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Program for the 1973 6th Annual Basketball "Edwardsville Holiday Tournament"  This is the program for the 1973 6th Annual Basketball "Edwardsville Holiday Tournament" that occurred on December 27th, 28th, and 29th. It also includes the "Winter Queen Candidates," pictures and names of all the teams, a bracket for the tournament, and an assortment of local advertisements. 1973 November 24, 2018
Program for the class of "1949 Edwardsville High School Commencement" This is the program for the class of 1949 “Annual Commencement Exercises of the Edwardsville High School,” which took place on Tuesday, June 7, 1949 at the high school gymnasium. In it you will find the diploma list, and seclude of events and speakers. 1949 December 1, 2018
Program for the Edwardsville High School Class of 1925 Commencement This is the Edwardsville High School Class of 1925 announcement for commencement exercises. Commencement took place on June 9th, 1925 at 8 p.m.and the announcement lists the class motto, class colors, class flower, and class roll. The graduating class included 60 students. 1925 December 1, 2018
Program for the Edwardsville High School Class of 1925 Reunion This is a booklet to commemorate the 40th class reunion of the Edwardsville High School class of 1925. It features letters from members of the class that detail what they have done following their high school graduation, as well as a listing of all classmates, their spouses, and place of residence as of 1965 with deceased classmates noted as such. 1965 December 1, 2018
Restitution on the Heath of Mrs. Gregory, 1909 This is a letter of Restitution on the Heath of Mrs. Gregory. It was composed in 1909. 1909 March 15, 2019
Restoration of the back porch of the Stephenson House in 2003 This photograph shows the restoration of the back porch of the Stephenson House in 2003. April 17, 2003 October 17, 2018
Restoration of the back porch of the Stephenson House in 2003 This photograph shows the restoration of the back porch of the Stephenson House in 2003. April 22, 2003 October 17, 2018
Restoration of the back porch of the Stephenson House in 2003 This photograph shows the restoration of the back porch of the Stephenson House in 2003. 2003 October 17, 2018
Robert Coppersmith Oral History Interview In this oral history interview, Edwardsville resident Robert Coppersmith describes his experience in the United States Marine Corps, particularly his time in boot camp and as a tank mechanic. He was interviewed by his daughter, Eryn Coppersmith. July 21, 2019 November 4, 2019
Ruben Mendoza Oral History Interview This oral history interview with Ruben Mendoza was part of oral histories conducted in the fall 2001 semester of History 447: Oral History.

In this oral history interview, Ruben Mendoza discusses his career as a soccer player and coach. He describes growing up in Lincoln Place and moving to Mexico at the age of eight in the late 1930s, where he discovered soccer. After moving back to Lincoln Place, he played soccer for St. Louis teams and played for the United States in the 1958 World Cup and in the 1952, '56, and '60 Olympics. He also discusses how he expanded soccer programs in Lincoln Place, Granite City, and the larger Metro East region as a coach starting in the 1960s. This interview had no transcript in the original archive. It was transcribed by Madison Historical staff.

There were two interviews conducted with Ruben Mendoza as part of the course. The other interview was conducted by Lisa Smithe.
October 30, 2001 September 2, 2018