Skelton
Correspondence, literary manuscripts, photographs, and stamp collecting articles by Charles Leonard Skelton, Springfield author.
Manuscripts
Stout Family
The materials in this collection consist mainly of deeds for land purchased in Ball and Woodside Townships by members of the Stout Family.
Susan E. Wilcox Collection
Susan E. Wilcox was born in May of 1866 or 1867. She graduated from Springfield High School in 1884 and from Wellesley College in 1887. Her teaching career began at Springfield High School in 1888 and ended with her retirement in 1935.
Thomas Maurice Lawrence Jr. Collection
545 Thomas Maurice Lawrence Jr. was born in Springfield, Illinois on January 2, 1897, the son of Thomas M. Lawrence Sr. and Nettie (Barnstable) Lawrence. He went on to become an insurance and bond salesman, marrying when he was nearly 50 years old to Greta Wilkinson.
Vachel Lindsay
This collection is comprised largely of materials containing the published prose and poetry of Vachel Lindsay in formats such as posters, newspapers and magazine articles, booklets, pamphlets magazines and books.
Vaughn DeLeath
Composed primarily of newspaper clippings, sheet music, correspondence, and manuscripts of singer and composer Vaughn DeLeath.
Virginia Prince and Family Collection
Materials related to Virginia Prince’s service with the YMCA and American Expeditionary Forces 1918-1919, course catalogs Lowthorpe School, Groton, MA, Christmas cards from Virginia Prince, and Virginia’s landscape design plans for properties.
Watt Brothers Pharmacy Collection
The Watts-Val, John Jr., Dave, and Bob- were a well-known family of druggists in Springfield, Illinois during the latter half of the twentieth century.
William Carpenter
The collection includes leases, receipts, and correspondence from the Carpenter family.