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Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)







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Phone: (217)206-6520
Email: twood1@uis.edu
Map and directions
UIS Archivist: Thomas J. Wood

Hours:
Weekdays, 9 am to 5 pm
Additional hours by appointment

Archives/Special Collections
Brookens Library, Room 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407

UIS Archives Website:

 
Archives/Special Collections contributes to the public service and teaching functions of the University of Illinois at Springfield by supporting and promoting the research use of primary source materials. Its goal is to locate, acquire, preserve, and make available for research the most significant historical records of Sangamon State University (1969-1995) and the University of Illinois at Springfield, as well as regional history records and manuscripts whose research strengths support the University's mission. As a member of the Illinois Regional Archives Depository System (IRAD), administered by the Illinois Secretary of State/Illinois State Archives, UIS Archives serves as one of seven depositories in the state for local government records useful for historical and genealogical research. Special Collections includes non-circulating library material such as rare, valuable and fragile books and periodicals. The UIS Archives also houses a significant oral history collection, and a growing online collection of digitized resources.

Archives/Special Collections' materials are open to the public unless restricted by law or contractual agreement with a donor. All material must be used in the archives reading room. Photocopying and scanning services and microform reader/printers are available. Audio and videotapes and electronic records may be viewed in the Educational Technology Media Lab (LIB 140).

Local History Resources:

Fifith Street in downtown Springfield, Illinois, looking north, 1905

 

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Copyright 1997-2008 University of Illinois at Springfield.
This site last modified: March 9, 2009.
URL: http://www.uis.edu/archives
Created by: J. Arnold and T.J. Wood