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Ella Hume Taylor Collection (Geneseo)

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Identifier: RHC-RC-034
Scope and Contents The Ella Hume Taylor Collection is made up of materials collected by Mrs. Taylor from the Henry County area. The major portion of the collection is made up of letters, reminiscences, town and township histories obtained by Ella Hume Taylor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Among these are autobiographical and biographical sketches of the ‘Old Settlers of Henry County’ Theodore Davenport, George Brandenburg, and others. Also included are programs and by-laws of the Old...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1881-1940

F.E. Griffith Family Correspondence (Sandwich)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-089
Scope and Contents The Griffith Family Papers collection is a three generation chronicle of the Frank E. Griffith family containing letters, photographs, and legal documents dating from the late 1700's to 1938. The major series of this collection consists of letters Frank Griffith sent home during his military service in the Civil War (1862-1865), and several letters from other family members. These letters are a unique primary source providing insights on the Union Army attitudes and revealing the struggles...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1794-1938; Other: Date acquired: 03/14/1980

Francis H. Bowman Civil War Correspondence, St. Charles, 1861-1862

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-07-7.25
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1861-1862

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

Giles P. Ransom Family Collection (Roscoe)

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Identifier: RHC-RC-275
Scope and Contents Records in the Dr. Giles Paddock Ransom Family collection date from 1789 to 2009 with the majority of the records from the 1850 through 1930 time period. They document the personal and business aspects of individuals living in Rockford and Roscoe, Illinois. There are four main families represented in the collection–Jenks, Sherman, Leland, and Ransom; the Ransom family is most predominant. The other families are associated by marriage or settled near the Ransoms or both. Documents include...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1839-2009; Other: Majority of material found in 1850s-1930s; Other: Date acquired: 06/22/2006

Grand Army of the Republic, DeKalb County, no date

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.78
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

Grand Army of the Republic Records (DeKalb)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-126
Scope and Contents

A descriptive book of members (1887-1918), journal of financial accounts (1892-1923), and a cash statement book (1900-1914) partially document the history of the Merritt Simonds Post of the Grand Army of the Republic.  Records from the Malta G.A.R. the Soldiers Memorial Association, and the Women’s Relief Corps complete the collection.  The historical information in Box 1 details the organization of the national G.A.R. and affiliated groups such as the Daughters and Sons of Veterans.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1881-1941; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1965

Grand Army of the Republic Records (Mendota)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-085
Scope and Contents The Grand Army of the Republic records date from 1868 to 1933.  The majority of the collection consists of reports of the Adjutant and Quartermaster, financial records, and membership lists and applications.  Of special interest to researchers are the rules, regulations, services and ceremonies brochures for the Grand Army of the Republic.  Although the collection lacks important historical documents such as annual reports and minutes, the records complement the Civil War material held by...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1868-1933; Other: Date acquired: 09/25/1987

Hall Family Collection (Sycamore)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-117
Scope and Contents The collection partially documents four generations of the Horace Hall family of Sycamore, Illinois from 1824 to 1946. Most of the correspondence provides detailed information on family lifestyles in the last half of the nineteenth century. Important to note are the letters that provide insight on family attitudes during the Civil War years. Genealogical charts, personal diaries, family legal documents, publications, photographs, and scrapbooks complete the collection. The original...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1824-1946; Other: Date acquired: 11/09/1980

H.W. Fay Portrait Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-026
Scope and Contents The Herbert W. Fay Collection contains 9 boxes of material directly related to and including Fay’s portrait collection.  Box 1, housing material dated between 1864-1945, contains several file folders of general and personal correspondence and portrait loan agency clippings, all reflective of Fay s occupation as an historical portrait collector. Also included in this group are printed materials (broadsides leaflets, etc) related to Fay’s social and political interests and his participation in...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1864-1945; Other: Date acquired: 02/16/1966

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