Scope and Contents The Jolly Neighbors Club Records document the establishment and history of a local woman’s social organization formed to alleviate the isolation of rural life. A nearly complete set of minute books (1915-1980) details the business and social activities of each club meeting. Several program calendars and a program book supplement the minute books with lists of hostesses and activities for each meeting. Three scrapbooks contain photographs and newspaper announcements documenting picnics,...

Scope and Contents The Vanderhoof Family papers document the activities of several generations of the Vanderhoof Family from Campton Township, Kane County, Illinois. The papers are divided into four series: Diaries and Correspondence, School Papers, Farm and Business Records, and Photographs. The first series includes diaries written by Aurelia Hawley (1898), Robert Alexander (1902), Frank Vanderhoof (1872-1904), and Kate Vanderhoof (1899-1962). Diaries for Kate Vanderhoof are complete from 1899 to 1955...