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 37 Collections and/or Records:
DeKalb County Rehab and Nursing Center Auxiliary Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-252
Scope and Contents
The records of the DeKalb County Rehab and Nursing Center Auxiliary date from 1978 to 2010 and consist of history, bylaws, financial reports, membership information, newsletters, fund raising activities, newspaper clippings, Peddler Shop and information about the new home referendum and the new home. Note that information about the DeKalb County Nursing Home Foundation, a similar organization, can be found in Box 1, Folder 43.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1978+; Other: Date acquired: 08/13/2001
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb County Senior Citizens Club Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-197
Scope and Contents
The DeKalb County Senior Citizens Clubs Collection consists of two series: Waterman, Illinois Elderberries Club and the Hinckley, Illinois Golden Age Club. Series I contains the minutes of the Waterman Elderberries Club for the years 1976-1986. Series II consists of the minutes and attendance lists for the Hinckley Golden Age Club. Also included in Series II is a scrapbook that contains photographs, programs, and newspaper clippings.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1974-1986; Other: Date acquired: 06/26/1986
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Milk Consumers Association Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-015
Scope and Contents
The records contained in this collection document the activities of the Milk Consumers Association Incorporated, of DeKalb, Illinois. The materials reflect on Association business from 1922 through its 1966 dissolution, with the bulk of the materials covering the years 1950-1966.
Types of records include minutes (1950-1965), correspondence, bills, payroll records, I.R.S. materials, banking records, monthly balance sheets, hauling routes, stock inventories, stock certificates, and final...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1922-1971; Other: Date acquired: 04/06/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb-Ogle County Labor Council Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-170
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection document many of the activities of the DeKalb-Ogle County Central Labor Council from 1964 to 1982. Types of records include: constitution, by-laws, minutes, correspondence, membership information, newsletters, and newsclips. Financial reports were usually included in meeting minutes. The minutes, although incomplete, provide excellent documentation of the issues important to Council members. Extensive correspondence files and material from the Illinois F of...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1964-1983; Other: Date acquired: 05/02/1984
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board Records (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-306
Scope and Contents
The DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board collection consists of board meeting notes, official minutes, agendas, financial records, airport expansion impact studies, official memorandums from various city offices, airplane hanger expansion efforts, DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport and general aviation newspaper articles all documenting the changes to the Airport from the late 1970s until 2010.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1975-2010; Other: Date acquired: 05/25/2010
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Delta Kappa Gamma Alpha Chapter Records (DeKalb County)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-296
Scope and Contents
The records for the Delta Kappa Gamma (ΔΚΓ), Alpha Chapter date from 1936 to 2009. Alpha Chapter records make up the bulk of this collection and include the society’s scrapbooks, yearbooks, meeting minutes, newsletters, programs from events, correspondence between members, treasurer and budget reports as well as reports from chairmen. The yearbooks range from 1936 to 2006. The scrapbooks contain news clippings of various members, photographs, programs from events, newsletter clippings and...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1936+; Other: Date acquired: 01/25/2010
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
District Two Illinois Nurses' Association Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-144
Scope and Contents
The district includes nurses from DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, and Will Counties. Administrative records comprise the largest series and contain constitutions and by-laws, regular and board meeting minutes, annual reports, correspondence, committee and section records, and histories of the association and hospitals and nursing education programs within the district. The section records document specific nursing divisions within the association such as general duty or mental health...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1914-2004; Other: Date acquired: 08/28/1973
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Etna Grange No. 1890 Records (Malta Township)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-063
Scope and Contents
These records document a substantial portion of the Etna Grange No. 1890 history. Materials in the collection include articles of incorporation and dispensation (1937), the original charter (l937), insurance items (1941-1947), minute books (1937-1955), Grange publications, and membership application/demit forms arranged alphabetically (1937-1961). Also included in the collection is a Grange chaff symbol. This collection is incomplete in that it does not contain any correspondence and...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1937-1961; Other: Date acquired: 05/22/1979
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
General Electric Company (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-341
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the papers from the General Electric Company located in DeKalb, Illinois. The collection contains materials from 1891 to 2015, with the bulk of the material ranging from 1946 to 2015. The collection includes newsletters, club records, photographs, historical files, minutes, and artifacts. The material documents the activities and events of employees, the company, the DeKalb area. There are also records about the interior and exterior of the building as well as the...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1891-2015; Other: Majority of material found in 1946-2015; Other: Date acquired: 03/17/2015
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Giles P. Ransom Family Collection (Roscoe)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-275
Scope and Contents
Records in the Dr. Giles Paddock Ransom Family collection date from 1789 to 2009 with the majority of the records from the 1850 through 1930 time period. They document the personal and business aspects of individuals living in Rockford and Roscoe, Illinois. There are four main families represented in the collection–Jenks, Sherman, Leland, and Ransom; the Ransom family is most predominant. The other families are associated by marriage or settled near the Ransoms or both. Documents include...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1839-2009; Other: Majority of material found in 1850s-1930s; Other: Date acquired: 06/22/2006
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
