About the
Illinois State Archives
The Illinois State Archives was
established in 1921.
Margaret Cross Norton, its first
director, gained an international reputation for her work in
its administration and in the development of professional
archival practice in the United States. The Archives
Building in Springfield, constructed as a result of Norton's
efforts and opened in 1938, was rededicated in her honor in
1995.
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State Archives serves by law as the depository of public
records of Illinois state and local governmental agencies
which possess permanent administrative, legal, or historical
research values. Its collections do not include manuscript,
newspaper, or other nonofficial sources. These records are made available to the
public, officials, and scholars at the Norton Building and
at seven regional depositories located on state university
campuses throughout Illinois. The Archives provides access
to them through a series of printed and electronic guides,
and by in-person, mail, telephone, FAX, and Internet
database reference services.
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