Holdings Liberal Arts and Sciences Geography Department Bruce Hannon Papers Finding Aid Holdings Liberal Arts and Sciences Geography Department Bruce Hannon Papers Finding Aid By Unknown; Jessica Williams; Salvatore De Sando
Title: Bruce Hannon Papers, 1848, 1872-2007
ID: 15/10/22
Primary Creator: Hannon, Bruce M. (1934-)
Extent: 7.8 cubic feet
Arrangement: By subject and by type of material thereunder
Subjects: Air Pollution, Allerton Park, Champaign County, Illinois, Chanute Field (Ill), Economic Development, Environmental Impact Studies, Faculty Papers, Incinerators, Ivesdale, Illinois, Natural Resources, Power Plants, Prairie, Railroad Accidents, Sadorus, Illinois, Water Pollution
Formats/Genres: Papers
Languages: English
Papers of Bruce Hannon (1934- ), professor of Geography and Bioengineering (1974- ), and formerly assistant professor, Department of General Engineering and Center for Advanced Computation (1971-74), including correspondence of the Study Group on Abbott Power Plant; correspondence and studies about coal scrubbers for electric power plants; correspondence, newsclippings, and publications related to Allerton Park and Oakley Dam controversy, and correspondence between environmental groups, university officials, and the State of Illinois and environmental impact statements regarding coal scrubbers for the Abbott Power Plant; undergraduate honors class study, done under the direction of Bruce Hannon and Erik Jakobsson, describing a "hypothetical sustainable society" for Champaign County, including descriptions of natural resources, agricultural and industrial development, and demographics. The series includes files on the University's incinerator for steam generation project and opposition by environmental groups (1983-88). Also included are photographs (ca. 1848, 1880-1994) of the Hannon, Phalen, and O'Brien families of Ivesdale, Illinois; Hannon family scrapbooks, clippings, account books, notebooks, abstracts of titles, and deeds (1893-1990) documenting rural life in and around Ivesdale, Illinois; and correspondence from family and friends. Included are photographs of Chanute Field (1941), a Wabash railroad train derailment (October 6, 1940), and Bruce Hannon's work with clocks (1988), clippings (1966) concerning the Hannon family's 1865-1965 involvement in the grain business in Ivesdale.
Air Pollution
Allerton Park
Champaign County, Illinois
Chanute Field (Ill)
Economic Development
Environmental Impact Studies
Faculty Papers
Incinerators
Ivesdale, Illinois
Natural Resources
Power Plants
Prairie
Railroad Accidents
Sadorus, Illinois
Water Pollution
Repository: University of Illinois Archives
Accruals: 12/28/90; 7/22/93; 9/22/95; 12/20/96; 3/14/2001; 11/2011
Other Note: 3 Pages
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1510022.pdf
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