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Colehour Grain Elevator Records (Mt. Carroll)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-091
Scope and Contents
These records partially document the origin, growth, and business activities of Colehour Elevator, Incorporated of Mt. Carroll, Illinois during its first eighty years. Although many of the records of the first century of its operation appear to have been lost, this collection documents the financial development of the elevator quite well, especially during the 1895-1945 period. Of special note are the files relating to the impact of World Wars I and II on local grain dealers through...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1864-1950; Other: Date acquired: 03/26/1980
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Embree Lumber Company Records (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-007
Scope and Contents
The records contained in the Embree Lumber Company collection document its history from 1902 to 1953. The collection contains the E.E. Embree and Son’s general business agreement, correspondence, financial records, and advertisements, including promotional pamphlets, directories, and information bulletins, arranged in alphabetical order, issued by various building supply companies affiliated with the Embree Company. The collection also contains materials on governmental administrative...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1886-1953; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1967
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Franklin Grove Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-115
Scope and Contents
The Franklin Grove Collection contains a variety of documents detailing several facets of the community's history. One series comprises minutes and treasurer's account books, (1932-1980) from the Cross Roads Community Club. This club organized in the early 1930's to provide social and recreational entertainment programs for Franklin Grove families. Another series partially documents the Franklin Grove Nursery from 1844 to 1884. A.R. Whitney, owner of the nursery, developed the famous...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1844-1995
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Oversize Collection - Maps, Posters, Photographs, Calendars, Drawings
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-200
Scope and Contents
The Oversize Collection consists of unbound items from various Regional History Center collections which are too large to store in regular archival boxes.
The Oversize Collection contains five major groups of documents: posters and broadsides, photographs and prints, maps, newspapers, and certificates.
The Embree Collection's railroad calendars and posters show the locomotives of various railroads from the late 1930's through the mid-1950's. The war poster collection contains 629 posters...
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
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