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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 5 Collections and/or Records:

American Association of University Women/Rockford Branch Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-248
Scope and Contents The American Association of University Women, Rockford Branch, is divided into four series: Rockford Branch, State, National, and International. The first series documents the history of the Rockford Branch from its origination in 1929 through 2000. The records consist of bylaws, branch and board minutes, newsletters, yearbooks, membership information, treasurer’s reports, and scrapbooks. It is useful to note that the scrapbooks include copies of the Rockford Files,...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1881+; Other: Date acquired: 11/28/2000

Carpenters Auxiliary No. 280 Collection (Rockford)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-198
Scope and Contents

The Carpenters' Auxiliary #280 records consist of a history, correspondence, and newsletters dating 1941 to 1971. The Carpenters' Auxiliary #280 records consist of a history, correspondence, and newsletters dating 1941 to 1971. Two scrapbooks which contains photographs of Auxiliary activities and newspaper clippings pertaining to the organization are included in the collection.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-1971; Other: Date acquired: 11/22/1989

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

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

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