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 355 Collections and/or Records:
Rockford Chair and Furniture Company Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-042
Scope and Contents
The Rockford Chair and Furniture Company Collection partially documents the activities of a major manufacturing corporation in Rockford, Illinois during the period 1882 to 1973.
The records of the Rockford Chair and Furniture Company are arranged in three series. The first contains the statement of incorporation minutes from meetings, letterbooks, correspondence, agreements, and reports dating from 1882 through 1973. Series two contains labor records and printed materials including wage...
Dates:
created: 1882-1977; Other: Date acquired: 10/24/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
H.H. Parke Collection (Genoa-Sycamore)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-043
Scope and Contents
The H.H. Parke Collection documents the life of one of the foremost men in American agriculture. Included in this collection are letters from family and friends during his college years (1900-1910); congratulatory letters to Mr. Parke for achievements in the agricultural sphere; and programs and reports of the American Farm Bureau. Of particular interest are biographical and autobiographical material of Almon Ford Parke, H.H. Parke and related family members. Publications of various farm...
Dates:
created: 1894-1973; Other: Date acquired: 11/06/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Laura Cooper Collection (Byron)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-044
Scope and Contents
Laura Cooper’s diaries, located in box one, date from 1892 to 1893, 1938 to 1942, 1944 to 1948, and 1954 to 1965. The diaries offer a chronicle of one woman’s day-to-day activities over a number of years including comments on family, deaths of relatives and town members, church activities, and other common situations such as meals and weather.
Box two of the collection contains reminiscences of Mrs. Cooper about Byron’s Congregational Church (1897-1924); weekly bulletins, programs,...
Dates:
created: 1892-1965; Other: Date acquired: 11/06/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Eaton-Luff Collection (Lindenwood)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-045
Scope and Contents
The Eaton-Luff Collection primarily consists of business records for the Jones-Luff dealers in general merchandise located in Lindenwood, Illinois. These records include goods, freight and bank receipts dating from 1887-1896. Goods and freight receipts offer a fair record of the types of products handled by Jones and Luff as well as those companies the firm traded with regularly.
In addition, the collection contains one folder of personal and business letters of the Luff family...
Dates:
created: 1868-1907; Other: Date acquired: 09/07/1973
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Bertha G. Bradt Collection (DeKalb)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-046
Scope and Contents
The Bertha Glidden Bradt Collection contains textual and pictorial records relating to Bradt family genealogy and history dating 1830-1954, the Glidden family manuscripts, and materials from S.E. Bradt’s role in the development of Illinois highways. More than 1,000 volumes are included with the collection and are located in the reading room. A complete listing of the volumes can be found in the Shelflist.
The Bradt family records contain personal items belonging to Mrs. S.E. Bradt and the...
Dates:
created: 1830-1954; Other: Date acquired: 10/19/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
H.W. Colwill Collection (Creston)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-047
Scope and Contents
The H.W. Colwill Collection documents the business activity of the Creston Grain Elevator (1932-1977) and Leader Oil Company (l944-l967) in Creston, Illinois.
Series 1 consists of materials related to the personal activities of H.W. Colwill during the years 1930-1977. Included are correspondences, tax records, estate settlement records and grain speculation records (e.g., files under Rice, Lamson, Schulenburg). Also included are catalogs and advertisements.
Included in series two are...
Dates:
created: 1926-1977; Other: Date acquired: 11/10/1978
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:
created: 1918-1970; Other: Date acquired: 10/31/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Fairview Park Cemetery Association Records (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-049
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection partially document the business activities of the Fairview Park Cemetery Association from 1903 to 1959.
Box one contains cemetery business correspondences arranged in alphabetical order and within that chronological, dating from 1911 to 1953. Also included are the cemetery’s local land records, bank statements, bills, receipts, and the employee’s tax returns, all dating 1903-1952 and burial permits arranged chronologically dating 1902-1918. Also included...
Dates:
created: 1903-1982; Other: Date acquired: 10/19/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Robert McGaw Papers (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-150
Scope and Contents
The Robert McGaw Papers document events in Rockford, Illinois from 1972-1981. Few of McGaw’s personal papers, financial records, campaign material, speeches, or position papers are included in the collection. It is a small collection divided into two series: Correspondence and Subject Files, and News Clippings.
The Correspondence and Subject Files series consists of material dating 1972-1981. It is predominantly correspondence arranged by topic. Subjects covered include: Community...
Dates:
created: 1972-1981; Other: Date acquired: 05/27/1982
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Aurora League of Women Voters Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-151
Scope and Contents
Meeting minutes, annual reports, correspondence, budgets, bulletins, and scrapbooks comprise a major portion of this collection documenting the Aurora League of Women Voters (1947-1982). Although the minutes date only through May 1971, there are annual meeting proceedings for 1972 and 1973. Committee records and subject files document some of the studies and research conducted by the League (local government, downtown redevelopment, housing, and public health). The publications Know Your...
Dates:
created: 1947-1982; Other: Date acquired: 06/02/1982
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
