Rockford (Ill.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 86 Collections and/or Records:
Rockford Peace and Justice Action Committee Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-267
Scope and Contents
The records for the Rockford Peace and Justice Action Committee (RP&JAC) date from 1982 to 1995 and consist of meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, and newspaper articles. Included in Series I, Organizational Records, is historical materials, by-laws, minutes of meetings, correspondence, and newsletters. Subject Files comprise Series II, and are arranged alphabetically. Among the broad range of topics covered in the series are nuclear power, China, education, ERA, flood control,...
Dates:
created: 1980-2005; Other: Date acquired: 01/12/2005
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford Small Business Collection
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: RHC-RC-057
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection partially document the operations of eleven small businesses in Rockford, Illinois during the period 1906 to 1961: John Anderson Coal Company (1944-1950); Joseph Behr and Sons (1954-1958); David Goldman (1920-1958); Industrial Gages, Incorporated (1955-1960); Kettlewell Milk Company (1929-1930); Midway Amusement Company (1927-1938); Rockford Dairy, Incorporated (1929-1930); Royal Mantel and Furniture (1913-1938); The Tagit Company (1916-1961); Union Furniture...
Dates:
created: 1906-1961; Other: Date acquired: 03/30/1979
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford United Labor AFL-CIO Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-145
Scope and Contents
The Rockford United Labor AFL-CIO records are arranged in four series: administrative records, committee records, subject files, and publications and printed materials. The collection traces the history of the organization from its founding in 1957. Records dating from 1977 to the present remain with the organization, but will be transferred to the Center when they become inactive.
The first series contains by-laws, minutes, correspondence, membership information, and financial records. ...
Dates:
created: 1940-1978; Other: Date acquired: 03/11/1982
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Rockford Urban Ministries Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-266
Scope and Contents
The records for the Rockford Urban Ministries date from 1962 to 2017 and consist of organization records and subject files. The organization records include constitutions, meeting minutes, director reports, newsletters, correspondence and financial information. Included within the meeting minutes files are agendas, reports, newsletters, correspondence, and financial information. Following the organization records are alphabetically arranged files that include organizations within and...
Dates:
created: 1962+; Other: Date acquired: 01/12/2005
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Seventh Street Business and Professional Men's Association, Minutes, Rockford, February 2, 1931 - January 25, 1944
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-18-18.33
Dates:
Other: Majority of material found in February 2, 1931 - January 25, 1944
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Sinnissippi Audubon Society, Board Meeting Minutes
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-18-18.53
Smith Oil and Refining Company Records (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-048
Scope and Contents
The records in the Smith Oil and Refining Company Records document the business activities of an independent oil company and its subsidiaries from 1918 to 1970.
The collection consists of two series: Smith Oil and Refining Company and Subsidiaries. Series one contains the parent company’s articles of incorporation and amendments, bylaws, minutes (1918-1967), audit reports, and company publications. Oversized ledgers (1918-1949) and check registers are housed separately on the shelf. One...
Dates:
created: 1918-1970; Other: Date acquired: 10/31/1978
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Sons of Norway, Valhall Lodge No. 168 Records (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-265
Scope and Contents
The records for the Sons of Norway, Valhall Lodge No. 168 consists of five series: Valhall Lodge No. 168, Valhall Building Association, Daughter of Valhall, Convention, and Other Norwegian Organizations/District/National/International. The records date from 1907 to 2004.
The Valhall Lodge No. 168 series consists of meeting minutes, financial records, membership records, and other information pertaining to the Lodge. The early records are written in Norwegian. The secretary and assistant...
Dates:
created: 1907-2004; Other: Date acquired: 12/09/2004
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Spring Creek United Church of Christ (Rockford)
Collection — Volume 1
Identifier: RHC-RC-287
Scope and Contents
The collection contains both paper and electronic documents pertaining to the history of the Spring Creek Congregational Church since its founding by Reverend Richard J. Nielsen in 1960.
The collection includes annual meetings, reports, financial reports, and building development and construction. Numerous church committees are represented, some extensively, through meeting agendas and minutes, and miscellaneous correspondence. Those committees include: Cabinet, Christian Education,...
Dates:
created: 1960+; Other: Date acquired: 11/28/2007
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Sveas Soner Chorus, 95th Annual Spring Concert, Program, May 11, 1985
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-18-18.42
