Finding Aid for Richmond Family Papers, 1942-2015 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Richmond Family Papers, 1942-2015

ID: 26/20/250

Primary Creator: Richmond Family

Other Creators: Jack Commodore Richmond (1917-2011), Marjorie Laird "Marge" Richmond (1929-2017), Mildred A. Hummel Richmond (1894-1988)

Extent: 0.3 cubic feet

Arrangement: Alphabetical

Subjects: Alumni, Alumni Association, Basketball, Football, Foundation, University of Illinois, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Philanthropy, Television Broadcasting, Television Station - WILL, University of Illinois Alumni Association

Languages: English

Papers of the Richmond Family – primarily Jack C. Richmond (1917-2011) (B.A., Agriculture, 1942), his wife, Marjorie Laird “Marge” Richmond (1929-2017) and his mother, Mildred A. Hummel Richmond (1894-1988) consist of autographed items (by Dike Eddleman, Lou Henson, Lon Kruger, Bill Self, Justin Spring, Lou Tepper, and Bruce Weber), correspondence, donation/philanthropy publicity materials, DVDs (of interviews with and tributes to the Richmonds, as well as a 10 year review of the Richmond Studio), photographs, programs (for groundbreakings and other events), and University of Illinois Foundation materials.  Also includes a basketball autographed by the 1983-1984 UI Men’s Basketball Big 10 Championship team and an Illini Hockey puck from Johnston’s Sport Shop.

The Richmonds were avid philanthropists and supporters of the University of Illinois.  They funded the endowment for the men’s head basketball coach, the Richmond Studio for the College of Media, the Richmond Gallery at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center, and the renovation of the clock tower at the Champaign County Courthouse.

The Richmond family - primarily Jack C. Richmond, Marjorie L. Richmond, and Mildred A. Hummel Richmond - were benefactors to and avid supporters of the University of Illinois.

Alumni
Alumni Association
Basketball
Football
Foundation, University of Illinois
Gymnastics
Ice Hockey
Philanthropy
Television Broadcasting
Television Station - WILL
University of Illinois Alumni Association

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 2018

Acquisition Source: Estate of Marjorie Richmond

Related Materials:

Record Series 35/3/120, the University of Illinois Artifact Collection

Artifacts #731 (hockey puck) and #732 (autographed basketball) come from the Richmond Papers.

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/2620250.pdf

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