Finding Aid for Marguerite J. Pease Papers, 1967, 1974-85 | University of Illinois Archives

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Box 1

Folder 1: Interview of Mrs. Marguerite J. Pease by Mrs. Jennifer Johnson, 19-Jul-67

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