The Eleventh Decade: Illinois State University, 1957-1967

by Helen E. Marshall
Normal, Illinois (1967)

Author Helen Marshall wrote The Eleventh Decade as an update to her Grandest of Enterprises, the centennial history published in 1956.  The Eleventh Decade was the first of the so-called "decade" books which followed Grandest.  It publication marked the end of Marshall's 32-year history teaching career at Illinois State.  Later decade books included A Place of Education and The Thirteenth Decade by Roger Champagne and The Fourteenth Decade by Mark Wyman. 

The Eleventh Decade documents a period of exposive growth at Illinois State and the transition from a teacher's college to a university.  On January 1, 1964, Illinois State Normal University became Illinois State University after several years of sometimes heated debate among administration, faculty, students, and alumni.  The decade ended with the retirement of President Bone and appointment of Samuel E. Braden from Indiana University as his successor. 

About the text

Funding for this digitization project was provided in part by The Friends of Milner Library, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.  Additional funding was awarded by the Illinois State Library (ISL), a Division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), under the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).

Digitizing and microfilming services were provided by Northern Micrographics, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

The following members of the Milner Library staff were instrumental in making this project possible: Cheryl Elzy, Dean of University Libraries; Beth Schobernd, Associate Dean for Technical Services; Sharon Naylor, Education Librarian; Jo Ann Rayfield, University Archivist; Bruce Stoffel, Education/Library Science Librarian; Morag Boyd, Serials Cataloger; Barbara Feldman, Preservation Librarian; and Jan Johnson, Library Technical Assistant III.

The print version of The Eleventh Decade is available in Milner Library in both the Floor 1 reference collection and on the Floor 1 shelves.  The call number is LD2347 .M32.  The text is also available in microfilm (building use only) in Milner Library at the Floor 1 Information Desk.  

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