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 355 Collections and/or Records:
Sabin and Van Arsdale Collection (Aurora)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-032
Scope and Contents
The Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection consists of 845 photographs, a small amount of correspondence, diaries and school work, surveyor’s notebooks, tour books, and other printed material. The photographs depict western mining and manufacturing operations, landscape and scenery from Europe and the United States dating from the early twentieth century, and portraits and candid shots of relatives and friends of the Sabin and Van Arsdale families. Also found in the collection are souvenir and costume...
Dates:
created: 1856-1960; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1966
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Fred C. Soderboom Papers (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-033
Scope and Contents
The Fred C. Soderboom Papers represent a modest portion of historical records belonging to Swedish immigrant Klas Fredrick Soderboom, dating 1901 to 1957. Legal documents, business agreements, sale receipts and personal papers such as a marriage license, mortgages and private notes are included. Exceptional records in the collection are the indispensable documents needed for settlement in the United States--a passport, leaving certificate, a baptismal form and immigration papers. Also...
Dates:
created: 1901-1957; Other: Date acquired: 07/05/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Ella Hume Taylor Collection (Geneseo)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-034
Scope and Contents
The Ella Hume Taylor Collection is made up of materials collected by Mrs. Taylor from the Henry County area.
The major portion of the collection is made up of letters, reminiscences, town and township histories obtained by Ella Hume Taylor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Among these are autobiographical and biographical sketches of the ‘Old Settlers of Henry County’ Theodore Davenport, George Brandenburg, and others. Also included are programs and by-laws of the Old...
Dates:
created: 1881-1940
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Biester-Davis Papers (Belvidere-Elgin)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-035
Scope and Contents
The materials in this collection document the perspective held by two individuals regarding the practice of law, national politics, prohibition and various issues of moral integrity during the years 1885-1887.
File folder 1 contains genealogical and biographical material relating to the Davis family. Also included is a typescript copy of the Biester letters to Davis. File folder 2 contains the holograph copies of the Biester letters to Davis. File folder 3 contains a letter and several...
Dates:
created: 1885-1887; Other: Date acquired: 06/22/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Groenewold Business Collection (Forreston)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-036
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection document the business enterprises of George Groenewold from 1932-1954 in Forreston, Illinois. They consist primarily of record and account books of specific business interests (i.e. poultry, eggs, and furs) and general business financial records. There also is some personal correspondence in German and English from 1867-1871. Researchers should note that although George Groenewold’s fur business was internationally known, the collection only partially documents...
Dates:
created: 1932-1954; Other: Date acquired: 10/04/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Taylor Farm Records (Franklin Grove)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-037
Scope and Contents
The Taylor Farm Records partially document the agricultural and household activities of the Lawrence Taylor family in Franklin Grove, Illinois from 1944 to 1977. Materials include personal and business correspondence, property sales records, legal documents, insurance records, estate documents, and livestock commodity invoices. Journals and ledgers record the family’s household and farm expenses and Mrs. Taylor’s diary relates information on her daily activities in 1964. Although...
Dates:
created: 1944-1977; Other: Date acquired: 08/25/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford Mitten and Hosiery Company Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-038
Scope and Contents
The Rockford Mitten and Hosiery Company records trace the corporate activities of a textile manufacturer from 1881 to its dissolution in 1957. The minute books (1881-1957) detail company policies, organizational changes, and financial conditions. An examination and analysis of the company’s financial statements and its relationship to subsidiary corporations are documented in the audit and annual reports (1918-1955). Additional financial information is available in the general ledgers...
Dates:
created: 1881-1957; Other: Date acquired: 10/16/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Reed and Delong Pharmacy Records (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-039
Scope and Contents
The Reed and Delong Records consist of 1 box of 8 ledger books. These books document the transactions of Hiram Delong and John Reed’s Pharmacy for the years from 1877 to 1893. These records document transactions for numerous dry goods items including matches, tobacco, plaster, coffee, pharmaceuticals and spices. Also included are prescriptions and cash books. Several ledgers identify customer’s and their purchases.
Dates:
created: 1877-1893; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1965
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Illinois Valley Industrial Association Records (LaSalle County)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-140
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection partially document the activities of the Illinois Valley Industrial Association from 1913 to 1968. Included are minutes of meetings (1913-1951, 1959), account books (1918-1968), correspondence files, executive secretary’s and treasurer’s records, committee lists, social activities and information on the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and the Illinois Industrial Council. Although many series are incomplete the range of record types provide adequate...
Dates:
created: 1913-1968; Other: Date acquired: 09/25/1987
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
East Oswego Farmers Club Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-141
Scope and Contents
Records in this collection span the entire history of the East Oswego Farmers Club from 1919 to 1959. Types of records include a complete set of meeting minutes and a small amount of correspondence.
Dates:
created: 1919-1959; Other: Date acquired: 07/00/1984
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
