Scope and Contents File contains information pertaining to athletics at SSU/UIS from 1978-2006. Sports included are Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Basketball, Women's Tennis, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball and Women's Softball. Documents include team schedules, rosters, and records as well as tournament programs and team and sport guides. Also contains newspaper clippings from each sport. Documents included in the oversize file are NAIA certificates, publicity posters for Prairie Star teams and...

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File contains information pertaining to the origination Friends of the Prairie Stars. Founded in 1979, this non-for-profit athletic booster club has sought to provide financial support to the athletic teams at SSU/UIS. Documents include meeting agendas and minutes, membership lists, financial reports and tax documents as well as records of athlete scholarships, fundraisers and membership drives.

Scope and Contents This file contains team sport guides and soccer yearbooks for Sangamon State University and the University of Illinois at Springfield athletic teams. Sports included are Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball and Women's Softball. Documents include team schedules, rosters, and records as well as team and sport guides.The SSU soccer team gained notoriety by winning several national championships. The soccer...

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...

Scope and Contents This collection contains certificates, awards, and proclamations presented to the International Affairs Office. The certificates were awarded to the program for exemplary partnership with the Dubois Elementary School (1997), and dedication to the Annual International Celebration (1995). Also included are an SSU President's Award (1994-96) Business-Education Awards (1995, 1996), letter from Congressman Richard Durbin (1994), signed proclamations from Governor Jim Edgar (1993, 1997), and...

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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).

Scope and Contents Personal papers of Dennis Camp, Assoc. Dean of Arts & Sciences program and professor of Literature/English (later Faculty Emeritus of English), and noted Vachel Lindsay scholar. Includes Academic Achievement Award Camp received in 1985; "Illinois Historical Journal," Autumn 1987 & Winter 1986; "The Personalist," Summer 1966; 1970-71 Sangamon State University Catalog; "Sangamon" Spring 1973; "The Book-Mart" Sept. 1979; "Prairie State" 2/14/1983, noting Camp as Commencement speaker...

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...

Scope and Contents Member of the UIS history faculty, 2001-2007. Dr. Paludan held the University's first distinguished chair, the Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies, established in 2001. Before coming to UIS, Paludan taught at University of Kansas, Rutgers University, and University College, Dublin. One of the nation's most preeminent American Civil War historians, Paludan wrote several books on the topic including The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln and Victims, a True Story of the Civil...

Scope and Contents Papers of Charles Schweighauser:Box 1 includes correspondence, memos, course proposals, lecture notes, syllabuses and examinations.Box 2 includes correspondence, memos, course proposals, lecture notes, syllabuses and examinations. It also contains information regarding the UIS Observatory. Of particular interest are press releases, articles, and photographs pertaining to the University's telescope specifically designed to accommodate people in wheelchairs (the...