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Fordtran Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-330
Scope and Contents The Fordtran Family Collection contains materials of the Fordtran/Wherley/Barkley family. The items were among the personal effects of Lola Belle (Barkley) and Eugene Fordtran. Material related to Rockford High School is a large part of the collection and includes student published periodicals and newsletters when Fred and Marie Barkley (1908-09) and Dorthy Wherley (1945) attended the school. The collection also contains records related to Lola Belle (Barkley) Fordtran’s attendance at...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1908-circa 1965; Other: Majority of material found in 1930s and 1940s; Other: Date acquired: 01/30/2013

Yvonne Johnson Collection (Sycamore)

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Identifier: RHC-RC-337
Scope and Contents The Yvonne Johnson Collection dates from 1874 to 2015, with materials dating predominately between 1930 and 2015, and includes personal and professional materials related to Yvonne Johnson’s fifty-one year career as a science teacher. The collection provides a snapshot into American education through the eyes of an admired and successful educator. Documents include family history information, photographs, correspodence with students, certificates, educational and instructional materials,...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1874-2015; Other: Majority of material found in 1930-2015; Other: Date acquired: 07/31/2014

Zelnis/Smith Family

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Identifier: RHC-RC-342
Scope and Contents

Records in the Zelnis/Smith Family Collection date from 1909 to 2005. Mr. G.B. Smith and Mrs. Valaria Zelnis Smith of DeKalb, Illinois are primary family members featured in the collection.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1909-2005; Other: Date acquired: 05/20/2015