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Diaries-- 1870-1909

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Baldwin Family Papers (DeKalb)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-041
Scope and Contents The Baldwin Family Papers consist of the private and business papers of Edwin S. Baldwin, his brother George W. Baldwin and their families. Box one contains one file folder of family letters, a diary, and numerous bills and tax receipts dating from the 1890’s to the mid twentieth century. Printed material documenting Masonic and Shriner activity during this period are also included in Box one. Box two includes dance programs, calling cards, glass plate negatives, photographs and various...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1853-1954; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1965

Bertha G. Bradt Collection (DeKalb)

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RHC-RC-046
Scope and Contents The Bertha Glidden Bradt Collection contains textual and pictorial records relating to Bradt family genealogy and history dating 1830-1954, the Glidden family manuscripts, and materials from S.E. Bradt’s role in the development of Illinois highways. More than 1,000 volumes are included with the collection and are located in the reading room. A complete listing of the volumes can be found in the Shelflist. The Bradt family records contain personal items belonging to Mrs. S.E. Bradt and the...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1830-1954; Other: Date acquired: 10/19/1978

Catherine Cox's Diary, Cortland, 1891 - 1892

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.23
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1891-1892

Congregational Church of Batavia Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-082
Scope and Contents Recording an important aspect of Batavia history, the records of the Congregational Church document the establishment and history of one of the oldest churches in Kane County.  Church/Congregational Society minutes (1835-1966) comprise the major series of the collection detailing church business concerns such as acceptance of members, committee appointments, church repairs, and reports from the church treasurer and various church organizations.  Trustee meeting minutes (1933-1990) supplement...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1835-2017; Other: Date acquired: 01/27/1981

Diary of Fim Murra (Pastor of Advent Christian Church, DeKalb), 1901

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.91
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1901

Diary, Sycamore, 1884

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.22
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1884

Ella Hume Taylor Collection (Geneseo)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-034
Scope and Contents The Ella Hume Taylor Collection is made up of materials collected by Mrs. Taylor from the Henry County area. The major portion of the collection is made up of letters, reminiscences, town and township histories obtained by Ella Hume Taylor in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Among these are autobiographical and biographical sketches of the ‘Old Settlers of Henry County’ Theodore Davenport, George Brandenburg, and others. Also included are programs and by-laws of the Old...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1881-1940

Farmer's Profit and Loss Book, Unidentified Farm northwest of Rochelle, Illinois, 1892

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.138
Dates: Other: Majority of material found in 1892