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 354 Collections and/or Records:
Forrest Hare Papers (Algonquin Township)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-207
Scope and Contents
The Forest Hare Papers date from 1960 to 1982 with the majority of the papers dealing with Forrest Hare's two terms as the Algonquin Township Tax Assessor. Records include information on assessment and property taxes in the McHenry County area, political candidates election brochures, Hare's testimonies on several house bills, and newspaper clippings.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1960-1982; Other: Date acquired: 10/23/1991
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Frances Pesut Family
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-334
Scope and Contents
The Frances Pesut Family Collection consists of photographs, legal documents, funeral and financial registers, membership records, newspaper articles, and birth and death records, and handmade crafts and artifacts. The collection covers the span of 1908 to 2013. Arrangement is chronological. The beginning of the collection starts with the documentation of the Pesut family The beginning of the collection starts with the documentation of the Pesut family as a whole, and then is separated by...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1908-2013; Other: Date acquired: 10/28/2013
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Frances W. Shimer College Collection (Mt. Carroll)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-077
Scope and Contents
The Shimer College Collection documents the founding and development of an important higher educational institution in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Materials in this collection range from original manuscripts pre-dating Shimer's origin in 1853 to publications printed in 1978. There are six major record series in the Shimer College Collection: (1) original documents, historical, and biographical files; (2) files from the Office of the President; (3) alumnae and public relations records; (4)...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1838-1980; Other: Date acquired: 10/10/1979
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Franklin Grove Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-115
Scope and Contents
The Franklin Grove Collection contains a variety of documents detailing several facets of the community's history. One series comprises minutes and treasurer's account books, (1932-1980) from the Cross Roads Community Club. This club organized in the early 1930's to provide social and recreational entertainment programs for Franklin Grove families. Another series partially documents the Franklin Grove Nursery from 1844 to 1884. A.R. Whitney, owner of the nursery, developed the famous...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1844-1995
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
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
Friends in Council Records (Princeton)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-129
Scope and Contents
The Friends in Council records collection documents the history of the organization from 1880 to 2016, with the bulk of the materials dating between 1880 and 1967. A major series of the collection contains minute books (1880-1967); the minutes record the number of members attending, the topic of the meetings lecture, and current events of the past week. As a group organized to teach members on cultural, historical, and scientific subjects, the minutes provide an interesting insight into...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1880-2016; Other: Majority of material found in 1880-1967; Other: Date acquired: 02/26/1981
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Gen-E-Dek Club Records (DeKalb)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-215
Scope and Contents
The records for the Gen-E-Dek Club date from 1949 to 1992. The majority of the collection consists of treasurer's books which contain meeting minutes, treasurer's reports, correspondence, paid receipts, bank statements with cancelled checks, 250 raffle winning tickets and profits, and activity flyers. The treasurer's books along with the scrapbooks comprise a fairly comprehensive history of the club's activities.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1949-1992; Other: Date acquired: 09/08/1993
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
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
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
General Electric Company (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-341
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the papers from the General Electric Company located in DeKalb, Illinois. The collection contains materials from 1891 to 2015, with the bulk of the material ranging from 1946 to 2015. The collection includes newsletters, club records, photographs, historical files, minutes, and artifacts. The material documents the activities and events of employees, the company, the DeKalb area. There are also records about the interior and exterior of the building as well as the...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1891-2015; Other: Majority of material found in 1946-2015; Other: Date acquired: 03/17/2015
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Genesee Grange Records (Coleta)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-102
Scope and Contents
These records document the history of the Genesee Grange No. 1849 of Coleta, Illinois from 1934 through its dissolution in 1979. Although records detailing the first three years of the Grange’s existence are missing, minute books (1934-1974) relate the social orientation of Genesee Grange meetings toward relieving the isolation of farming life through group discussion and entertainment programs. A single treasurer’s account book (1938-1978) contains financial information on grange expenses...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1931-1979; Other: Date acquired: 07/01/1980
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
