Publication, Catalogue of Kimball Union Academy for 1883-1884, 1884

The collection partially documents four generations of the Horace Hall family of Sycamore, Illinois from 1824 to 1946. Most of the correspondence provides detailed information on family lifestyles in the last half of the nineteenth century. Important to note are the letters that provide insight on family attitudes during the Civil War years. Genealogical charts, personal diaries, family legal documents, publications, photographs, and scrapbooks complete the collection. The original letters written during the Civil War are housed in the security cage. Researchers will use photocopies and transcriptions.