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Louise (Bristle) Baker, "A Personal Reminiscence: Recollections of Life in Chicago, Evanston, and DeKalb, Illinois, 1910-1980" no date
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.62
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Sherret S. Chase Papers
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-346
Scope and Contents
Most of the records in this collection were generated by Dr. Sherret S. Chase, primarily from his time in various capacities as research geneticist, international maize breeder and international seed operations director for DeKalb Agriculture Association, Inc. (later DeKalb AgResearch). Included are also family papers and those of his wife.
Series I consists of biographical material related to Dr. Chase and his family, including Chase’s personal memoirs and the final draft of his...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1945+; Other: Majority of material found in 1960s-1980s; Other: Date acquired: 07/14/2015
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
W.W. Embree Collection (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-002
Scope and Contents
Waite W. Embree and his father, Elmer E. Embree, preserved most of the historical materials generated by the family’s business and social activities. Waite, especially, collected a large volume of printed materials and photographs that relate to his main interests--the history of DeKalb and the history of railroading. It is important to note that Embree was a collector: indeed, in the absence of an active county historical society, Waite Embree filled a void in DeKalb County with his keen...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1881-1966; Other: Date acquired: 03/00/1967
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
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