The collection contains the records of the IAA, as created and collected by Nancy Salm, president, and Louise Koerber, secretary and treasurer. Official activities of the group are documented by files containing the articles of incorporation, constitution and by-laws, correspondence regarding IAA actions, financial receipts recording dues payments and contributions, membership cards, and minutes of meetings and attendance lists. Several folders of petitions signed by those opposing construction of the interstate highway attest to widespread local protest, as do the newspaper clippings, which record the activities of the IAA and its predecessors and contain copies of letters to the editor as well as news articles. Located within another folder is material relating to the ownership of property condemned for construction purposes; these papers include tax receipts and bills, and lists of owners. Statements created by the IAA and its officers may be found in a folder with notes, address lists, and other material.
