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Unpublished manuscript written by Bob Gilmore about his life. Gilmore describes what it was like growing up in Peoria, IL during the Great Depression. He details the highs and lows of his life in the military and his journey to become the President…

Newspaper article from the Peoria Journal Star about a Gilmore Foundation donation to Peoria Public Schools. It was the last donation Gilmore made before his unfortunate death. He helped kids get back to classrooms during Covid-19.

Newspaper article about Bob Gilmore's personality as President of Caterpillar. This article was written towards the end of Gilmore's time as President of Caterpillar, and delves into the personality traits that allowed him to reach that position, and…

This article comes from around the time Bob Gilmore became President of Caterpillar. This article details his rise through the company and the particular skills that he had acquired during that rise. The article also talks about the personality…

This article was a part of the Legacy Project, which was a series focusing on people with central Illinois roots who have made significant contributions across the country and world.

This interview took place during one of our classes in which a member from each group was able to ask Doug and Eileen Leunig questions about the work they had done for the Portraits of Peoria project.

Written by Bob Gilmore as part of the Peoria Journal Star's Times Past series. Bob talks about the 1920s as he experienced it in Peoria during his childhood.

Bob Gilmore's personal account of a story from his time in the Air Force during which his plane lost navigation and was beginning to lose power before landing in Iceland on Christmas Eve 1944.

Essay from Bob Gilmore about recent bombings perpetrated by Osama bin Laden and his personal connection to the bin Laden family through a trip he took to Saudi Arabia while president of Caterpillar.