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 3 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
