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A. Levi Wells Civil War Correspondence, Kaneville, 1861-1863
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-07-7.24
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1861-1863
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Civil War Correspondence from Milo A. Jones, 20th New York Volunteer Infantry, 1862-1864
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-13-13.16
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1862-1864
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Civil War Correspondence, George W. Pepoon, 1855-1868
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-06-6.4
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1855-1868
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Civil War Diary of Oscar Pecoy, 1863
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-08-8.5
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1863
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Congregational Church of Batavia Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-082
Scope and Contents
Recording an important aspect of Batavia history, the records of the Congregational Church document the establishment and history of one of the oldest churches in Kane County. Church/Congregational Society minutes (1835-1966) comprise the major series of the collection detailing church business concerns such as acceptance of members, committee appointments, church repairs, and reports from the church treasurer and various church organizations. Trustee meeting minutes (1933-1990) supplement...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1835-2017; Other: Date acquired: 01/27/1981
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Cooperheads under the Heel of an Illinois Farmer, circa 1863
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-19-19.55
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in circa 1863
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb Daughters of Veterans Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-127
Scope and Contents
The DeKalb Daughters of Veterans Records document the history of an organization formed to perpetuate the memories of the men who fought in the Civil War (1897-1909). Minutes, semi-annual reports, correspondence, membership and financial records reveal the Organization’s concerns with helping the widows and orphans of Civil War heroes throughout their history. A report of-the Fifth Annual Convention, National and State General Orders, and General Information complete the collection.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1885-1909; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1965
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Diary of Silas Dexter Wesson, 1861-1865; Wesson Family History, no date
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.61
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1861-1865
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Eli B. Gilbert Family Collection (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-277
Scope and Contents
The Eli B. Gilbert Family Collection spans five generations, all of whom have resided at 210 N. 1st Street in DeKalb. Materials in this collection date from the 1830's to the 1990's, although the bulk of the collection dates from the 1860's through the mid-1940's. About half the collection consists of photographic materials including ambrotypes, cartes-de-visite, and glass plate negatives. Scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, correspondence, a large number of legal documents, and genealogical...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1844-1996; Other: Date acquired: 01/25/2007
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Elizabeth, Seneca and Mary Potter; Correspondence, Receipts, Ledgers, Tax Records, Advertisements, and Photos, 185? - 1956
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.13 a-e
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: -; Other: Majority of material found in 185? - 1956
Found in:
Northern Illinois University