World War I
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Veterans of World War I, Greater Rockford Barracks No. 48 and Ladies Auxiliary(Rockford)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-195
Scope and Contents
The Veterans of World War I Records date from 1953-1987 and document the activities of the Greater Rockford Barracks No. 48 and the Ladies Auxiliary. Each series contains constitutions and by-laws, correspondence, minutes, financial reports, membership lists, bulletins or general orders, annual convention material, and other documentation of the activities of the organizations. In many instances the minutes include a financial report and a roll call list. Contained in boxes 7, 8, and 9 are...
Dates:
created: 1953-1987; Other: Date acquired: 05/31/1989
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Westclox Incorporated Records (LaSalle)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-116
Scope and Contents
A valuable source for the study of late nineteenth and twentieth century industrial firms, the Westclox, Incorporated Records document the establishment and history of this clock manufacturer from 1885 to 1971. The collection comprises six major record series: minutes; correspondence; financial records; department reports; company newsmagazines; and visual material.
Board of Directors minutes, resolutions, and reports (1887-1937) constitute the first series in the collection. These...
Dates:
created: 1885-1971; Other: Date acquired: 11/03/1980
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
World War I and II Poster Reproductions, no date
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-19-19.57
World War I Correspondence and Information on Northern Illinois University Servicemen, 1908 - 1923
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.16
Dates:
created: -; Other: Majority of material found in 1908-1923
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
W.W. Embree Collection (DeKalb)
Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-002
Scope and Contents
Waite W. Embree and his father, Elmer E. Embree, preserved most of the historical materials generated by the family’s business and social activities. Waite, especially, collected a large volume of printed materials and photographs that relate to his main interests--the history of DeKalb and the history of railroading. It is important to note that Embree was a collector: indeed, in the absence of an active county historical society, Waite Embree filled a void in DeKalb County with his keen...
Dates:
created: 1881-1966; Other: Date acquired: 03/00/1967
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
