhood Association in Springfield, Illinois. It is divided into five series: American Friends Service Committee, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Peace Movements, Other Activism, and West Side Neighborhood Association.Series I: American Friends Service Committee, 1969-1978, contains materials relating to the...

Scope and Contents This collection contains art prints, newspaper clippings, comics, flyers, and magazines documenting the artistic career of William Crook Jr. Heavily featured are businesses, public buildings, residences, and street scenes in Springfield, Illinois; other subjects include Chicago, small towns and cities in Illinois, parks, rivers, and rural scenes. In addition to Crook’s independently created works are commissioned pieces advertising local businesses and featuring in publications including...