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 Small Business Collection
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: RHC-RC-057
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection partially document the operations of eleven small businesses in Rockford, Illinois during the period 1906 to 1961: John Anderson Coal Company (1944-1950); Joseph Behr and Sons (1954-1958); David Goldman (1920-1958); Industrial Gages, Incorporated (1955-1960); Kettlewell Milk Company (1929-1930); Midway Amusement Company (1927-1938); Rockford Dairy, Incorporated (1929-1930); Royal Mantel and Furniture (1913-1938); The Tagit Company (1916-1961); Union Furniture...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1906-1961; Other: Date acquired: 03/30/1979
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
Rockford Urban Ministries Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-266
Scope and Contents
The records for the Rockford Urban Ministries date from 1962 to 2017 and consist of organization records and subject files. The organization records include constitutions, meeting minutes, director reports, newsletters, correspondence and financial information. Included within the meeting minutes files are agendas, reports, newsletters, correspondence, and financial information. Following the organization records are alphabetically arranged files that include organizations within and...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1962+; Other: Date acquired: 01/12/2005
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Smith Oil and Refining Company Records (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-048
Scope and Contents
The records in the Smith Oil and Refining Company Records document the business activities of an independent oil company and its subsidiaries from 1918 to 1970.
The collection consists of two series: Smith Oil and Refining Company and Subsidiaries. Series one contains the parent company’s articles of incorporation and amendments, bylaws, minutes (1918-1967), audit reports, and company publications. Oversized ledgers (1918-1949) and check registers are housed separately on the shelf. One...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918-1970; Other: Date acquired: 10/31/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Sons of Norway, Valhall Lodge No. 168 Records (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-265
Scope and Contents
The records for the Sons of Norway, Valhall Lodge No. 168 consists of five series: Valhall Lodge No. 168, Valhall Building Association, Daughter of Valhall, Convention, and Other Norwegian Organizations/District/National/International. The records date from 1907 to 2004.
The Valhall Lodge No. 168 series consists of meeting minutes, financial records, membership records, and other information pertaining to the Lodge. The early records are written in Norwegian. The secretary and assistant...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1907-2004; Other: Date acquired: 12/09/2004
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Spring Creek United Church of Christ (Rockford)
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: RHC-RC-287
Scope and Contents
The collection contains both paper and electronic documents pertaining to the history of the Spring Creek Congregational Church since its founding by Reverend Richard J. Nielsen in 1960.
The collection includes annual meetings, reports, financial reports, and building development and construction. Numerous church committees are represented, some extensively, through meeting agendas and minutes, and miscellaneous correspondence. Those committees include: Cabinet, Christian Education,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1960+; Other: Date acquired: 11/28/2007
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
Veterans of World War I, Greater Rockford Barracks No. 48 and Ladies Auxiliary(Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-195
Scope and Contents
The Veterans of World War I Records date from 1953-1987 and document the activities of the Greater Rockford Barracks No. 48 and the Ladies Auxiliary. Each series contains constitutions and by-laws, correspondence, minutes, financial reports, membership lists, bulletins or general orders, annual convention material, and other documentation of the activities of the organizations. In many instances the minutes include a financial report and a roll call list. Contained in boxes 7, 8, and 9 are...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1953-1987; Other: Date acquired: 05/31/1989
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
W.F. and John Barnes Company Records (Rockford)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-123
Scope and Contents
The W. F. and John Barnes Company records collection represents a small portion of the documents usually generated by a large industrial firm. Nevertheless, as the only surviving records of this important machine tool corporation, the collection is vitally important to the preservation of the industry’s history.
Records in the collection date from 1878 to 1963 with the bulk of the materials between 1940 and 1962. The first series contains company histories, legal agreements and leases,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1878-1963; Other: Date acquired: 02/05/1981
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
