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David Fiore Railway Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-288
Scope and Contents
The records for the David J. Fiore Railroad Collection date from 1848 to 2006 and consist of railway research done by Fiore used while writing articles and a book.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1848-2006; Other: Date acquired: 02/27/2008
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Finch-Marshall Railway Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-054
Scope and Contents
The railway collection falls into two logical series of record groups assembled by Mr. C.W. Finch and Mrs. James B. Marshall. The first series, Chicago Great Western and Chicago and North Western Railroads, reflects the collecting interests of Finch and Marshall as it contains the specific information originating from these particular railroad companies. Included in this series are research papers and correspondence, railway agreements, contract and lease abstracts, manuals, newsletters,...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1887-1999; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1976
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
History of the Chicago Great Western Railway Company, no date
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-19-19.38
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
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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