Box E-0001 – Contents correspond with dates of Eastern Illinois University’s opening. Contents arranged chronologically. The St. Louis Republic, Wednesday, May 27, 1896. St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Vol. 22, No. 7, Wednesday, May 27, 1896. The Chicago Record, No. 127, Wednesday, May 27, 1896. The Chicago Daily Tribune, Vol. LV, No. 148, Wednesday, May 27, 1896. The Chicago Times-Herald, Wednesday, May 27, 1896. The Daily Inter-Ocean, Vol. XXV, No. 64, Wednesday, May 27, 1896.

Personal items, including personal and professional correspondence, alumni awards, and newspapers.

Illinois Journal (Springfield) (08/12/1875 ), The St. Louis Dispatch (03/15/1964), Shanghai Sunday Tribune (12/13/1925), Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (04/08/1876, 04/15/1876); Boston Weekly Commonwealth (1/6/1852), Boston Evening Transcript (10/29/1892), Christian Register (11/24/1877, 3/2/1878); Herald & Review [February 8, 1994 (Section: African-Americans in Central Illinois)]; Champaign News-Gazette (August 11, 1923); Stars and Stripes Mediterranean (June 24, 1944)