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Scope and Contents The David McMahon and Barbara Keeling Collection consists of material on Rockford, Illinois collected by David McMahon and Barbara Keeling from the 1910s to 2011. The materials document the various religious, social, political, medical, and entertainment organizations, businesses, and events of Rockford, Illinois primarily in the later half of the twentieth century. The collection also reflects McMahon and Keeling’s interest in Rockford history as they saved images and material related to...

Scope and Contents These records partially document the history of the DeKalb Township High School from 1864 to 1987, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1903 to 1950.  Although there are no records documenting administrative activities, the materials do provide information on social functions and organizations and sports events.  The majority of the collection consists of high school publications: The Barb; The Barblet; New Pennies; and the Kalibre, the annual...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of the historical collections of the four progenitor councils of the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI). Because of this, the collection contains different materials from these four councils. They do share similar categories of items however, so the breakdown of the council holdings is reflected at the sub-series level. Two of the councils that now make up GSNI went by different names in the past but this is not reflected at every level of the collection....

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The records for the Rockford Historical Society date from 1941 to the present. The records for the Rockford Historical Society date from 1941 to the present and consist of meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, and newspaper articles.  The records are in chronological order.  In addition, the collection includes the bylaws, lists of officers and board members, and photographs.

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The records for the Joliet Works, Illinois Steel Company consists of the company’s monthly newsletter entitled “The Mixer.” “The Mixer” dates from 1917 to 1927 and includes information pertaining to safety in the work place, the workers in WWI, special acknowledgments of the club house, comics, and information on committees.