Veterans
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
John L. Gent Collection
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-354
Scope and Contents
Materials in the John L. Gent collection date from 1905 to 1946, but are predominantly from the years leading up to and including World War II (1936-1945). While serving Gent collected artifacts significant to his time at war. These artifacts represent a large portion of the collection and include foreign paper money and coins as well as military arm bands, patches, ribbons, pins, and belt buckles. Nazi Party propaganda postcards, many of which feature Hitler, are also included in the...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1905-1946; Other: Majority of material found in 1936-1945; Other: Date acquired: 09/15/0016
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Judy Nelson Mills Papers (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-298
Scope and Contents
The Judy Nelson Mills Papers consists of two series: soldiers’ correspondence and book research. The first series includes letters written to Mills by Vietnam soldiers. The second series consists of research materials gathered by Mills in the late 1990s and early 2000s when thinking of writing a book using the correspondence. This series includes three subseries: Soldiers, Book, and Cassettes. Both series contain photos from soldiers, some from during the war and some from after. The...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1965-2001; Other: Date acquired: 04/13/2010
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Leo B. Olson (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-338
Scope and Contents
The Leo B. Olson Collection consists of materials related to Leo Olson’s community involvement, professional activities, and military service from 1911 to 1990. The collection also includes a small amount of materials related to Olson’s family and the history of DeKalb County. His professional activities make up only a small portion of the collection. There is very little related to his time as communications director at DeKalb AgResearch. A digital image of Leo’s Bronze Medal display is...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1911-1990; Other: Date acquired: 07/31/2014
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Lest We Forget, veterans in Sycamore area cemeteries
Collection
Identifier: RHC-GVFM-04-G4.62
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1992; Other: Date acquired: 04/19/2017
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
List of DeKalb County Veterans Killed in Service, World War I - Operation Iraqi Freedom, no date
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.153
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-312
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the records of the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans of Wheaton, Illinois from 2008 to 2011. It contains minutes, financial records including reports and tax information, contracts with outside services, home care licences, informational pamphlets, newsletters, applications for potential residents and donation forms. Though the meeting minutes are not complete, the newsletters and informational pamphlets well document the shelter’s goals and progress, as well...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 2008+; Other: Date acquired: 05/24/2011
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Robert Borden Papers (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-186
Scope and Contents
These records partially document the history of Thomas Jefferson Junior High School, Rockford, Illinois, 1956-1969 which became Thomas Jefferson High School in 1970. The collection is comprised of material received and generated by Robert Borden during his twenty-eight year tenure at Thomas Jefferson School, 1958-1986.
The first record series covers the policies and administrative decisions, daily life of both teachers and students, special events at Jefferson, and Robert Borden's classroom...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1944-1991; Other: Date acquired: 11/00/1987
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Sandra Davis
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-309
Scope and Contents
The Sandra Davis Collection consists of research on the effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans. It includes print publications, media, and documentation of veteran activism. The materials also touch upon Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Series one includes a paper and letters written by Sandra Davis, letters addressed to Sandra Davis, and a partial collection of Dioxin Drummer Newsletters written and distributed by John and Sandra Davis along with others involved in Agent Orange...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1970-2010; Other: Majority of material found in 1970-1992; Other: Date acquired: 04/29/2011
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
Trevor Elliot
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-328
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of digital photograph images taken by Trevor A. Elliott from 2005 to 2008. The images document Elliott’s experiences while deployed in Iraq with the United States Army as part of the 101st Airborne Division. The collection chronicles his daily activities as well as those of his fellow soldiers at various army bases, the daily life of Iraqi civilians and the Iraq landscape. Oftentimes, the images were taken with special care to focus upon composition for artistic...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 2005-2008; Other: Majority of material found in 2005-2008; Other: Date acquired: 12/18/2012
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
