Title: Sprague, Paul E. Papers, 1971-1982
Collection identifier: 290
Primary Creator: Sprague, Paul E
Extent: 0.7 cubic feet
Subjects: Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Alexander County--Thebes (Ill.), Architecture, Art Institute of Chicago, Bureau County--Sheffield (Ill.), Clay County (Ill.), Clinton County (Ill.), Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks, Cook County--Chicago (Ill.), Cook County--La Grange (Ill.), Cook County--Winnetka (Ill.), Courts, Crawford County (Ill.), Douglas County (Ill.), DuPage County--Naperville (Ill.), Effingham County (Ill.), Field Museum of Natural History, Grundy County (Ill.), Haymarket Square Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1886, Henry County (Ill.), Henry County--Kewanee (Ill.), Historic buildings, Historic preservation, Historic sites, Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.), Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council, Illinois Historic Structures Survey, Kane County--Dundee Township (Ill.), Kankakee County (Ill.), Lee County (Ill.), Livingston County (Ill.), Macon County (Ill.), Madison County (Ill.), Marshall County (Ill.), McCormick Theological Seminary, McDonough County (Ill.), McHenry County--Johnsburg (Ill.), Mercer County (Ill.), Monroe County (Ill.), Moultrie County (Ill.), Pike County (Ill.), Pope County (Ill.), Pulaski County (Ill.), Richland County (Ill.), Schuyler County (Ill.), Shelby County (Ill.), St. Clair County--Cahokia (Ill.), Stark County (Ill.), Vermilion County (Ill.), Wayne County (Ill.), Will County--Lockport (Ill.), Will County--Peotone (Ill.)
Forms of Material: Personal papers, Professional papers
Between 1971 and 1975, Paul E. Sprague served as director of the Illinois Historic Structures Survey. Sprague later held appointments in the faculty of the University of Chicago and in the Department of Art History at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Sprague was also an active member in numerous historical and architectural organizations.
The collection consists of three series. Series I includes personal correspondence, general office files, and material on architectural and historical organizations to which Sprague belonged. Series II includes research notes, photographs, correspondence, and other items used in identifying landmarks for the Illinois Historic Structures Survey. Series III consists of pamphlets prepared for the Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks. These documents, which summarize the history of individual landmarks or districts, demonstrate the efforts made by groups in encouraging the commission to consider the landmarks for permanent preservation.
In 2000, Paul Kruty of the University of Illinois arranged for the collection to come to the Illinois Historical Survey.
Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
Alexander County--Thebes (Ill.)
Architecture
Art Institute of Chicago
Bureau County--Sheffield (Ill.)
Clay County (Ill.)
Clinton County (Ill.)
Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks
Cook County--Chicago (Ill.)
Cook County--La Grange (Ill.)
Cook County--Winnetka (Ill.)
Courts
Crawford County (Ill.)
Douglas County (Ill.)
DuPage County--Naperville (Ill.)
Effingham County (Ill.)
Field Museum of Natural History
Grundy County (Ill.)
Haymarket Square Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1886
Henry County (Ill.)
Henry County--Kewanee (Ill.)
Historic buildings
Historic preservation
Historic sites
Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.)
Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council
Illinois Historic Structures Survey
Kane County--Dundee Township (Ill.)
Kankakee County (Ill.)
Lee County (Ill.)
Livingston County (Ill.)
Macon County (Ill.)
Madison County (Ill.)
Marshall County (Ill.)
McCormick Theological Seminary
McDonough County (Ill.)
McHenry County--Johnsburg (Ill.)
Mercer County (Ill.)
Monroe County (Ill.)
Moultrie County (Ill.)
Pike County (Ill.)
Pope County (Ill.)
Pulaski County (Ill.)
Richland County (Ill.)
Schuyler County (Ill.)
Shelby County (Ill.)
St. Clair County--Cahokia (Ill.)
Stark County (Ill.)
Vermilion County (Ill.)
Wayne County (Ill.)
Will County--Lockport (Ill.)
Will County--Peotone (Ill.)
Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/sprague-papers.pdf
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