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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 142 Collections and/or Records:

M1. Charles Becker Testimonial File, 1972

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: M-01
Scope and Contents

Life insurance salesman, 1896-1968. Purchased Franklin Life Insurance Company of Springfield in 1939.

Brochures, letters, pamphlets, stationery, programs, photographs and photographic slides concerning the Franklin Life Insurance Company in Springfield and its growth under Becker, and his induction into the Illinois Business Hall of Fame.

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 11/05/1974

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

MC42. Handy Writer's Colony Collection, 1930-1964

 Collection
Identifier: MC-42
Scope and Contents A writers' colony, located in Marshall, Illinois, opened in 1950 by Lowney and Harry Handy and best-selling novelist James Jones. It supported numerous young writers, many of whose stories and novels were published. The colony dissolved with the death of Lowney Handy in 1964. The collection includes: by-laws, minutes, correspondence, membership, and financial records of the colony regarding its founding, organization, finances, philosophy, and teaching methods; approximately...
Dates: Created: 1930 - 1964

MC48. Oscar L. Ulery, Personal Papers, 1901-1970

 Collection
Identifier: MC-48
Scope and Contents Collection consists of daily diaries and sundry letters, receipts, account books, a Ulery family genealogy, and other personal papers documenting the weather, expenses, daily work and experiences; farming and dairy activities in Macoupin and Christian Counties; and police magistrate duties in Morrisonville. Topics include Morrisonville's Shiloh Church, its UNO Club, crops, shucking corn, cows' breeding histories and dairy yields, hired hands, and income from sales of eggs, butter, hides,...
Dates: Created: 1901 - 1970; Other: Date acquired: 03/15/1977

MC57. Thea Chesley Papers, AFSCME Representation Material, 1983-1985

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MC-57
Scope and Contents

The Thea Chesley papers: SSU clerical Employees AFSCME representation election materials, 1983-1985.

Materials consist of letters from AFSCME; SSU president Durwald Long, Carl Long, Chairperson of the advisory committee on Collective bargaining. AFSMCE literature consists of brochures, memeos, flyers and pamphlets.

Dates: Created: 1983 - 1985; Other: Date acquired: 02/00/1990