Manuscripts

Prostitutes' Options, Referrals and Alternatives Inc (PORA) was created by Dee Nelson in September 1993.

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.

The collection includes club yearbooks 1950s-2014 (some missing), meeting minutes 1940-2014 (some missing), treasurer’s reports/finances 1960s-2015 (some missing), correspondence, program information, membership and retirement (potential membership) information, and necrology reports of obituaries, people in the news, and cards sent 2004-May 2015.

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.

The collection includes information about his family, articles about him, Route 66 postcards, flyers, and publications, Arizona items, Mustang items, correspondence between Robert Waldmire and Marjorie Westphal 1992-1998, artwork by Bob, photos, and Cozy dog items.

The Springfield Rotary Club was established on June 24, 1913. The Rotary International motto is “Service above self.”

On April 7, 2022 Rotary International granted a charter to the Rotary Club of World Citizens Alliance of Springfield (WeCARe). The club called itself “an association of world travelers whose interests align with Rotary International’s mission: Advance world understanding, good will, and peace through global friendships.” Members design international trips focused on cultural immersion through friendship and networking.

The collection includes a binder of copies of newspaper clippings about and sermons and articles by Rev. Rothenburger, correspondence with Rothenburger, family photographs, and writings by Leila Rothenburger. It also includes journals, correspondence, and a homecoming program related to their 1924 world mission tour. There are two letters from Elizabeth Lindsay.

Collection includes the papers of J.R. Fitzpatrick and other documents relating to the bankruptcy of Springfield's St. Nicholas Hotel.