http://uishistharv1.uis.edu/files/original/d5a9f2b42d6ec196895f5c5c10045584.JPG 11e19e985937f325037e8735b2e82e9c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource UIS History Harvest 2016 - Political Memorabilia Description An account of the resource All the images and items harvested by UIS in its inaugural History Harvest Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Political Poster for John Castle Running in Illinois Comptroller Election of 1978 Description An account of the resource This is a political poster from the 1978 election for state comptroller. It belongs to John Castle who ran as Republican nominee that year and appears to be the incumbent. Castle lived in Dekalb, and he was chairman of the Sandwich State Bank. He also worked in the Governor Thompson Administration. Castle was also a graduate of Princeton. Not much is known about Castle's political career after 1978; a recent newspaper article indicates Castle maintained ownership of the DeKalb County Journal and backs the Republican Party there in local elections. Castle lost the 1978 election to Roland Burris, graduate of Southern Illinois University, who became the first black to work in a major elected office in the history of the state of Illinois. Castle's value to the History Harvest collection is to defining local politics. He is a strong business leader and organized political leader in the community, He has made DeKalb more recognizable while working in state government on state issues. Not much indication is provided to understand what the poster meant to David Farrell, its contributor. Similarly, sources indicate that Burris questioned Castle's ethics by constantly using his picture in TV adds to associate his race with being unfit to run for political office according to the Chicago Tribune. Subject The topic of the resource 1978 Election for Illinois Comptroller Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived David Farrell Private Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mark Master Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource David Farrell Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Poster/image Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Poster Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context farrell_david_m_photo_d_1 1978 African Americans in Politics Comptroller David Farrell DeKalb Election History Illinois Elections John Castle Local Election Political Poster Republican Party Roland Burris Southern Illinois University