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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Fred C. Soderboom Papers (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-033
Scope and Contents
The Fred C. Soderboom Papers represent a modest portion of historical records belonging to Swedish immigrant Klas Fredrick Soderboom, dating 1901 to 1957. Legal documents, business agreements, sale receipts and personal papers such as a marriage license, mortgages and private notes are included. Exceptional records in the collection are the indispensable documents needed for settlement in the United States--a passport, leaving certificate, a baptismal form and immigration papers. Also...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1901-1957; Other: Date acquired: 07/05/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Hilmer Borggren Collection (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-012
Scope and Contents
The Hilmer Borggren Collection contains a variety of materials collected by Borggren between 1932 and 1977. Borggren's role in the Scandinavian Fraternity of America, the Vasa Order of America, along with his experiences during World War II are revealed through the scrapbooks, the correspondence, programs, convention materials, songbooks, and photographs. Since Rockford comprises a large Scandinavian population, these records partially reveal the important social function of American...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1905-1977; Other: Date acquired: 08/08/1981
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
International Organization of Good Templars Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-066
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities of various organizational levels found within the International Organization of Good Templars (I.O.G.T). The records date from 1865 to 1979. The materials are arranged in five series: International Lodge; National Lodge; Central States Lodge (Scandinavian Grand Lodge); Local Lodges; and Books and Memorabilia. All materials related to the same lodge within the organization are housed together. Included in these materials are constitution/by-laws,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1865-2003; Other: Date acquired: 06/07/1979
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
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
