Manuscripts

The collection is composed of items related to Dora Davis Armbruster’s (1880-1962) First Christian Church involvement.

G.H. Schanbacher was born in German in 1860. He began G.H. Schanbacher and Son Church Decorating firm in 1889 and was quite successful in the Midwest.

This collection contains items from Governor Samuel Shapiro's private and public activities, including photographs and correspondence with state and national political figures.

A group of 23 letters written to and from members of the William Green family of Orvil Township, Logan County, Illinois between the years 1864 and 1884.

This collection consists primarily of letters written to Mildred Jean Grimm by her father, Lester R. Grimm.

The Henry B. House Collection contains letters to Henry House, an actor and director of local theater productions until his death in 1953.

The items in this collection were found at 1605 Lowell Avenue in Springfield, in a home previously owned by Herman and Emma Schlensack and occupied a various times by Herman and Emma as well as their sons Helmuth and Robert.

The Herndon Family Collection is mainly a photographic collection centered on Richard Fleetwood and Kate Herndon’s immediate and extended families.

The Howard C. Knotts collection primarily covers the period of Knotts' life from 1915 to 1921, including his WWI military experiences, his work in aviation law, and his death in 1942.