American Legion
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
American Legion Post 864 Records (Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-194
Scope and Contents
The collection partially documents the history of the American Legion Daniel Post 864 of Rockford, Illinois from 1937 to 1986. The post meeting minutes and financial reports provide extensive information of the group's functions and activities from 1937-1986. The post newsletter, 864 News, details its activities from 1960-1986. Additional information to document special events sponsored by the post is foldered separately and includes Armistice Day (Veterans Day)...
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1937-1986; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1989
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
American Legion Post No. 66 - DeKalb Records
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-154
Scope and Contents
The records in this collection partially document the activities of the DeKalb American Legion Post #66 from 1919 to 1979. Types of records include: meeting minutes (1969-1971), membership records (1929-1942), newsletters, certificates, cemetery maps, and photographs. Due to the extensive gaps in the documentation, the research value of the collection is limited.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1919-1979; Other: Date acquired: 08/02/1982
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Daring to be a Daniel: Daniel Post 864 by Char Henn, no date
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-18-18.24
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Oversize Collection - Maps, Posters, Photographs, Calendars, Drawings
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-200
Scope and Contents
The Oversize Collection consists of unbound items from various Regional History Center collections which are too large to store in regular archival boxes.
The Oversize Collection contains five major groups of documents: posters and broadsides, photographs and prints, maps, newspapers, and certificates.
The Embree Collection's railroad calendars and posters show the locomotives of various railroads from the late 1930's through the mid-1950's. The war poster collection contains 629 posters...
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Win G. Knoch Papers (Naperville)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-179
Scope and Contents
The Win G. Knoch Papers contain three series that partially document the public and private activities of Win G. Knoch of Naperville, Illinois.
The first series, Biographical, contains extensive information on Knoch and his family’s history, 1893-1983. Also included is information on honors, awards, civic, professional, and charitable activities of Judge Knoch.
Series II, Correspondence Files, is the largest and most complex series in the collection. The series spans the years 1936-1983....
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1893-1983; Other: Date acquired: 10/01/1987
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
