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Chicago and North Western Railway Historical Society Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-051
Scope and Contents
The Chicago and North Western Historical Society collection partially documents the activities of the Chicago and North Western Railroad from 1836 to 1989 and includes research materials of H. Roger Grant for various books on railways. It consists of nine series: public relations department files; property records; memorabilia; Chicago and North Western printed material; related publications; the Chicago and North Western Historical Society's publications, North Western Lines; photographs;...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1847+; Other: Date acquired: 03/24/1979
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Colehour Grain Elevator Records (Mt. Carroll)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-091
Scope and Contents
These records partially document the origin, growth, and business activities of Colehour Elevator, Incorporated of Mt. Carroll, Illinois during its first eighty years. Although many of the records of the first century of its operation appear to have been lost, this collection documents the financial development of the elevator quite well, especially during the 1895-1945 period. Of special note are the files relating to the impact of World Wars I and II on local grain dealers through...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1864-1950; Other: Date acquired: 03/26/1980
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
District Two Illinois Nurses' Association Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-144
Scope and Contents
The district includes nurses from DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, and Will Counties. Administrative records comprise the largest series and contain constitutions and by-laws, regular and board meeting minutes, annual reports, correspondence, committee and section records, and histories of the association and hospitals and nursing education programs within the district. The section records document specific nursing divisions within the association such as general duty or mental health...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1914-2004; Other: Date acquired: 08/28/1973
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Embree Lumber Company Records (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-007
Scope and Contents
The records contained in the Embree Lumber Company collection document its history from 1902 to 1953. The collection contains the E.E. Embree and Son’s general business agreement, correspondence, financial records, and advertisements, including promotional pamphlets, directories, and information bulletins, arranged in alphabetical order, issued by various building supply companies affiliated with the Embree Company. The collection also contains materials on governmental administrative...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1886-1953; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1967
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
First Congregational Church Records (Sterling)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-155
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the history of the First Congregational Church from its founding in 1857 through 1982. The records are organized into six series covering different facets of church operation. Series one, administrative records, comprises historical information, constitutions and by-laws, church record books containing meeting minutes (1857-1961), trustee meeting minutes (1949-1955), annual reports (1940-1981), resolutions and legal agreements, and correspondence (1949-1965). ...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1857-1982; Other: Date acquired: 08/19/1982
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-157
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection document the activities of the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 1917 to 1979. The collection is arranged in two series.
Series I consists of bound volumes containing the records of the Chamber’s board of directors including agendas, minutes of meetings, special reports, and correspondence for the years 1917-1977. Also included in many of the volumes are financial records, committee files and reports, annual meeting reports, pamphlets and...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1917-1979; Other: Date acquired: 12/28/1982
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Oversize Collection - Maps, Posters, Photographs, Calendars, Drawings
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-200
Scope and Contents
The Oversize Collection consists of unbound items from various Regional History Center collections which are too large to store in regular archival boxes.
The Oversize Collection contains five major groups of documents: posters and broadsides, photographs and prints, maps, newspapers, and certificates.
The Embree Collection's railroad calendars and posters show the locomotives of various railroads from the late 1930's through the mid-1950's. The war poster collection contains 629 posters...
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Westclox Incorporated Records (LaSalle)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-116
Scope and Contents
A valuable source for the study of late nineteenth and twentieth century industrial firms, the Westclox, Incorporated Records document the establishment and history of this clock manufacturer from 1885 to 1971. The collection comprises six major record series: minutes; correspondence; financial records; department reports; company newsmagazines; and visual material.
Board of Directors minutes, resolutions, and reports (1887-1937) constitute the first series in the collection. These...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1885-1971; Other: Date acquired: 11/03/1980
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
World War I and II Poster Reproductions, no date
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-19-19.57
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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