| Folder | Title |
| BOONE COUNTY | |
| 1.1 | Record of the Christian Church at Fairfield; Trustee Meeting Minutes, 1847-1853 |
| 1.2 | Boone County Granges, Histories, 1976 |
| 1.3 | Frank Bellee, 1899 |
| 1.4 | Frank Covey, 1885-1909 |
| 1.5 | Photographs; Camping and Lake Scenes, 1890's (22) |
| 1.6 | Joseph Goodrich, 1850-1893 |
| 1.7 | David Page, 1861-1877 |
| 1.8 | Edward H. Reynolds, 1844-1902 |
| 1.9 | E. E. Truesdell, 1860's-1902 |
| 1.10 | Journal, 1887; Liverpool England to Belvidere, Illinois |
| 1.11 | Boone County Agricultural Society Report, 1905 |
| 1.12 | Wait Rice's Account Book, Belvidere(?) (1842-1848) |
| 1.13 | Chief Big Thunder Etching, n.d. |
| BUREAU COUNTY | |
| 2.1 | 75 Year History of Bureau County Farm Bureau, 1914-1989 |
| 2.2 | Minutes of the General Association of Illinois at the Annual Meeting in Princeton, May 27-31, 1959 |
| 2.3 | Sketches of the Early Settlement and Present Advantages of Princeton, Illinois including Valuable Statistics, etc. Also Brief Sketch of Bureau County, and Business Directory, 1857 |
| 2.4 | The Cherry Mine Disaster--Report of Duncan McDonald, Seymour Stedman and the Executive Board of the United Mine Workers of Illinois, 1910 |
| 2.5 | “Did Lincoln Learn Lovejoy's Catechism?” by Rev. William Moore |
| CARROLL COUNTY | |
| 3.1 | “I Wish There Was Never Such a Thing as Sectarianism Thought of” Denominational Strife at the Mount Carroll Seminary, 1857 by Peter Gerlach, 2006; “Leave It to a Just God to Judge Between Us, and Those Who Try to Injure Us” Gender, Faith and Strife at the Mount Carroll Seminary, 1857 by Peter Gerlach, 2007 |
| DEKALB COUNTY | |
| 4.1 | Short Story of the First Permanent White Settlers of DeKalb County," by Mrs. Ralph J. Ramer, n.d.; “DeKalb, Illinois (The Barb City),” n.d. |
| 4.2 | Sycamore History; Brief Sketches, 1800-1961 |
| 4.3 | Lee, Illinois History, by Henry S. Paulsen |
| 4.4 | "History of the DeKalb County Bench and Bar," by Roy Racine, n.d. |
| 4.5 | Company History of Colonial Ice Cream, DeKalb, 1901-1976 |
| 4.6 | DeKalb Area Economy: Present and Future," by Stein and Teng, 1975 |
| 4.7 | "Kishwaukee Manpower Inventory," Survey of DeKalb County Workers, 1971 |
| 4.8 | Roseland Cemetery Association; Fairdale, Minutes and Financial Record Book, 1943-1949 |
| 4.9 | Pennsylvania Settlement Cemetery Association; Minutes, Constitution, and Burial Records, 1891-1919 |
| 4.10 | DeKalb Union Cemetery Association; Account Book, 1877-1923 |
| 4.11 | Correspondence, Certificates, and Deed for Charles and Susan Dickerman, 1861-1918 |
| 4.12 | Pierce and Bester; Correspondence, Legal Documents, Photographs, Autograph Album, and Genealogical Charts, 1851-1889 |
| 4.13 (a-e) | Elizabeth, Seneca and Mary Potter; Correspondence, Receipts, Ledgers, Tax Records and Photos, 1850-1956 |
| 4.14 | Merritt J. Simonds; Letters and Diary written during the Civil War, 1863-1867 |
| 4.15 | Charles B. Townsend; Sycamore, Correspondence, 1856-1886 |
| 4.16 | World War I Correspondence and Information on Northern Illinois University Servicemen, 1908-1923 |
| 4.17 | C. W. Marsh--Shabbona; History, Correspondence, Certificate, Story of the Marsh Harvester, Photographs, and Genealogical Charts, 1893-1914 |
| 4.18 | Correspondence to Clara A. Parker from her nephews in the service, 1918-1919 |
| 4.19 | Peter Diedrich; Income Tax Returns and Related Correspondence, 1918-1924 |
| 4.20 | Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mr. R. D. Hunt, DeKalb, 1917 |
| 4.21 | Railroad Wiregrams, DeKalb, 1936-1937 |
| 4.22 | Diary, Sycamore, 1884 |
| 4.23 | Catherine Cox's Diary, Cortland, 1891 |
| 4.24 | DeKalb Hose Company No. 2; Constitution, Minutes, Register of Fires, 1891-1903; D.F.D. Photographs, 1890-1960 (13) |
| 4.25 | Chase Family Records; Last Will and Testament for Elijah Chase, and Pension Records, 1872-1891 |
| 4.26 | William G. Eckhardt, First Farm Advisor to DeKalb County; Agreement for the Corn Belt Seed Co., Tributes to Eckhardt, Patent - "Means for Handling Ear Corn", Photographs, Certificate, and Genealogical Charts, 1924-1925 |
| 4.27 | Senator Daniel D. Hunt; Photographs, Invitations, Personal Property Tax Receipt, 1870-1903 |
| 4.28 | Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb; Photographs, Playbills, Daily Reports, 1971-1975 |
| 4.29 (a-b) | Pogue Lumber Co., Waterman; Ledger Book, Invoices, Tax Return, Inventories, Correspondence, 1930-1944 |
| 4.30 | Settle Farm (located between Maple Park and Sycamore) Accounts; Day Book, 1909-1913 |
| 4.31 | German Presbyterian Trinity Church, Sandwich; Record Book with Constitution (in German), 1865-1910 |
| 4.32 | Salem Lutheran Church, Sycamore; Minute Books (2) for Circle No. 5, 1930-1938, and Minute Book for Lutheran Brotherhood (partially in Swedish), 1917-1933 |
| 4.33 | Apprentice/Indenture Agreement between G.A. Maxfield and Margaret Hutchinson, 1861 |
| 4.34 | Benjamin C. Knodle, DeKalb; Certificates (5), 1917-1950 |
| 4.35 (a-b) OV | Anaconda Photo Albums: Army Navy "E" Production Award, October 16, 1944; Anaconda Family Day, October 24, 1949; WWII Veterans Newspaper Article |
| 4.36 (a-b) | Malta Women's Club; Yearbooks, Calendars, and Programs, 1915-1955 |
| 4.37 | Superintendent's Round Table of Northern Illinois, History and Minutes, 1942-1965 |
| 4.38 | Knights of Columbus, Sycamore; Oath, n.d. |
| 4.39 | School Attendance Records, Sycamore Township, 1860 and n.d. |
| 4.40 | Student Grade Book, Sycamore, 1860 |
| 4.41 | Kishwaukee College Oral History, 1978 |
| 4.42 OV | Grain Elevator Ledger, Malta, 1864 |
| 4.43 | "An Urban Geography Study of Sycamore, Illinois, 1962," by Stevens and Reinemann, 1963 |
| 4.44 | Louis Suppes Letterbook, Somonauk, Illinois, 1850-1866 |
| 4.45 | Letitia A. Westgate, M.D., Sycamore, (1866-1941?), Sketch of Her Career |
| 4.46 | Workers at Wurlitzer during World War II. For more information consult the Oral History Series OH 6.1-6.13 |
| 4.47 (a-b) | History of DeKalb by Frank C. Dean |
| 4.48 | Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, "A Proposal for the Preservation and Management of Afton Cemetery Prairie, DeKalb County, Illinois |
| 4.49 | Wilkinson Marsh; DeKalb County, Illinois |
| 4.50 | Jacob Haish and Barbed Wire |
| 4.51(a-d) | Wurlitzer Company Records |
| 4.52 | Wiring the Way to Victory: Anaconda Wire and Cable Company During World War II by Dawn Bassett, 2001 |
| 4.53 | DeKalb County Soils, University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, 1922 |
| 4.54 | Loren T. Caldwell, Ground Water Geology of the DeKalb and Sycamore Quadrangles, 1962 |
| 4.55 | DeKalb City Directory, 1899 |
| 4.56 | Golden, E. E. Articles, History of DeKalb County and Impact of Agricultural Policies and Programs on DeKalb County |
| 4.57 | Sycamore Farmers' Club, Constitution and Minutes, 1910-1941 |
| 4.58 | Geology for Planning in DeKalb County, Illinois, 1970 |
| 4.59 | DeKalb County Plan, 1971 |
| 4.60 | Unidentified Letter, 1850's |
| 4.61 | Diary of Silas Dexter Wesson, 1861-1865; Wesson Family History |
| 4.62 | Louise (Bristle) Baker, "A Personal Reminiscence: Recollections of Life in Chicago, Evanston, and DeKalb, Illinois, 1910-1980" |
| 4.63 | "A Good Samaritan: Jo Adamec's Story: Memories of By-Gone Days, Tales and Travels, Life and Work (A Family History and Saga of the Czech Experience in America)" |
| 4.64 | History of Five Points Area. Train Schedules Through Sycamore, DeKalb Area |
| 4.65 (a-b) | King Family Photographs and Correspondence, 1901, n.d. |
| 4.66 | The Complete Official Road Guide to the Lincoln Highway, 1916; Illinois Tourists Guide, 1930 |
| 4.67 | School Record, District No. 2, Township No. 40, Range No. 4, DeKalb, IL, 1883-1901 |
| 4.68 | Exchange Telephone Company, DeKalb, Illinois; Minute book, 1911-1914 |
| 4.69 | F. W. Woolworth Store, 251 East Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, Illinois; photos of store and employees |
| 4.70 | Farming and Farm Families in DeKalb. For more information consult the Oral History Series OH 3.1-3.34. |
| 4.71 | Coltonville (photocopy of May 25, 1912 story and map in The True Republican of Sycamore) |
| 4.72 | The DeKalb Seat Struggle in DeKalb County, 1901-1905, by Alan R. Lyford, 1966 |
| 4.73 | DeKalb County Courthouse, 1987 |
| 4.74 (a-c) | School Laws & Common School Decisions, 1867; District School Record, District No. 7, DeKalb County, 1867-1915; Union School Register, District No. 7, 1874-1885 |
| 4.75 (a-b) | An Economic Growth Strategy for DeKalb County, 1978 |
| 4.76 | History of DeKalb County Newspapers, DeKalb County Press |
| 4.77 | World War II German Prisoners of War, Sycamore, Illinois |
| 4.78 | Grand Army of the Republic, DeKalb County |
| 4.79 | "A National Monument to the Great Depression," by Ivan E. Prall (CNW Coal Chute) |
| 4.80 | Richard Smith, Abstract of Title, 1875 |
| 4.81 | John Paulson, 1889-1894 |
| 4.82 | Peter Michael, (1853-1936) |
| 4.83 OV | District 123, Shabbona; Record of Attendance and Classification, 1910-1914 |
| 4.84 (a) OV | Manly Dewitt Barber Journal, 1852-1894 |
| 4.84 (b) OV | "My DeKalb Chronicle" by Alice Barber Whitmore |
| 4.85 | Greek Revival Architecture, DeKalb, 1840-1860 |
| 4.86 | DeKalb County Farm Reports, 1870-1899 |
| 4.87 | "Some Skeletons in our Closets and Other Friendly Ghosts, 1835-1923" by E. Nelson James |
| 4.88 | An Exhibit of the Public Schools of Sycamore, Illinois for 1881-1882 |
| 4.89 | Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, DeKalb, 1946-1966 |
| 4.90 | Survey and Report on the Water Supply System, DeKalb, 1930 |
| 4.91 | Diary of Fim Murra, 1901 (Pastor of Advent Christian Church, DeKalb) |
| 4.92 | Edward Farrell; Land Deeds, 1888 |
| 4.93 | Sycamore School Referendum, 1980-1981 |
| 4.94 | "The Finnish Community of DeKalb, Illinois" by Joan Metzger |
| 4.95 | The Adventure of Making the Past Serve the Present: A History of the Gurler Heritage Association by Valerie Quinney; The Gurler Chronicles No. 1-12 |
| 4.96 | "The Littlest Carnegie: A History of the Clinton Township Public Library, Waterman, Illinois" by Joan M. Metzger |
| 4.97 | First National Bank in DeKalb: A Century of Service to the Entire Community, 1859-1959 |
| 4.98 | DeKalb Lodge No. 586 - Loyal Order of Moose - Dedication, August 10, 1952 |
| 4.99 | Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen, and Helpers Union Local 562, Minutebook, Nov. 6, 1938-April 16, 1939 |
| 4.100 | Constitution, By-laws, and Rules of Order of Spartan Union No. 17, Daughters of Temperance, Sycamore, Illinois, 1850 |
| 4.101 | Immanuel Lutheran Church, DeKalb, Illinois, Histories |
| 4.102 | Teacher's Daily Register, School District 8, Township No. 38, Range No. 4, Waterman, 1882-1901; School District 113, Township No. 38, Range No. 4, Waterman, 1901-1908 |
| 4.103 | Knights of Phythias, Minutebook, DeKalb, Illinois, April 15, 1916-January 5, 1921 |
| 4.104 | Mitigating the Sins of Humanity: A Union Soldier’s Experience in the Civil War by Gregory Benshoof |
| 4.105 | DeKalb-Sycamore and Interurban Traction Company by Stephen M. Scalzo |
| 4.106 | DeKalb Area Teams and Records, Basketball, 1949-1950 by DeKalb Daily Chronicle |
| 4.107 | DeKalb/Northern Illinois State Normal School, Photographs and Related Articles, ca. 1910-1917 |
| 4.108 | Barb City Manor Newsletter, 1995+ |
| 4.109 (a-b) | VietNow, DeKalb County Chapter Newsletters, September 1990-August 1995 |
| 4.110 | City of DeKalb: Six Self-Guided Walking Tours, 1998 |
| 4.111 | J.H. Rudolph and Company, Clothing Sewing Instructions and Labor Costs, DeKalb, IL 1935 |
| 4.112 | DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, Business Agreements, 1936-1946 |
| 4.113 | Experimental Aircraft Association, Chapter 241, Newsletters and Minutes, DeKalb, IL, 1969-1989 |
| 4.114 | DeKalb Sanitary District, Brochure, 1998 |
| 4.115 | DeKalb County Yearbook, Our County’s Libraries, 1989 |
| 4.116 | DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, Program, April 26, 1936 |
| 4.117 | Sycamore Municipal Hospital, Patient’s Register, 1944-1949 |
| 4.118 | Letter from J.H. Hutchinson to Tom Cliff, January 18, 1917 |
| 4.119 | DeKalb County Nursing Home, Newsletters and Brochure, 1979-2001 |
| 4.120 | St. Mary Parish, Directory, DeKalb, IL, 1976, 1981?, 1995 |
| 4.121 (a-b) | Ed’s Tavern, Articles on Tavern and Property Information, DeKalb, IL; Centennial Photographs, 1956 |
| 4.122 | First Church of Christ, Scientist, Charter Members, History and Activities, DeKalb, IL |
| 4.123 | Sandwich History |
| 4.124 | “DeKalb in World War II Industrial Production” by Myron Berkowsky, 1978 |
| 4.125 | “The Effect of the Agricultural Adjustment Act upon DeKalb County Farmers” by Michael Piasecki, 1978 |
| 4.126 | “The War Spirit in DeKalb: A Community During World War I, 1917-1918“ by Greg Steven Morley, 1982 |
| 4.127 | “DeKalb, Illinois: A City Developed on History” by Michelle Spires, 1987 |
| 4.128 | “The Merritt Simonds Grand Army of the Republic Post Number 283 and the Outstanding Membership of Elijah Curtis” by Catherine Brown, 1988 |
| 4.129 | “Northern Illinois University’s Affirmative Action Program and Minority Employment Record” by Anne Bremner, 1988 |
| 4.130 | DeKalb County Patriarch Portraits: Ellwood, Glidden, Haish, Rosette |
| 4.131 | James H. Beveridge Papers Regarding Osceola A. Thompson and Family, 1865-1882 |
| 4.132 | “World War II as I Saw It!” by Donald Schoo and DeKalb Police Department, 1947 |
| 4.133 | Hardgrove, Abstract of Title, 1842-1958 |
| 4.134 | Needham Letter, Coltonville/Orange, IL, February 8, 1850 |
| 4.135 | Montgomery/Hooligan Letter, Esmond to Malta, IL, April 2, 1908 |
| 4.136 | Hermosa Home, Waterman, IL, Brochure, n.d. |
| 4.137 | DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff’s Citizen’s Academy, 2002-2004 |
| 4.138 | Farmer’s Profit and Loss Book, Unidentified Farm Northwest of Rochelle, IL, 1892 |
| 4.139 | DeKalb Municipal Band, 150th Anniversary Celebration, June 2004, 1934 |
| 4.140 | Sandwich Fair, 1981, 1987 |
| 4.141 | Favorite Hometown Recipes, Senior Citizen Activities Council, DeKalb, IL |
| 4.142 | Swedish Evangelical Mission Church, Herbert Carlson Church Papers, DeKalb, 1916, 1929 |
| 4.143 | Early Leaders of DeKalb County Calendar, 1984 |
| 4.144 | Abstract of Title, 718 N. 4th St., DeKalb, 1844-1965 |
| 4.145 | Westminster Presbyterian Church, Directory, DeKalb, n.d. |
| 4.146 | Hillcrest Covenant Church, 100 Years: An Inspiration for the Future, Annual Report, DeKalb, 1983 |
| 4.147 | Abstract of Title, Lot Two in Block Five in Hendee's Addition, Sandwich, IL, 1844-1948 |
| 4.148 | Far West Flyers, DeKalb, IL 1995-1999 |
| 4.149 | DeKalb County Magazine, October 15, 1989-November 15, 1989; December 15, 1989-January 15, 1990; January 15-February 15, 1990 |
| 4.150 | Pleasant Street Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, Draft Report, January 29, 2001 |
| 4.151 | Phillip B. Lundberg, WWI Diaries, 1917-1919 |
| 4.152 | Sarah Brookins, Carte-de-visites, 1860s |
| 4.153 | List of DeKalb County Veterans Killed in Service, World War I-Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| 4.154 | Directory of DeKalb Organizations, November 1947 |
| DUPAGE COUNTY | |
| 5.1 | Practice Bookkeeping Ledgers by Albert and Mae Crawford for the North Western Business College in Naperville, 1870's |
| 5.2 (a) | Past Trends and Present Conditions of the Population and Economy in Accelerator Study Area, 1968 |
| 5.2 (b) | Characteristics of Accelerator Related to Development Impact, 1968 |
| 5.2 (c) | Projections of the Population and Economy with and Without Accelerator, 1968 (2 volumes) |
| 5.2 (d) | Identification and Quantification of Costs and Benefits, 1969 |
| 5.3 | “Transportation and Community Development in DuPage County, Illinois, 1830-1880" by Greg Vosefski, 1987 |
| JODAVIESS COUNTY | |
| 6.1 | Galena History, n.d. |
| 6.2 | County History Information, (1876-1903) |
| 6.3 | Reception of M.Y. Johnson and D. Sheean Esqs., at Galena, Illinois, 1863 |
| KANE COUNTY | |
| 7.1 | Blair Harper & Company, Identified Seeds, Aurora, Illinois, January 1916 |
| 7.2 | Description of Meadow Brook Farm, Elgin, Illinois, 1871 |
| 7.3 | Elgin History plus 3 catalogs from Elgin Watch Company |
| 7.4 | Sugar Grove History by Mrs. Charles Cotta |
| 7.5 OV | Police Magistrates Docket, Elburn, 1893-1898 |
| 7.6 | Kane County Soils, University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, 1917 |
| 7.7 | Population, Economy and Development Studies, 1968- 1969 (See DuPage County 5.2a, b, c, d) |
| 7.8 | Oak Knoll Farm--Breeder of Seed Corn, Promotional Brochure, 1925 |
| 7.9 | A. G. Rose III, ed., "The Diaries and Memoirs of Emma (Durant) Lane (1852-1922), St. Charles, Illinois: 1870-1922" |
| 7.10 | A. G. Rose III, ed., "The Diaries of Abba (Durant) Allen (1853-1933), St. Charles, Illinois, 1866- 1875 and Logan, Iowa, 1919-1933" |
| 7.11 | Hennessey-Dooley Land Records; Elgin, Illinois |
| 7.12 | "Aurora Historical Society-History, 1987" |
| 7.13 | Prominent Men of Aurora & Fox Valley, In Caricature, 1935 |
| 7.14 | Fermilab; Batavia, Illinois; 1968-1978; see also DuPage County VFM |
| 7.15 | "The Potawatomi: A Native American Legacy" St. Charles Historical Society, 1989 |
| 7.16 (a-b) | "Mexican Women Workers at an Electronic Factory in Illinois: Social Context for Adult Education" by I.C. Carr |
| 7.17 | A Lecture on the Study of History in Common Schools Delivered Before the Kane County Teacher's Convention by Professor J. Emberson, April 1852 |
| 7.18 | Walker Clay Products, Gilberts, 1925-1935 |
| 7.19 | Photo Album by Florence Kent, Kane County, 1910-1960 |
| 7.20 | Garfield Farm Museum, Newsletters and Research Information, 1988+ |
| 7.21 | “The Works Progress Administration in Aurora, Illinois: The First Year, July 1935-July 1936" by Keith Snyder, 1978 |
| 7.22 | “Farming in Rutland Township from 1840 to 1860" by Thomas A. Damisch, 1985 |
| 7.23 | “The Making of the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane” by Donna Pellikan, 1988 |
| 7.24 | A. Levi Wells Civil War Correspondence, Kaneville, 1861-1863 |
| 7.25 | Francis H. Bowman Civil War Correspondence, St. Charles, 1861-1862 |
| KENDALL COUNTY | |
| 8.1 | Kendall County Lists of Servicemen Buried in Area Cemeteries, (1862-1929) |
| 8.2 | Geology and Mineral Resources of the Morris Quadrangle, by Harold E. Culver, 1922 |
| 8.3 | Kendall County Plan, 1965 |
| 8.4 | Kendall County Soil Survey, 1978 |
| 8.5 | Civil War Diary of Oscar Pecoy, 1863 |
| 8.6 | Diary of Isabella Dunn, 1850-1851 |
| 8.7 | Immanuel Lutheran Church, Yorkville, 1866-2004 |
| LAKE COUNTY | |
| 9.1 | Lake County Soils, University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, 1915 |
| 9.2 | Libertyville Illustrated, 1898 |
| 9.3 | “Gurnee Rural Village to Industrial Area” by Steve Gurley, 1975 |
| 9.4 | Vernon Hills Historical Society, Minutes, 1997-2001 |
| 9.5 | Chicago Title and Trust Company’s Guarantee of Title Insurance Policy for the Frederick H. Bartlett Property in Lake County, December 21, 1925 |
| LASALLE COUNTY | |
| 10.1 | Lincoln's in Town by C. C. Tisler (Ottawa) |
| 10.2 | Lincoln Was Here by C. C. Tisler (Ottawa) |
| 10.3 | "Ramblin' Round" Newspaper Columns by C. C. Tisler on Ottawa History |
| 10.4 | Starved Rock: Birthplace of Illinois by C. C. Tisler |
| 10.5 | Story of Ottawa, Illinois by C. C. Tisler |
| 10.6 | LaSalle County Soils, University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, 1913 |
| 10.7 | Westclox Big Ben and Baby Ben Identification Guide Compiled by Richard C. Tjarks and William S. Stoddard, 1984 |
| LEE COUNTY | |
| 11.1 | American Wagon Company (later American Body and Cab Company), Dixon; Cash Balance Blotter, Catalogues, and Advertisements, (1920-1935) |
| 11.2 (a-b) | Dixon Business College; Correspondence, History and Newspapers, (1876-1914) including John M. McIndoo Oversize Photographs |
| 11.3 | Henry Hicks, Undertaker, Dixon; Correspondence, Ledger Sheets, Price Lists, Catalogues and Photographs, (1927-1940) |
| 11.4 | Paw Paw, Illinois, History - "Recollections of David Smith", 1915 |
| 11.5 | St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Dixon; Anniversary and Dedication Booklets with History, (1893-1954) (See Reference Book Collection for recent history) |
| 11.6 | Lee County Farm Bureau History, 1915-1965 |
| 11.7 | Examining Surgeon's Pension Certificates, Dixon, 1867-1871 |
| 11.8 | Lee County Assessors Notices, 1859-1863 |
| 11.9 | Public Land Grants, Dixon, (1850-1853) |
| 11.10 | Lee County Soils, University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, 1927 |
| 11.11 | Whitney Family, Franklin Grove; Correspondence, 1838 |
| 11.12 | Dixon Histories |
| 11.13 | Dixon Parks - Lowell and Assembly Parks, 1909, 1932 |
| 11.14 | Grand Detour, Illinois, Histories |
| 11.15 (a-b) | Lee County Bicentennial Commission, 1972-1976 |
| 11.16 (a | Green River News, (1943-1944) |
| 11.16 (b) OV | Green River News, (1944-1945) |
| 11.17 (a-c) | Report of the Citizen's Central Survey Committee for the Dixon Public Schools, District 170, 1954-1955 |
| 11.18 | St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Franklin Grove, 1865-1990 |
| 11.19 | Survey of Historic Parks of Dixon, Illinois by Dean Sheaffer |
| 11.20 | A History of the Business Places in Steward, IL in the Early 1900's and Reminiscences by John Whetston Beardsley, edited by Verna Melum Beardsley, 1978 |
| 11.21 | Ashton Programs and Newspapers, 1936-1993 |
| 11.22 | Katherine Shaw Bethea School of Nursing, Dixon Public Hospital Course Catalog, 1962-1963 |
| 11.23 | The German-Americans of Lee County, Illinois, 1914-1918 by Kevin Maves, 1999 |
| 11.24 | Dixon Memorial Arch, Sixtieth Anniversary and Rededication Program, July 1, 1979 and Rededication Program, November 11, 1985 and photograph, n.d. |
| 11.25 | Lee County Historical Society, Historical Yearbooks, 1972-1975, 1977 |
| MCHENRY COUNTY | |
| 12.1 | Master Land Use Plan for Hebron, Illinois, 1975 |
| 12.2 OV | Marengo Newspapers: Marengo Republican-News, September 12, 1935; Marengo Beacon News, November 10, 1977 |
| 12.3 | Reminiscences of Edward E. Ayer’s First Trip From Home in 1861..., 1861-1864 |
| 12.4 | McHenry County Teachers’ Institute Program, Woodstock, Illinois, March 25-29, 1912 |
| 12.5 | McHenry County Chattel Mortgage Book, 1895-1916 |
| OGLE COUNTY | |
| 13.1 | Wilbur and Osgood; Correspondence, Itemized Invoices, Memorial to Mr. D. L. Osgood, and Note of Appreciation to Ella Osgood, (1862-1890) |
| 13.2 | Memoirs of Edward H. Weld (Stillman Valley Area) |
| 13.3 | Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, White Rock; Minutes, Constitution and Financial Record Book, 1863-1913 |
| 13.4 | Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church, Kings; Record Book including Baptisms, Marriages, Member Lists, and Probationers, 1896-1910 |
| 13.5 | Church of the Brethren, Mt. Morris; History, 1867-1967 |
| 13.6 | Ogle County Farm Bureau, History, 1917-1967 |
| 13.7 OV | Day Book from General Store (?), Kings, 1884-1888 |
| 13.8 | "An Urban Geography Study of Oregon, Illinois, 1958," by G. P. Stevens, 1959 |
| 13.9 | Geology and Mineral Resources of the Dixon Quadrangle, by Russell S. Knappen, 1926 |
| 13.10 (a-c) | Bain Family History, Rochelle, 1873-1986 |
| 13.11 | Mt. Morris Cemetery Association (Oakwood Cemetery), 1876-1928 |
| 13.12 | Catalogue and Circular of the Teachers' Training School and School of Individual Instruction, Oregon, Illinois, 1881 |
| 13.13 | Ellis Wonser, Fort Leonard Wood Engineer Replacement Training Center, World War II |
| 13.14 | “The Blawk Hawk War and the Battle of Stillman’s Run, May 14, 1832” by Peter M. Stratman, 1987 |
| 13.15 | “Arson: On Second Thought” by Leonard J. Jacobs (Driscoll/Prairie Bandits) |
| STEPHENSON COUNTY | |
| 15.1 | A Portion of the Johnson Family [Tracing the Ancestors of Karl, Elwood, Bethel, and Alice Johnson through their mother, Margaret Wright Johnson], 2nd edition -- includes transcriptions of Johnson's Diary, 1882-1909 and William Wright's account of the journey west in a wagon train, 1843 |
| WHITESIDE COUNTY | |
| 16.1 | Sons of Liberty Assignment, Assessment Book, 1885-86 |
| 16.2 | Whiteside County Farm Bureau, Histories, 1917-1967 |
| 16.3 | Lori Souloff, "History of Emerson" (1978); Brian P. Edmonds, "Mexican-American Immigration in Sterling" (1980); Sue Wolber, "History of Como" (1977); Kent Frankfother, "A Tale of Two Inns" (1981); Andrew Bowman, "Green River Ordinance Plant" (1981); David Forder, "The History of Central Park"; Steve J. Dugan, "Old-House Styles in Sterling and Rock Falls." |
| 16.4 (a-n) | Sterling Manufacturing Company Glass Plate Negatives, n.d. |
| 16.5 | 100 Years of Progress, 1879-1979, Northwestern Steel and Wire Company, Sterling, Illinois |
| 16.6 | Illinois School District Record, School District No. 7, Township 20, Range 7, County of Whiteside (Montmorency Township), 1875-1886 |
| WILL COUNTY | |
| 17.1 | Footsteps Through Time by Irene M. Planinsek Odorizzi, 1978 (Slovenian Immigrants) |
| 17.2 | From Slovenia - To America by Marie Prisland, 1968 (Slovenian Immigrants) |
| 17.3 | Slovenian Women's Union of America; Newsletters and Brochures, 1981-1982 |
| 17.4 (a-e) | The Mixer; Illinois Steel, Joliet Works; 1917-1927 |
| 17.5 | Will County Farm Bureau-The First 75 Years, 1913-1988 |
| WINNEBAGO COUNTY | |
| 18.1 | Winnebago County History |
| 18.2 | John Clark's "Reminiscences of My Journey from Old England to America," (finally to Rockford), n.d. |
| 18.3 | Whig Hill Grange, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1874-1876 |
| 18.4 | Interview with Mr. Fred Bachelder of Rockford, 1964 |
| 18.5 | Correspondence from Stephen Mack, Pecatonica, to Mrs. Lovicy Cooper, Detroit, Michigan, 1847-1848 |
| 18.6 | W. and Anson F. Stevens; Correspondence, Invitations, and Report Cards, (1894-1948) |
| 18.7 | Rockford's Interurban Railway History |
| 18.8 | Westfield Sunday School; Attendance, Minutes, Visitors Records, and School Reports, (1860-1902) |
| 18.9 | Winnebago County Pomona Grange, History, 1874-1974 |
| 18.10 | Trench and Camp, Camp Grant, Rockford, 1917-1918 |
| 18.11 | California Journal of Amos Catlin Spafford, 1850-1851 |
| 18.12 | Tinker Cottage, Rockford, History |
| 18.13 | Centurion Book Club, Minutes, 1972-1975 |
| 18.14 (a-c) | Winnebago Grange No. 1803, Minutes and Dues Records, (1909-1975) |
| 18.15 (a-b) | Centerville Grange No. 1756, Minutes and Dues Records, (1909-1973) |
| 18.16 (a) | Winnebago County, Land Use Plan, 1959 |
| 18.16 (b) | Park and Open Space in Winnebago County |
| 18.17 | Owens Center Grange No. 1750, Subordinate Grange Record Book, 1959-1967 (1 volume); Dues Account Book, 1951-1967 (1 volume) |
| 18.18 (a-b) | Owens Center Juvenile Grange No. 13, Secretary's Records, 1926-1957 (3 volumes); Dues Account Book, 1927-1957 (1 volume); Treasurer's Records, 1930-1957 (1 volume) |
| 18.19 | National Lock Company Catalog and Drawings, Rockford, 1924-1952 |
| 18.20 | UAW-CIO Rockford, 1946-1969 |
| 18.21 | Barbers Local No. 412 Minutebook, Rockford, 1910-1922 |
| 18.22 | Carpenters Local No. 792 Treasurers Cashbooks, Rockford, 1940-1942 |
| 18.23 (a-d) | Swedish Historical Society, Rockford, Illinois, 1930-2004 |
| 18.24 | "Daring to be a Daniel: Daniel Post 864" by Char Henn |
| 18.25 | "Rockford League of Women Voters and the Fight Against Housing Discrimination, 1967-1968" by Paula Realini |
| 18.26 | Westside Community Organization (WESCO), Rockford, 1968-1970 |
| 18.27 (a) | "A Survey of the Municipal Organization and Administration of the City of Rockford, Illinois" by John James Hunnewell, 1953 |
| 18.27 (b) | "City of Rockford, Illinois, Management Improvement Study - Report No. 7 General Organization Structure and General Government Agencies", August 1956 |
| 18.28 | Rockford Magazine's City Guide, March 1993 |
| 18.29 | Union Grange Centennial Booklet, Rockford, Illinois 1873-1973 |
| 18.30 | Camp Grant, Reshaping the Character of Rockford, Illinois, by R. Michael Brubaker; The Environment of Camp Grant by Rollin Salisbury and Harlan Barrows, 1918; Playbill, “A Uniform Affair” (play performed by NIU Town Girls for soldiers at Camp Grant), 1942 |
| 18.31 | A Chronology of the History of Winnebago, IL and Area, by John Rowley |
| 18.32 | John Descourouez’s Camp Grant Photographs, Rockford, Illinois, 1918 (8) |
| 18.33 | Seventh Street Business and Professional Men’s Association, Minutes, Rockford, February 2, 1931-January 25, 1944 |
| 18.34 | The Thomist, St. Thomas High School Yearbook, Rockford, 1918 |
| 18.35 | “The Palmer Raids: Communist and Communist Labor Parties in Rockford, Illinois” by Helen C. Callahan, 1974 |
| 18.36 | “The Socialist Movement in Rockford, Illinois: 1901-1921" by Robert W. Carlson, 1974 |
| 18.37 | “The Furniture Industry in Rockford, Illinois” by Patrick J. O’Keefe, 1985 |
| 18.38 (a,b) | John B. Anderson, 1962-1982 |
| 18.39 (a,b) | Rockford College, 1955-1973, 1983 |
| 18.40 | Trask Bridge Picnic Revisited, Souvenir Programs, 2004-2005 |
| 18.41 | Friends of Memorial Hall, Brochure, n.d. |
| 18.42 | Sveas Soner Chorus, 95th Annual Spring Concert, Program, May 11, 1985 |
| REGIONAL MANUSCRIPTS | |
| 19.1 | Illinois History, "Centennial Bulletin," 1918 |
| 19.2 | Illinois and Michigan Canal History |
| 19.3 | History and Roster of the 129th U. S. Infantry, Formerly the 3rd Illinois National Guard, 1917, 1919 |
| 19.4 | Shabbona: The White Man's Friend, by C. C. Tisler |
| 19.5 | Illinois Education; History, Reading Suggestions, Studies on Education, (1920-1966) |
| 19.6 | Prairie Farmer, History |
| 19.7 | Illinois Intelligencer, Newspaper Printed in Kaskaskia, Illinois, 1966-1969 |
| 19.8 | Civil War Correspondence from Milo A. Jones, 1862-1864 |
| 19.9 | Civil War Correspondence, George W. Pepoon, (1855-1868) |
| 19.10 | Correspondence, Mrs. Lydia (Rogers) Stevens, 1904-1907 |
| 19.11 | A. E. Farmer; Correspondence, Certificate, Veteran's Information, (1893-1899) |
| 19.12 | Angelina Hill; Correspondence, Food and Medical Recipes, (1837-1902) |
| 19.13 | Heiple, James, "Legal Education & Admission to the Bar: the Illinois Experience" |
| 19.14 | Correspondence, Anna Gloss, Hu Shen Yu, Explaining the Peking Siege during the Boxer Rebellion, 1900 |
| 19.15 | Frances Pierce's Student Notebooks, (5), n.d. |
| 19.16 | New Milford Scholar's Leaf, 1861 - Short Handwritten Magazine Containing Short Stories and Poems Donated by Readers |
| 19.17 | James Dye's Will and Testament, 1842 |
| 19.18 | Ledger and Journal, Newton, Connecticut, 1853 |
| 19.19 | Manual of the Central Congregational Church, Galesburg, 1895 |
| 19.20 | Henry County, History of the Geneseo Business and Professional Women's Club, (1948-1979) |
| 19.21 (a-c) | Playbills from Chicago, New York and Area Opera Houses, 1870's-1890's (Donated by James E. Marcus) |
| 19.22 | War Time Cookbooks, 1937-1943 |
| 19.23 | Recipe Books, 1915-1930's |
| 19.24 | Ransom's Family Receipt Books Containing Recipes, Calendars, and Rules for Living, (1876-1893) |
| 19.25 | Farm Management and Rural Appraisal Information, Trends, and Future Prospectus on Agriculture |
| 19.26 | Unidentified Grocery Store Day Book, 1908 |
| 19.27 | Stratigraphy and Geologic Structure of Northern Illinois, by F. T. Thwaites, 1927 |
| 19.28 | Engineering and Legal Aspects of Land Drainage in Illinois, by G. W. Pickels and F. B. Leonard, 1929 |
| 19.29 | Grundy County Soils, University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, 1924 |
| 19.30 | John Currer, "Sermons," 1878-1886 (2 manuscript volumes) |
| 19.31 (a) | Senator Jack Schaffer; Press Releases, 1973-1974 |
| 19.31 (b-c) | Senator Jack Schaffer; Subject Files, 1973-1976 |
| 19.31 (d-e) | Senator Jack Schaffer; Correspondence, 1973 |
| 19.31 (f-g) | Senator Jack Schaffer; Correspondence, 1974 |
| 19.31 (h) | Senator Jack Schaffer; Correspondence, 1975-1980 |
| 19.32 | Daniel Webster Correspondence with Caleb Cushing, April 1837, September 1850 |
| 19.33 (a) | Illinois Tollway - A Concise History, September 30, 1970 |
| 19.33 (b) | Reconstruction and Improvement Program, Maintenance and Operations Cost Projection, Northern Illinois Toll Highway, 1971-1980 |
| 19.33 (c) | Bond Resolution of the Illinois State Toll Highway Commission of 1955 |
| 19.33 (d) | Engineering Report: East-West Tollway Extension, September, 1970 |
| 19.33 (e) | Traffic and Revenues: East-West Tollway Extension, September, 1970 |
| 19.33 (f) | Illinois Tollway - Annual Report, 1970 |
| 19.33 (g) | Illinois Tollway - Annual Report, 1971 |
| 19.33 (h) | Toll Tales - Fall 1971 Issue |
| 19.34 | "Illinois: The Queen of Diamonds, 1860-1900" by Leonard J. Jacobs |
| 19.35 | Illinois Women: 75 Years of the Right to Vote, 1996 |
| 19.36 | Thirtieth Annual Report Illinois Farmers' Institute: A Handbook of Agriculture, 1925 |
| 19.37 | "Early Mining History of the Illinois and Wisconsin Lead Region up to 1830" by Charles Piquett |
| 19.38 | "History of the Chicago Great Western Railway Company" |
| 19.39 | "Kellogg's Grove: Black Hawk's Epitasis" by James Grinnell |
| 19.40 | 75 Years of Service-A History of Kankakee County Farm Bureau, 1912-1987 |
| 19.41 | 50 Years of Service: A Chronicle of the FS System, 1927-1977 |
| 19.42 | Oak Lawn, Illinois History |
| 19.43 (a-b) | Leander Schooley, Civil War Correspondence and Transcriptions, July 29, 1862-May 1, 1865 |
| 19.44 | Rock River Conference, Minutes, 53rd Session, Sterling, IL 1892 |
| 19.45 | Third Regiment Illinois Infantry, United States Volunteers, Souvenir edition, n.d. |
| 19.46 | Recruiting Posters Issued by the U.S. Navy Since the Declaration of War, 1918 |
| 19.47 | History of the Eighth Illinois U.S.V. by Harry Stanton McCard, 1899 (UA 173.5 8th M3) |
| 19.48 | African-American Dentists in the U.S. Army: The Origins by John M. Hyson; Doctors Five: African-American Contract Surgeons in the Spanish-American War, John M. Hyson |
| 19.49 | Thornton Township High School Scrapbook, Harvey, 1921-1926 |
| 19.50 | Chicago World’s Fair, Photographs, 1933 |
| 19.51 | War Department Manuals, 1940, 1943 |
| 19.52 | World War II Newspapers, 1941-1945, 1982 (includes some DeKalb Newspapers) |
| 19.53 | Narrative of Riots at Alton in Connection with the Death of Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy by Rev. Edward Beecher, 1838 |
| 19.54 | Sectional Maps, Showing 2,500,000 Acres Farm and Woodlands, of Illinois Central Railroad Co., 1856 |
| 19.55 | Copperheads under the Heel of an Illinois Farmer, ca. 1863 |
| 19.56 | N.B. Forrest Cavalry Corps., October 17, 1906 |
| 19.57 | World War I and II Poster Reproductions |
| 19.58 | Soils of Illinois, 1908, 1967, n.d. (3 volumes) |
| 19.59 | Northern Illinois Farm Life, January 1948-Fall 1957 |
| 19.60 | “‘Digging the Ditch’: A Narrative of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, 1836-1848" by Joe Campe, 1987 |
| 19.61 | “Three Volunteers: Personal Realities of the Civil War” by Keith Coryell, 1987 |
| 19.62 | The Prairie Bandits: A Tale of the Rock River Valley by Edward Bonney, n.d. |
| 19.63 | James R. Bottorf Civil War Correspondence, Co. F, 38th Indiana Volunteers, 1861-1863 |
| 19.64 | Illinois River Watershed Ecology |
| 19.65 | Business Day Book (Unidentified Business), May 6, 1838-May 8, 1840 |
| 19.66 | Letter written by Ruth Elna (Elnora) Carlson Papke to granddaughter Karen Papke about life during childhood in 1907 for school project, ca. 1970 |
| 19.67 | Rock Island Walking Tour Booklets, 1988, 1990, 1992 |
| 19.68 | Illinois High School and College Drivers Education Association, 50th Gala Book, 1952-2002 |
| 19.69 | Canals in Illinois, 1881-1994 |
| 19.70 | Hatch Family Correspondence, New Haven, Vermont, 1916-1869, n.d. |
