Robert and John Bitzer Chief Illiniwek Records and Regalia

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Personal Papers

Chief Illiniwek Regalia and Headdress Box


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Title: Robert and John Bitzer Chief Illiniwek Records and Regalia, 1938-2007Add to your cart.

ID: 26/20/258

Primary Creator: Bitzer, John (1952-2023)

Other Creators: Bitzer, Robert (1923-1996)

Extent: 4.5 cubic feet

Biographical Note

John L. Bitzer was born on October 21, 1952 and passed away on July 14, 2023. He graduated from Shelbyville, IL High School in 1970. He attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, serving as Chief Illiniwek, the mascot for the University’s sports teams, for four years. John and his father, Robert, were the only father and son duo who both served as Chief Illiniwek. John graduated in 1974 with a degree in psychology. He received his law degree from John Marshall Law School in 1979 and practiced law in Collinsville, IL.

John was active in the community. He and his wife, Mary Ann, had three children.

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[Series 1: Personal Papers, 1920-2010],
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Series 1: Personal Papers, 1920-2010Add to your cart.
Publications, notes, news clipping, articles. Arranged in alphabetical order.
Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Book - The Removal of the Cherokee Nation, ed. Louis Filler & Allen Guttmann, 1962Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Chief Illiniwek: History, n.d.Add to your cart.
Publications, texts, drafts of statements
Folder 3: Chief Illiniwek: A Tribute to an Illinois Tradition; News Gazette, 2007Add to your cart.
Publication with text and photographs.
Folder 4: Correspondence about Chief Illiniwek, 1970-1991Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Donald Bitzer - Newspaper Articles aboutAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: Handwritten Notes about Chief Illiniwek, ca. 1970sAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: John Bitzer - English II Journal, 1967-1968Add to your cart.
Also contains comments from teacher.
Folder 8: John Bitzer - Newspaper Articles about, ca. 1970sAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Note Cards about Chief Illiniwek, n.d.Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Newspaper Articles about Chief Illiniwek, 1970s-2007Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Newspaper Article about Collinsville High School Kahok Indian, 1971Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Periodical Articles about Chief Illiniwek, 1970s-2007Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Printed Materials about Chief Illiniwek, n.d.Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Publications- Boy Scouts "Indian Lore," Merit Badge Series, 1942, 1959Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Publications - Native American History, n.d.Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Robert Bitzer - High School Year Book, Freshman Year, 1938Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Robert Bitzer - High School Year Book, Sophomore Year, 1939Add to your cart.
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Robert Bitzer - High School Year Book, Junior Year, 1940Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Robert Bitzer - High School Year Book, Senior Year, 1941Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Robert Bitzer - Newspaper Articles about, 1948-1980sAdd to your cart.
Box 3Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Photographs - Family & Chief Illiniwek, n.d.Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Bitzer Family Photo Album, 1968-1970sAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Newspaper Article about Native American History, 1995Add to your cart.
Folder 4: LIFE Magazine, "Our Indian Heritage", July 2, 1971Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Newspaper Articles about End of Chief Illiniwek Mascot, Feb. - Mar., 2007Add to your cart.
Series 2: Chief Illiniwek Regalia and Headdress Box, ca. 1950-1970Add to your cart.
Regalia is unarranged.
Box 4Add to your cart.
Item 1: Jacket, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.:2024.2620258.001
Item 2: Pants, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.002
Item 3: Gloves, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession Nos.: 2024.2620258.003a; 2024.2620258.003b
Item 4: Moccasins, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession Nos.: 2024.2620258.004a; 2024.2620258.004b
Item 5: Moccasins, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession Nos.: 2024.2620258.005a; 2024.2620258.005b
Item 6: Moccasins, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession Nos.: 2024.2620258.006a; 2024.2620258.006b
Item 7: Moccasins, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession Nos.: 2024.2620258.007a; 2024.2620258.007b
Item 8: Belt, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.010
Item 9: Straps, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession Nos.: 2024.2620258.013a; 2024.2620258.013b; 2024.2620258.013c; 2024.2620258.013d; 2024.2620258.013e
Item 10: Headdress, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No. 2024.2620258.022
Item 11: Rabbit Pelts, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No. 2024.2620258.023
Item 12: Spare Feathers, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No. 2024.2620258.024
Item 13: Tandy Leather Company - Indian Lore Imitation Eagle Feathers Right, ca. 1950Add to your cart.
Accession No. 2024.2620258.025
Item 14: Tandy Leather Company - Indian Lore Fluffy Plumes, ca. 1950Add to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.026
Box 5Add to your cart.
Item 1: Chest Plate, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.008
Item 2: Pipe, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.021
Box 6Add to your cart.
Item 1: Bells, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.014
Item 2: Bells, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.015
Item 3: Bells, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.016
Item 4: Bells, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.017
Item 5: Bells, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.018
Item 6: Bells, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.019
Item 7: Bells, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.020
Item 8: Belt, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.009
Box 7: Headdress Box, n.d.Add to your cart.
Accession no. 2024.2620258.012.
Item 1: Headdress, undatedAdd to your cart.
Accession No.: 2024.2620258.011

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