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Photographs from Kristi Barnwell's first trip abroad to Stockholm Sweden. She was visiting a friend who was studying abroad in Sweden in the spring of 2002.

Photograph from Kristi Barnwell's first trip abroad to Stockholm Sweden. She was visiting a friend who was studying abroad in Sweden in the spring of 2002.

Store in Tetouan, Morocco that Copeland regularly visited

Republican Presidential Candidate Ronald Reagan implores John F. Homeier of Springfield, Illinois to come to Reagan's and Nancy Reagan’s home, “Wexford”, near Washington DC, on October 25, 1980 to discuss the critical financial status of their…

Telegram from Western Union, stating that Tom's Grandfather was killed in action in the Philippines while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was killed by a direct hit from Japanese artillery fire on the island of Mindanao. He is…

This is a non-fiction work focused within the Southern Illinois' town of Cobden. It followed Dick Ruggles' journey to Cobden and his two year stint as head coach of a successful underdog team: the Appleknockers.

Denisha Brethorst, born Denisha Kehrer, upon her divorce melted down her wedding ring, a pair of emerald earrings that she received from her grandmother for her eighth-grade graduation, and her mother's class ring. Her mother was Diana Henry of…

A magazine article talking about the changes in the growth of minorities in the Illinois State Police force in the 1970s.

A book written about Black leadership in the U.S. Marshall.

An educational book meant for elementary school students on the topic of Egypt. The book uses a narrative of time travel and contrasts details of daily living between the "modern" (1970s) life of individuals versus the lives of those in ancient…