Inventory of the
Oversize Collection
In the
Regional History Center
RC 200
1
INTRODUCTION
The Oversize Collection consists of unbound items from various Regional History Center
collections which are too large to store in regular archival boxes.
Property rights in the collection belong to the Regional History Center; literary rights are
dedicated to the public. There are no restrictions on access to the collection.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
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 from World Wars I and II depicting recruiting, morale, propaganda, and production
incentive. An item level inventory of the World War I and II posters follow below. Due to the
fragile condition of these posters the researcher will view the color slide reproductions instead of
the actual posters.
Oversize photographs and prints include scenes of northern Illinois and local residents.
The collection of regional maps includes nine pre-1832 maps of the Great Lakes region
from the Nelson Collection and sixteen maps of Illinois from 1835-1911 showing the
development of Illinois counties. There are also special purpose maps concerning Illinois rail
lines, coal fields, highways, and climate. Maps of DeKalb show the development of the county
and city from the 1842 forward.
The collection of newspapers is maintained for use in exhibits and provides front pages
for such things as the Pearl Harbor attack, the Chicago Fire, the ends of World War I and II, the
Kennedy Assassination, the Chicago Bears Super Bowl title, and so on. DeKalb city and county
special anniversary issues are also available here.
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
2
COLLECTION INVENTORY
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
1
1
Embree Collection, RC 2:
Railroad Calendars
C & NW, (1937-1949) (8)
2
2
Milwaukee, (1936-1959) (9)
Union Pacific, (1940-1957) (5)
3
Chesapeake & Ohio, (1943-1956) (4)
Minneapolis & St. Louis, 1939, 1949 (2)
Burlington, 1957 (1)
C & EI, 1945 (1)
Rock Island, 1945 (1)
4
Embree Collection, RC 2:
Railroad Posters (3):
Express Train
Lightning Express Train
Morning on the Mohawk, New York Central Lines
Calendar, Locomotive views, 1962
5
Embree Collection, RC 2:
DeKalb Business Calendars (7), 1900-1931, no date
6
DeKalb Business Calendars (8), 1896-1911
7
DeKalb Business Calendars (14), 1900-1932
8
DeKalb Business Calendars (10), 1907-1932
1
Embree Collection, RC 2:
Certificates and Diplomas, Embree and Wagner Families,
(1864-1953) (13)
2
Certificates and Diplomas, Embree and Wagner Families,
(1896-1959) (9)
3
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
Embree Collection, RC 2:
Oversize Photographs (33):
20th Century Club Picnic, 1915
DRAWER
FOLDER
2
3
Freeport and Rock River Golf Clubs, 1923
American Steel and Wire Company Employees, 1923
U. of I. Homecoming, 1924
A.J. McColl Land Company Excursion, 1929
Illinois National Guard, Third Infantry, 1903
American Legion Band
Illinois National Guard, n.d. (3)
4
Third Infantry Camp Views, 1919 (2)
Third Infantry Border Service, 1916
Third Infantry Football Squad, 1916
Auto Derby Races, 1915
Third Regiment Band
DeKalb Schools, (4 prints on 1 poster board)
United States Presidents (3):
Martin Van Buren, n.d.
James Garfield, n.d
William McKinley, n.d.
5
DeKalb Residents (3):
E.E. Ellsworth, 1861
H.H. Wagner, n.d.
Elmer Family, 1915
Miscellaneous Sites and People (1)
Thomas Edison, n.d
6
7
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DESCRIPTION
Posters and Broadsides (6):
Haish Barbed Wire Poster, n.d. (1 negative)
Andersonville Stockade, n.d.
First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, n.d.
International Aviation Meet Panorama, 1911
Washington D.C. Panorama, ca. 1920
National Auto Race Meet Panorama, 1910
Bradt Collection, RC 46:
Prints and Photographs (14):
Charles Bradt, n.d.
Andrew Bradt Family, n.d.
Samuel Bradt, n.d. (2)
J.F. Glidden, n.d. (2)
J.F. Glidden's 90th Birthday Party, 1903 (2)
Elva Bush, n.d. (2)
Herbert Fay, n.d.
3
DRAWER
FOLDER
2
7
3
DESCRIPTION
T. Hopkins, n.d.
William Ellwood House, n.d.
Unidentified Group Shot, n.d.
8
Bradt Collection, RC 46:
Prints (28):
Antique Coat of Arms, genealogies, and quarterings, n.d.
Shafford Church printed negative
9
Prints (25):
Antique Coat of Arms, genealogies, and quarterings, n.d.
10
Prints (25):
Antique Coat of Arms, genealogies, and quarterings, n.d.
11
Prints (25):
Antique Coat of Arms, genealogies, and quarterings, n.d.
12
Prints (25):
Antique Coat of Arms, genealogies, and quarterings, n.d.
13
Prints (30):
Antique Coat of Arms, genealogies, and quarterings, n.d.
1
DeKalb County Historical Society Collection, RC 3 (8):
Bicentennial Wagon Train Posters, 1976 (4)
DeKalb County Atlas, Proofsheet, 1871, 1892
Society Photographs on Poster board, n.d.
Convention (Kansas City Publisher)
2
I.L. Ellwood Collection, RC 1 (3):
Certificates of Pedigree for Horses, 1902, 1903 (2)
Larchwoods Pedigree Stud Tree for Jersey Cattle, n.d.
3
Thurow Family Collection, RC 10 (2):
Soldier, Sailor Homecoming, Earlville, IL (Panorama), 1919
Grand Rapids Convention Panorama, n.d.
4
Kable Printing Collection, RC 20 (2):
Blueprint to Kable Printing Plant
5
Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32:
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
4
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
3
5
Photographs (5):
Sabin Ranch, n.d.
Tech Baseball Team, n.d.
Northwestern University Baseball Team, 1901
Dwight Mays Sabin, n.d.
Naples Panorama, n.d.
Other oversized material (3):
J.H. Sabin Diploma, 1904
J.H. Sabin Engineering Certificate, 1916
Wanted Notice for John F. Taylor & Robert Taylor,
November 24, 1879
6
Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32:
Photographs (1):
Madison Gun Club, June 17, 1915
Other oversized material (3):
Circus Layout Poster, 1956, 1960 (2)
Map - Aurora, IL 1882
7
Biester-Davis Collection, RC 35:
Chicago Exposition Poster, ca. 1893
Ad: No-To-Bac and Segel Cooper Store
8
Smith Oil and Refining Company Collection, RC 48:
Organizational Chart with Photographs, n.d.
9
Posters (23):
F.C. Johnson, Harness Oil and Dressing Ad, n.d.
Election Poster, Walter M. Hay, August 8, 1908
Illinois Centennial, 1918
Illinois Product Exposition, 1925
National Recovery Administration (NRA), 1934 (2)
Safe Kite Flying, ca. 1940
Bowen Guards, Company K, 132nd Regiment Illinois
Volunteer Roster, 1864
Journals and Journalists of America
Postal Scale
10
Posters (10):
Lumber! Princeton Lumber Yard, October 15, 1855
Children’s Health Care Posters, 1948-1950 (18)
Boy Scout Week, n.d.
DeKalb County Centennial, 1956 (3)
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
5
DRAWER
FOLDER
3
11
Posters (7):
Anti-Defamation League, Anti-Racism Posters, ca. 1940's (7)
12
Posters (15):
The National Forum, ca. 1941:
Benefits of Democracy (4)
Problems of Youth (4)
U.S. Economy (7)
13
Posters (5)
Buick, 1949
Carelton Symphony Band, March 18, 1937
Coast Guard - 150th Anniversary, 1940
“Kill Rats! Your Most Expensive Boarder,” 1948
Buy Savings Bonds
4-9
11
6
WORLD WARS I AND II POSTERS: See item level inventory for
color slide reproductions
LARGE OVERSIZE
LO-1
10
DESCRIPTION
WORLD WARS I AND II POSTERS (15): See Item Level
Inventory for Color Slide Reproductions (28, 29, 49, 50, 51,
52, 53, 54, 55, 85, 153, 154, 189, 190, 191)
1
DeKalb Post Office, RC 21:
Architectural Drawings (17)
2
Joseph C. Llewellyn Company Collection, RC 202:
Architectural Drawings:
DeKalb Co. Infirmary, 1913-1914 (27)
3
DeKalb Co. Jail and Residence, 1911 (16)
4
DeKalb Township High School, 1903 (20) and Photo, n.d.
5
DeKalb Township High School Addition, 1921-1922 (35)
6
Ellwood School, 1908 (14)
7
Kishwaukee Country Club Clubhouse (6)
1
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
Regional Maps (13):
Indiana and Ohio, 1832
DRAWER
FOLDER
11
1
2
DESCRIPTION
7
Regional Maps (cont)
Carolina and Virginia, 1748
Lake Michigan, Mississippi Area, (French), 1748
Great Lakes, 1764; 1819 (2)
English Empire in America, ca. 1760's
United States, ca. 1780's
Upper and Lower Canada, 1798 (2)
Great West (Ohio to Nebraska), 1919
Great Western Rivers, ca. 1919
U.S. with Missouri Pacific Railroad Lines, ca. 1950
French Explorations in Northwest
3-4
Illinois County Maps, (1835-1911) (15)
5
Illinois Special Purpose Maps (8):
Military Bounty Lands of Illinois, 1825
Climatological Map of Illinois, 1869
Railroad Map of Illinois, 1882
Railroad Map of Illinois, 1911
Coal Mines and Coal Fields of Illinois, 1916
Illinois Mileage Map, 1921
Automobile Highways, 1921
State Road Bond Issue, 1923
6
Illinois Special Purpose Maps (5):
Auto Trails, 1924
Detailed Survey Map of Northeast Illinois, 1950
Road Map, 1911
Commercial Traveller's Map, 1921
Rand McNally Sectional Map, 1890
7
Map: Northern Illinois Toll Highway, Total Holding and Parcel
Sketch, n.d.
Photographs: E.W. Tollway Extension, April 21, 1972 (1); View
of Cornfields, November 2, 1972 (6)
Certificate: Appointment of Roger W. Hayes as Assistant Attorney
General, April 10, 1969
8
DeKalb City Maps (17):
City Plat Maps, (1905-1954) (10)
Ward Maps, (1952-1959) (6)
Johnson's Re-Subdivision, 1950
9
DeKalb City Maps (22):
Precinct Maps, 1957 (1)
Street Maps, (ca. 1950's-1960's) (21)
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
11
10
DeKalb City Maps (6):
Student Housing, 1972
NIU Campus, 1965
Aerial Photos (4)
12
1
DeKalb County Maps (10):
Township Survey Maps: Clinton, Shabbona, Victor, Paw Paw,
1842 (4)
Highway Road Maps, 1930-1958 (5)
Plat map of DeKalb County, n.d.
2
DeKalb County Maps (10):
DeKalb County, 1864, 1942, n.d. (3)
Road Map of DeKalb Co., 1868, ca. 1940 (2)
Topographical, 1917, 1937-1941 (5)
3
Ogle County Maps (12):
Township Map, Indicates Forested Areas, ca. 1930's
Ogle County Historical Society Maps, n.d. (4)
County Highways, 1971
Road Map and Uniform House Numbering System, 1973
Indian Burial Grounds
Ogle County, 1857
Topographical Map, Ogle County
Illinois Northern Utilities Co.
Sectional Map
4
Miscellaneous County and City Maps (15):
Precinct Map of Aurora, 1975
Belvidere Contour, 1944
Historic Bureau County, n.d.
Elgin Contour, 1946
Town of Rock Island, 1937
I & M Canal (Rock-Island to Dixon), n.d.
Stephenson County, 1922
Sycamore, 1949, n.d. (2)
Winnebago County Highways, 1917
Rockford Twp., 1936
McHenry Contour, 1946
LaSalle County, 1965
Evanston
Chicago Harbor & Bar, 1858
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DESCRIPTION
8
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
12
5
Miscellaneous County and City Maps (8):
City of Chicago, 1891/Chicago Expo, 1893
Kane County, 1965
Illustrated Map of Chicago, 1931
Sycamore Coal Delivery Maps, 1898 (4)
Ottawa City Map, ca. 1950-1957
6
Rockford Maps (15):
Rockford Population Percentages, (ca. 1930-1952) (15)
7
Rockford Maps (15):
Rockford Population Percentages, (ca. 1930-1952) (15)
8
Rockford Maps (7):
Social Class Survey of Rockford Annexations Since 1945 (2)
Social Class as of 1945
Zoning Map
Rockford District Map, 1952, 1946 (2)
City Boundaries
9
Ogle County Maps (3)
Map Locating Early Trails, Mill Sites, and Groves, 1960
Map Showing Grist Mills in Ogle County, n.d. (2)
10
Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32:
Maps (50):
Polo, Illinois
Perryville, Illinois
South Beloit, Illinois
Oakwood Cemetery Plots, 1884
Evergreen Cemetery Plots, 1936
11
Byron, IL, 1928
Township, #22N-25N, #40N-42N (24)
12
Township, #22N-25N, #40N-42N (20)
13
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
County Rural Delivery Service Maps, n.d. (11):
Boone
Bureau
Carroll
Cook
DeKalb
DuPage
9
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
12
13
Grundy
Henry
JoDaviess
Kane
Kendall
13
10
14
County Rural Delivery Service Maps, n.d. (11):
Lake
LaSalle
Lee
McHenry
Ogle
Putnam
Rock Island
Stephenson
Whiteside
Will
Winnebago
Texaco Atlas
1
Twp. Voting District Maps (11):
York, 1959-65 (2)
Bloomingdale, 1959
Addison, 1959
Winfield, 1959
Lisle, 1959
Naperville, 1959
Milton, 1959-65 (2)
Rockford, 1958 (2)
2
Twp. Voting District Maps (13):
Harlem, 1958 (2)
Downers Grove, 1965
Rockford Ward Maps (10)
3
Winnebago County Various Maps, 1932-1965
Rockford Voting Maps, (1932-65, n.d.) (9)
Rockton Twp. Districts, 1952
Winnebago County, 1958
4
E.B. Gilbert Family Collection, RC 277:
Eli B. Gilbert Certificate, Appointed Captain in S.B.
Association, 1888
DeKalb City Maps, 1910, 1949
Group Photos, Great Lakes Naval Training Center,
includes Curtis Jackson, 1945; and 25th and 27th Regimental
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
11
13
4
Choir
Charter of the Union League of American, DeKalb Council #1
1863
5
E.B. Gilbert Family Collection, RC 277:
Nashville Weekly Union, October 5, 1863
6
Illinois Central Railroad Timetables, February 1915-April 1916 (8)
7
Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32:
American Wagon Company/White Motor Co. Chassis
Blueprints, 1923-1930 (15)
8
American Wagon Company/White Motor Co. Chassis
Blueprints, 1923-1930 (8)
9
American Wagon Company/White Motor Co. Chassis
Blueprints, 1923-1930 (7)
10
Patrons of Husbandry Certificates, 1909, 1930, 1937 (3)
Stark County News, 12th Annual Reunion of the 112th Ills.
Vol., September 20, 1877
Grand Army of the Republic Posters, ca. 1908 (2)
11
Gordon Read Collection, RC 258:
Photo of “A” Co., 1st Inf. TR. BN. Tent Camp #1, Camp
Joseph H. Pendleton, Calif., 26 May 1951
12
Silver Star Grange Records, RC 257:
Poster, AM I PROUD!...I’m fighting famine... by canning food
at home, 1946
13
Genesee Grange Records, RC 102
Charter, April 1, 1931
Northern Illinois Granges Collections, RC 262
Charters:
Black Oak #1910 (Fair Haven, Carroll County),
October 1, 1940
Black Oak Juvenile #54 (York, Carroll County),
August 6, 1955 (duplicate)
Carroll County Pomona #87 (Carroll County),
September 1, 1952
Carroll County Pomona #87 (Carroll County),
January 22, 1952 (duplicate)
Genesee #1849 (Whiteside County), April 1, 1931
Hanover Scenic #1935 (JoDaviess County), April 1, 1964
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
13
13
Jordan #1880 (Jordan, Whiteside County), July 1, 1935
Palmyra #1912 (Palmyra, Lee County), October 1, 1940
Whiteside County Pomona #83 (Whiteside County),
October 1, 1931
Certificates:
Rock Creek #1908, Honor Grange, December 31, 1942
Whiteside Pomona #83, Contribution Toward Grange
Headquarters, 1941
Posters:
Founders of the Patrons of Husbandry, 1915
“Grange Brings Together . . .”, n.d.
“Truly American,” n.d.
14
DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice, RC 264
Flyer, “We bear witness to the persecuted church in El
Salvador...”, n.d.
Drawings by Nicaraguan Children, n.d. (2)
Poster, Citizens Lobby for a U.S./Soviet Nuclear Weapons
Freeze, Washington, DC, March 7-8, 1983
15
Sons of Norway, Valhall Lodge No. 168, RC 265
Photographs:
Ambulance Presented by Sons of Norway, 1918
Collage - Autumn Preview I, October 1986
Collage - Autumn Preview II, [1987]
Collage - “Kingdom Come” at New American Theater,
April 28, 1987
Posters:
Walk-A-Thon, Mary 20, 1995
Sons of Norway Bake Sale, n.d.
Norwegian Table Prayer, n.d.
14
12
16
Articles on Lodge Moving:
Rockford Register Star, January 9, 1995
Parks Journal, March 15, 1995
1
Regional Inter-Modal Transportation Center and High Speed
Rail Link Study, 1992
Blueprints for Lodge, n.d. (4)
Landscape Drawing for New Lodge, March 22, 1997
2
Grant Application/Tissue Drawings for Embellishments to
New Lodge, 1996
3
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
American Legion Post 864, RC 194:
Post Award Certificates, 1954, 1960-1961 (3)
DRAWER
FOLDER
14
4
4a
5
DESCRIPTION
13
DeKalb County Centennial, RC 9:
“DeKalb at 150,” Commemorative Newspaper Edition,
(Sections 1-6, 9), 2006
Sesquicentennial Newspaper Clippings, 2006
Sketches/Photographs from DeKalb Public Library:
Chief Shabbona Portrait
Chief Shabbona and 1st Wife, Spotka
Black Hawk
Baron DeKalb
Private H. Comstock, Private A.G. Tremain, Merritt Simonds,
Washington Pierce, Private Henry E. Ramer, William
Cheetham
6
OVS Storage Notebook
Shelves
Haish Headstone Blueprints, RC 286: n.d. (2)
Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (22): (Additional Sporting
Events Newspaper available in Drawer 15, Folder 3)
Rockford Register Star, (Bears Win NFC), 13 January 1986
Rockford Register Star, (Cubs Win East), 27 September 1989
Chicago Tribune, (Bulls Win Third), 21 June 1993 (2)
Chicago Sun-Times, (Bulls Win Third), 21 June 1993
DeKalb Chronicle, (NIU Basketball Wins MCC), 6 March 1996
Chicago Sun-Times, (Bulls Win 70), 17 April 1996
Chicago Sun-Times, (Bulls Win Fourth), 17 June 1996
Chicago Tribune, (Bulls Win Fourth), 17 June 1996 (2)
Rockford Register Star, (Packer Super Bowl), 27 January 1997
Chicago Sun-Times, (Packers Win), 27 January 1997
Chicago Tribune, (Bulls Win Fifth), 14 June 1997
Rockford Register Star, (Bulls Win Fifth), 14 June 1997
Chicago Sun-Times, (Bulls Win Fifth), 14 June 1997
Chicago Tribune, (Bulls Win Sixth), 15 June 1998 (2)
Rockford Register Star, (Bulls Win Sixth), 15 June 1998
Chicago Sun-Times, (McGwire’s 62nd Home Run), 8
September 1998 (2)
Rockford Register Star, (Sosa’s 61st and 62nd Home Run), 14
September 1998
Chicago Sun-Times, (Sosa’s 61st and 62nd Home Run), 14
September 1998
Northern Star, (Cubs loose National League Championship
Series), 16 October, 2003
Rockford Register Star, (Cubs loose National League
Championship Series), 16 October, 2003
Chicago Tribune, (Cubs loose National League Championship
Series), 16 October, 2003
Rockford Register Star (Cubs win Division), 6 October, 2003
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
14
7
Historic Newspapers, National Events (32):
The True Republican, (Chicago Fire), 10 October 1871
DeKalb Chronicle, (First Edition), 8 March 1879
DeKalb County Advertiser, 30 March 1898
Chicago Record-Herald, (McKinley Shot), 7 September 1901
DeKalb Chronicle, (End of WW I), 7 November 1918
DeKalb Chronicle, (End of WWI), 11 November 1918
DeKalb Independent, (End of WW I), 11 November 1918
DeKalb Chronicle, (Lindbergh Baby Dead), 12 May 1932
Chicago Daily Tribune, facsimiles of WWII front pages, 19391945 (12)
DeKalb Chronicle, (Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor),
6 December 1941 (sic) (2)
DeKalb Chronicle, (FDR Dead), 12 April 1945
Elgin Daily Courier-News, (Truman Assumes Presidency),
13 April 1945
Elgin Daily Courier-News, (Germany Quits), 7 May 1945
DeKalb Chronicle, (V-E Day), 8 May 1945
DeKalb Chronicle, (V-J Day), 14 August 1945 (2)
Chicago Tribune, (GOP Wins White House!),
3 November 1948/”Dewey Defeats Truman”
Chicago Tribune, (Alan Shepard in Space), 6 May 1961
Chicago Tribune, (Glenn Orbits Earth), 21 February, 1962
Chicago Tribune, (Marilyn Monroe Dead), 6 August 1962
8
Historic Newspapers, National Events (17):
Chicago Tribune, (JFK Assassination), November 23, 1963
Northern Star, (JFK Dead), November 26, 1963 (3)
Life, (JFK Dead), November 29, 1963
DeKalb Chronicle, (JFK Dead), December 30, 1963
The Denver Post, (JFK Dead), November 22, 1963
Chicago Tribune, (MLK Dead), 7 April 1968
Chicago Sun-Times, (RFK), 6 June 1968
DeKalb Chronicle, (RFK), 6 June 1968
Ramparts Magazine (Wall Poster-Tear Gas in the Pump
Room!), 28 August 1968
DeKalb Chronicle, (Moon Landing), 21 July 1969
Chicago Tribune, (Moon Landing), 25 July 1969
Chicago Tribune, (Nixon Resigns), 9 August 1974
Wisconsin State Journal, (Nixon), 9 August 1974
Newsweek, (Legacy of Vietnam), 15 April 1985
Rockford Register Star, (Berlin Wall), 11 November 1989
Historic Newspapers, National Events (11):
Northern Star, (Gulf War Begins), 17 January 1991
Rockford Register Star, (Gulf War Ends), 28 February 1991
9
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DESCRIPTION
14
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
14
9
Rockford Register Star, Operation Desert Storm: How We
Won the War, March 7, 1991
Rockford Register Star, (Clinton Impeached), 20 December
1998
Wall Street Journal, (Terrorists Strike US), 12 September
2001
USA Today, (Terrorists Strike US), 12 September 2001
Chicago Tribune, (Terrorists Strike US), 12 September 2001
Chicago Sun-Times, (Terrorists Strike US), 12 September
2001
Northern Star, (Terrorists Strike US), 12 September 2001
Life, (JFK 40th Anniversary), 2003
Rockford Register Star, (Blagojevich 14-Year Sentence), 8
December 2011
15
1
Historic Newspapers, Centennial & Anniversary Editions (20):
DeKalb Chronicle, 10 September 1934; 125th Anniversary
(3 sections),
Daily Chronicle, (6 sections) 3 March 2004
Fulton Journal, (4 sections) 5 July 1935
Marengo Republican News, (7 sections) 12 September 1935
Elburn Herald, (Blackberry Township, Kane Co.; 2 sections),
4 October 1934
2
Elgin Courier News, (6 sections), 15 June 1935
3
Daily Gazette, (Sterling), 1 July 1976
4
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
15
Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17): (Additional Sporting
Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize
Storage Shelves)
Rockford Register Star, (NIU Wins California Bowl), 18
December 1983
DeKalb Chronicle, (California Bowl), 18 December 1983
Rockford Register Star, (Cubs Win East), 25 September 1984
DeKalb Chronicle, (Cubs Win East), 25 September 1984
Rockford Register Star, (Cub Playoffs), 2 October 1984
Rockford Register Star, (Bears Win NFC), 24 January 1986
Rockford Register Star, (Bears Win Super Bowl), 27 January
1986
USA Today, (Bears Super Bowl), 27 January 1986
Northern Star, (Bears Super Bowl), 27 January 1986
Rolling Stone Cover, (Jim McMahon), 13 March 1986
Chicago Tribune, (Bulls Win NBA Title), 13 June 1991
Rockford Register Star, (Bulls Win), 13 June 1991
Chicago Sun-Times, (Bulls Win Second), 15 June 1992
DRAWER
FOLDER
15
4
5
6
16
DESCRIPTION
16
Street & Smith Cover, (Michael Jordan), 1992-1993
Northern Star, (Sox win World Championship), 27 October,
2005
Rockford Register Star, (Sox win World Championship), 27
October, 2005
Daily Chronicle, (NIU wins bowl), 31 December, 2004 (2)
Historic Newspapers, NIU Events (18):
DeKalb Chronicle, (Altgeld Hall Fire), 30 November 1946
DeKalb Chronicle, (50th Anniversary Homecoming),
8 October 1948
DeKalb Chronicle, (Smith Inauguration), 24 May 1968
Northern Star, (Campus Unrest), 24 March 1969
Northern Star, (Unrest), 2 May 1969
Northern Star, (Unrest), 6 May 1970
Northern Star, (Unrest), 7 May 1970
Northern Star, (Unrest), 20 May 1970
DeKalb Chronicle, (Unrest), 20 May 1970
Northern Star, (Unrest), 21 May 1970
DeKalb Chronicle, (Unrest), 21 May 1970
DeKalb County Journal, (Unrest), 21 May 1970
Northern Star, (Unrest), 22 May 1970
Northern Star, (President Nelson Convicted), 26 January 1978
Northern Star, (Star Staff Protest), 16 October 1984
Rockford Register Star, (Pres. Wingfield), 22 & 23 May 1986
DeKalb Chronicle, (LaTourette Hired), 22 May 1986
DeKalb Chronicle, (Stadium Dedication/Williston 50th
Anniversary), 5 November 1965
1
Wheatland Plowing Match Advertising Posters, (1958-1976),
RC 110: Folder on Permanent Loan
2
Starline, Incorporated, RC 114:
Hunt, Helm, Ferris & Co. Factory Employees Panorama
3
Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris, RC 104:
Photographs (5):
1st Convention Illinois Synod of the United Lutheran
Church in America Panorama, Carthage, IL, June 9-11,
1920
Confirmation Classes, 1955-1956 (2)
Luther League Convention, ca. 1919
Sunday School Class, 1991
Luther League Charter, 1964
Trinity Men's Club Charter, n.d.
Lutheran Brotherhood Certificate, 1919
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
16
3
Architectural Drawings-Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris,
(1948-1951) (8); 1964, 1973 - missing as of 1/30/2002 (10)
4
5-6
7
8
17
Congregational Church of Batavia, RC 82:
Letters of Transfer, (1835-1866) (12)
J.G. Brown Correspondence, (1848-1849) (9)
Sketch of Batavia, IL, ca. 1869
Congregational Photograph, 1981
Architectural Drawings, (1934-1974, n.d.) (44)
W.F. and John Barnes Company, RC 123:
Product Renderings, (1919-1958, n.d.)(12)
Architectural Drawings, (1919-1958) (11)
Photos, n.d.
Letters, (1919-1958) (2)
“The Fascinating Story behind the Growth of our Companies”
(1943)
9
Westclox, Incorporated, RC 116:
Balance Sheet, (1913-1926)
Patent List & Certificate, (1886-1888) (4)
Addition to Peru Plan, n.d.
Grove Addition Plan, LaSalle-Peru, Illinois, 1928
10
Princeton Game and Fish Club, RC 113:
Maps:
Swamp Lands and Goose Lake, n.d.
Club Property, n.d.
11
Joyce Holmberg Papers, RC 294:
Architectural Drawings: Rockford State Office Building, n.d.
(4)
Photograph: Escorting Governor Thompson into Senate, n.d.
Returned
in 2013
Chicago and North Western Historical Society, RC 51:
Photographs (11):
Madison Street Station
Interior - Train Depot (2)
C & NW Railway Engine, 1819 (in 2 pieces)
C & NW Railway Engine, 1455
C & NW Railway Engine, 1500
C & NW Railway Engine, 290 (in 2 pieces)
C & NW Railway Engine, 494
Train on Bridge, Janesville, WI
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
17
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
Returned
in 2013
Port Washington Engine, 1878
Bridge, Wisconsin River, Merrimac, WI
Negatives (2):
Madison Street Station
Wells Street Station
1
Drainage Map of Illinois, 1956
Principle Watersheds of Illinois, 1958
St. Charles, Illinois, Map, 1965
2
Painting, possible original Ellwood House on Third (?)
3
American Legion Post No. 66, DeKalb, RC 154:
The Flag Code, ca. 1940's
American Legion Certificate, 1922
A.L. Certificate of Distinguished Service, (1929-1946) (3)
Anniversary Award, 1949, 1950 (2)
Tournament of Music Certificate, 1940, 1941 (2)
Soldier Photograph, ca. 1916
DeKalb County Honor Roll
National Commanders of American Legion
Afton Cemetery Drawing - Veterans' Grave Register
Malta Cemetery Drawing
4
American Legion Post No. 66, DeKalb, RC 154:
Photographs (3):
Company A., 3rd Illinois Infantry, 1917
Company A., I.N.G., June 22, 1916 (in 2 pieces)
Company H. or K.?, 344th Infantry, 1918
5
United Methodist Church of Batavia, RC 160:
Plat Survey, 1911
Architectural Drawings, (1961-1963) (2)
6
F.E. Griffith Family, RC 89:
Plano News, Publication, 1898
Legal Documents and Correspondence, (1797-1863) (5)
7
Shimer College, RC 77:
Ads, Documents, 1853-1931 (8)
8
International Organization of Good Templars, RC 66:
SVEA Lodge No. 104 Charter, 1903
Scandinavian Grand Lodge of Illinois District Charter, 1907
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
18
DRAWER
FOLDER
17
9
Round Grove Grange, RC 68:
Souvenir Flags, Indianapolis 500 Mile Auto Race,
May 30, 1911 (2)
10
Guy Lanan Farm Records, RC 111:
Land Indentures, (1848-1865) (11)
Land Grants, (1849-1850) (2)
1
World War I Poster Reproductions:
He is Keeping the World Safe for Democracy
Feminine Patriotism
You Buy a Liberty Bond
Save the Products of the Land
Warning! Consider the Possible Consequences
2-3
World War II Exhibit from the National Archives, “The World in
Flames” Posters (32)
4
Denton Family, RC 191: Portrait
5
Colehour Grain Elevator, RC 91:
Ledger, 1927
6
Mt. Carroll Map, 1894
18
19
DESCRIPTION
7-12
Stephenson County Pure Milk Association, RC 93:
Ledgers, 1937-1954
1
First Lutheran Church, Rockford, RC 83:
Church blueprints, 1927, 1958; Church sanctuary drawings,
1883 (13)
2
Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Co., RC 167:
Coal Maps (9)
3
Factory Maps (11)
4
Blueprints (7)
Tables (2)
5
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
Wurlitzer Company Records, RC 169
Plant Layout, April 1, 1965
Fire Insurance Maps:
Creamery Package Mfg. Co.– DeKalb, Oct. 29, 1931
Wurlitzer Co., 1963, 1967
19
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
19
5
Sewer System Maps: Wurlitzer Co., State St.:
Storm Drains, Plate 1-24
Sanitary Sewers, Plate 2-24
Water Mains, Plate 3-24
Sewer System Maps–State St. and Dietz Ave.:
Storm Drains, Plate 1-25
Sanitary Sewers, Plate 2-25
Water Mains, Plate 3-25
6
Wurlitzer Co.–Sewers and Sprinklers, 1955 revised 1959
Wurlitzer Co., Aug. 15, 1966
Wurlitzer Co.–Building #24 Floor Plan, 1975-1976
Apollo Piano Co., Sept. 1, 1923
St. Regis Paper Co.–DeKalb, Aug. 30, 1961
Certificates and Plats of Surveys:
Creamery Package Mfg. Co.–DeKalb, Feb. 18, 1964
Sections 23 and 24–DeKalb, June 22-25, 1970
20
20
7
Tentative DeKalb Airport Layout Plan, October 1, 1967 (1)
8
Illinois and Michigan Canal:
National Heritage Corridor, 1973 (4)
Concept Plan for Grundy County, 1981 (16)
9
National Accelerator Laboratory, Development Report, August
1971
1
Good Roads Movement, RC 243:
Illinois Railroad Map, 1903
Construction Map, 1922
2
DeKalb Ag Research Records, RC 190 (8):
DeKalb Ag Research Advertisement Poster, 1957, n.d. (5)
Flowchart, 1966-1967 (2)
Seed Corn Bag (1)
3
Unidentified Photograph of Store Fronts, n.d.
4
First Congregational Church of DeKalb Records, RC 17:
Architectural Drawings, 1951-1973 (14)
5
Historical Map & Guide to the Illinois & Michigan Canal National
Heritage Corridor
6
Joliet Public Playgrounds, 1936
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
20
7
Posters (7):
Rockford Chautauqua, August 14 to 27, 1899
DeKalb County Farm Auction, February 21, 1878
The Soldier’s Record World War I
Iowa Railroad Land Company, n.d.
Ault & Banks Turkey Farm, Kirkland, n.d.
Timberland! For Sale at Hickory Point!, October 1, 1860
Baron DeKalb: A Chronology of his Life & Military Career
Map showing the position of Chicago in Connection with the
northwest & the principal lines of railroads, canals, navigable
streams and lakes, together with the most important towns,
and their distances from Chicago
Letter to Jeremiah Herrick, May 12, 1817
Act to Originate the County of Carroll, February 22, 1839
Ulster County Gazette, January 4, 1800 (2)
8
P.E.O. Sisterhood, Chapter DX, DeKalb, RC 221:
Charter
Chapter IV History for Chapter DX
Member Photographs
9
Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra, RC 223:
Calligraphy Artwork, April 1978 (6)
10
Scenic and Historic Illinois Map, 1949
11
Rockford League of Women Voters, RC 178:
Think Globally, Act Locally Poster, 1994
12
DeKalb Rotary Club, RC 230:
Photograph: Rotary Club Visit to the American Steel and
Wire Company, May 5, 1922 (2)
Daily Chronicle-50th Anniversary of DeKalb Rotary Club
Issue, March 27, 1971
13
Collection of Christmas Pictures by Harry Felder, Compliments of
GTE Automatic Electric, n.d.
14
U.S. Geological Survey Maps: Forreston, Kings, LaSalle,
Mendota, Minonk, Mt. Carroll, Oregon, Rochelle, Savanna,
1942 (9); DeKalb 1980 (1)
15
DeKalb County Fine Arts Association, RC 205:
Ellwood House and Grounds, Topographical Map, 1968
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DESCRIPTION
21
DRAWER
FOLDER
20
16
DeKalb Landmarks Commission Collection, RC 239:
Haish Sites Aerial Photograph, 1975 (2)
Haish Flat Floorplan (2)
Huntley Park Map, 1982
Evergreen Cemetery Project, Maps, 1990-1991 (11)
17
Huntley Park Neighborhood Association, RC 241:
Photograph Posters Showing Old Curbs and Replacement,
1995 (3)
Color Coded Diagram Showing Condition of Curbs, n.d.
Maps of South Second Street Brick Bids, August 1995
18
DeKalb Women’s Club, RC 211:
Photograph: IFWC, 66th Annual Convention, May 9-11, 1961
19
David Fiore Railroad Collection, RC 288:
CGW 1916 Right-of-Way and Station Maps from Forest Park
to Bellwood, Elmhurst to Lombard, and Winston Tunnel
(14)
CGW Chicago Transfer Yard Diagrams, 1907 & Circa 1924
(2)
20
AAUW, Rockford Branch, RC 248:
Posters:
Women’s Movement of the 1980's, Judy Carter and
Maureen Reagan, April 23, 1980
Ellen Goodman: A Matter of Values, October 19
Women in History Contest Poster, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989
21
Camp Grant:
Panoramic View, Rockford, 1918
Co. E, 162 Inf. “Back from France,” n.d.
1
Spring Creek United Church of Christ, RC 287:
Guest Book, 1961-1967 (7)
21
22
DESCRIPTION
22
2
Vacation Bible School Scrapbook Pages, 2001
3-4
Rockford Urban Ministries Trifold Displays of Miscellaneous
Photos, 1998-2006
1
Site Plans and Topographical Maps, 1961 (6)
2
A. Rayner Eastman Revised Scheme #3, January 8, 1962 (1),
Education Building Addition, March 24, 1965 (1), Plat of
Survey, March 30, 1967 (1)
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
22
DESCRIPTION
23
Fellowship Hall Addition Blueprints, Odling Construction and
Arnold Lundgren, Plat of Survey, 1987 (6)
Saavedra Gehlhausen Architects Site Plans and Floor Plans 1
and 2, November 22, 2003 (4)
Saavedra and Gehlhausen Demolition Plan, 2005 (3)
Floor Plan #1 Blueprint, n.d. (1)
Floor Plan #2 Blueprint, n.d. (1)
3
A. Reyner Eastman Original Plans, Complete, May 23, 1962
(16)
4
Floor Plans and Mechanical, May 23, 1962
Fellowship Hall (a.k.a. Fireside Room) Addition, Building
Plans, 1986-1987 (4)
5
A. Reyner Eastman Architects Complete Set, 1962 (16)
6
Original Building Plan Blueprints, c. 1962 (13), Addition,
1965 (5)
7
Educational Building Addition, March 24, 1965 (5)
8
Education Wind Addition, 1965 (5)
9
Patio Court Construction, Preliminary Concept, September 8,
1976 (7)
10
Fellowship Hall (a.k.a. Fireside Room) Addition, 1985-1987,
Sign, 1985 (1), Building Plans (2), Foundation Plans, 1987 (5)
23
11
Fellowship Addition Second Floor, May 11, 1987 (11)
12
Saavedra Gehlhausen Architects, 2005, Parking Lot and
Grounds (2), Demolition Plan (2)
13
Saavedra Gehlhausen Architects Addition to and Remodeling
of Spring Creek United Church of Christ, March 15, 2005
(35)
1
DeKalb League of Women Voters Records, RC 118:
Community Action Fair Signs, 2001 (2)
Felt Banners, n.d. (2)
2
Embree Lumber Company Records, RC 7:
NRA posters, n.d. (5)
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
23
3
John Garner Residence Blueprints, E. E. Embree Property
Blueprints Steel Framing Blueprints (31 blueprints)
4
Rockford Chamber of Commerce, RC 180:
Membership Roster, Rockford Chamber, May 1921
Photograph of Pickets (Possibly at J.I. Case), October 8, 1946
Reproduction of Centennial Newspaper (2), n.d.
Architectural Sketch, Anderson Bros. Mfg. Company
Building, Samuelson Road
Award Certificates:
American Chamber of Commerce Executives, Publication
“Neighbors”, 1952
State of Illinois Sesquicentennial Celebration Participation,
December 2, 1968
Freedoms Foundation American Credo, n.d.
Publications:
Cherryvale Mall Booklet, 1972
Messages Vital to the People of Rockford, 1950
The New York Times, “Illinois Your Central Location to
Serve All the Nation,” November 9, 1958
Furniture Age, “The Forest City: How Rockford Won
Fame,” June 1952
Artifacts:
Fan, All America City, Rockford Yesfest 93!, 1993
Decal, Welcome to Rockford the Convention City, n.d.
5
Lutheran Campus Ministry, RC 222:
LCM Facility Drawings (18 blueprints)
6
Rockford Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, RC 302:
DAR Corridor Sign, n.d.
Photographs:
4th Annual Continental Congress, 1931
91st Continental Congress, 1982
Hononegah Society Charter, 1958
Betsy Ross Society Certificate, 1899
7
Egyptian Theatre, 80th Anniversary Calendar, 2010
8
E.C. Sweitzer Business Records, RC 301:
E. Ericson and Son’s Paper Sign, n.d.
9
DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board Records,
RC 306:
Some Facts About DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
24
DRAWER
FOLDER
23
9
24
1
Bigwoods Congregational Church RC 311:
DuPage County Map, 1862
2
Jack Anderson watercolor paintings, (2)
DeKalb train station, barns
3
People Who Care RC 271:
Exhibits A-C from Pleading Volume 68, February 1-15, 1996
(6 maps)
4
Panoramic photograph: Joliet, Illinois National Guard, 44th Infantry
Division, 1952
5-11
John M. Batchelder Collection: RC 322
Supplements to Correspondence, Blueprints and Sketches,
1893-1899, 1901
LARGE OVERSIZE
LO-exterior
DESCRIPTION
25
Expansion, May 14, 1990
Proposed Aircraft Tie-Down Plans, December 11, 1997 (2)
Proposed Frontal Area Development, December 11, 1998
(5)
Proposed Hanger Layout, April 17, 2000 (2)
Architectural Drawing DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport,
August 7, 2007
Newspaper Drawing DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, n.d.
T-Hanger Building Plan, n.d.
Aerial Photograph of area surrounding DeKalb Taylor
Municipal Airport, n.d.
Panoramic photograph: Illinois National Guard, 3rd Regiment,
circa 1900
John M. Batchelder Collection: RC 322
Supplements to Correspondence, Blueprints and Sketches,
1893-1899, 1901-1909
25
1-18
26
1-23
Supplements to Correspondence, Blueprints and Sketches,
1910-1919
27
1-9
Supplements to Correspondence, Blueprints and Sketches,
1920-1935
10
Photographs and Watercolor Prints, n.d.
11
Supplements to Correspondence, Blueprints & Sketches, n.d.
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
27
12-13
Large Supplements to Correspondence, Blueprints and
Sketches, 1902-1935
28
1
26
Franklin Grove Collection: RC 115
Greater Morrison map of historic sites, nd
2
Poster for 33rd Annual Harvest Festival, 2012
3
Barn Tour Poster, Barn Tour Maps, 2008-2013 (5)
4
Historic Downtown Dixon Theatre Screening poster for
“Windfall”, n.d.
5
Poster of Dickson, Siberia (English and Russian), n.d.
6
Insurance maps of Ashton, Illinois 1914, 1932 (2)
7
City property map photocopy, 1912
8
Posters from Dickson, Siberia, n.d. (2)
9
Nisbet Homestead Farm Records: RC 216
Family Tree/Genealogy Charts, n.d. (7)
10
Mortgage document for Elizabeth Cooper, Administrative
Deed for Lawrence Nisbet, 1868, 1892 (2)
11
DeKalb County, Land Use Plan, 1981
12
Paw Paw Township land survey map, n.d. (2)
13
Nisbet Certificate of Survey, 1987
14
Survey of Stone House and 5 acres, 1988
15
Nisbet Land Survey, 1975
16
United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers of America,
Local 704: RC 313
Notices, (1967-1978)
17
Union Member Lists, no date
18
URW Local 704 Honor Award for Good Citizenship, 1972
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
28
19
20
21
22
23
29
30
DESCRIPTION
27
URW Local 704 Honor Award for Good Citizenship, 1973
Local 704 Charter, 1963
Lahti Family Collection: RC 189
Ric Lahti Hole-in-One Certificate, 1950 and Photograph of
Kirchner’s Drug Store, circa 1922
Baptismal Certificate, 1907
Confirmation Certificate, 1921
Penmanship Certificate from the DeKalb Public Schools, 1921
David McMahon and Barbara Keeling Collection: RC 329
AmCore Bank calendar, 1985
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum, 1986
Rockford Landmarks: A Guide to Historic Rockford, 1989
Perspective Map of the City Rockford, 1891, reprint by Tinker
Swiss Cottage Museum, circa 2000
Oversize duplicates used in exhibits or instruction
Unprocessed Collection
1
Water Maps:
Charts of Illinois Waterways
Map Atlas of Upper Illinois River, 1971
2-3
Topography Maps of Illinois, group 1 (56 maps that include:
Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeWitt, DeKalb, DuPage, Jo Daviess,
Kane, Cook, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, Lingston, Marshall,
McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Will, and Winnebago
Counties), (1917-1962)
4-5
Topography Maps of Illinois, group 2 (67 maps that include:
Adams, Alexander, Bureau, Champaign, Clifton, Clinton,
Cook, Ford, Franklin, Gallatin, Grundy, Jackson, Kankakee,
Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Logan, Macon, Marshall, McHenry,
Peoria, Perry, Putnam, Rock Island, Saline, Sangamon, St.
Clair, Stephenson, Vermillion, Wabash, Warren, Will,
Williamson, Winnebago, and Woodford), (1893-1950)
6-7
Topography Maps of Illinois, group 3 (50 maps that include: Clark,
Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will,
and Winnebago), (1949-1968)
8-9
Topography Maps of Illinois, photo revised, group 4, (64 maps that
include: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Iroquois, Kane, Kendall,
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
30
8-9
Lake, Lee, McHenry, and Will ), (1964-1980)
10
City Maps:
Rockford Topographic map, (2), 1971, 1980
Aurora Topographic map, (2), 1971, 1980
11
Various Maps:
Commonwealth Edison and Subsidiaries Map of Northern
Illinois, 1937
The Forests of Illinois map, 1810, (1968-1979)
Illinois poster by Robert Waldmire, 1982
12
Railroad Maps:
Conrail Map System, 1975
Great Northern Railroad System, 1953
Railroad Map of the United States (4 items), 1957
Chicago & North Western and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul
and Pacific Railroad consolidation United States Maps (2),
1969
Burlington North Railroad, 1988
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Maps, 1993
LARGE OVERSIZE
LO-5
Geological City Survey Maps:
Rock Island, Illinois (Davenport), 1953
Sugar Grove, 1964
Highway Maps:
Jo Daviees County, 1963
Stephenson County, 1974
Ogle County, 1975
Carroll County, 1967/1970
McHenry County, 1981
31
28
1
DeKalb AgResearch Records, RC 190:
1939 office building blueprints (7)
2
Progeny house blueprints, 1945-1947 (4)
3
Poultry and Brooder building blueprints, 1947-1948, 1957
(5)
1955 air conditioning, head house, and heating system
blueprints (4)
4
5
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
310 N. 5th St. Office blueprints, [1953-1975], (8)
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
31
6
Research Center additions, 1972 (2)
7
9th St. Warehouse, 1969 (2)
8
DeKalb Foundation Department, n.d. (1)
9
Pathology Lab Utilities, 1971 (2)
10
Monsanto Building Blueprint, 2000 (1)
11
5th National All Dealer Convention, 1950 (1)
12
13
District Managers Summer Sales Conference, 1968-1972
(5 posters, 1 letter)
Chix Sales Promo, 1952 (1)
14
Chix Sales Promo, 1953 (1)
15
Corn Sales Promo, 1947 (4)
16
Corn Sales Promo, 1949 (7)
17
Corn Sales Promo, 1950 (13)
18
Corn Sales Promo, 1951 (7)
19
Corn Sales Promo, 1955 (11)
20
Corn/Chix Sales Promo, 1952 (3)
21
Corn/Chix Sales Promo, 1953 (7)
22
Corn Ads Reprinted and Radio Schedule, 1963 (1)
23
Co-Op Advertising- Corn/Sorghum/Chix, 1943-1946 (3)
24
Co-Op Advertising- Corn/Sorghum/Chix, 1958 (2)
25
Co-Op Advertising- Corn/Sorghum, 1959 (7)
26
Corn Educational Material Poster, n.d. (1)
27
Seed Processing Facility Information [English and Japanese],
(5), 1979
28
Planter Plate Information Posters, 1952, 1956, 1959, n.d. (6)
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
29
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
31
29
Posters, newspapers, drawing and small sign, 1970-1971 n.d.
32
1
Sorghum Bumper Sticker (1)
2
Coverage Maps, June 1978 (3)
3
Seed Bag (1)
4
Oversized Ads 1976-1977, n.d. (6)
5
Flying Ear Paper Bags, 1979, 1992-1993
6
7
8
9
33
Corey-Vesta Cunningham Collection: RC 324
Notary Public Certificate, March 4, 1968
Kishwaukee Kiwanis Club, RC 278
Biking within Beanzie Route Maps (3)
Haunted House Flyers (3)
Biking with Beanzie poster, 2013
Ohave Sholom synagogue Collection: RC 332
Ohave Sholom Sisterhood Fifty Years of Presidents poster
1991
10
Ohave Sholom Photo Poster (trifold), n.d.
11
Ohave Sholom Photo Poster (trifold), n.d.
12
Ohave Sholom Photo Poster (trifold), n.d.
1
30
Dr. Giles Paddock Ransom Family Collection, RC 275:
Insurance policy documentation, Arthur H. Nielsen, 1928
2
Posters (2):
Rockford ariel view, 1880
Oil lamp inventory, circa 1880
3
Group photographs (2):
possibly Modern Woodmen of America (Rockford, IL),
circa 1880
Blackhawk Area Boy Scouts, Washington D.C. tour, 1928
4
South Dakota land plat makes (4):
Davison County, 1901
Davison County, 1901
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
33
4
DESCRIPTION
31
State map, 1902
Aurora County, 1903
5
Mary Luthe’s handmade Ouija board, circa 1910
6
Personal correspondence, Peter Peirer to Alvan Leland, 1840
7
Certificates and diplomas (16), 1886-1926:
Postmaster appointment, Daniel J. Sherman, 1886
Benefit certificate, Dr. Wilmont Ransom, 1889, 1892
Envelope for benefit certificate
Marriage certificate, Wilmont Ransom to Sylvia Sherman,
1889
Medical Examiner certificate, Dr. Wilmont Ransom, 1894
Physician’s certificate, State of Iowa, Dr. Wilmont
Ransom, 1896
Chicago Policlinic certificate, Dr. Penn Ransom, 1899
Certificate of authority as medical examiner, Brotherhood
of American Yeomen, Dr. Wilmont Ransom, 1904
Sanitarium License, Illinois Board of Administration, 1910
College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Diploma,
Daniel Leland Ransom, 1920
Sanitarium License, Illinois Department of Public Welfare,
1920
Passport, Dr. Wilmont Ransom, 1922
Monte Sano Sanitarium & Hospital appointment certificate,
Daniel Leland Ransom, 1923
Medical Veterans of the War, Dr. Wilmont L. Ransom,
1923
Board of Osteopathic Examiners certificate, Daniel Leland
Ransom, 1926
Membership certificate, Sons of the Revolutions, Dr.
Wilmont Ransom, 1926
8
Civil War documents (8) [copies], 1862- circa 1880:
Abstract of provisions for men in the Columbus, KY
hospital, March 1862 (2 copies)
Report of the sick and wounded at Columbus, KY, July
1862
Invoice of Medicines, Instruments, Hospital Sores,
Beddings, October-December 1862
Telegram transcriptions received at Columbus, KY
(transcribed by Dr. Wilmont Ransom), 1862
Bounty advertisement, E.S. Weeden
“Laws and Decisions,” Vol. 1, No. 1
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
33
9
Newspaper pages (7), 1865-1878
The Youth’s Companion, August 10, 1865
Ashtabula Jeffersonian, November 26, 1870; March 4,
1871; May 20, 1871; August 6, 1871
Barnvännen, November 1876
The Sun, January 31, 1878
10
Newspaper pages (4), 1910-1924
Rockford Register Gazette, December 6, 1924; October 28,
1910
Rockford Morning Star, September 18, 1955
Beloit Daily News, September 12, 1914
11
Cabin plan of the “President Lincoln” Steamer, 1909
12
Hand drawn constellation map, Dr. Wilmont Ransom, no date
13
Family tree (2), 2010, 2011
Ransom - Jenks -Sherman - Leland Family Tree, compiled
by K. White, Curator, 2010
Abridged family tree, complied by K. White, Curator, 2011
14
Civil War documents (8), 1862- circa 1880 [restricted access,
research copies are available in Drawer 33, Folder 8]:
Abstract of provisions for men in the Columbus, KY
hospital, March 1862 (2 copies)
Report of the sick and wounded at Columbus, KY, July
1862
Invoice of Medicines, Instruments, Hospital Sores,
Beddings, October-December 1862
Telegram transcriptions received at Columbus, KY
(transcribed by Dr. Wilmont Ransom), 1862
Bounty advertisement, E.S. Weeden
“Laws and Decisions,” Vol. 1, No. 1
15
34
1
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
Salem Lutheran Church Records, RC 321:
LCW Dinner Committee, Cake Instructions, n.d.
Church Plans, 3rd Church, 1964, 1967
10.5.1964 (11.21.1964) PA1, PA2 and Cubage Diagram
3.27.1967Sheets 2-4
3.27.1967 Hand Numbered Sheets 1-3
6.6.1967 Drawings 1-5
No Date Drawings with dimensions
Building Construction Records, 1968
10.18.1968 (Rev 1.24.69) Drawing SK 17
32
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
34
1
1.24.1969 SK-Y Pew Design
Architect’s Correspondence, 1970-1971
4.24.1968 1 Sheet Parking Plan
11.21.1969 SK-23 Registry Desk “Scheme A”
11.21.1969 SK-22 Registry Desk “Scheme B”
12.2.1969 SK-23 3 Candle Wall Bracket
3.11.1970 SK-24 Revisions to Mechanical System
33
Kitchen Plans, 1967
9.21.1967 Kitchen Layout
Bell Tower Plans, 1967-1968, 1978
3.27.1967 Drawings 1-5 Marked
4.3.1968 Electronic Carillion Plans
Interior Plans and Details, 1969
4.7.1969 Drawings of CF-1—CF-8 and 101
Plans Showing Future Additions, 1966
8.15.1966 Drawing PD-5
Plans as Approved by Pastor Kmet and A. R. Linden, 1967
6.6.1967 Site Plans Sheets 1-5
Plat Surveys, 1964,
Plat Survey
Test Boring Plans, 1967
2.3.1967 Boring Plans
2-3
Preliminary Mechanical Plans, 1967
6.14.1967 Plans
Plans as Approve by Congregation, 1966-1967
No date Site Plan, Ground Floor Plan, Main Floor Plan
8.16.1966 Rev Drawing PC-1
9.25.1966 Drawing PD-7
Plans, 3rd, 1966
2.19.1966 Drawings PD1-PD3
Proposed Blueprints for Third Church—Not Approved, 1966
8.15.1966 Drawing PD-4
9.25.1966 Drawing PD-7
Plans 2nd, Model Photos, 1965
10.18.1965 Drawing PC-4
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
34
2-3
Plans 1st, 1965
8.2.1965 Drawing PC-2, Study 5, Cubage Diagram
4
Baptism Certificates (2), 1910, 1914
Marriage Certificate (1), 1919
Confirmation Certificates (5), 1894, 1906, 1917, 1918, 1929
Confirmation photo (1), 1929
5
Small Oversize prints
Architect’s Correspondence, 1965-1967
Porte Cochere, No Date
9.21.1967 Porte Cochere
Architect’s Correspondence, 1969
1.24.1969 Pew Design SK-Y
5.20.1969 Sacristy Cabinet Details 105
7.15.1969 Hanging Chain Revisions SK-21
8.21.1969 Detail of Date Stone, 108
Building Program, 1958-1961
Sycamore Map, No Date
Construction Plans and Letter, 1966-1967
No Date, Plan of Coat Spaces
10.26.1967 Porte Cochere SK-14
10.26.1967 Porte Cochere SK-15
9.21.1967 Porte Cochere Elevation, Section, Roof Plan
New Holland Church Furniture, 1969-1978
8.14.1969 Revised Book rack Location SK-X
Shulmerich Carillons, Inc.-Bells, 1968-1987
4.3.1968 Speaker and Bell Installation XM-532
6
7
Group Photos (2), 1918, No Date
7.15.1987 Lower Level Plan
7.15.1987 Upper Level Plan
Northern Illinois Synod Map, No Date
January, 1998 Landscape Plan
Sycamore City Map, No Date
Sycamore Zoning Map, 1997
Sycamore Zoning Map, 1978
7a [inside Folder 7]Church Locations, Sycamore, drawn by Fred Larson, 1972
Plat Survey, 1964
Sign Board, 1961
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
34
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
34
7
Site Plan, no date
2.15. 1988 Entry Floor Plan S-3
2.15.1988 Lower Floor Plan S-4
Large Oversize Prints
Organ Plans (2nd Church), 1959
11.6.59
11.17.59
8
35
Building Construction Records, 1968
10.18.1968 Chancel Study SK-17
Architect’s Correspondence, 1969
7.7.1969 (8.15.1969 Revision) Pew Detail, EL 7
Architect’s Correspondence, 1970-1971
12.18.1970 Architectural Iron Plans
35
9
2nd Church Plans, No Date
10-11
6. 8. 1968 Full set of Building Plans (Mechanical, Electrical,
Sewer, Millwork)
Master Floor Plan 6.3.1968 (dated 9.16.1969)
Heating Plan 11.20.1967 received 8.5.1970
Sign drawing by Fred O. Larson, January, 1962
Plans, Upper and Lower Levels, July 15, 1987
Site Plan drawn by Fred O. Larson, 6.4.1961
Interior Plans, April 7, 1969
12-13
Elevator and Remodeling Plans
Record Drawing June 5, 1990
Working Drawing, February 21, 1989
Progress Prints January 24, 1989
Progress Prints, December 16, 1988
1
2
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DeKalb County Animal Shelter, RC 335:
Animal Posters
“Focus on Kindness” Animal Rescue Poster, n.d.
Christmas Kitten Poster, 1981
Blueprints
Large Scale Shelter Floor Plans, September 19, 2007
Small Scale Shelter Floor Plans, September 19, 2007
Kennel Floor Plans, July, 1, 2008
Site Plan, Project Location Map, April 1, 2009
First Floor Demolition Plan, April 1, 2009
Foundation Plan, April 1, 2009
DRAWER
FOLDER
35
2
3
4
5
38
39
40
DESCRIPTION
First Floor Plan, April 1, 2009
Front Elevation Plan, April 1, 2009
Building Plans, April 1, 2009
Egyptian Theate Restoration Committee, RC 336
Luncheon Posters, 2008, 2010
Newspaper clippings, 2009-2011
Leo B. Olson Collection, RC 338
Diplomas, 1928, 1932
6
Pet Photographs (2), n.d.
7
Ink Portraits of Leo Olson (2), 1975, n.d.
8
Military Aerial Photograph (1), n.d.
1
36
Yvonne Johnson Collection, RC 337
American Education Week poster, November 14-20
2
Memory Board display, 1994-1997
3
Cloud Parade and Folklore display, 1988-1991
4
Retirement board, letters and cards, n.d.
1
Johnson Family display, n.d.
2
Teaching Conferences display, n.d.
3
Teaching Collage board, n.d.
4
50 years of teaching display, ca. 2007
1
Certificate to Yvonne Johnson for punctuality/regular
attendance for 3rd grade, 1937
2
3
Calendar, n.d.
Northern Illinois State Teachers College, large print cards, n.d.
4
Photo of Virginia Nelson Johnson, 1910-1912
5
Illinois State tax documents for Ed Johnson, March 1904,
1905, 1906, 1908, 1909
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
DESCRIPTION
37
40
6
Estate Auction posters Elaine Johnson Olson, October 19,
1996
7
Print with student signatures, 5th Grade, 1991-1992
8
Like Membership Certificate from National Education
Association, October 3, 1963
9
Yvonne Johnson school art project, 1949-1950
10
Pupil Reading Circle certificate for Kenneth Johnson, May 14,
1926
11
Kenneth Johnson’s diploma from DeKalb Township High
School, June 1, 1933
12
Board of Anvil Club, Inc. Award to Kenneth Johnson, n.d
13
DeKalb Township High School diploma for Virginia Nelson
Johnson, June 11, 1908
14
DeKalb Township High School diploma for Elaine Johnson,
June 13, 1929
15
Yvonne Johnson’s students projects, n.d.
16
Newspaper articles on Yvonne Johnson, n.d.
17
Johnson Family Tree (3), n.d.
.
Oversize
LO-6
1
Jane Heckman Papers, RC 317:
YWCA Counseling, 1979-1990s/ Northern Illinois Foodbank,
no date
2
Women’s History and Domestic Violence posters (4), 19771978, 1999, no date
3
The Mythical Three Legged Stool of Retirement, no date/
Domestic Violence articles, 1974, 2003
4
5
Forest Beach stationary design, no date
Forest Beach camp form design, no date
Incubator, no date/ Riane Eisler talk, no date
6
West Suburban Day Camp (1 photo), circa 1960s
RC 200 - Oversize Collection
DRAWER
FOLDER
Oversize
LO-6
7
Oversize
LO-7
DESCRIPTION
38
Jane Heckman Papers, RC 317:
OWL Agenda, no date/ World YWCA, 1979, 2001, no date
8
YWCA Child Development Center, Forest Beach, July 1988
9
Forest Beach Camp Brochure Design (2), no date
10
Winter in the Dunes- South Shore Line poster, 1925
11
American Association of University Women- Lombard sign,
no date [unavailable- processing]
12
Child Care, circa 1983/ “Discover A New World: Women’s
History,” 1992
Target, circa 1980s
13
Why Can’t We Get Along, no date
YWCA- end Apartheid, circa 1980s
14
Peace (general)-An Open Letter to the People of Iraq from the
Citizens of the United States, no date
15
YWCA programming, 1978, 1980, no date
16
YWCA program planning notes, no date
17
Women’s Studies and Women’s History, 1999, no date
1
DuPage Democratic Party and Women voters, July 31, 2005
DuPage YWCA beginnings, 1977-1979, 2001
2
DWAR, 1983, 1988, 2001, no date
YWCA program- leadership and divorse, 1976, 1980, 1982,
no date
3
“It All Started with Jane...” YWCA West Suburban, 1960s,
1978, 1984-1985, no date
Women’s history, no date
4
Elderhostel at Forest Beach, June 12-18, 1988
York Township maps and information, circa July 2005
5
YWCA International photo, 1980s
AAUW Lombard sign, no date
RC 200 - Oversize Collection