DeKalb County Farm Bureau (De Kalb County, Ill.)

Scope and Contents The cookbooks in this collection date from 1912 to 2014. They are arranged by county and then alphabetically by the original creator of the cookbook. The collection has cookbooks from DeKalb, Lake, LaSalle, and McHenry counties. The bulk of the cookbooks were created by organizations throughout the northern Illinois region as a way to compile recipes and stories from its members. Some of the cookbooks were created as a means for raising money for the organization, while a few were given out...

Scope and Contents This collection contains many of the records generated by the DeKalb Genetics Corporation. The materials, dating from 1910-2011, provide information for a basic history of the company; for ascertaining the role played by the industry in the DeKalb area, the United States, and around the world; for the research in the company's areas of expertise; and for analyzing marketing techniques and approaches. The collection is organized into 10 series: Historical Research and General Corporate...

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These records partially document the activities of the DeKalb County Farm Bureau from 1913 to the present.  The majority of the collection consists of monthly and annual publications.  A history of the organization provides extensive background information on the growth and development of the Bureau.

Scope and Contents The H.H. Parke Collection documents the life of one of the foremost men in American agriculture.  Included in this collection are letters from family and friends during his college years (1900-1910); congratulatory letters to Mr. Parke for achievements in the agricultural sphere; and programs and reports of the American Farm Bureau.  Of particular interest are biographical and autobiographical material of Almon Ford Parke, H.H. Parke and related family members.  Publications of various farm...