Diaries, DeKalb
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Louise (Bristle) Baker, "A Personal Reminiscence: Recollections of Life in Chicago, Evanston, and DeKalb, Illinois, 1910-1980" no date
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.62
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
Manly Dewitt Barber Journal, 1852 - 1894
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.84a OV
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: -; Other: Majority of material found in 1852-1894
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
"My DeKalb Chronicle" by Alice Barber Whitmore, no date
Collection
Identifier: RHC-VFM-04-4.84b OV
Dates:
Other: Dummy Date
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:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1881-1966; Other: Date acquired: 03/00/1967
Found in:
Northern Illinois University
