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:
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:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1918-1970; Other: Date acquired: 10/31/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Sons of Norway Nor-Deka Lodge No. 518
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-319
Scope and Contents
The records for the Sons of Norway, Nor-Deka Lodge No. 518 consists of seven scrapbooks as well as records of group activities and events. The records date from 1972-1992. Records include lists of officers and members, correspondence, group newsletters, newspaper clippings and Norwegian research and songs. Records such as meeting minutes for specific years and treasurer notes are not included.
The seven scrapbooks include photographs, programs and newspaper clippings of group activities...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1972-1992; Other: Majority of material found in 1972-1992; Other: Date acquired: 04/05/2012
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Sons of Norway, Valhall Lodge No. 168 Records (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-265
Scope and Contents
The records for the Sons of Norway, Valhall Lodge No. 168 consists of five series: Valhall Lodge No. 168, Valhall Building Association, Daughter of Valhall, Convention, and Other Norwegian Organizations/District/National/International. The records date from 1907 to 2004.
The Valhall Lodge No. 168 series consists of meeting minutes, financial records, membership records, and other information pertaining to the Lodge. The early records are written in Norwegian. The secretary and assistant...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1907-2004; Other: Date acquired: 12/09/2004
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
South Grove Grange No. 1838 Records (DeKalb County/Ogle County)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-061
Scope and Contents
These records document the establishment, development, and membership growth of the South Grove Grange No. 1838, DeKalb County, Illinois. Included are the original articles of incorporation and dispensation (1925), by-laws, one minute book (1932-1937), a dues account book (1925-1939), quarterly subordinate reports (1936-1939), several state/national grange publications, and a complete run of membership applications for the first fifteen years (1925-1939). Several small items, e.g.,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1925-1939; Other: Date acquired: 05/17/1979
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Spot-Lite Food Mart Records (Malta)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-353
Scope and Contents
The Spot-Lite Food Mart Collection dates from 1950 to 1970. The records consist of business ledgers, inventory logs, tax and insurance records, building records, financial records, clippings, and advertisements.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1950-1970; Other: Date acquired: 08/11/2016
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Spring Creek United Church of Christ (Rockford)
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: RHC-RC-287
Scope and Contents
The collection contains both paper and electronic documents pertaining to the history of the Spring Creek Congregational Church since its founding by Reverend Richard J. Nielsen in 1960.
The collection includes annual meetings, reports, financial reports, and building development and construction. Numerous church committees are represented, some extensively, through meeting agendas and minutes, and miscellaneous correspondence. Those committees include: Cabinet, Christian Education,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1960+; Other: Date acquired: 11/28/2007
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-055
Scope and Contents
The collection contains baptismal, communicant, burial, marriage, and family listings (1911-1948); records helpful for local and genealogical research. A register of church services (1915-1973) and programs (1917-1975) complete the collection. Many of the records needed to document the early history of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church remain with the congregation.
The addendum consists of seven series: Church Records, Episcopal Church Women, Newspaper Clippings, Photographs, The Mars Hill...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1911+; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Stage Coach Players Records (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-184
Scope and Contents
The Stage Coach Players Records, dating from 1953-2000, document the group's activities through minutes, treasurer's reports, correspondence, and programs. The minutes date from 1959-1981 and include general, membership, special, and board meetings. The nearly complete set of programs date from 1960-2000 and give information about the casts and productions during these years. The collection also contains the constitution, by-laws, membership lists, correspondence, and newspaper supplements...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1953-2000; Other: Date acquired: 10/14/1986
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Starline Inc. Records (Harvard)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-114
Scope and Contents
A rich resource for the study of industrial development and corporate policies, the Starline, Inc. Records document the company’s history from 1902 to 1973. The collection is divided into three record series groups: (1) Starline, Inc. records; (2) Federal Malleable Company Records; (3) other related companies’ records. Series one is the most comprehensive.
The records of the Starline corporation, series one, comprise articles of incorporation and amendments, minutes, president’s reports,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1902-1973; Other: Date acquired: 11/18/1980
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Stephenson County Pure Milk Association Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-093
Scope and Contents
The materials in the Stephenson County Pure Milk Association collection document the entire existence, 1928-1957, of a dairy cooperative based in Freeport, Illinois. Included in the collection are articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes, 1931-1953; correspondence, 1944-1958. There are also legal contracts and membership agreements which span almost all the cooperative’s lifetime as a separate entity. Business records, ledgers, annual reports, production records, marketing agreements...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1928-1957; Other: Date acquired: 10/12/1979
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
