By Appointment Only.
Brookens Library: Room 144 University of Illinois Springfield
One University Plaza | Springfield, Illinois 62703
217-206-6520 archives@uis.libanswers.com
Due to staffing shortages, IRAD will be closed from May 13, 2024 to August 29, 2024. We can still take requests but they will not be fulfilled until the end of August at the earliest.
The University Archives contributes to the public service and teaching functions of the University of Illinois Springfield by collecting, preserving, and providing access to primary research materials.
The Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) houses the materials relating to fourteen county records. These records include (but are not limited to) birth, marriage, death, and naturalization records.
The UIS Archives and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) ARE open. However, it is by appointment only! Please call (217) 206-6520 or email archives@uis.libanswers.com. Appointments must be made 24 hours in advance (or longer).