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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.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Calvin L. Skinner, Jr. Papers (Crystal Lake)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-196
Scope and Contents The papers of Calvin L. Skinner, Jr. cover the years 1963 to 2000 and are separated into seven series: Regional Transportation Authority, Income Tax, Politicians, Subject Files, Legislative Bills, Title X, and Correspondence. The first series, the Regional Transportation Authority, is located in boxes 1-27 and contains the bulk of the collection. This series includes House and Senate bills and analyses, correspondence, and notes. It is concerned with the formation of and the opposition...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1963-2000; Other: Date acquired: 01/16/1990

Dennis J. Collins Papers (DeKalb)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-005
Scope and Contents The materials in the collection partially document three areas of Collins’ professional activities. The collection contains general correspondence concerning Collin’s personal business dealings from 1931 to 1974, correspondence and topical literature related to Collins’ duties as State Representative (1931-1943) and State Senator (1943-1973), and correspondence from Collins’ legal practice with most materials involving specific legal cases. This collection represents a modest portion of...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1931-1974; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1973

Gene L. Hoffman Papers (Elmhurst)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-208
Scope and Contents

The Gene L. Hoffman Papers date from 1966 to 1990 and cover Hoffman's years as the Illinois State Representative from the 40th District.  Each series includes letters, minutes and reports from various committees, proposed and actual house and senate bills and their amendments, memos, litigation files, newsletters, and newspaper articles.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1966-1990; Other: Date acquired: 12/04/1991

Howard Center for the Family, Religion, and Society Records (Rockford)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-238
Scope and Contents The Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society records date from 1956 to present and are divided into nine series: General Administrative Records, Ingersoll Prize Records, Publications, Conferences, Public Relations Records, The Center on Religion and Society Records, John Howard Papers, Allan Carlson Papers, and Michael Warder Papers.  A majority of the records document the history of The Rockford Institute rather than The Howard Center. The General Administrative Records series...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1911+; Other: Date acquired: 04/13/1999