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:
Clark C. Cryor Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-279
Scope and Contents
The Clark C. Cryor Audiovisual Collection contains 16mm film-reels from the 1950s through the 1970s. Several of the 16mm films were transferred to DVD and/or VHS tape by the DeKalb Public Library and donated to the Center. The DeKalb Public Library also has copies of the DVD and VHS tape reproductions. Included in the collection are histories of the DeKalb Daily Chronicle Newspaper, the Jacob Haish Memorial Library, and the Automatic Electric Company of Genoa, Illinois. Other films include...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1950-1989; Other: Date acquired: 09/09/2006
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
David McMahon and Barbara Keeling Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-329
Scope and Contents
The David McMahon and Barbara Keeling Collection consists of material on Rockford, Illinois collected by David McMahon and Barbara Keeling from the 1910s to 2011. The materials document the various religious, social, political, medical, and entertainment organizations, businesses, and events of Rockford, Illinois primarily in the later half of the twentieth century. The collection also reflects McMahon and Keeling’s interest in Rockford history as they saved images and material related to...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1910-2013; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-2011; Other: Date acquired: 01/30/2013
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
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 United Labor AFL-CIO Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-145
Scope and Contents
The Rockford United Labor AFL-CIO records are arranged in four series: administrative records, committee records, subject files, and publications and printed materials. The collection traces the history of the organization from its founding in 1957. Records dating from 1977 to the present remain with the organization, but will be transferred to the Center when they become inactive.
The first series contains by-laws, minutes, correspondence, membership information, and financial records. ...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1940-1978; Other: Date acquired: 03/11/1982
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
The Star Reporter (McHenry County)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-131
Scope and Contents
This collection of The Star Reporter dates from 1965 to 1981. The issues from August 1976 to January 1980 are missing with the 1975-1981 run incomplete. The Reporter contains a wide variety of information on activities in McHenry County. In particular, the governmental aspect of the county is featured. Additional topics include population, public schools, transportation, and organizational information. The collection would be particularly...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1965-1981; Other: Date acquired: 09/29/1981
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
World War II Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-303
Scope and Contents
The World War II Scrapbooks contain six scrapbooks of newspaper articles concerning World War II spanning 1940 to 1946. The articles originate from various newspapers both local and national, most of which are unidentifiable. Known source publications include Chicago Tribune, Life, and the Rockford Register Republic. Articles often reference individuals, organizations, or events relating to the Northern Illinois region. The...
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
