Malta (Ill.)

Scope and Contents The collection consists of materials related to the Corey family, the Vesta family, and the Cunningham family from the DeKalb area. However, the majority of the materials are the personal and professional papers of Phylis Cunningham, a former employee of the Malta and DeKalb school districts, and Orville Cunningham, a former employee of the DeKalb General Electric plant. The records include correspondence, minutes, memos, newspapers and clippings, commencement invitations and programs,...

Scope and Contents These records document a substantial portion of the Etna Grange No. 1890 history. Materials in the collection include articles of incorporation and dispensation (1937), the original charter (l937), insurance items (1941-1947), minute books (1937-1955), Grange publications, and membership application/demit forms arranged alphabetically (1937-1961). Also included in the collection is a Grange chaff symbol. This collection is incomplete in that it does not contain any correspondence and...

Scope and Contents The Malta Congregational Church records date from its organization in 1858 to 1991.  The administrative series contains a complete run of Church Record books from November 3, 1858 to January 31, 1965 and from October 27, 1983 to January 31, 1990.  These records books include meeting minutes as well as baptismal records, confirmation class lists, deaths records, dismissal information from the church, membership and officer lists, and memorial listings.   The financial records series...

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...