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Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Louisa H. Bowen University Archives and Special Collections

WEB SITE:

http://www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/archives/

ADDRESS:

Room 0013 Lovejoy Library
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1063

TELEPHONE:

(618) 650-2665

FAX NUMBER:

(618) 650-2717

CONTACT:

Dr. Steve Kerber, University Archivist & Special Collections Librarian 

HOURS:

Monday-Friday, by appointment only. 

ACCESS AND USE:

Open to all qualified researchers. Certain collections have access restrictions; researchers are encouraged to contact the Head of Research & Special Collections for further information.

SPECIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE:

  • Tours
  • Audio-visual equipment
  • Photographic services
  • Photocopying
  • Wheelchair access
  • Exhibits
  • Consultant services
  • On-line public catalogs, Illinet Online and OCLC

GENERAL SCOPE AND CONTENTS:

Published and unpublished Universityr ecords, and historical material and maps relating to the Illinois and Mississippi River Valleys, particularly the St.Louis Metro-East region. In addition to the collections listed below the library collects material related to coal mining, family and local history, jazz, ragtime, and manuscripts of local composers.

MAJOR COLLECTIONS:

  1. University Archives, (1957- ). University records.
  2. John Francis McDermott Papers, 96 boxes. Research papers: French, Spanish, St. Louis, Mississippi Valley, artists, travelers, etc.
  3. Harold Gibbons Papers, (1940's-1982), 75 boxes. Personal papers; Teamster Union records, local and national.
  4. Etienne Cabet Collection, (1824-1864), 3 boxes. Icarian colony, Nauvoo, IL.
  5. Mayor Alvin Fields Collection, (1949-1971), 13 boxes. Mayor of East St. Louis.
  6. Flagg Papers, (1840's-1905), 5 boxes. Gersohm, Willard Cutting, and Sarah Smith Flagg families in Illinois and St. Louis, and at Yale University.
  7. Frank Fries Collection, (1920's-1960's), 11 boxes. Congressman; coal mining arbitrations, (1940's-1960's).
  8. Garcia Soccer Collection, (1920's-1970's), 4 boxes. Records of Prudencio "Pete" Garcia, Soccer Referee--St. Louis, national and international.
  9. Edward Koch Collection, (1920's-1960's), 6 boxes. Publisher of the Guildsman, pro-German-corporate state advocate.
  10. Hap Meyer Soccer Collection, (early 1900's-1970's). Clippings, picture, records of St. Louis, national, and international soccer.
  11. Madison County, IL. Court Records, (pre 1900), 71 ledgers, 272 file drawers. Circuit Court and Chancery records.
  12. Naturalization records, Madison County, IL, (pre 1900), 4 boxes. Final papers, Intentions pre-1900.
  13. Mayor William E. Mason Collection, (1975), unprocessed. Mayor of East St. Louis, (1975-1979).
  14. Alexis Marchand Collection, (1870's-1880's), 1 box. Marchand correspondence, Icarian affairs.
  15. Metro East Journal Morgue, (1930's-1979). Clipping file of East St. Louis Journal (later Metro East Journal).
  16. Mormons in Illinois, (1839-1848), 95 rolls of microfilm. 17.
  17. Progressive Mine Workers of America, Local #3, (1908-1962), 6 boxes. Records of Miners' Union, Collinsville, IL., and predecessor unions.
  18. Slavic American Imprints, (1880-1972), ca. 2600 entries. See Kimball guides below.
  19. Mayor James E. Williams Collection, (1971-1975), 24 file drawers. Records of Williams' administration, East St. Louis, (1971-1975).
  20. George T. Wilkins Collection, (1920's-1970's), 11 boxes. Teacher, County Superintendent, State Superintendent of Public Instruction (IL).
  21. Records of the Suzuki Association of America (1964-present).
  22. KMOX Music Collection.

GUIDES:

  1. Kimball, Stanley, comp., Sources of Mormon History in Illinois, 1839-1848) (1966).
  2. Kimball, Stanley, ed., Slavic-American Imprints: A ClassifiedCatalog of the Collection at Lovejoy Library (1972); Supplement I (1979).
  3. Unpublished guide to University Archives and Research Collection.

(5/2008)

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