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American Institute of Architects, Central Illinois Chapter Records

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Collection Overview

Title: American Institute of Architects, Central Illinois Chapter Records, 1917-1972

Collection identifier: 424

Primary Creator: American Institute Of Architects, Central Illinois Chapter

Extent: 6.2 cubic feet

Subjects: American Institute of Architects, American Institute of Architects. Central Illinois Chapter, Architecture, Champaign County--Champaign (Ill.), Champaign County--Urbana (Ill.), Historic preservation, Macon County--Decatur (Ill.), McLean County--Bloomington (Ill.), McLean County--Normal (Ill.), New Deal, 1933-1939, Peoria County--Peoria (Ill.), Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Sangamon County (Ill.), World War, 1939-1945

Forms of Material: Organizational records

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The records include correspondence between the chapter and the national organization, the organization's constitution and by-laws, minutes of chapter meetings, committee papers, financial and membership records, and publications. Of particular interest are the papers relating to New Deal programs of the 1930s and the domestic building cutbacks of World War II. Committee papers and publications include information on legislation, historic preservation, professional ethics and responsibilities, relations with the construction industry, and environmental problems.

Collection Historical Note

The Central Illinois Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (A.I.A.) was originally organized in 1917 as the Peoria Society of Architects with the purpose of promoting the objectives and ideals of the A.I.A. in the region. According to its constitution, the members endeavored to promote "the aesthetic, scientific and practical efficiency of the profession, and to make the profession of ever-increasing service to society."

Subject/Index Terms

American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects. Central Illinois Chapter
Architecture
Champaign County--Champaign (Ill.)
Champaign County--Urbana (Ill.)
Historic preservation
Macon County--Decatur (Ill.)
McLean County--Bloomington (Ill.)
McLean County--Normal (Ill.)
New Deal, 1933-1939
Peoria County--Peoria (Ill.)
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Sangamon County (Ill.)
World War, 1939-1945

Administrative Information

Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Acquisition Source: Professor Alan K. Laing, Department of Architecture, University of Illinois, arranged for the formation of the collection, which came to the Library in 1970.

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