Manuscripts

This collection is comprised of several types of items, including correspondence, flight school and pilot training materials, and flight log books for Mabel and C.R. Johnston.

The collection consists mainly of letters, most of them written to Mary Bradish in her youth ca. 1895-1900 from friends and family.

The items in this collection come from a scrapbook personally compiled by Mary C. Martin, one of the prosecutors in the Criminal War Crimes Trials in Tokyo, Japan.

The materials in this collection consist of legal papers and deeds of Noah Mason. Other items include an insurance policy, a diploma, a list of the 1874 General Assembly Members, and an appraiser agreement.

This collection consists of eight composition notebooks kept by Pearl Irene Wheeler as a student at Springfield High School and as a student at the Springfield Teacher's Training School between 1913-14.

Collection contains some of the last few remaining documents regarding the family and farmstead of George Power, one of Sangamon County's earliest settlers.

This collection contains correspondence, photographs, blueprints, business records, and newspaper clippings dealing with the personal and business life of Harold W. Prehn, a prominent Springfield businessman.

Correspondence from Walt Reisch to his parents George and Mary Reisch 1931-1935. In these letters to his parents, Walt wrote about all aspects of his life including the family farm, financial difficulties, his hopes for the repeal of Prohibition, and for getting the brewery started again.

This collection contains personal items that belonged to Richard William Phillips during his time serving in World War II. The collection includes photographs, newspaper clippings, war ration books, special/general orders, war savings bond application forms, earning and pay records, greeting cards, service request forms, work sheets, programs, and notes. The collection also contains a post card, a service statement, a list of members of the 556th Engineer Heavy Ponton Battalion Company “A” and Company “B”, a veteran guidebook, Phillip’s Certificate of Imperium Neptuni Regis, a book, and a ticket.