Photocopies
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
J9/5/6. History Program, Lincoln Sites Project, Rebecca Veach New Salem Research
Collection
Identifier: J-09-05/06
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a variety of materials donated by Rebecca Veach that deal with Lincoln Sties project. Specifically this collection contains research, records, scripts, correspondences, and manuscripts from the New Salem historical site acquired by Veach during her time as the assistant to the Lincoln Sites Project.Notable materials include several article manuscripts that were proposed as inclusions to a book about Lincoln, collections of research (both primary and...
Dates:
Created: 1975-1978; Other: Date acquired: 03/05/2012
J9/5/50. History Program, Oral History, Tapes & Memoirs, 1972-
Collection — Memoir Files/Tapes
Identifier: J-09-05/50
Scope and Contents
Oral History Tapes & Memoirs, consisting of oral history interviews recorded on cassette tapes and conducted by the the Oral History staff and others since 1972. The memoirs are edited typed transcripts of the taped interviews.
The master copies of the tapes and memoirs are stored in the Oral History Master Manuscript and Collateral file (file cabinets).
Most typed memoirs are open for research, but some are closed and a few others may not be copied.
The collateral files contain...
Dates:
Other: Date acquired: 10/00/1989
K8/2/3. International Festival Records, 1979-2014
Collection — Poster
Identifier: K-08-02/03
Scope and Contents
The International Festival is an annual program that highlights the cultural diversity at Sangamon State University/University of Illinois at Springfield. Organized by the International Student Organization, the festival features exhibits, food, and entertainment provided by international students and featuring their home countries. Each yearly festival is centered on a theme that explores the unique differences between the featured countries. Examples of themes include wedding...
Dates:
Created: 1979 - 2014; Other: Date acquired: 09/16/2008
MC44. Taylorville Mine War Scrapbook, 1933
Collection — All
Identifier: MC-44
Scope and Contents
The Taylorville "Mine War" Scrapbook, March l7, l933 - October 11, l933 consists of clippings chiefly from Taylorville, Illinois daily newspapers, the Daily Breeze and the Courier, documenting eight months of the Illinois mine wars which started in 1932 as a wage dispute but soon became a power struggle between the United Mine Workers (UMW) and the Progressive Miners of America (PMA) for control of the mines in central and southern Illinois.
The articles document the violence,...
Dates:
Created: 1933 - 1933; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1984
MC72. Springfield Voting Rights Lawsuit, Records & Clippings, 1984-1987
Collection
Identifier: MC-72
Scope and Contents
Records and newspaper clippings related to the case Frank McNeil et al vs. the City of Springfield et al, known as the Springfield Voting Rights Lawsuit, heard in U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois in 1984-1987. The plaintiffs argued that Springfield's commission form of government was racially exclusive and violated the voting rights of minority residents in the city.
The court ruled for the plaintiffs, resulting in the reorganization of the city's government in the...
Dates:
Created: 1984 - 1987; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1987
MC94. William Howarth Papers, 1963-1987
Collection
Identifier: MC-94
Scope and Contents
William Howarth is Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. He earned a B.A. at the University of Illinois and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. This collection contains research, notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, and drafts pertaining to travel writings he composed for the National Geographic Society from 1981-1987.Series I (Folders 1-22) St. Lawrence River Research: Research pertaining to Howarth's article, "The St. Lawrence" that...
Dates:
Created: 1963 - 1987; Other: Date acquired: 07/07/2008
MC95. Donner Family Collection, 1835-2010
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC-95
Scope and Contents
The Donner Family Collection consists of newspaper articles, artifacts, books, correspondence, photographs, articles, journals, newsletters, brochures, notes, photocopies, posters, land grants and deeds, videocassettes, cassette tapes and CD-ROMs. The material pertains to the family of George Donner, who left Sangamon County, Illinois in 1846 to emigrate to California. After a series of mishaps and delays, they and their emigrant party were trapped by heavy snow and faced starvation in the...
Dates:
Created: 1835 - 2010; Other: Date acquired: 09/03/2008
MC100. Ron Peddicord Route 66 Collection, 1912-2012
Collection
Identifier: MC-100
Scope and Contents
This collection of items relating to U.S. Highway 66 was collected by Ron Peddicord from 1991 to 2012. Items in the collection include guidebooks, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, postcards, maps, brochures, photographs, license plates, and various artifacts associated with the people, businesses, roadside attractions, and events along Route 66 in Illinois and other states, but more specifically in Sangamon County, Illinois. Also included are general items about other Illinois...
Dates:
1912-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1991-2012; Other: Date acquired: 02/15/2012
MC101. W. Russell Arrington Papers
Collection — Scrapbooks
Identifier: MC-101
Scope and Contents
The W. Russell Arrington gift consists of 21 scrapbooks dating from 1946 to 1979, including original newspaper clippings, photographs, letters, programs, and other documents and memorabilia relating to the career of W. Russell Arrington in the Illinois House of Representatives (1945-1954) and Senate (1955-1972).
Dates:
Created: 1946-1979; Other: Date acquired: 05/17/2012
P/Dickerman. Barbara Dickerman, Personal Papers
Collection — Item 1
Identifier: P-Dickerman
Scope and Contents
Papers of Barbara Dickerman, SSU/UIS student, UIS admissions councilor, and Springfield housing and equal rights activist. Collection contains correspondence, reports, notes, newspaper clippings, and other memorabilia from Dickerman's work with such organizations as the League of Women Voters, YWCA, Springfield Housing Authority, NAACP, United Way, MOVE, Inc. and various other groups. Of note is Dickerman's work to desegregate Springfield School District #186, achieve fair...
Dates:
Created: 1968-2009; Other: Date acquired: 06/25/2009