Illinois
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
Roberta West Nicholson collection
Collection
Identifier: L320
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters, photographs, poetry, writings, newspaper clippings, advertisements, ephemera, and genealogical materials from Roberta West Nicholson and other members of the Nicholson and West families and their acquaintances in Indianapolis, Indiana, North Carolina, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and South America, ranging from 1861 to 1965 and undated, regarding her career and interests, including politics and social issues, as well as those of her family...
Dates:
1861-1965, undated
Rose Francis B. Howe papers
Collection — Folder S0691
Identifier: S0691
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed copy and a photostat copy of a letter from Rose Howe in Indiana or Illinois on January 1, 1869 regarding illness and the time she spent at school and friendships with the sisters.
Dates:
1869
S. Frank Balcom collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: G-027
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, family charts, photographs and newspaper clippings from S. Frank Balcom and his relatives ranging from 1888 to 1911 regarding the Balcom family.
Dates:
1888-1911
Found in:
Genealogy
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S. Frank Balcom collection
Sarah Ann Quarles Chandler collection
Collection — Folder S0249
Identifier: S0249
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a transcript of the diary Chandler kept while moving to Missouri. She documents the sights and experiences of the trip through Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. The diary ends in St. Louis, although the Chandlers eventually settled near Boonville, Missouri.
Dates:
1836
Theresa Pierce Krull collection
Collection
Identifier: G-123
Scope and Contents
This collection includes genealogical research, correspondence, newspaper articles and original photographs from Theresa Pierce Krull and others in Indiana and other places in the United States, ranging from 1843 to 1952, primarily regarding the Stallo, Vinton, Moore, Hendricks, and Bancroft families, among others. Areas covered include Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana.
Dates:
1843-1952
Found in:
Genealogy
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Theresa Pierce Krull collection
Toussaint Dubois papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0385
Scope and Contents
This collection includes original, hand-written documents from 1778 through 1824. There is an accounting of the sale of articles in the estate of Toussaint Dubois in Lawrence County, Illinois; surveys of property; court documents from Indiana District; indentures; notice of sale; and a Clark County, Illinois court document. There is also a land grant dated August 15, 1803 (OB081).
Dates:
1778-1824
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Toussaint Dubois papers
William B. Galways diary
Collection — Folder S0500
Identifier: S0500
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of a handwritten diary from William B. Galways ranging from 1862 to 1863 regarding military life during the U.S. Civil War and family matters.
Dates:
1862/03/26-1863/12/31
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William B. Galways diary
William Dunn Hynes papers
Collection — Folder S0709
Identifier: S0709
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from William Dunn Hynes in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee, ranging from 1862 to 1865, regarding military life in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War and being a prisoner of war. There is also a letter from William P. Duval in Florida on August 18, 1826 regarding territorial politics.
Dates:
1826, 1862-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Dunn Hynes papers
William H. Blodgett scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: L372
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two scrapbooks from William H. Blodgett in Anderson, New Castle, and Richmond, Indiana; Illinois; and elsewhere in the United States, ranging from 1858 to 1895 and undated. The scrapbooks contain correspondence, checks, advertisement cards, newspaper clippings, programs, and a ribbon. The first scrapbook (1858-1884, 1895) concerns numerous topics, including politics, business, religion, crime, sports, temperance, police corruption, and other current and local events...
Dates:
1858-1895
