In addition to the five major collections, The Center houses smaller collections of papers, artifacts, oral histories, and miscellany donated by others. Most of these materials are related to Dirksen.
A list of collections open to researchers follows:
COLLECTION NO. | NAME / SERIES TITLE | NUMBER OF GUIDE PAGES |
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1 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969) Collection, ca. 1900-1970 1996 linear shelf feet | See below |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, Appointment/Guestbooks, 1965-1970 4.0 linear shelf feet | 4 pp | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969) Papers, Chicago Office File, 1880-1972 99 linear shelf feet | 74 pp | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, Clippings File, 1930-1970 7 linear shelf feet | 2 pp | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, Dirksen Information File, 1933-Current 9.0 linear shelf foot | 1 p | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, Films, 1951-1969 944 films | 2 pp | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, Legislative File, 1933-1970 23.75 linear shelf feet | 104 pp | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, Memorabilia, 1918-1974 | 1 p & index | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, National Republican Senatorial Committee Papers, 1949-1959 2.5 linear shelf feet | 9 pp | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, Notebooks, 1932-1969 4 linear shelf feet | 43 pp | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, Photographs, ca. 1860-1975 ca. 5,000 unique photographs 5 linear shelf feet & 2 linear shelf feet of duplicates | 3 pp | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, Public Works File, 1931-1970 55.5 linear shelf feet | 133 pp | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, Remarks and Releases, 1941-1969 12.0 linear shelf feet | 230 pp | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, Republican Congressional Leadership File, 1952-1969 1.5 linear shelf feet | 15 pp | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, Republican National Convention (1968) Papers, 1956-1969 1.5 linear shelf feet | 5 pp | |
Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Papers, Working Papers, 1857-1969 41 linear shelf feet | 85 pp | |
2 | Eisenhower, Dwight D.: Papers as President of the United States, 1953-1961 (Ann Whitman), Legislative Meeting Series, 1952-1960 1 linear shelf foot | 39 pp |
3 | Truman, Harry S. (1884-1972), Correspondence with Everett M. Dirksen (1896-1969), 1945-1969 1 folder | 2 pp |
4 | Hoover, Herbert Clark (1874-1964), Correspondence with Everett M. Dirksen (1896-1969), 1948-1964 1 folder | 1 p |
5 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Oral History Interview Transcripts, 1968-1969 1 folder | 2 pp |
6 | Johnson, Lyndon Baines (1908-1973), Correspondence with Everett M. Dirksen (1896-1969), 1953-1968 1 folder | 2 pp |
7 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letter to James G. Duggan, 1969 1 folder | 1 p |
8 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letters to Sister M. Ancilla, 1962-1969 1 folder | 1 p |
9 | Ford, Gerald Rudolph, Jr. (1913- ), Remarks at the Everett McKinley Dirksen Forum at Bradley University, 1976 1 folder | 1 p |
10 | Goldman, Sidney J. Collection, 1939-1970 1 folder | 1 p |
11 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letter to W. R. Howard, 1968 1 folder | 1 p |
12 | “E.M.D.” (A Song) 1 folder | 1 p |
13 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), American Legion Membership Record 1 folder | 1 p |
14 | A History of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite in Illinois, 1966 1 folder | 1 p |
15 | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), [Returned to donor, July 5, 2005] Death Notice, 1865 1 folder | 1 p |
16 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Statue of Dedication, 1976 1 folder | 1 p |
17 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), “If a Man Die, Shall He Live Again?,” 1966 1 folder | 1 p |
18 | “Congressman: A Case History,” 1943 1 folder | 1 p |
19 | Martin, Vernon, Collection, 1944-75 1 folder | 1 p |
20 | Ermentrout, J.C., Collection, 1952-67 1 folder | 1 p |
21 | Beckwith, Robert Todd Lincoln, Autograph, 1977 1 folder | 1 p |
22 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969) and Mike Mansfield (1903- ), Photograph, 1966 1 folder | 1 p |
23 | Watson, James Eli (1863-1948), Letters, 1904-40 1 folder | 1 p |
24 | Menton, Sherman (1890- ), Letters, 1949-55 1 folder | 1 p |
25 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Voting Record, 1942-68 1 folder | 1 p |
26 | Dirksen Brothers Bakery, Photographs, ca. 1925 1 folder | 1 p |
27 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letter to Virginia M. Sanborn (1907-1977), 1950 1 folder | 1 p |
28 | Gaither, Otto S. ( – ), Letter, 1938 1 folder | 1 p |
29 | Dirksen, Louella Carver (1899-1979),Photograph, 1977 1 folder | 1 p |
30 | Dredge Boat Insurance Correspondence, 1923 1 folder | 1 p |
31 | Velde, Harold Himmel (1910- ), Collection, 1901-1965 10.5 linear shelf feet | 14 pp |
32 | Everett McKinley Dirksen Congressional Leadership Research Center, Seminar on Congressional Archives, 1976 1 folder | 1 p |
33 | “A Photographic History: Why America Won the War,” Compiled and Edited by Ray Oscar Randall and John Sydney Baxter. (Chicago & N.Y.: Union Book and Publishing company, 1921) 1 folder | 1 p |
34 | Baker, Howard H., Jr., Republican National Convention Remarks, 1976 1 folder | 1 p |
35 | Everett McKinley Dirksen Congressional Leadership Research Center, Dedication, 1975 11 folders | 1 p |
36 | “Marigolds: Everett Dirksen,” ABC Radio 1976 | 1 p |
37 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Correspondence with Ethel Gerdes, 1949 1 folder | 1 p |
38 | Dirksen, Louella Carver (1899-1979), Interview Notes, 1970 1 folder | 1 p |
39 | The Daily Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois), Dirksen Clippings File, 1929-73 4 folders | 1 p |
40 | Dirksen, Everett, McKinley (1896-1969), Clippings and Postcards, 1966-67 1 folder | 1 p |
41 | Dirksen, Louella Carver (1899-1979), Photograph, ca. 1978 1 folder | 1 p |
42 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Photographs, n.d. 2 folders | 1 p |
43 | Lucas, Scott Wike (1892-1968), Collection, 1945-50 1 folder | 1 p |
44 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Clipping, 1933 | 1 p |
45 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Scrapbook, 1932-75 | 1 p |
46 | Arends, Leslie Cornelius (1895- ), Collection, n.d.-1981 2 folders | 1 p |
47 | Everett McKinley Dirksen Congressional Leadership Research Center, Cornerstone-Laying Ceremony, 1973 1 folder | 1 p |
48 | Campaign Memorabilia, 1932-68 1 folder | 1 p |
49 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Voting Records, 1953-58 3 folders | 1 p |
50 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letters to Charles J. Blum, 1941-44 1 folder | 1 p |
51 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letter to Mrs. A.H. Aagaard, 1963 1 folder | 1 p |
52 | Armstrong, Haskell R., Collection, 1932-61 1 folder | 2 pp |
53 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Photograph, n.d. | 1 p |
54 | Dirksen, Louella Carver (1899-1979), Clippings, 1930-79 1 folder | 1 p |
55 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Scrapbook, 1965 1 folder | 1 p |
56 | Six, Sybil (Mrs. Fred), Collection, 1938-78 2 folders | 1 p |
57 | Brodie, Howard, Collection, 1964 1 folder | 1 p |
58 | Columbia Photograph, ca. 1918 1 folder | 1 p |
59 | Building the Constitution by Irving Dillard, 1978 1 folder | 1 p |
60 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Photograph, n.d. 1 folder | 1 p |
61 | “Marigold Polka,” 1980 1 folder | 1 p |
62 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letters to Pekin United Way, 1959-1968 1 folder | 1 p |
63 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letter to Robert W. Leu, 1958 1 folder | 1 p |
64 | McNaughton, F. F., (1890-1982), Collection, 1938-68 1 folder | 1 p |
65 | White, J. Kay, Collection, 1966-76 2 folders | 1 p |
66 | Xanos, Ted P., Collection, 1953-70 1 folder | 1 p |
67 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letter to Victor Smith, 1964 1 folder | 1 p |
68 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Estate 1969 3 folders | 1 p |
69 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Patent, 1918-69 1 folder | 1 p |
70 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), “Prayer in Public Schools,” 1966 1 folder | 1 p |
71 | Gomien, John and Glee, Oral History Interviews, 1980 1 folder | 1 p |
72 | Hruska, Roman L., Oral History Interviews, 1981 2 folders | 1 p |
73 | Lohmann, Martin B., ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM: MARTIN B. LOHMANN, MEMOIR (Springfield: Sangamon State University, 1980) 1 folder | 1 p |
74 | Preston, Roy S., Oral History Interview, 1980 1 folder | 1 p |
75 | Rainville, Harold, Oral History Interview, 1974 1 folder | 1 p |
76 | Rainville, Harold, Interview Notes, 1970 1 folder | 1 p |
77 | Torcom, Jean E., Interviews, 1970-71 4 folders | 1 p |
78 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Interviews, 1968-69 1 folder | 1 p |
79 | Rindone, Lisa, “Everett Dirksen: Rhetorician, Politician, and Patriot in Civil Rights,” 1981 1 folder | 1 p |
80 | Dirksen, Louella, Letter to Dorothy Doan, n.d. | 1 p |
81 | Ross, Justina, Collection, n.d. – 1975 1 folder | 1 p |
82 | Carver, Lillian Bruder, Photograph, n.d. 1 folder | 1 p |
83 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Campaign Photographs and Artifacts, 1968 1 folder | 1 p |
84 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Pencil Sketch, 1968 1 folder | 1 p |
85 | Puckett, Herman G., Collection, 1933-69 7 folders | 1 p |
86 | “Welcome President Ford” Button, 1975 1 folder | 1 p |
87 | Dirksen Center Cornerstone-Laying Ceremony Photographs, 1973 1 folder | 1 p |
88 | Lucas, Scott, Campaign Items, 1950 1 folder | 1 p |
89 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Slides, 1965-73 1 folder | 1 p |
90 | Pekin’s Second Reformed Church, Photograph, n.d. 1 folder | 1 p |
91 | “The Meaning of the Hoover Report,” 1949 1 folder | 1 p |
92 | “E.M.D.,” Sheet Music, n.d. 1 folder | 1 p |
93 | O’Connor, Len, Interviews with Everett M. Dirksen, 1964-67 4 folders | 1 p |
94 | “Bits & Pieces” 1 folder | 1 p |
95 | Pekin High School Debate Program, 1913 1 folder | 1 p |
96 | Pekin High School Commencement Program, 1913 1 folder | 1 p |
97 | Horn, Stephen, Notes on Civil Rights Meetings, 1964 2 folders | 1 p |
98 | Joint Senate-House Republican Leadership Press Conference Audio Tapes, 1963-69 1 folder | 1 p |
99 | Dirksen Campaign Rain Hat, 1962 1 folder | 1 p |
100 | Ehrlicher, Virginia, Collection, 1956-73 3 folders | 1 p |
101 | Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation at the White House, 1963 1 folder | 1 p |
102 | Cosmopolitan Club of Pekin, 1973 1 folder | 1 p |
103 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Miscellany, 1912, 1964 1 folder | 1 p |
104 | Dirksen, John Frederick, Photograph, ca. 1860 | 1 p |
105 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Photographs, 1956, 1962 1 folder | 1 p |
106 | Kriegsman, Florence, Collection, 1961-64 1 folder | 1 p |
107 | Baker, Danice Joy Dirksen, Wedding Announcement, 1950 1 folder | 1 p |
108 | Republican National Convention, Delegate Pass, 1968 1 folder | 1 p |
109 | Swibold, Barbara, Collection, 1961, 1967 1 folder | 1 p |
110 | “Peter Doone” Manuscript, n.d 2 folders | 1 p |
111 | Everett M. Dirksen Dinner Program, 1966 1 folder | 1 p |
112 | Neumiller, Harry J., Collection, 1944-69 2 folders | 1 p |
113 | “Dirksen for Governor,” Envelope, 1940 1 folder | 1 p |
114 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Stamp Items, 1973-75 1 folder | 1 p |
115 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Campaign Folders, 1950-62 1 folder | 1 p |
116 | Michel, Robert H., Christmas Cards, n.d.-1993 1 folder | 1 p |
117 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Patronage Files, 1964-68 12 folders | 1 p |
118 | Peoria Sesquicentennial Celebration Brochure, 1968 1 folder | 1 p |
119 | Robinson, Joseph Taylor, Materials, 1932-37 1 folder | 1 p |
120 | “Gallant Men” Performance, 1992 1 folder | 1 p |
121 | Simpson, H.S., Correspondence, 1933-46 1 folder | 1 p |
122 | “Dirksen: The Baker Boy from Illinois” 13 folders | 1 p |
123 | Meinick, W. Steve, Collection, 1968-81 1 folder | 1 p |
124 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Photograph, n.d. 1 folder | 1 p |
125 | Cushing-Martin Library, Stonehill College, Dirksen Papers, 1938-66 1 folder | 1 p |
126 | House of Representatives Gallery Pass, 1937 1 folder | 1 p |
127 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Graveside Photographs, 1969 1 folder | 1 p |
128 | Davidson, Sidney D., Collection, 1950-81 6 folders | 1 p |
129 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Telephone Conversations with Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-65 2 folders and 51 audio tapes | 1 p |
130 | Douglas, Paul, Letter, 1965 1 folder | 1 p |
131 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Fundraiser, 1967 1 folder | 1 p |
132 | Houston, Ruth Blanche, Scrapbook, 1926-76 1 folder | 1 p |
133 | “Everett McKinley Dirksen: Twentieth Century Cicero” 1 folder and 2 audio tapes | 1 p |
134 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Miscellaneous 1 folder | 1 p |
135 | “The Life of Everett Dirksen” 1 folder | 1 p |
136 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Interview, ca. 1965 1 folder and 2 VHS tapes | 1 p |
137 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Photographs, 1962-69 1 box | 1 p |
138 | “Salute to Robert H. Michel” 2 folders and oversize proof sheets | 1 p |
139 | Clark, Robert M., Letter, 1970 1 folder | 1 p |
140 | Dirksen, Joseph, Receipts, ca. 1900-20 1 folder | 1 p |
141 | Anderson, Earl L., Collection, 2002-03 1 folder | 1 p |
142 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Military Service Record, 1919 1 folder | 1 p |
143 | Gomien, John, Photographs and Certificate, 1951-68 1 folder | 1 p |
144 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Letter to Olga Velde, 1918 1 folder | 1 p |
145 | Roberson, Everett M., Collection, 1938-45 7 folders | 1 p |
146 | Michel, Robert H., Campaign Materials, 1979-92 7 folders and approximately 8 linear shelf feet of tapes | 1 p |
147 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), FBI Files 0.5 linear shelf feet | 1 p |
148 | Sawhill, Robert A. “Election Eve with Ev,” November 7-8, 1950 1 folder | 1 p |
149 | “Washington Perspective” Featuring Everett Dirksen, 1967 1 folder | 1 p |
150 | Rainville, Harold E., Papers, 1939-83 2 linear shelf feet | 2 pp |
151 | Loevy, Robert D. Civil Rights Act Interview Notes and Related Materials, 1982-2006 3 folders | 1 p |
152 | Proceedings of the Republican National Convention, 1944 1 folder | 1 p |
153 | Michel, Robert H. Oral History Transcripts, 2007 2 folders | 3 pp |
154 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Correspondence, 1963-1964 1 folder | 1 p |
155 | Dirksen, Everett M. Sketch [Warren King], n.d. 1 folder | 1 p |
156 | MacNeil, Neil (1923-2008), Collection, ca. 1940-2008 38.5 linear shelf feet | 40 pp |
157 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Interview, 1967 1 film | 1 p |
158 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Cartoons, 1964 2 photocopies | 1 p |
159 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Filling Station Documentation, 1931 5 pages | 1 p |
160 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Newspaper Ad, 1969 1 item | 1 p |
161 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Miscellaneous 0.5 linear shelf feet | 1 p |
162 | Connor, David E., Correspondence, 1950 5 letters | 1 p |
163 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Campaign, 1956 2 items | 1p |
164 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Commemorative Stamp, 1981 1 item | 1 p |
165 | Ford, Gerald R. and Governor Dan Walker Slide, 1975 1 item | 1 p |
166 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Portrait 1 item | 1 p |
167 | Dirksen Congressional Center Programs 22 items | 1 p |
168 | Look, Frank, Collection, 1967-1969 Various | 1 p |
169 | Oesch, Dan, Collection, 1967-1969 4 folders | 1 p |
170 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Campaign Poster, 1950 1 item | 1 p |
171 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Postage Stamp 1 item | 1 p |
172 | Sinclair, Mary Louise O’Malley, Collection 1 folder | 2 pp |
173 | MacNeil, Neil, Interviews with Everett Dirksen, 1967-1969 1 folder | 1 p |
174 | Purdum, Todd, Papers, 2013-2014 3 folders | 1 p |
175 | Dirksen, Everett McKinley (1896-1969), Passes to the White House (1948) and to the Senate (1959) 1 folder | 1 p |
176 | Dirksen Center Cornerstone Unveiling, 1973 1 folder | 1 p |
177 | Compton, Mary B. Collection 1 folder | 1 p |
178 | Mackaman, Frank H., Papers, 1978- | 13 p |
179 | Christmas Cards from Congress Members | 1 p |
180 | Russell and Mona Freed Papers, 1968-1969 | 1 p |
181 | Everett McKinley Dirksen Funeral Coverage, 1969 | 1 p |
182 | “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” featuring Everett M. Dirksen, December 2, 1966 | 1 p |
183 | U.S. Senate Historical Office, Oral Histories, 1976-2013 | 1 p |
184 | “Marigolds to Munch On” [cookbook] | 1 p |
185 | Henrichs, Henry F. Letters, 1937-1966 | 1 p |
186 | Weber, Oscar C., Letters, 1965-1966 | 1 p |
187 | Mansur, Edward E., Jr., Senate Journals, 1948-1955 | 1 p |
188 | Fonsino, Frank, Everett Dirksen Oral History Project, 1976-1983 | 3 p |
189 | Steger, Lou, Collection | 1 p |
190 | Tolpo, Carl, Everett M. Dirksen Sculpture | 1p |
191 | Dirksen, Everett M., Portrait Sketches | 1 p |
192 | Birdhouse | 1 p |
193 | Dirksen Family Miscellany | 1 p |
194 | Melody Maids, December 1965 | 1 p |
195 | Michel, Robert H., Interview, 2000 | 1 p |
196 | Pekin Lettes vs. Osaka Japan Women’s Softball Team, 1962 | 1 p |
197 | Ford, Gerald R., Posters, 1975 | 1 p |
198 | Dirksen Family Collection, ca. 1917-1980 | 2 p |
199 | Dirksen/Carver/Baker Family Photographs, ca. 1900-1975 | 1 p |
200 | Dirksen, Everett M., Ashtrays | 1 p |
201 | Dirksen, Everett M., Letter, 1945 | 1 p |
202 | “Stephens vs. Michel” Debate Poster, 1988 | 2 p |
203 | Robert H. Michel Retrospective | 4 p |
204 | Dirksen, Everett M., Portrait Sketch, 1973 | 1 p |
205 | Marigold Festival Charm | 1 p |
206 | Schwartz, Randy, Collection, 1959-1981 | 1 p |
207 | Press Pass, Everett M. Dirksen Gravesite Service, 1969 | 1 p |
208 | Dirksen, Everett M., Letter to William Jacquin, 1943 | 1 p |