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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
Leo B. Olson (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-338
Scope and Contents
The Leo B. Olson Collection consists of materials related to Leo Olson’s community involvement, professional activities, and military service from 1911 to 1990. The collection also includes a small amount of materials related to Olson’s family and the history of DeKalb County. His professional activities make up only a small portion of the collection. There is very little related to his time as communications director at DeKalb AgResearch. A digital image of Leo’s Bronze Medal display is...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1911-1990; Other: Date acquired: 07/31/2014
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
