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Robert Marsh was the first registrar for SSU and this collection documents the occasion of the first day of registration (September 1970) at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, among other early university milestones. This collection consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, original registration documents, memos and newsletters regarding SSU, and the donor's letter written on the first SSU letterhead (pre-cloverleaf SSU logo).

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Horizons is the University of Illinois Alumni Association Newsletter sent to Alumni of the Springfield Campus. Its first publication was Winter 1996. The newsletter is a tri-annual publication being sent out, originally in the Winter, Spring and Fall and now in the Fall, Spring and Summer.

Note: Entire Collection moved to D2/1/2 Alumni Assoc Newsletter.

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 ...

Scope and Contents Founded in 1982 as the Springfield Peace Coalition by Ed Haber, Phil Salisbury, Alice Kaige, Jarl Tremail, Tom Kinzie, and John Williams. Aligned with the Illinois Nuclear Weapons FREEZE, its purpose was to educate the public about the threat of nuclear war and to secure public support for actions which would reduce the chance of nuclear confrontation between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. In 1985, the Coalition affiliated with the national Mobilization for Survival and changed its name to...

Scope and Contents A not-for-profit corporation of "individuals committed to fostering political participation of people," based in Springfield. Members included Chet Brandt, Steve Kapple, Jill Kunka, David Lasley, Ernie Nielson, Warren Ribley, Michael Schusselle, Gwendolyn Shake, Ralph Stone, and John Williams. Newsletters of "views that span the political spectrum from liberal to radical," including interviews, book reviews, political commentary, announcements and calendars. Eight issues,...

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Shelter for women and children who are abused, abandoned, or undergoing personal or family crises. Founded in Springfield in 1975.

List of original members and letter explaining goals and needs to SSU faculty, 1975; newsletters, clippings, brochure, position paper and manuscript draft by Pat Langley regarding the formation of the Sojourn House and its activities, 1979-80.

Scope and Contents The Foundation was established in 1986 to present an annual lecture series marking the deadly coal miners' strike in Virden, Illinois in 1898. For many years the Foundation held its annual Mother Jones Dinners at Sangamon State University. The collection includes financial records, membership lists, minutes, correspondence, posters, flyers, and newsletters; also records of arrangements, donations, ticket sales, entertainment, and speakers for the annual Mother Jones Dinner and lecture...

Scope and Contents Poet laureate of East Saint Louis, Illinois and professor of English and Africana Studies at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. Redmond is the author or editor of 18 volumes, founding editor of Drumvoices Revue, and and associate publisher of Literati Internationale and The Original Blues Annual. In 1993 he won the American Book Award for The Eye in the Ceiling and he serves as the literary executor of the Henry Dumas estate. Programs, bulletins, memoranda,...

Scope and Contents The Illinois chapter of the National Organization for Women was founded in 1971. The first organizational meeting was held in the Chicago area and Irene Bennet was elected State Coordinator; the chapter's by-laws were passed in 1974.  The purpose of NOW is "to take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men."  This collection was compiled by Luellen...

Scope and Contents The Illinois Central Blues Club was founded in 1986 by Vicki Biddle to promote public education and appreciation of Blues music as a cultural art form, to sponsor live Blues performances, to publicize the significant cultural contributions of Blues musicians, songwriters, and performers, and to promote and participate in Blues festivals in central Illinois. The ICBC collection contains organizational documents such as Articles of Incorporation, lists of founding members, board...