The Modern Illinois Politics Project

Summary

The Northwestern University Archives holds the papers of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and former Illinois State Senator, Illinois Comptroller, and Northwestern University law professor Dawn Clark Netsch. These collections of significant scholarly value in politics and constitutional law are currently completely hidden from researchers. The Modern Illinois Politics Project will fully process these materials and make them discoverable

Program

Digitizing Hidden Collections

Amount Requested

$103,057

Year Added

2014

Institution

Northwestern University Archives

Contact(s)

Mr. Kevin Leonard (Northwestern University)

Date Range

1950 - 2013

Geographic Scope

The geographic scope of the collections is primarily the state of Illinois.

Materials

413 Artifact (Including Archaeological Objects, Weapons, Machinery, Instruments, Costumes, Textiles, Ceramics, Glass, Furniture, Etc.), Audiovisual, Ephemera, Image, Manuscript