United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
H.W. Fay Portrait Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-026
Scope and Contents
The Herbert W. Fay Collection contains 9 boxes of material directly related to and including Fay’s portrait collection. Box 1, housing material dated between 1864-1945, contains several file folders of general and personal correspondence and portrait loan agency clippings, all reflective of Fay s occupation as an historical portrait collector. Also included in this group are printed materials (broadsides leaflets, etc) related to Fay’s social and political interests and his participation in...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1864-1945; Other: Date acquired: 02/16/1966
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
"I For One Am Ready to Do My Part": The Initial Motivations That Inspired Men from Northern Illinois to Enlist in the U.S. Army , 1861 - 1862
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-19-19.74
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1861-1862
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Margaret "Peggy" Stuntz
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-297
Scope and Contents
The Margaret Stuntz Papers contain research, photographs and plays from Margaret Stuntz who writes and directs historical plays for the McHenry County Historical Society. Stuntz began writing historical plays for the McHenry County Historical Society in 2003. She strives for historical accuracy, and draws inspiration from letters, diary entries, journals and newspapers to write the plays.
The first play by Stuntz at the McHenry County Historical Society was “The George Washington Bennett...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 2003-2009; Other: Date acquired: 02/22/2010
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Mitigating the Sins of Humanity: A Union Soldier's Experience in the Civil War by Gregory Benshoff, no date
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.104
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
N.B. Forrest Cavalry Corps., October 17, 1906
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-19-19.56
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in October 17, 1906
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Nineteenth Century Political Cartoons Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-249
Scope and Contents
The political cartoons in this collection date from 1808 through 1869. There are seventy-four different cartoons, with a number of duplicates for a total of nintey-two. Several of the cartoons have been hand colored. Also included is one folder containing background material on some of the artists and cartoons represented here, taken from various sources. These cartoons were drawn by a number of prominent artists of the period including: William Charles (1803-1820), David Claypool...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1808-1869
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Reminiscences of Edward E. Ayer's First Trip From Home in 1861, 1861-1864
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-12-12.3
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1861-1864
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
The Griffith Letters Collection (Sandwich)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-270
Scope and Contents
The Griffith Letters collection consists of research files created by the author, Joan Metzger, while writing her book entitled, The Griffith Letters: The Story of Frank Griffith and the 116th New York Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. The records consist of nine series created by the author: Book and Drafts, Griffith Family Research, 116th NYSV Research, New York Research, Louisiana Research, Washington D.C. Research, Correspondence, Miscellaneous Research, and...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1861-2004; Other: Date acquired: 01/25/2005
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
"The Merritt Simonds Grand Army of the Republic Post Number 283 and the Outstanding Membership of Elijah Curtis" by Catherine Brown, 1988
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.128
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1988
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
"Three Volunteers: Personal Realities of the Civil War " by Keith Coryell, 1987
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-19-19.61
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in 1987
Found in:
Northern Illinois University