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Batavia (Ill.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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

Kane County Development Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-164
Scope and Contents The material in this collection came from the background and informational files of two directors of the Kane County Development Department, Thornton “Tony” Ware and Frank Olson. In general, the material covers the years between 1960 and 1980. However, some of the files date as far back as 1957 and the creation of the department. Department Administration deals with the business and staff workings in the Development Department. Such information as annual reports, budgets, and...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1950-1980; Other: Date acquired: 07/13/1983

Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-159
Scope and Contents The Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission Records document efforts to solve major public problems in land, water, resource management, and economic development in the six county Chicago metropolitan area from 1960 to 1980. This collection presents a rich resource for geographic, demographic, public policy, and environmental research in region and complements other records collections the Center holds. This collection is especially strong in land use, water resources, and transportation...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1960-1980; Other: Date acquired: 12/08/1982

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

United Methodist Church of Batavia Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-160
Scope and Contents The records for the United Methodist Church of Batavia concern the operation of the church in Batavia.  Most of the documents in this collection date before 1950.  Coverage, in most series, is incomplete.  No other historical records are believed to exist.  The first two folders of the collection contain written histories of the church and researcher’s notes. The Quarterly Conference and Minutes series is the largest and most complete series in the collection.  Quarterly Conference Reports...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1844-2011; Other: Date acquired: 03/29/1983