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:
American Legion Post No. 66 - DeKalb Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-154
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection partially document the activities of the DeKalb American Legion Post #66 from 1919 to 1979. Types of records include: meeting minutes (1969-1971), membership records (1929-1942), newsletters, certificates, cemetery maps, and photographs. Due to the extensive gaps in the documentation, the research value of the collection is limited.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1919-1979; Other: Date acquired: 08/02/1982
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
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc., Blackhawk Chapter Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-255
Scope and Contents
The records for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc., Blackhawk Chapter date from 1980 to 2000 . The records contain the Blackhawk Chapter’s charter. Included within the folders labeled minutes are bylaws, agendas, meeting and board minutes, treasurer’s reports, meeting attendance sheets, correspondence, membership lists, newsletters, annual reports and program handouts.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1980-2000; Other: Date acquired: 05/02/2003
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:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1947-1982; Other: Date acquired: 06/02/1982
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Aurora Trades and Labor Assembly Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-182
Scope and Contents
The records in the Aurora Trades and Labor Assembly (ATLA) Collection are arranged in five series and span the years from 1901 to 1984. Series I contains constitutions, by-laws, annual reports, minutes of meetings, and a brief history of the ATLA. There are some gaps in the meeting minutes and several meetings in the late 1970’s are on cassette tapes. Financial records (1904-1883) comprise Series II. Included are income and expense records, audit reports, bank accounts, and per capita...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1901-1984; Other: Date acquired: 08/14/1986
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
B-J Aviation, Inc.
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-310
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records from professors Robert LaConto and Jack Bennett’s business dealings regarding a Cessna aircraft for training purposes and creation of aviation companies at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport. Records deal with the men’s acquisition, lease, and sale of a Cessna 150 plane. The collection is arranged chronologically from 1979-1990 and includes articles of incorporation and initial meeting minutes, lease and rental agreements of the Cessna 150, maintenance...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1979-1990; Other: Date acquired: 04/00/2010
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
Baldwin Family Papers (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-041
Scope and Contents
The Baldwin Family Papers consist of the private and business papers of Edwin S. Baldwin, his brother George W. Baldwin and their families. Box one contains one file folder of family letters, a diary, and numerous bills and tax receipts dating from the 1890’s to the mid twentieth century. Printed material documenting Masonic and Shriner activity during this period are also included in Box one. Box two includes dance programs, calling cards, glass plate negatives, photographs and various...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1853-1954; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1965
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Beaver Valley Grange Records (Boone County)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-142
Scope and Contents
Primarily comprised of meeting minutes and treasurer’s account books, the Beaver Valley Grange records documents the organization’s history from its inception in 1916 to 1973. The meeting minutes indicate the number of members attending, social activities, the topic of discussions, resolutions approved by the members, and the amount and services for which bills are paid. Topics of discussions range from the science of agriculture through the proper roles for men and women in rural life to...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1916-2003; Other: Date acquired: 11/19/1981
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Belvidere Business and Professional Women's Club Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-122
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection partially document the history of the Belvidere Business and Professional Women’s Club from 1932 to 1980, with the bulk of the material dating after 1950. A major portion of the meeting minutes is missing (1940-1973). Nevertheless, information on club activities during this time is available in the club history, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. The correspondence, financial records, and membership lists and statements contain further...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1932-1980; Other: Date acquired: 01/31/1981
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
