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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 354 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Turzak Woodcut Prints

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-348
Scope and Contents

The collection contains ten woodcut prints from the A History of Illinois by Charles Turzak that was published in 1934. Prints are signed by Turzak.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1934-1934; Other: Date acquired: 12/11/2015
Found in: Northern Illinois University

Centennial United Methodist Church

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-333
Scope and Contents The Centennial United Methodist Church Records document the history of Methodism in Rockford, Illinois. The records are comprised of nine series:  (l) Historical Records (2) Administrative Records, (3) Financial Records, (4) Memberships, (5) Church Groups and Committees, (6) Audio-visual, (7) Publications, (8) Artifacts, and (9) Oversize. The records date back to1831, but are predominantly from the late nineteenth century through the present day. Arrangement is by series and then loosely by...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1831-2016; Other: Majority of material found in 1880+; Other: Date acquired: 10/29/2012
Found in: Northern Illinois University

Duck Soup Coup (DeKalb)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-344
Scope and Contents The collection contains the business records of the Duck Soup Coup Co-op of DeKalb, IL from 1974-2015, when the store closed. The records consist primarily of the company’s administrative, financial, personnel, and membership records. Also included are meeting minutes, newsletters, and photographs as well as advertising and marketing records and documents regarding business partnerships and example business models from other health food co-op organizations. Researchers should note the...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1974-2015
Found in: Northern Illinois University

Babb Family and Theater Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-359
Scope and Contents The collection is split into three series: (I) Babb Family, (II) Productions, and (III) Oversize and Artifacts. Records within the collection range from 1901 to 2012, but predominately fall within the last half of the 20th century. Series I consists of papers of the Babb family, including records relating to Nancy Babb’s career as an elementary teacher as well as family photographs, school records, and postcards from sites around the Northern Illinois region. Series II consists of theater...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1901-2012; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1999; Other: Date acquired: 01/26/2017
Found in: Northern Illinois University

Lyford-Davis Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-356
Scope and Contents

The core collection consists of the records of the Lyford-Davis Family from 1858 to 1951. It contains family diaries, ledgers, calendars, card games, photographs, and books. The collection documents the Lyford-Davis family life in their Midwestern farming community. The diaries document daily events and are mostly complete. Also in the collection are research notes and working papers for Carrie Meyer’s books about the family; the 2005 and 2007 publications are included in the collection.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1858-2007; Other: Majority of material found in 1858-1951; Other: Date acquired: 10/21/2016
Found in: Northern Illinois University

John L. Gent Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-354
Scope and Contents Materials in the John L. Gent collection date from 1905 to 1946, but are predominantly from the years leading up to and including World War II (1936-1945). While serving Gent collected artifacts significant to his time at war. These artifacts represent a large portion of the collection and include foreign paper money and coins as well as military arm bands, patches, ribbons, pins, and belt buckles. Nazi Party propaganda postcards, many of which feature Hitler, are also included in the...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1905-1946; Other: Majority of material found in 1936-1945; Other: Date acquired: 09/15/0016
Found in: Northern Illinois University

Sigma Tau Delta

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-362
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the records of the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society from 1924 to 2015. These records are broken up into six series: Historical Records, Administrative and Financial Records, Publications, Awards and Scholarships, Correspondence and Mailings, and Conventions. See also: (UA 11) Sigma Tau Delta 2015 International Convention T-shirt for the “Borderlands and Enchantments” Convention in Albuquerque, NM

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1924-2015; Other: Date acquired: 09/05/2014
Found in: Northern Illinois University

Zelnis/Smith Family

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-342
Scope and Contents

Records in the Zelnis/Smith Family Collection date from 1909 to 2005. Mr. G.B. Smith and Mrs. Valaria Zelnis Smith of DeKalb, Illinois are primary family members featured in the collection.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1909-2005; Other: Date acquired: 05/20/2015
Found in: Northern Illinois University

Kishwaukee Community Hospital Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-327
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of scrapbooks relating to the Kishwaukee Community Hospital from 1924 to 1975. The scrapbooks contain newspaper articles that detail the activities of both the DeKalb Public Hospital and the Sycamore Public Hospital, as well as their auxiliary groups. An additional box includes reports, meeting minutes, and memos documenting the creation of the hospital and its activities.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1924-1975; Other: Date acquired: 02/25/2009
Found in: Northern Illinois University

Angelina Hill Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-318
Scope and Contents The collection consists of the letters and a letterbook of Angelina Hill dating from 1839 to 1902, as well as research materials collected by Willa G. Cramton between 1989 to 1999. The research materials include edited transcriptions of the letters and letterbook and background research relating to Hill, her family, and her community. Although the letters themselves make up a small portion of the materials, they, along with Cramton’s research, provide a rich background on the life of...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1839-1999; Other: Date acquired: 01/30/2012
Found in: Northern Illinois University

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