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 49 Collections and/or Records:
National Chair Company Records (Rockford)
Collection — Volume 1-4
Identifier: RHC-RC-059
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection are business correspondence files, financial records, and legal documents falling in the period 1927 to 1954. These documents were found mingled with the records of another defunct Rockford business, the Rockford Chair and Furniture Company. There appears, however, to have been no formal connection between Rockford Chair and National Chair. These records, used in concert with other Center manuscript material collections and printed sources, offer a value and...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1927-1954; Other: Date acquired: 10/24/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
North Central Illinois Genealogical Society Collection (Winnebago County)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-188
Scope and Contents
The North Central Illinois Genealogical Society records consist of 10 volumes of cemetery inscriptions from 8 different townships within Winnebago County, Illinois, 1 volume of surnames which appeared in the Pecatonica News from 1872-1917, and a 1986 directory of members of the Society.
Within the volumes of township cemetery inscriptions, each cemetery is named, inventoried and indexed separately. The location of each cemetery is given at the beginning of its listing....
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1986-1988; Other: Date acquired: 01/20/1989
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Ohave Sholom Synagogue
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-332
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials from the Ohave Sholom Synagogue, Rockford, Illinois, from 1941-2013, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1980-2005. The materials document the functioning of the synagogue and reflect its spiritual, educational, and social mission. Records dealing with the history of the synagogue prior to the 1970s are few. Also archived are 211 digital images of the synagogue and the artifacts within it.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-2013; Other: Majority of material found in 1980-2005; Other: Date acquired: 06/27/2013
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
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
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Postcard Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-199
Abstract
The Regional History Center's postcard collection contains over 2,500 individual cards and provides a unique source for photographic and artistic documentation of people, places and events, the majority during the 1900-1940 period. A majority of the cards in this collection came from four manuscript collections held by the Center: W.W. Embree (RC 2); Sabin-Van Arsdale (RC 32); Kavadas (RC 50); Hall Family (RC 117).
Although most of the cards depict scenes or events from the Northern...
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Robert Borden Papers (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-186
Scope and Contents
These records partially document the history of Thomas Jefferson Junior High School, Rockford, Illinois, 1956-1969 which became Thomas Jefferson High School in 1970. The collection is comprised of material received and generated by Robert Borden during his twenty-eight year tenure at Thomas Jefferson School, 1958-1986.
The first record series covers the policies and administrative decisions, daily life of both teachers and students, special events at Jefferson, and Robert Borden's classroom...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1944-1991; Other: Date acquired: 11/00/1987
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Robert McGaw Papers (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-150
Scope and Contents
The Robert McGaw Papers document events in Rockford, Illinois from 1972-1981. Few of McGaw’s personal papers, financial records, campaign material, speeches, or position papers are included in the collection. It is a small collection divided into two series: Correspondence and Subject Files, and News Clippings.
The Correspondence and Subject Files series consists of material dating 1972-1981. It is predominantly correspondence arranged by topic. Subjects covered include: Community...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1972-1981; Other: Date acquired: 05/27/1982
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
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
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford Building and Construction Trades Council Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-138
Scope and Contents
The Rockford Building and Construction Trades Council records (1937-1981) are arranged in the four series established by the R.B.C.T.C. office: minutes of meetings, topical correspondence files, wage scales and contracts, and financial records. With some exceptions this collection is complete in tracing the history of the Council from its founding in 1937: records from 1968 to the present have been retained in the R.B.C.T.C. office and will be added to the collection when no longer needed...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1937-1981; Other: Date acquired: 10/06/1981
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
