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 65 Collections and/or Records:
B-J Aviation, Inc.
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-310
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of records from professors Robert LaConto and Jack Bennett’s business dealings regarding a Cessna aircraft for training purposes and creation of aviation companies at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport. Records deal with the men’s acquisition, lease, and sale of a Cessna 150 plane. The collection is arranged chronologically from 1979-1990 and includes articles of incorporation and initial meeting minutes, lease and rental agreements of the Cessna 150, maintenance...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1979-1990; Other: Date acquired: 04/00/2010
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Big Woods Congregational Church
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-311
Scope and Contents
The Big Woods Congregational Church (BWCC) collection represents a modest portion of the historical records pertaining to the church’s establishment in 1835 and growth throughout the years. Types of records include church histories, membership and pastor lists, building renovations plans, land purchases, and Big Woods’ withdrawal from the United Church of Christ (UCC) and joining the National Association of Congregational Christ Churches (NACCC) in 1975. There are numerous church histories...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1836-2006; Other: Majority of material found in 1920-1996; Other: Date acquired: 05/17/2011
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Calvin L. Skinner, Jr. Papers (Crystal Lake)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-196
Scope and Contents
The papers of Calvin L. Skinner, Jr. cover the years 1963 to 2000 and are separated into seven series: Regional Transportation Authority, Income Tax, Politicians, Subject Files, Legislative Bills, Title X, and Correspondence.
The first series, the Regional Transportation Authority, is located in boxes 1-27 and contains the bulk of the collection. This series includes House and Senate bills and analyses, correspondence, and notes. It is concerned with the formation of and the opposition...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1963-2000; Other: Date acquired: 01/16/1990
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
City of DeKalb Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-139
Scope and Contents
The City of DeKalb Collection is organized into two record series. The first series, City Records, consists of budgets, comprehensive development plans, revised ordinances, and committee records. Documentation on the urban renewal project in 1968-1969 can be found in the Urban Renewal Study Committee records. Demographic and economic information on the area is available in the development plans and in a survey done in 1947.
Records from the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce comprise series two....
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1913+; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1965
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Civil Air Patrol, DeKalb Area Composite Squadron No. 1127, Records
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: RHC-RC-272
Scope and Contents
The records for the Civil Air Patrol, DeKalb Area Composite Squadron date from 1963 to 2003 and include meeting minutes, newsletters, and correspondence. Several internal groups are documented such as the Aircraft User’s Group which later became the DeKalb Search and Rescue Group. Of special interest are the records on radiological monitoring performed by the DeKalb Squadron. Also included in the collection is information regarding the Illinois Valley Composite Flight #11284, the...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1963-2003; Other: Date acquired: 03/14/2006
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DAARE/SAFE Collection (DeKalb/Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-212
Scope and Contents
The DAARE/SAFE records date from 1969 to 2008 and consists of material created, researched, and collected by the two organizations during their legal battle with Commonwealth Edison and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Staff contesting the issuing of an NRC operating license for the Byron Nuclear Plant. The collection is divided into eleven series.
Series 1, the Early DAARE/SAFE Records, is comprised of information created and collected by the two organizations. These records...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1969-2008; Other: Date acquired: 11/18/1992
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
David C. Shapiro Papers (Amboy)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-174
Scope and Contents
The David C. Shapiro Papers primarily document his career as a state legislator in the Illinois House of Representatives and Senate. Material in the collection dates from his first campaign in 1966 to his death in 1981. Some biographical information and personal correspondence are in Box One, Folder One. The collection is divided into six series: Campaigns and Party Affiliations, House and Senate Bills, Subject Files, Constituent Correspondence, Reports and Publications, Photos and...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1966-1981; Other: Date acquired: 05/24/1984
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 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 Home Economists Records (DeKalb County)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-300
Scope and Contents
The records of the DeKalb County Home Economists date from January 1983 to June 1999 and contains bylaws, membership lists, meeting minutes and organization mailings.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1983-1999; Other: Date acquired: 05/26/2010
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
