Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 136 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
M5. Federal State Partnership Panel Records, 1974-1976
Collection
Identifier: M-05
Scope and Contents
This series consists of working papers. Correspondence, minutes, reports and grant applications. Included are materials on the South Carolina Arts Foundation, the Community Arts Development Panel, and the National Endowments for the Arts - Arts Technical Assistance program. Also included are applications for Chairman's Discretionary Grants.
Dates:
Created: 1974 - 1976; Other: Date acquired: 05/27/1980
M7. Task Force on Future of Illinois Records, 1977-1980
Collection
Identifier: M-07
Scope and Contents
The files of Task Force on the Future of Illinois are divided into five series. Series 1: The Administration & process file, consists of agenda, minutes, correspondence, proposals and applications. Series II: Topic resource file, consists of bibliography, clippings, reports, surveys, etc. Series III: Coordination with other organizations file, consists of agenda, minutes, memos, correspondence, etc. Series IV: Public Participation File, consists of testimony, planning materials,...
Dates:
Created: 1977 - 1980; Other: Date acquired: 03/25/1988
M8/1. CONVOCOM Records, 1972-1988
Collection
Identifier: M-08/01
Scope and Contents
CONVOCOM was chartered on Feb 9, 1976 as a not-for-profit corporation under the title "West Central Illinois Educational Telecommunications Corporation" (WCIETC). Its main goal is to expand and extend educational, cultural and informational services to people living in the Mid-West. The WCIETC records include: background information, reports and proposals, Governor's Advisory Task Force, personnel and business policies, By-laws, grant information and grant agreements, board minutes,...
Dates:
Created: 1972 - 1988; Other: Date acquired: 08/23/1988
MC 106. American Association of University Women Springfield, IL Branch records
Collection — 1 box
Identifier: MC-106
Scope and Contents
American Association of University Women Springfield Branch (AAUW-S) records 2007-2016, including meeting minutes, budget documents, membership lists, by-law revisions, branch publicity and publications, lobbying records, and the branch president’s email communications. Also documented are the AAUW-S’s efforts to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified in Illinois (2014) and publications of the national AAUW organization, 2014-2016, including the magazine ...
Dates:
Created: 2007-2016; Other: Majority of material found in 2014-2016; Other: Date acquired: 08/12/2016
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
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