Creston (Ill.)

Scope and Contents The H.W. Colwill Collection documents the business activity of the Creston Grain Elevator (1932-1977) and Leader Oil Company (l944-l967) in Creston, Illinois. Series 1 consists of materials related to the personal activities of H.W. Colwill during the years 1930-1977. Included are correspondences, tax records, estate settlement records and grain speculation records (e.g., files under Rice, Lamson, Schulenburg). Also included are catalogs and advertisements. Included in series two are...

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 These records document the establishment, development, and membership growth of the South Grove Grange No. 1838, DeKalb County, Illinois. Included are the original articles of incorporation and dispensation (1925), by-laws, one minute book (1932-1937), a dues account book (1925-1939), quarterly subordinate reports (1936-1939), several state/national grange publications, and a complete run of membership applications for the first fifteen years (1925-1939). Several small items, e.g.,...