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Burlington Railroad Strike Collection (Aurora)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-217
Scope and Contents
The Burlington Railroad Strike records were collected by the donor in the course of his Ph.D. dissertation research. The records from the Burlington Railroad were donated to Mr. Flynn by a company official. These records include special agent reports, legal documents, and correspondence. The Burlington Railroad Strike records also consist of oral history interview transcriptions that the donor conducted during his research.
James R. Flynn completed his dissertation entitled, "The...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1916-1982; Other: Date acquired: 11/08/1993
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb County Migrant Ministry Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-251
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials which document the efforts of the DeKalb County Migrant Ministry from 1964 to 1979, and other organizations which aided migrant and impoverished farm workers in the DeKalb County area from the mid-1970's to 1980.
Joan Hallaron became involved in the migrant ministry in 1969 through her church, St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sycamore, Illinois. Her involvement as a board member and office holder throughout the 1970's with the DeKalb County Migrant Ministry...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1964-1980; Other: Date acquired: 11/13/1981
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford Building and Construction Trades Council Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-138
Scope and Contents
The Rockford Building and Construction Trades Council records (1937-1981) are arranged in the four series established by the R.B.C.T.C. office: minutes of meetings, topical correspondence files, wage scales and contracts, and financial records. With some exceptions this collection is complete in tracing the history of the Council from its founding in 1937: records from 1968 to the present have been retained in the R.B.C.T.C. office and will be added to the collection when no longer needed...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1937-1981; Other: Date acquired: 10/06/1981
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
