RHC/RC. Regional Collections
Record Group Term
Identifier: RHC/RC
The Regional Collections include original manuscripts and records generated by private individuals, institutions, and organizations from throughout the eighteen northern Illinois counties. The collections span the period from 1800 to the present and focus on several major themes in the region's history: agriculture, politics, ethnic heritage, commerce and industry, the role of women, and urban expansion. To provide documentation in these areas of interest the Center actively collects the historical records of farmers and their organizations, businesses and retail stores, state and local politicians, churches, cemeteries, civic agencies, individuals, women's organizations, and labor unions. In addition, the Center holds vertical file manuscripts, county and local histories, atlases and plat books, city directories, maps, broadsides, posters, photographs, oral histories, genealogical journals, and core reference printed materials on the history of northern Illinois that complement the manuscript collections.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Colehour Grain Elevator Records (Mt. Carroll)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-091
Scope and Contents
These records partially document the origin, growth, and business activities of Colehour Elevator, Incorporated of Mt. Carroll, Illinois during its first eighty years. Although many of the records of the first century of its operation appear to have been lost, this collection documents the financial development of the elevator quite well, especially during the 1895-1945 period. Of special note are the files relating to the impact of World Wars I and II on local grain dealers through...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1864-1950; Other: Date acquired: 03/26/1980
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Embree Lumber Company Records (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-007
Scope and Contents
The records contained in the Embree Lumber Company collection document its history from 1902 to 1953. The collection contains the E.E. Embree and Son’s general business agreement, correspondence, financial records, and advertisements, including promotional pamphlets, directories, and information bulletins, arranged in alphabetical order, issued by various building supply companies affiliated with the Embree Company. The collection also contains materials on governmental administrative...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1886-1953; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1967
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Farmers Elevator Company Records (Yorkville)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-109
Scope and Contents
Primarily a collection documenting financial history, the Farmers Elevator Company Records trace the development of a large agribusiness in Kendall County, Illinois. Records date from 1908 to 1985 and include an incomplete set of meeting minutes containing the articles of incorporation and lists of stockholders, the constitution and by-laws, audit reports (1930-1975), correspondence, legal agreements, court claims, and financial ledgers. The financial ledgers document grain sales,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1908-1985; Other: Date acquired: 08/27/1980
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Franklin Grove Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-115
Scope and Contents
The Franklin Grove Collection contains a variety of documents detailing several facets of the community's history. One series comprises minutes and treasurer's account books, (1932-1980) from the Cross Roads Community Club. This club organized in the early 1930's to provide social and recreational entertainment programs for Franklin Grove families. Another series partially documents the Franklin Grove Nursery from 1844 to 1884. A.R. Whitney, owner of the nursery, developed the famous...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1844-1995
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
H.W. Colwill Collection (Creston)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-047
Scope and Contents
The H.W. Colwill Collection documents the business activity of the Creston Grain Elevator (1932-1977) and Leader Oil Company (l944-l967) in Creston, Illinois.
Series 1 consists of materials related to the personal activities of H.W. Colwill during the years 1930-1977. Included are correspondences, tax records, estate settlement records and grain speculation records (e.g., files under Rice, Lamson, Schulenburg). Also included are catalogs and advertisements.
Included in series two are...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1926-1977; Other: Date acquired: 11/10/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Lovering Family Collection (Shabbona)
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: RHC-RC-029
Scope and Contents
This collection partially documents three subjects: the George Lovering Lumber and Grain Company of Shabbona (1881-1912); William K. Lovering’s 1800 mile drive from Detroit, Michigan to Salt Lake City, Utah in a Scripps-Booth automobile (1916); and facets of Shabbona, Illinois’ history (1895-1940). Materials include financial account ledgers, business and personal correspondence, W. K. Lovering’s typed manuscripts under the pen name Bill Knell, photographs, catalogs, and programs. A very...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1876-1965; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1968
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Mighell & Wakefield Smithy, Grain, and Coal Company Records (Waterman)
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: RHC-RC-022
Scope and Contents
The records contained in this collection document the Mighell and Wakefield Company’s financial accounts from the warehouse’s first year of operation, 1872, until 1911, when Wakefield reorganized the business into the Wakefield Grain Company. A series of eleven bound volumes contains entries made by T.G. Mighell before his partnership with George Wakefield (1851-1872); business ledgers of the Mighell and Wakefield Smithy, Grain, and Coal Company (1875-1890); and records from the Wakefield...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1851-1943; Other: Date acquired: 01/00/1966
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Oversize Collection - Maps, Posters, Photographs, Calendars, Drawings
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-200
Scope and Contents
The Oversize Collection consists of unbound items from various Regional History Center collections which are too large to store in regular archival boxes.
The Oversize Collection contains five major groups of documents: posters and broadsides, photographs and prints, maps, newspapers, and certificates.
The Embree Collection's railroad calendars and posters show the locomotives of various railroads from the late 1930's through the mid-1950's. The war poster collection contains 629 posters...
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford Small Business Collection
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: RHC-RC-057
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection partially document the operations of eleven small businesses in Rockford, Illinois during the period 1906 to 1961: John Anderson Coal Company (1944-1950); Joseph Behr and Sons (1954-1958); David Goldman (1920-1958); Industrial Gages, Incorporated (1955-1960); Kettlewell Milk Company (1929-1930); Midway Amusement Company (1927-1938); Rockford Dairy, Incorporated (1929-1930); Royal Mantel and Furniture (1913-1938); The Tagit Company (1916-1961); Union Furniture...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1906-1961; Other: Date acquired: 03/30/1979
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Uplinger Lumber, Grain, and Coal Company Records (Kingston)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-016
Scope and Contents
The records contained in this collection document the history of the Uplinger Lumber, Grain and Coal Company from its first year of operation, 1882, until 1920, just before the business ceased to exist. Daily sales records for this period are almost complete and a series of ledgers recording accounts receivable (1884-1916) complements the sales records. Scale (load weight) records are available for most years between 1906 and 1916. All of these records are in bound form and in poor physical...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1882-1920; Other: Date acquired: 07/00/1972
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
