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 Public Speaking and Discussion Club Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-030
Scope and Contents
The materials in the collection partially document the activities of the Public Speaking and Discussion Club from 1932 to 1966, with most records falling within the period 1938-1959. There are only scanty financial records. Minutes for the period 1938-1959 are nearly complete.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1932-1966; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1960
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Radium Lawsuit Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-293
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1996-2001
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Rotary Club Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-230
Scope and Contents
The records of the DeKalb Rotary Club dates from 1930-1998 and consists of two series: DeKalb Rotary Club Records and Rotary International Records. Series I, DeKalb Rotary Club Records contain histories, membership directories, attendance records, group study exchange information, photographs and the clubs newsletter, The Pepper Box. The newsletter is the official bulletin of the club and includes historical and membership information and activities of the DeKalb club and other clubs in...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1930-2005; Other: Date acquired: 04/02/1998
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Streetscapes Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-276
Scope and Contents
The images in this collection are a complement to the Embree Collection [RC 2] held by the Regional History Center. The Embree Collection offers approximately 10,000 images of life in DeKalb, Illinois from the mid 1890's through the 1965. Both the Embree and Streetscapes Collections are especially strong on documenting the built environment in the central city area. While virtually all of the Embree Collection is black and white, two thirds of the Streetscapes Collection is color: there...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 2006; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2006
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board Records (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-306
Scope and Contents
The DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board collection consists of board meeting notes, official minutes, agendas, financial records, airport expansion impact studies, official memorandums from various city offices, airplane hanger expansion efforts, DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport and general aviation newspaper articles all documenting the changes to the Airport from the late 1970s until 2010.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1975-2010; Other: Date acquired: 05/25/2010
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Township High School Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-053
Scope and Contents
These records partially document the history of the DeKalb Township High School from 1864 to 1987, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1903 to 1950. Although there are no records documenting administrative activities, the materials do provide information on social functions and organizations and sports events. The majority of the collection consists of high school publications: The Barb; The Barblet; New Pennies; and the Kalibre, the annual...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1864-1982; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1965
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Township Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-158
Scope and Contents
There are four bound volumes in the collection covering the period 1851 to 1939 with some gaps. The volumes provide a record of township taxes collected, funds disbursed, election of supervisors, and development of roads. Minutes of meetings for the period 1886 to 1939 complete the collection.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1851-1939; Other: Date acquired: 11/02/1982
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Wagon Company Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-254
Scope and Contents
The records for the DeKalb Wagon Company consist of articles of incorporation and amendments, catalogs, brochures, and a scrapbook. The scrapbook contains catalogs, correspondence, brochures, advertisements, and price lists for the company along with the businesses predecessors and successors. A majority of the catalogs and brochures are not dated. Corporate records such as constitutions, meeting minutes and annual reports for the company are not included in the collection.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1902-1957; Other: Date acquired: 04/29/2002
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Women's Club Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-211
Scope and Contents
The DeKalb Woman's Club records contain meeting minutes dating from May 29, 1896 to May 3, 1996 with the minutes for 1907 to 1910 and 1922 to 1933 missing. Minutes for the Club's earlier organization, The Young People's Literary Circle, are included in the records and date December 23, 1889 to May 20, 1891. The annual calendars (yearbooks) included in the collection contain the constitution and by-laws, a membership list, and a schedule of the club’s programs and projects. There is a...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1889+; Other: Date acquired: 06/20/1992
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb World Day of Prayer Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-213
Scope and Contents
The DeKalb World Day of Prayer records include programs, correspondence, meeting minutes, attendance lists and newspaper clippings from 1946 through 1989. The DeKalb World Day of Prayer records include programs, correspondence, meeting minutes, attendance lists and newspaper clippings from 1946 through 1989. The evaluation meeting minutes provide continuity as the chairmanship is passed on to the next host church. The quantity and type of information provided for each year varies...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1946-1989; Other: Date acquired: 06/09/1996
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
