By K. Corcella
Collection Overview
Title: Marguerite J. Pease Papers, 1967, 1974-85
ID: 7/8/20
Creator: Pease, Marguerite Jenison
Extent: 0.2 cubic feet
Arrangement: Chronological
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Papers of Marguerite J. Pease, director of the Illinois Historical Survey (1958-64), including a tape-recorded recollection of the Illinois Historical Survey, Illinois Historical Collections, document copying programs, Survey publications, World War I records and War Committee, graduate work in history at Illinois in the 1920's and Illinois colonial records. The papers include archival data (1974-85) and inventories (1976-84) for Wesley Church and Foundation.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1

- Folder 1: Interview of Mrs. Marguerite J. Pease by Mrs. Jennifer Johnson, 19 July 1967

- 3 3/4 IPS
- Item 1: Interview Chapter: 1-5

- Introduction
- Item 2: Interview Chapter: 6-14

- Interest in Illinois history goes back to the arrival of Evarts B. Greene in 1894. In 1899, he was a sponsor of the Illinois Historical Society. Edmund J. James.
- Item 3: Interview Chapter: 15-19

- Illinois Historical Collections.
- Item 4: Interview Chapter: 20-29

- Bellville document found by J. Nick Perrin.
- Item 5: Interview Chapter: 30-38

- Clarence W. Alvord formed the French and British colonial records. Historical publication begins with Alvord as editor.
- Item 6: Interview Chapter: 39-68

- Illinois Historical Survey began operations in Lincoln Hall in 1909. Alvord became director. Acquired copies of European archival documents.
- Item 7: Interview Chapter: 69-74

- At a later date, T. C. Pease selected the whole series for copying.
- Item 8: Interview Chapter: 75-87

- Official documents covered Indians, trade, military affairs and administrative matters.
- Item 9: Interview Chapter: 90-94

- 30 Volumes of the Historical Collections were issued by 1939.
- Item 10: Interview Chapter: 95-100

- Research materials and library remained a part of the Illinois Historical Survey.
- Item 11: Interview Chapter: 101-111

- Research use of the Survey by the University staff.
- Item 12: Interview Chapter: 112-119

- Depression and World War II curtailed publications programs.
- Item 13: Interview Chapter: 120-131

- Prof. F. C. Dietz requested that I return to the Survey in 1948. I prepared guides to foreign archives and American manuscripts.
- Item 14: Interview Chapter: 132-141

- Prof. Arthur Bestor's catalog of the New Harmony materials was the third Survey publication.
- Item 15: Interview Chapter: 142-148

- Fourth publication was a list of early Illinois materials. The fifth and sixth publications were the revisions of the first and second.
- Item 16: Interview Chapter: 149-161

- Copies of collections.
- Item 17: Interview Chapter: 162-165

- Document preservation.
- Item 18: Interview Chapter: 166-175

- Present quarters in the University Library.
- Item 19: Interview Chapter: 176-200

- World War I Committee. Miss Galster gathered the records. In 1963, I arranged the World War I records.
- Item 20: Interview Chapter: 201-224

- Functions of the War Committee. Faculty and college activities.
- Item 21: Interview Chapter: 225-241

- Depression.
- Item 22: Interview Chapter: 242-284

- Illinois Historical Survey's connection with the University.
- Item 23: Interview Chapter: 285-321

- History courses. Two years of graduate work at Illinois. Research interests.
- Item 24: Interview Chapter: 322-369

- Historical publications in Illinois Libraries relating to French records. 1959 microfilm project.
- Item 25: Interview Chapter: 370-402

- Historical Survey staff and work.
- Item 26: Interview Chapter: 403-425

- Laurence M. Larsen, history department head.
- Item 27: Interview Chapter: 426-429

- Publications.
- Folder 2: Wesley Archival Data, 1974, 1978-79, 1983-85

- Folder 3: Wesley Archives Inventories, 1976, 1982, 1984

- Folder 4: M. Pease Travel Items, 1991
