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:
Rockford Chair and Furniture Company Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-042
Scope and Contents
The Rockford Chair and Furniture Company Collection partially documents the activities of a major manufacturing corporation in Rockford, Illinois during the period 1882 to 1973.
The records of the Rockford Chair and Furniture Company are arranged in three series. The first contains the statement of incorporation minutes from meetings, letterbooks, correspondence, agreements, and reports dating from 1882 through 1973. Series two contains labor records and printed materials including wage...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1882-1977; Other: Date acquired: 10/24/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Records (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-302
Scope and Contents
Series one contains organizational records, founding documents, constitution and by-laws, papers of board members and committees such as chapter regent, register, recording secretary, librarian and historian. It also contains records about the Rockford chapter, including awards, certifications and correspondence. This series also contains board meeting minutes; including general membership minutes, regular, executive, and special minutes.
The financial papers, series two, consist mostly...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1894-2011; Other: Date acquired: 06/00/2010
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford Council of Social Agencies Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-125
Scope and Contents
Organized to discover human needs, to plan for the meeting of such needs, to bring about and maintain improved policies, standards, and methods of social work, to develop team work in the conduct of social work activities, and to create intelligent public opinion concerning problems of welfare, the Rockford Council of Social Agencies helped area citizens in a variety of ways. This collection, only a small part of the records generated by the council, gives some insight into the...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1930-1945; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1965
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford First Lutheran Church Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-083
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection provide extensive documentation of the origins and growth of First Lutheran Church and of Rockford’s Swedish community from 1853 to 1970. The collection is arranged in six series which provide fairly complete information on all aspects of the history of the church. Researchers should note that although much of the pre-1930 material is in the Swedish language, translations of some of the core records are included.
The first series contains the church’s...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1853-2005; Other: Date acquired: 11/21/1979
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford Harmony Singing Society Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-040
Scope and Contents
The Rockford Harmony Singing Society Records collection consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, membership and song lists spanning the years 1923 to 1969. Of particular importance are the minutes summarizing the organization’s special and regular business meetings and containing annual reports from the Executive Committees. These materials also include the records of resignations, nominations, and elections of officers. The early minutes are in the Norwegian language.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1923-1969; Other: Date acquired: 10/23/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford Historical Society Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-268
Scope and Contents
The records for the Rockford Historical Society date from 1941 to the present. The records for the Rockford Historical Society date from 1941 to the present and consist of meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, and newspaper articles. The records are in chronological order. In addition, the collection includes the bylaws, lists of officers and board members, and photographs.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941+; Other: Date acquired: 01/28/2005
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford League of Women Voters Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-178
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of the Rockford League of Women Voters from its founding in 1922 to the present. Included in Series I, is historical materials, by-laws, minutes of meetings, correspondence, and newsletters. Among the broad range of topics covered in the Series II are nuclear power, China, education, ERA, flood control, housing, and the status of women. Most of the files fall within the 1960-1985 time period. Series III contains scrapbooks spanning the years from...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1922+; Other: Date acquired: 10/08/1985
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford Magazine Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-256
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a complete run of the Rockford Magazine published in Rockford, Illinois from June 1986 through the Winter issue of 1996.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1986-1996; Other: Date acquired: 10/22/2003
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford Mitten and Hosiery Company Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-038
Scope and Contents
The Rockford Mitten and Hosiery Company records trace the corporate activities of a textile manufacturer from 1881 to its dissolution in 1957. The minute books (1881-1957) detail company policies, organizational changes, and financial conditions. An examination and analysis of the company’s financial statements and its relationship to subsidiary corporations are documented in the audit and annual reports (1918-1955). Additional financial information is available in the general ledgers...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1881-1957; Other: Date acquired: 10/16/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford Peace and Justice Action Committee Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-267
Scope and Contents
The records for the Rockford Peace and Justice Action Committee (RP&JAC) date from 1982 to 1995 and consist of meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, and newspaper articles. Included in Series I, Organizational Records, is historical materials, by-laws, minutes of meetings, correspondence, and newsletters. Subject Files comprise Series II, and are arranged alphabetically. Among the broad range of topics covered in the series are nuclear power, China, education, ERA, flood control,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1980-2005; Other: Date acquired: 01/12/2005
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
