Rock Falls (Ill.)

Scope and Contents The Johnson Family Records document various Johnson family enterprises from 1877-1978. The bulk of this collection documents the business affairs of the Bernhard Johnson Mill and the Johnson family farm and trace the development and inter-relationship of these two agribusinesses. The daybooks, cash books, ledgers, and contract books contain a variety of interfiled information such as detailed records of farm and mill laborers (1894-1940); wholesale commodity prices; railroad freight...

Abstract The Regional History Center's postcard collection contains over 2,500 individual cards and provides a unique source for photographic and artistic documentation of people, places and events, the majority during the 1900-1940 period. A majority of the cards in this collection came from four manuscript collections held by the Center: W.W. Embree (RC 2); Sabin-Van Arsdale (RC 32); Kavadas (RC 50); Hall Family (RC 117). Although most of the cards depict scenes or events from the Northern...

Scope and Contents The Director's material includes minutes, agendas, reports, financial records, correspondence, and membership information. The records of the Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce are arranged into two series that partially document the Chamber's activities from 1956 to the present. Series I, Administrative Records, contains historical pamphlets, annual meeting information, newsletters, and Board of Directors' records. The Director's material includes minutes, agendas, reports, financial records,...

Scope and Contents The Sterling Chamber of Commerce records, dating 1910-1982, are arranged into two series: Administrative Files and Subject Files. The Administrative Files include by-laws, membership information, financial records and a set of minutes from the Chamber’s predecessor (1910) to the present organization (1978). Also included in this series are files on certain programs, committees, and events, such as the annual All-levels Management Dinner and the Consumer Affairs Committee, which handled...

Scope and Contents The Sterling Rock Falls Ministerial Association Records primarily comprise meeting minutes (1948-l978) detailing the organization’s concerns, financial situation, and projects. Organized to promote cooperation among Christian ministers from the greater Sterling-Rock Falls area, the records detail the group’s projects designed to educate citizens on local churches and their programs. Membership lists and lists of Chaplains working at the Colonial Acres Nursing Home and the Sterling Community...