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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:

David Fiore Railway Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-288
Scope and Contents

The records for the David J. Fiore Railroad Collection date from 1848 to 2006 and consist of railway research done by Fiore used while writing articles and a book.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1848-2006; Other: Date acquired: 02/27/2008
Found in: Northern Illinois University

David McMahon and Barbara Keeling Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-329
Scope and Contents The David McMahon and Barbara Keeling Collection consists of material on Rockford, Illinois collected by David McMahon and Barbara Keeling from the 1910s to 2011. The materials document the various religious, social, political, medical, and entertainment organizations, businesses, and events of Rockford, Illinois primarily in the later half of the twentieth century. The collection also reflects McMahon and Keeling’s interest in Rockford history as they saved images and material related to...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1910-2013; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-2011; Other: Date acquired: 01/30/2013
Found in: Northern Illinois University

DeKalb AgResearch Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-190
Scope and Contents This collection contains many of the records generated by the DeKalb Genetics Corporation. The materials, dating from 1910-2011, provide information for a basic history of the company; for ascertaining the role played by the industry in the DeKalb area, the United States, and around the world; for the research in the company's areas of expertise; and for analyzing marketing techniques and approaches. The collection is organized into 10 series: Historical Research and General Corporate...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1910-2011; Other: Date acquired: 07/00/1988
Found in: Northern Illinois University

DeKalb Area Garden Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-245
Scope and Contents The DeKalb Area Garden Club Records date from 1983 to 1999. These records consist of the club’s constitution and by-laws, agenda, membership lists, treasurer’s reports, a complete set of newsletters, newspaper clippings, as well as open house and annual flower show information. It is important to note that the collection does not include a complete set of meeting minutes, although there are a limited number of minutes in the executive committee folder. This collection, although not...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1983-2006; Other: Date acquired: 06/05/2000
Found in: Northern Illinois University

DeKalb Area Women's Center

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-236
Scope and Contents

The records for the DeKalb Area Women’s Center include membership, history and activity information. The collection includes newsletters which offer general information about the center and its activities. Also included are programs and flyers promoting the Center’s various conferences and activities. Additionally, the collection also contains information regarding the Center’s permanent art collection and its artists.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1994+; Other: Date acquired: 02/00/1999
Found in: Northern Illinois University

DeKalb Business and Professional Women's Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-099
Scope and Contents The DeKalb Business and Professional Women’s Club Records comprehensively document the history of the organization from 1927 to 1970.  Club histories (Box 1, Folder 28-29) and topical office files supply additional historic data through 1977.  Meeting minutes (1927-1970), presidents’ meeting notes (1949-1962), and treasurer’s record books and reports (1946-1969) detail club programs, legislative endorsements, and contributions to local and national charities and other community...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1927-1981; Other: Date acquired: 10/10/1980
Found in: Northern Illinois University

DeKalb County Animal Shelter (Genoa, Ill.)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-335
Abstract

Roberta Shoaf, Director of the DeKalb County Animal Shelter, donated the DeKalb County Animal Shelter Records to the Regional History Center on April 14, 2014. Property rights in the collection belong to the Regional History Center; literary rights are dedicated to the public. There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1974-2014
Found in: Northern Illinois University

DeKalb County Building and Construction Trades Council Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-314
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the records of the DeKalb County Building and Construction Trades Council from 1950 to 2001. The records include administrative files, minutes, correspondence, printed materials, legal documentation, and audio-visual materials. The records reflect the organization’s activities as a labor union. The correspondence includes letters from individuals, labor organizations, private companies, and public organisms. The minutes have many gaps, especially before 1980.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1949-2001; Other: Date acquired: 05/25/2011
Found in: Northern Illinois University

DeKalb County Centennial/Bicentennial Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-009
Scope and Contents

The materials in this collection document the preparations, financial arrangements, and special programs planned and celebrated at the DeKalb County Centennial (1934), DeKalb City Centennial (1956), DeKalb County’s celebration of the U.S. Bicentennial (1974-1977), and the DeKalb City Sesquicentennial (2006).

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1903-2006; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1965
Found in: Northern Illinois University

DeKalb County Farm Bureau Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-052
Scope and Contents

These records partially document the activities of the DeKalb County Farm Bureau from 1913 to the present.  The majority of the collection consists of monthly and annual publications.  A history of the organization provides extensive background information on the growth and development of the Bureau.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1913+
Found in: Northern Illinois University

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