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 7 Collections and/or Records:
Central Market Records (Geneva)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-072
Scope and Contents
This collection partially documents the business activities of the Central Market in Geneva, Illinois, from 1902-1977. Documents before the late 1930’s, however, are sparse and yield little information; the bulk of the material pertains to later years.
The collection contains a deed, a license, correspondence, governmental memos, census information, and employer tax returns related to withholding and social security. Also included are store accounts, sales records, bank accounts, employee...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1902-1977; Other: Date acquired: 07/23/1979
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
Geneva-St. Charles League of Women Voters Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-149
Scope and Contents
The Geneva-St. Charles League of Women Voters (LWV) records date from 1947 to 1979. Included are by-laws, meeting minutes, annual reports, treasurer’s records, correspondence, subject files, and scrapbooks. A separate series contains records from the Kane County Council LWV (1921-1972) and surveys and reports dealing with different aspects of Kane County. Since the League began as the Geneva LWV in 1947, combined with St. Charles in 1949, split into two Leagues in 1960, and recombined...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1921-1980; Other: Date acquired: 05/11/1982
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
International Organization of Good Templars Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-066
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of various organizational levels found within the International Organization of Good Templars (I.O.G.T). The records date from 1865 to 1979. The materials are arranged in five series: International Lodge; National Lodge; Central States Lodge (Scandinavian Grand Lodge); Local Lodges; and Books and Memorabilia. All materials related to the same lodge within the organization are housed together. Included in these materials are constitution/by-laws,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1865-2003; Other: Date acquired: 06/07/1979
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Kane County Development Department Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-164
Scope and Contents
The material in this collection came from the background and informational files of two directors of the Kane County Development Department, Thornton “Tony” Ware and Frank Olson. In general, the material covers the years between 1960 and 1980. However, some of the files date as far back as 1957 and the creation of the department.
Department Administration deals with the business and staff workings in the Development Department. Such information as annual reports, budgets, and...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1950-1980; Other: Date acquired: 07/13/1983
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-159
Scope and Contents
The Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission Records document efforts to solve major public problems in land, water, resource management, and economic development in the six county Chicago metropolitan area from 1960 to 1980. This collection presents a rich resource for geographic, demographic, public policy, and environmental research in region and complements other records collections the Center holds. This collection is especially strong in land use, water resources, and transportation...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1960-1980; Other: Date acquired: 12/08/1982
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Swedish Cultural Society, Rockford Chapter Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-273
Scope and Contents
The Swedish Cultural Society Collection dates from 1951 to 2005, with the majority of the materials dating from 1980 to 2005. These records consist of meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, program materials, membership lists, bylaws, newspaper clippings, and several photographs relating to the Rockford Chapter of this organization. The annual reports from 1971 to 1975 are written in Swedish.
Also located within this collection are items from the Chicago Chapter and National Council...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1951-2005; Other: Date acquired: 04/13/2006
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
