Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

Scope and Contents 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...

Scope and Contents The Chauncey Reed collection partially documents the career of Chauncey Reed as State’s Attorney for DuPage County, 1920-1935, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 11th Illinois District, 1935-1956. The collection also includes a few record books (1876-1887) from the business of William Reed, Chauncey’s father. The collection does not include any of Reed’s congressional papers or correspondence, but it does provide some biographical background in the form...

Scope and Contents The David C. Shapiro Papers primarily document his career as a state legislator in the Illinois House of Representatives and Senate. Material in the collection dates from his first campaign in 1966 to his death in 1981. Some biographical information and personal correspondence are in Box One, Folder One. The collection is divided into six series: Campaigns and Party Affiliations, House and Senate Bills, Subject Files, Constituent Correspondence, Reports and Publications, Photos and...

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The Gene L. Hoffman Papers date from 1966 to 1990 and cover Hoffman's years as the Illinois State Representative from the 40th District.  Each series includes letters, minutes and reports from various committees, proposed and actual house and senate bills and their amendments, memos, litigation files, newsletters, and newspaper articles.

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The records of the Jack Schaffer Papers  include information from 1973 to 1980.  The records include press releases, subject files, and correspondences.

Scope and Contents The John E. Grotberg Papers document his political career up to the time of his death on November 15, 1986. The collection is divided into six series: Personal Files, Campaign Files, State Representative Files, Legislative Files, Subject Files, and District Office Files. The first series, Personal Files, consists of seven subseries: Biographical, Correspondence, Speeches, Newsletters/Press Releases, Committees, Legislation, and Audio-video. The first subseries consists of biographical...

Scope and Contents The Ebbesen Papers span the years 1975 to 1984 and primarily document his role as a legislator in the Illinois General Assembly. The materials are divided five series: the 79th G.A. (1975-1976); the 80th G.A. (1977-1978); the 81st G.A. (1979-1980); the 82nd G.A. (1981-1982); and a miscellaneous collection of papers (1975-1982). Within each series are subseries containing house and senate bills, subject files, constituent correspondence, publications, and press releases. The bills are...

Scope and Contents The Latham Castle collection primarily documents the career of Latham Castle as Attorney General for the State of Illinois, 1953-1959. Supplementary but sparse material concerns his subsequent appointment as Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. An oral history interview dated February 23, 1976, spans his lifetime and career. The materials are arranged both topically and chronologically whenever possible. Box 1 contains file folders of printed material, ...

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H. Alan Lipscomb became a Field Representative for the Northern Illinois University Swen Parson Library in August of 1968.  He collected research material pertaining to the Democratic National Convention of 1968 and acquired the passes and credentials which gave him access to all convention activities.