Galt, Art

The papers of Calvin L. Skinner, Jr. cover the years 1963 to 2000 and are separated into seven series: Regional Transportation Authority, Income Tax, Politicians, Subject Files, Legislative Bills, Title X, and Correspondence. The first series, the Regional Transportation Authority, is located in boxes 1-27 and contains the bulk of the collection. This series includes House and Senate bills and analyses, correspondence, and notes. It is concerned with the formation of and the opposition to the RTA. While there are a few files supporting the RTA, most of the series is dedicated to the disap- proval of the RTA as Skinner was at the head of the opposition. Of special interest are the photographs and a cassette tape of a report by S.H. Skolnick in box 27. Series II, Income tax, is housed in boxes 28 and 29, and is comprised of reports dealing mainly with the proposed temporary tax hike of 1983. The third series, Politicians, contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and campaign material of public figures. The series begins in box 29 and continues through box 40. There are a few files on citizens that are not politicians, but the majority is devoted to legislators and would-be legislators. Series IV, Subject Files, includes correspondence, House and Senate bills, newspaper articles, and reports. The fifth series, Legislative Bills, contains House and Senate bills, House Joint Resolutions, information about HIV/AIDS as well as Appropriations on Education and Public Safety. Series VI, Title X, contains various information and articles surrounding the debate over Title X in McHenry County. The seventh series, Correspondence, is arranged chronologically from 1993-2000 and then alphabetically by subject or author.