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:
DeKalb First United Methodist Church Records
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: RHC-RC-024
Scope and Contents
The history of the First United Methodist Church, DeKalb (1855-1978), is partially documented in this collection. Although the annual reports (1942-1958), quarterly reports (1892-1961), official board minutes (1883-1957), and financial records (1864-1920) provide the most comprehensive information on the development and policies of the organization, they are incomplete. Some of the historical gaps are filled by the general correspondence (1883-1961) and the correspondence of Pastors Allan...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1854-1978; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1965
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-264
Scope and Contents
The records for the DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice date from 1985 to 2004 and consist of meeting minutes, correspondence, e-mails, financial information, newsletters, newspaper articles, flyers and posters. Also include in the Interfaith Network’s collection is information on the DeKalb Coalition for a Nuclear Weapons Freeze and the NIU Faculty Committee on Social Responsibility. The Coalition records date from 1982 to 1985 and include meeting minutes, correspondence,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1982-2004; Other: Date acquired: 08/19/2004
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Kiwanis Collection
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: RHC-RC-018
Scope and Contents
These records partially document the history of the DeKalb Kiwanis Club from 1921-1966. Although there are no meeting minutes following 1930 and the financial reports are incomplete, the Club’s correspondence and newsletters provide extensive information on the organization’s activities and functions from 1921-1962. Elmer Embree’s correspondence and official reports while he was Lieutenant Governor of the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District (1934-1935) comprise a major series of the collection....
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1921-1996; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1967
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Landmarks Commission Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-239
Scope and Contents
The records for the DeKalb Landmarks Commission document the history of the Commission from its inception in 1978 and consists of meeting minutes and project information and reports. Examples of survey reports included in the collection are the Evergreen Cemetery Project, the Huntley Park Historic District Survey, the Brick Streets Survey, and the Fifth Ward North Historic District.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1971-2001; Other: Date acquired: 12/18/1998
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb League of Women Voters Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-118
Scope and Contents
The DeKalb League of Women Voters, organized soon after the formation of the national League, educated the first women voters of DeKalb County on the mechanics and policies of government. These records document the League’s efforts towards securing legislation of special interest to women, wiping out legal discrimination against women, and educating the general public on city, county, state, and national politics. Information is available on the League’s work to save the DeKalb city park...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1924-1998
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Milk Consumers Association Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-015
Scope and Contents
The records contained in this collection document the activities of the Milk Consumers Association Incorporated, of DeKalb, Illinois. The materials reflect on Association business from 1922 through its 1966 dissolution, with the bulk of the materials covering the years 1950-1966.
Types of records include minutes (1950-1965), correspondence, bills, payroll records, I.R.S. materials, banking records, monthly balance sheets, hauling routes, stock inventories, stock certificates, and final...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1922-1971; Other: Date acquired: 04/06/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb-Ogle County Labor Council Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-170
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection document many of the activities of the DeKalb-Ogle County Central Labor Council from 1964 to 1982. Types of records include: constitution, by-laws, minutes, correspondence, membership information, newsletters, and newsclips. Financial reports were usually included in meeting minutes. The minutes, although incomplete, provide excellent documentation of the issues important to Council members. Extensive correspondence files and material from the Illinois F of...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1964-1983; Other: Date acquired: 05/02/1984
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb-Pond-Fisk Neighborhood Redevelopment Project Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-237
Scope and Contents
The DeKalb-Pond-Fisk Neighborhood Redevelopment Project records document the redevelopment of a deteriorated neighborhood through the cooperative efforts of the City Council, City staff, and the DeKalb/Pond/Fisk Block Group. The records are arranged chronologically and include proposals, maps, correspondence, memorandums, press releases, and histories of the development project.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1988-1993; Other: Date acquired: 04/05/1999
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Post Office Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-021
Scope and Contents
These records partially document the history of the DeKalb Post Office from 1888-1960. There are no records available for the earliest years of the office's existence (1849-1887). Financial records comprise a major series of the collection including postal account books (1888-1943), domestic money order cash books (1888-1938), and international money order cash books (1893-1920). Four letterpress books document the construction and furnishing of the post office building completed in 1906...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1888-1960; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1967
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Public Hospital Records
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: RHC-RC-224
Scope and Contents
The records for the DeKalb Public Hospital include information pertaining to the building of the new hospital, the Kishwaukee Community Hospital, and the selling of the old property, the DeKalb Public Hospital. The records include meeting minutes, constitutions, correspondence, reports, and legal documents.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1911-2007; Other: Date acquired: 03/16/1995
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
