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West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery, Kendall County, Illinois, no date
Collection
Identifier: RHC-GVFM-08-G8.14
Westclox Big Ben and Baby Ben Identification Guide Compiled by Richard C. Tjarks and William S. Stoddard, 1984
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-10-10.7
Westclox Incorporated Records (LaSalle)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-116
Scope and Contents
A valuable source for the study of late nineteenth and twentieth century industrial firms, the Westclox, Incorporated Records document the establishment and history of this clock manufacturer from 1885 to 1971. The collection comprises six major record series: minutes; correspondence; financial records; department reports; company newsmagazines; and visual material.
Board of Directors minutes, resolutions, and reports (1887-1937) constitute the first series in the collection. These...
Dates:
created: 1885-1971; Other: Date acquired: 11/03/1980
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Westfield Grange Records (Winnebago County)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-088
Scope and Contents
These records document the establishment, development, and eventual demise of Westfield Grange No. 1764, Winnebago County, Illinois. Included are a complete set of due account/roll books, and a partial, informative set of minute books, treasurer’s ledgers, and subordinate quarterly reports which document the Grange’s business and economic functions for its entire history (1911-1972). Complementary information about the various social and business concerns is included in the committee...
Dates:
created: 1911-1972; Other: Date acquired: 03/05/1980
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Westfield Sunday School; Attendance, Minutes, Visitors Records, and School Reports, 1860 - 1902
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-18-18.8
Westminster Presbyterian Church, DeKalb, IL
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.145
Westside Community Organization (WESCO), Rockford, 1968 - 1970
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-18-18.26
W.F. and John Barnes Company Records (Rockford)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-123
Scope and Contents
The W. F. and John Barnes Company records collection represents a small portion of the documents usually generated by a large industrial firm. Nevertheless, as the only surviving records of this important machine tool corporation, the collection is vitally important to the preservation of the industry’s history.
Records in the collection date from 1878 to 1963 with the bulk of the materials between 1940 and 1962. The first series contains company histories, legal agreements and leases,...
Dates:
created: 1878-1963; Other: Date acquired: 02/05/1981
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Wheatland Plow Match Association Records
Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: RHC-RC-110
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection partially document the history of the Wheatland Plow Match Association from 1898-1978. Complete materials from the first fifty-five years at the organization’s existence, 1877-1921, are missing. Nevertheless, the surviving records, particularly the meeting minutes, provide information on the Association’s discussions about each match program, the possibility of changing plow rules, decisions on the amount of prize money to be awarded, and nominations and...
Dates:
created: 1898-2012; Other: Date acquired: 09/25/1980
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Wheatland-Salem United Methodist Church Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-119
Scope and Contents
A church fire in November 1927 destroyed a portion of this organization’s historical manuscripts. Nevertheless, the remaining records provide sufficient documentation for a thorough study of the Wheatland Salem United Methodist Church’s history. Of primary importance are the church minutes dating from 1860 to 1963 (1916-1947 are missing.) describing organizational changes, building or expansion problems, and general church business. In addition, quarterly conference records (1920-1967)...
Dates:
created: 1860-1981
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
