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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.

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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...
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