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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 5 Collections and/or Records:

DeKalb County Migrant Ministry Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-251
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials which document the efforts of the DeKalb County Migrant Ministry from 1964 to 1979, and other organizations which aided migrant and impoverished farm workers in the DeKalb County area from the mid-1970's to 1980. Joan Hallaron became involved in the migrant ministry in 1969 through her church, St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sycamore, Illinois.  Her involvement as a board member and office holder throughout the 1970's with the DeKalb County Migrant Ministry...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1964-1980; Other: Date acquired: 11/13/1981

Dennis J. Collins Papers (DeKalb)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-005
Scope and Contents The materials in the collection partially document three areas of Collins’ professional activities. The collection contains general correspondence concerning Collin’s personal business dealings from 1931 to 1974, correspondence and topical literature related to Collins’ duties as State Representative (1931-1943) and State Senator (1943-1973), and correspondence from Collins’ legal practice with most materials involving specific legal cases. This collection represents a modest portion of...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1931-1974; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1973

People Who Care Records (Rockford)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-271
Scope and Contents The materials in the People Who Care Records date from 1969 to 2007. Series I documents the case of People Who Care vs. the Rockford Board of Education from 1989 to 1999, and include reports and correspondence related to the lawsuit. Series II, Rockford Schools, contains two subseries: Subseries A, History and Reports, contains a variety of documents dating from 1969 to 2001 dealing with Rockford’s Schools and includes information on Diversity, Controlled Choice, and Magnet Schools....
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1969-2007; Other: Date acquired: 06/08/2004

Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-180
Scope and Contents The records in this collection document the activities of the Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce from 1910 to the present.  The original collection is arranged in seven series.  The  addendum donated in April 2006 adds an eighth series, Council of 100 Records. Series I and its five subseries contains many of the core organizational records of the Rockford Chamber including Board of Directors' records, Executive Committee records, Financial Statements, Annual Meeting Records and Annual...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1910+; Other: Date acquired: 01/00/1986

Rockford Urban Ministries Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-266
Scope and Contents The records for the Rockford Urban Ministries date from 1962 to 2017 and consist of organization records and subject files.  The organization records include constitutions, meeting minutes, director reports, newsletters, correspondence and financial information.  Included within the meeting minutes files are agendas, reports, newsletters, correspondence, and financial information.  Following the organization records are alphabetically arranged files that include organizations within and...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1962+; Other: Date acquired: 01/12/2005