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Collection Overview
Title: Lanan Family Farm Records (Kingston), 1848-2006
ID: RHC/RC/111
Extent: 27.75 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 09/16/1980. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Agriculture, Centennial Farms, DeKalb AgResearch, Draft Horses, Family farms, Family life--History, Farm life, Fire insurance, Grain, Kingston (Ill.), Lanan Family Farm
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
These records partially document the history of the Lanan Farm in Kingston, Illinois from 1848-1978. Although few records in this collection deal with the early history of the farm, several land indentures and grants provide details of farm land transfers in the mid-nineteenth century. The major series of the collection is a complete set of farm account books (1915-l978) detailing various business transactions of the Lanan farm. These volumes contain extensive information on annual agricultural income and expenses for items such as livestock, crops, machinery, labor, taxes, and insurance. Two other account books record crop threshing expenses and list workers hired for the threshing seasons (l89l-l942). Also included in the collection is an account book kept by Henry A. Lanan while he was treasurer for the Kingston Mutual Fire Insurance Company from 1911-1939.
An addendum added in 2011 documents the daily administration of the farm from the early 1900's to early 2000's. The addendum is divided into ten series. Series one contains personal items from the Lanan family, including correspondences that details the family history. Also included are Guy Lanan’s diploma and a textbook and materials from an Animal Husbandry class at the University of Illinois. Series two holds legal correspondences and the estates of Guy and Henry Lanan. Series three contains title transactions, including an abstract of titles the details the history of each parcel of land. Warranty deeds from the United States to various owners dating from 1848 are kept in this series.
Series four holds insurance policies and payments from several companies. Series fives details taxes paid by the Lanan, including personal property, real estate, income tax, and employees’s returns. Series six contains financial information. Checking and saving accounts, loans (security agreements), trusts and balance books are available in this series.
Receipts make up series seven. These receipts pertains to all purchases made for the farm. Those marked “Bills” and arranged chronologically were minor, day to day purchases. Those listed alphabetically were for large purchases for the farm, such as equipment, livestock, fertilizer, and other services. Series eight contains DeKalb AgResearch materials. Included are contracts, statements, receipts, orders, and delivery statements.
Series nine contains numerous magazines, including several interviews with Joe Lanan. Also included are operating manuals for equipment on the farm, soil test results, and material printed by the DeKalb County and Illinois Valley Farm Bureaus. Series ten contains financing and regulation material from both state and federal departments. A majority of this information comes from the United States Department of Agriculture, but there are also documents from the Departments of Labor, Conservation, Public Healthy, and Transportation.
Persons interested in the administration of farms will find that the Lanan Farm Records provide comprehensive information on yearly business activity of a twentieth-century northern Illinois farm.
Collection Historical Note
Born on January 27, 1895, the son of Henry A. and Martha (Uplinger) Lanan, Guy Lanan devoted his entire life to administering the family farm in Kingston, Illinois. He later supplemented his farm income by becoming an income tax accountant. In addition to his farming duties, Mr. Lanan served as a Kingston Grain Farm Co-op board member from 1934-1953. Active in several community organizations, he belonged to the DeKalb County Shrine Club and the Kirkland Lions Club. Upon the death of his first wife, Sarah Eckhardt, in 1941, Guy Lanan remained a widower for ten years until he married Nellie Sherman in 1951. Guy Lanan died on November 19, 1979, at the age of 84, survived by his wife, seven children, nineteen grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Joe Lanan, son of Guy and Sarah, then took over the administration of the farm.
Born October 25, 1924, Joe Philip Lanan attended Kingston Schools and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1949. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II and was stationed in Scotland. He married Catherine Rakas on August 15, 1948. He farmed in Mayfield County for many years and was a seed corn dealer for DeKalb Ag for twenty five years. He retired from farming in 1994. Joe Lanan contributed to his community throughout his life. He served as a member of the Sycamore Unified School District 427 for ten years as well as a regional school board member for ten years, becoming president for both boards for five years each. Lanan was also a member of The DeKalb County Farm Bureau, on the board for Mayfield Township, a 4-H leader, and for fifty one years was a member of many boards and committees for the Mayfield Unified Church of Christ. Joe Lanan died July 28, 2006, at the age of 81, survived by his wife, three children, seven grandchildren, a brother and a sister.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Northern Illinois University
Accruals:
Additional records were donated on July 1, 2010.
Access Restrictions:
There are no restrictions on access to the collection.
Use Restrictions:
Property rights in the collection are held by Jeffrey S. Lanan; literary rights are dedicated to the public.
Acquisition Source:
Jeffrey S. Lanan
Acquisition Method:
Jeffrey S. Lanan deposited the Lanan Farm Records in the Regional History Center on September 16, 1980.
Related Materials:
Several other collections held by the Regional History Center documenting family farming are: Taylor Farm Records (RC 37) ; H. H. Parke Collection (RC 43); Putnam Family Collection (RC 71); Norris Family Centennial Farm Collection (RC 74); John P. Case Records (RC 86); and the Johnson Family Records (RC 100). Information on the farm prior to 1890 may be found in various public records held by the Center including Tax Assessor Books, Chattel Mortgages, and Agricultural Census Manuscripts.
Box and Folder Listing
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Box 1],
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Box 2],
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Volume 1-2: Farm Account Books (2 volumes), 1947-1965],
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Oversize Drawer 17],
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- Addendum 1
- Series I: Personal
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Auction, 1996
- Folder 2: Calenders, 1984-1994
- Folder 3: Casper Eckhardt Correspondence and Journal, 1898
- Folder 4: Correspondence Unknown to Will, 1984
- Folder 5: Food Stamps, no date
- Folder 6: Leo and Celia Henry Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary, 1971
- Folder 7: Catherine Lanan Birthday Cards, no date
- Folder 8: Guy Lanan: Correspondence, no date 1958-1964
- Folder 9: Guy Lanan: Election Notice, 1961
- Folder 10: Guy Lanan: Highschool Diploma, 1910
- Folder 11: Guy Lanan: Judge of Election, 1969
- Folder 12: Guy Lanan: Lion's Club, 1962, 1968
- Folder 13: Guy Lanan: Obituary, 1979
- Folder 14: Guy Lanan: Order of the Eastern Star, 1968
- Folder 15: Guy Lanan: State of Alaska Department of Education, 1964
- Folder 16: University of Illinois Animal Husbandry Class: Notes and Labs, 1916-1917
- Folder 17-18: University of Illinois Animal Husbandry Class: Tex Book, 1916-1917
- Folder 19: Henry Lanan Freemason Membership, 1901-1906
- Folder 20: Mrs. Henry Lanan Cards, no date
- Folder 21: Joe and Catherine Lanan: Air Holiday Travel Club, 1973
- Folder 22: Joe and Catherine Lanan: Anniversary Cards, no date
- Folder 23: Joe and Catherine Lanan: Investors Syndicate of America, 1960-1965
- Folder 24: Joe and Catherine Lanan: Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary, 1954
- Folder 25: Joe Lanan: Appreciation Certificate, 1967
- Box 4
- Folder 1-2: Joe Lanan: Birthday Cards, 1955, no date
- Folder 3: Joe Lanan: Christmas Cards, no date
- Folder 4: Joe Lanan: Correspondence, no date, 1960-1990
- Folder 5: Joe Lanan: Church Bulletin, 1985
- Folder 6: Joe Lanan: State of Illinois Travel Voucher, 1973-1976
- Folder 7: Joe Lanan: Swimming Award, 1990
- Folder 8-10: Joe Lanan: Father's Day Cards, no date
- Folder 11: Joe Lanan: Thank You Cards, no date
- Folder 12: Joe Lanan: Valentine Cards, no date
- Folder 13: Joe Lanan: Cards from Nate and Jeremy Higgens, no date
- Folder 14: Nellie Lanan Order of the Eastern Star, 1972
- Folder 15: Selective Service
- Folder 16: University of Illinois Press Guide, 1983-1984
- Folder 17: Wire Transfer, 1992
- Folder 18-19: Photographs, no date, 1911-1981
- Volume 1: Photo Album (1 volume)
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Photo Album Index, no date
- http://www.ulib.niu.edu/reghist/archonPDFs/RC111sup.pdf
- Series II.: Legal Proceedings
- Box 5
- Folder 2: Court Summons, 1965
- Folder 3: Chris Fuhr Estate, 1972
- Folder 4: Guy Lanan Estate, 1979-1981
- Folder 5: Henry Lanan Estate, 1965
- Folder 6: Legal Correspondence, no date
- Folder 7: Road Change Petition, 1917
- Series III.: Title Transactions
- Box 5
- Folder 8-9: Abstract of Titles, 1918-1960
- Folder 10: Atlas and Platt Book, no date
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Corn Belt Seed Company Interest Certificate, 1925
- Folder 2: Farm Lease to Schulknedt from Lanan, 1976-1983
- Folder 3: Quitclaim and Trustee's Deed to Lanan from Stark, 1946
- Folder 4: Sale of Farmland to Duteman from Lanan, 1995
- Folder 5: Warranty Deed to Bronson from United State, 1849
- Folder 6: Warranty Deed to Chamberlain from Reese, 1877-1915
- Folder 7: Warranty Deed to Lanan from Fraley, 1919
- Folder 8: Warranty Deed to Lanan from Uplinger, 1892, 1903
- Folder 9: Warranty Deed to Lanan from Wyke, 1933-1934
- Folder 10: Warranty Deed to McCluskey from United States, 1847
- Series IV.: Insurance
- Box 6
- Folder 11: American Livestock Insurance Company, no date
- Folder 12: Country Mutual Insurance Company, no date, 1964-2002
- Folder 13: Fox Valley Production Credit Association, 1984
- Folder 14: Illinois Agricultural Holding Company Life Insurance Policy, 1971-1982
- Folder 15: Rockford District Mutual/Kingston Mutual Country Fire Insurance: Guy Lanan, 1961, 1963-1973
- Folder 16: Rockford District Mutual/Kingston Mutual Country Fire Insurance: Henry Lanan, 1961-1967
- Folder 17: Rockford District Mutual/Kingston Mutual Country Fire Insurance: Joe Lanan, 1965-1977
- Series V.: Taxes
- Box 6
- Folder 18: Annual Return/Report of Employee Pension Benefit Plan, 1975-1989
- Folder 19: Employers's Annual Tax Return for Agricultural Employees, 1955-1995
- Folder 20: Federal Gasoline Tax Refund, 1960-1973
- Folder 21: Illinois Motor Fuel Tax Refund, no date, 1969-1992
- Folder 22: Inheritance Tax, 1983
- Folder 23: Income Tax: Carol Lanan, 1966-1971
- Folder 24-25: Income Tax: Catherine and Joe Lanan, 1949-1981
- Box 7
- Folder 1-4: Income Tax: Catherine and Joe Lanan, 1982-2003
- Folder 5: Income Tax: Guy Lanan, 1943, 1961
- Folder 6: Income Tax: Jeffery Lanan, 1976-1977
- Folder 7: Income Tax: Sarah Lanan, 1966-1970
- Folder 8: Personal Property and Real Estate Tax, 1893-1913
- Folder 9: Personal Property Tax: Carol Lanan, 1962-1971
- Box 8
- Folder 1: Personal Property Tax: Guy Lanan, 1959-1975
- Folder 2: Personal Property Tax: Joe Lanan, 1939-1970
- Folder 3: Real Estate Tax Rates, no date, 1959-1964
- Folder 4: Real Estate Tax: Catherine Lanan, 1980-1995
- Folder 5: Real Estate Tax: Guy Lanan, 1949, 1959-1973
- Folder 6: Real Estate Tax: Henry Lanan, 1959-1980
- Folder 7-9: Real Estate Tax: Joe Lanan, 1964-2002
- Folder 10: Real Estate Tax: Joe and Catherine Lanan, 1994-2002
- Folder 11: Real Estate Tax: Martha Lanan Hoffman, 1959-1972
- Box 9
- Folder 1: Real Estate Tax: Nellie Lanan, 1959
- Folder 2: Real Estate Tax: Mildred and Henry Tegtman, 1969
- Folder 3: Quarterly Withholding Tax, 1960-1995
- Series VI.: Finances
- Box 9
- Folder 4: Financial Statement, 1993
- Folder 5: Farm Credit Services, 1961-1995
- Folder 6-8: First National Bank of Malta/Resource Bank: Loans, 1984-1996
- Folder 9: First National Bank of Malta/Resource Bank: Trusts, 1999-2002
- Folder 10: Federal Land Bank of St. Louis, 1960-1987
- Folder 11: Kingston State Bank Loans, 1926-1929
- Folder 12-14: National Bank and Trust Company: Security Agreements, 1929, 1946-1969
- Box 10
- Folder 1-4: National Bank and Trust Company: Security Agreements, 1970-1984
- Folder 5: National Bank and Trust Company: Trust Deed, 1964-1970
- Folder 6-7: National Bank and Trust Company: Trusts and Security Agreements, 1980-1989
- Folder 8: Savings Bonds, 1919-1974
- Folder 9: Social Security Record Book
- Folder 10: Farm Operating Budget, 1971-1984
- Box 11
- Folder 1-4: Illinois Farm Record Books, 1949-1959
- Box 12
- Item 1: Illinois Farm Record Books, 1960-1975
- Box 13
- Item 2: Illinois Farm Record Books, 1976-1981
- Box 14
- Item 3: Illinois Farm Record Books, 1982-1987
- Box 15
- Item 4: Illinois Farm Record Books, 1988-1998
- Series VII.: Receipts
- Box 16
- Folder 1-8: Bills, 1920-1963
- Box 17
- Folder 1-4: Bills, 1964-1965
- Box 18
- Folder 1-5: Bills, 1966-June1968
- Box 19
- Folder 1-7: Bills, July 1968- October 1970
- Box 20
- Folder 1-7: Bills, November 1970-August 1973
- Box 21
- Folder 1-10: Bills, September 1973-1976
- Box 22
- Folder 1-7: Bills, 1977-1979
- Box 23
- Folder 1-5: Bills, 1980-1981
- Box 24
- Folder 1-9: Bills, 1982-1986
- Box 25
- Folder 1-8: Bills, 1987-September 1994
- Box 26
- Folder 1: Bills, October 1994-2006
- Folder 4: Bills, no date
- Folder 5: Handwritten Invoices, no date, 1970-1986
- Folder 6: Notes for Henry Lanan, 1905-1907, 1923
- Folder 7: Anderson and Schkelkopf Veterinary Clinic, 1962-1980
- Folder 8: Arcady, 1947
- Folder 9: Archer Petroleum Corporation, 1979-1983
- Folder 10: Arden Awe, 1974-1992
- Folder 11: Ardent Automotive, 1987-1992
- Folder 12: Ardnt Drainage Company, 1983-1999
- Folder 13: Armour, 1960-1963
- Folder 14: Arne Trucking, 1985-1995
- Folder 15: Aves, 1983-1994
- Folder 16: Baie Grain, 1964-1994
- Folder 17: Barber and Sons, 1984
- Folder 18: Barnes and Roberts Oil Company, Incorporated, 1967-1980
- Box 27
- Folder 1-2: Barnes and Roberts Oil Company, Inc, 1981-1987
- Folder 3: Bethany Animal Hospital, 1981-1994
- Folder 4: Brown, 1947
- Folder 5: Bud's Repair Shop, 1980-1985
- Folder 6: Calumet, 1979-1992
- Folder 7: Cambell Soup Company, 1961-1967
- Folder 8: Carey, 1970-1997
- Folder 9: Case Power and Equipment, 1978
- Folder 10: Chicago Producers Commission Association, 1934-1936
- Folder 11: Cole Chemical Supply/Animal Healthy, 1984-1994
- Folder 12: Copeland and Company Live Stock Commission Merchants, 1935-1941
- Folder 13: Cooperidge Drainage Company, 1973
- Folder 14: Cortland-DeKalb Yards. Incorporated 1969
- Folder 15: Cudhay Brother Company, 1956-1961
- Folder 16: Dakota-Illinois Cattle Company, 1953
- Folder 17: Dean Milk Company, 1937-1951
- Folder 18: DeKalb County Grain Company, 1956-1967
- Folder 19: DeKalb County Producers Supply, 1959-1967
- Folder 20-21: DeKalb Feeds, Incorporated, 1976-1984
- Box 28
- Folder 1-5: DeKalb Feeds, Incorporated, 1985-1995
- Folder 6-8: DeKalb Fertilizer Company Incorporated, 1965-1980
- Box 29
- Folder 1: DeKalb Lawn and Equipment Company, 1976-1995
- Folder 2: Dek-Co Drainage Systems, 1975-1982
- Folder 3: Del Monte Foods, 1991-1993
- Folder 4: Dicken Grain Corporation, 1968-1993
- Folder 5: DIMCO, 1979-1982
- Folder 6: DKM Co-Op, Incorporated, 1984-1993
- Folder 7: Drake, 1983-2000
- Folder 8: Dunbar Painting Service, 1962
- Folder 9: Elburn Co-Operative Company, 1992-1995
- Folder 10: Elgin "Gunite" Contractor, 1970, 1974
- Folder 11: Eller and Willey Block Company, 1976
- Folder 12: Erickson Lifestock Commission Company Incorporated, 1975-1981
- Box 30
- Folder 1-3: Five Points Agriculture Services, Incorporated, 1963-1990
- Folder 4: Five Points Elevator, 1990-1995
- Folder 5-8: Floit Sand and Gravel Company, 1965-1975
- Box 31
- Folder 1-4: Forster/DeKalb Implement Company, 1968-1994
- Folder 5: Genoa Quality Hatchery, 1947, 1951
- Folder 6: Garden Prairie Grain, Incorporated, 1986
- Folder 7: G.E.M. Electric Motor Repair, Incorporated, 1980-1992
- Folder 8: Gilbert and Sons, Incorporated, 1979-1981
- Folder 9: Gillogly and Company, 1949-1965
- Folder 10: Gilmore, 1972-1980
- Folder 11: Gorenz Cattle Company, 1965
- Folder 12: Harding and Company, 1921
- Folder 13: Harvard Implement, Incorporated, 1985-1992
- Folder 14: Harverstore, Incorporated (Curt Weaver), 1949, 1970-1977
- Folder 15-16: Harverstore, Incorporated (Northern Illinois), 1967-1998
- Folder 17: Heggemeir Livestock, Company, 1965-1967
- Folder 18: Heide Implement Company, Incorporated, 1960-1966
- Folder 19: Hennessey and Sons, 1974-1991
- Folder 20: Hiatt Brothers-E.B. Incorporated, 1979
- Folder 21: Hinckley Concrete Products, 1960-2001
- Folder 22: Holt Products, Company, Incorporated, 1986-1991
- Folder 23: Hunt Feed Store, 1956-1962
- Folder 24: Illini Tire of DeKalb, Incorporated, 1990-1997
- Box 32
- Folder 1-4: Iowa Beef Processors, Incorporated, 1983-1995
- Box 33
- Folder 1: Iowa Livestock Commission Company, 1981-1985
- Folder 2: J.D. Kings, Incorporated, 1982-1985
- Folder 3: Ken's Corral, 1979-1982
- Folder 4: Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp., 1970-1973
- Folder 5: King Livestock Company, Incorporated 1982-1983
- Folder 6: Kingston Farmers Lumber Company, 1961-1965
- Folder 7: Kirkland Coal and Feed, 1965-1971
- Folder 8-9: Kishwaukee Service Company, 1957, 1960-1969
- Folder 10: Kriegels Badger Service, 1981-1994
- Folder 11: Kyler Excavating, 1979-2001
- Folder 12: Larson, Incorporated, 1961-1999
- Folder 13: Lanan and McMenenon, 1961-1966
- Box 34
- Folder 1: Lawrence, 1961-1968
- Folder 2: Leader Oil Company, Incorporated, 1966, 1986
- Folder 3: Lee Excavating, 1991, 2001
- Folder 4: Lynch, 1972-2000
- Folder 5: Macklin Brothers, 1963-1999
- Folder 6: Malta Veterinary Hospital, P/C, 1988-1992
- Folder 7: McGirr Equipment Company, 1961-1962
- Folder 8: McNulty Cattle Company, 1974
- Folder 9: McRay Cattle Company, 1981-1983
- Box 35
- Folder 1-4: McRay Cattle Company, 1984-1994
- Folder 5: McDonald Commission, Company, 1956
- Folder 6: Merriman and Sons, 1961-1968
- Box 36
- Folder 1: Meyers Implement, Company, no date, 1950
- Folder 2-3: Miller, White, and Woods, 1944-1971
- Folder 4: Monsanto Company, 1966-1970
- Folder 5: Morton Buildings, Incorporated, 1970-1990
- Folder 6: Nelson-Floit Auction Service, no date
- Folder 7: Nelson Veterinary Clinic, 1960-1969
- Folder 8-12: Northern FS, Incorporated, 1970-1999
- Folder 13: Northern Illinois Breeding Co-Op, 1950, 1953
- Box 37
- Folder 1: Northern Seed Company, 1956-1961
- Folder 2: Nurtena-Mills, Incorporated, 1959-1964
- Folder 3: Olsen, 1970-1971
- Folder 4: Packers Trading Company, 1982
- Folder 5: Pell-Bari Farms, Incorporated, 1948
- Folder 6-9: Pearcy Grain Services, Incorporated, 1978-1991
- Folder 10: Peters, Turnbull and Company, 1971-1976
- Folder 11: Peterson Seed, 1979-1981
- Folder 12: Pioneer Seeds, 1963-1965
- Folder 13: Pro-Ag, 1982, 1987
- Folder 14: Punk Firestone Service, 1971-1988
- Folder 15: Quinn Commission Company, 1961
- Folder 16: Quinn Grain Company, 1956-1963
- Folder 17-18: Read Brothers, 1968-1994
- Folder 19: Rich's Tire Service, 1993-1994
- Folder 20: Roland, 1994-1995
- Folder 21: Rosebaum Brothers and Company, 1948, 1974-1981
- Box 38
- Folder 1-4: Roush Farmacy, 1979-1994
- Folder 5: Royer, 1966-1978
- Folder 6: Sears, Roebuck and Company, 1980, no date
- Folder 7: Seegers Grain, Incorporated, 1986
- Folder 8: Sheahan Equpiment Comapny, 1969-1990
- Folder 9: Standard Live Stock Commission Company, 1920
- Folder 10: Stone and Sons, Incorporated, 1977-1992
- Folder 11: Stott and Sons Welding, 1979-1983
- Folder 12: Stover, 1980
- Folder 13: Strack Stockyards, no date
- Folder 14: Swedberg and Associates, Incorporated, 1976, 1979
- Folder 15: Sycamore Lawn and Equipment, 1986-1989
- Folder 16: Tallitsch Ford Sales, Incorporated, 1977-1988
- Box 39
- Folder 1-4: Taylor Cattle Company, 1960-1969
- Folder 5: Thompson, 1979
- Folder 6: Thompson, Five Point, 1948, no date
- Folder 7: Thorpe/Empire Cattle Company, 1959-1960
- Folder 8-11: Totman and Sons, 1956, 1959-1979
- Box 40
- Folder 1-2: Totman and Sons, 1980-1995
- Folder 3: United States Testing Company, Incorporated, 1975-1981
- Folder 4: Wall, 1961-1964
- Folder 5: Wertheimer Cattle Company, 1962
- Folder 6: Wind River Animal Health Companies, 1994
- Folder 7: Miscellaneous
- Series VIII.: DeKalb AgResearch
- Box 40
- Folder 8: Annual Report, 1979
- Folder 9: Check Request, 1968-1969
- Folder 10: Corn Yield Calculator, no date
- Folder 11: Correspondence, 1976-1992
- Folder 12: Dealer Agreement, 1982-1983
- Folder 13-15: Dealer Statements, 1970-1979
- Box 41
- Folder 1-5: Dealer Statements, 1980-1999
- Folder 6: Delivery Receipts, no date, 1982-1984
- Box 42
- Folder 1: Delivery Receipts, 1984-1997
- Folder 2: Delivery Ticket, 1982
- Folder 3: Delivery Worksheet, 1971, 1982
- Folder 4: Farm Progress Report, 1961
- Folder 5: Growers Statement and Seeds Purchased, 1973-1984
- Folder 6: Invoices, 1973-1982
- Folder 7: Market Date Notification/Confirmation, 1979
- Folder 8: Notebooks, 1972-1974
- Box 43
- Folder 1-3: Notebooks, 1975-1989, 1991
- Folder 4: Notes, no date, 1984, 1988
- Folder 5: Orders for Seeds, 1935-1938
- Folder 6-8: Orders for Seeds, 1976
- Box 44
- Folder 1-5: Orders for Seeds, 1977-1979
- Box 45
- Folder 1-5: Orders for Seeds, 1980-1987
- Folder 6: Orders for Corn, Sorghum, and Alfalfa, 1982-1983
- Folder 7: Promotion Seed Credit, 1983-1997
- Box 46
- Folder 1: Receipt for Planting, 1974-1978
- Folder 2-6: Receipt for Seeds, 1951-1975
- Box 47
- Folder 1-4: Receipt for Seeds, 1976-1977
- Box 48
- Folder 1-6: Receipt for Seeds, 1978-1980
- Box 49
- Folder 1-6: Receipt for Seeds, 1980-1988
- Folder 7: Record of Seed Returns of Delivery, no date, 1979-1987
- Folder 8: Remittance Statement, 1971-1994
- Box 50
- Folder 1: Reservation and Crop Report, 1949
- Folder 2: Returned Goods, no date, 1976-1995
- Folder 3: Seed Corn Grower Agreement, 1969-1984
- Folder 4: SeedCounter Software, 1992
- Folder 5: Seed Paid, 1998
- Folder 6-7: Shipping Order, 1983-1994
- Folder 8: Sign Location and Permit, 1983
- Folder 9: Soybean Order, 1984-1995
- Folder 10: Stock Transfer Receipts, 1977-1997
- Box 51
- Folder 1: Suggested Prices, 1976-1986
- Folder 2: Swingster, 1988-1995
- Folder 3: Volume Discount Program Procedure, no date
- Folder 4: Winners Circle Scorecard, 1988
- Folder 5: Yield Comparison Report, 1990
- Series IX.: Farming Information
- Box 51
- Folder 6: Cattle Shed, 1978-1979
- Folder 7: Census of Agriculture, 1969, 1982
- Folder 8: DeKalb County Farm Bureau: 1980, no date
- Folder 9: DeKalb County Farm Bureau: Guy Lanan Membership, 1962-1963
- Folder 10: DeKalb County Farm Bureau: Joe Lanan Membership, 1956-1963
- Folder 11: Illinois Soil Types, 1936
- Folder 12: Farm Management Services, no date, 1948-1949
- Folder 13: Illinois Valley Farm Bureau: Membership, 1983
- Folder 14: Joe Lanan Interviews: CNN Story of DeKalb-Pfizer, no date
- Folder 15: Joe Lanan Interviews: DeKalb County Farm Bureau, "The Farmer's Point of View", 1981
- Folder 16: Joe Lanan Interviews: Harverstore Article, no date
- Folder 17: Joe Lanan Interviews: Harverstore System Farming", June, 1982
- Folder 18: Magazines: "Farm Futures", November 1983
- Folder 19: Magazines: "Feed Lot Management", March 1975
- Folder 20: Magazines: "Ford Times", June 1978
- Folder 21: Magazines: "Successful Farming", 1984
- Folder 22: Maps of Farmland, no date, 1968-1991
- Folder 23: Operating Manuals: Automated Feeding Equipment, 1969-1984
- Folder 24: Operating Manuals: Bailer, no date
- Folder 25: Operating Manuals: Calculator, no date
- Folder 26: Operating Manuals: Corn Planter, no date
- Folder 27: Operating Manuals: Cultivator, no date
- Folder 28: Operating Manuals: DICKEY-john Moisture Tester Enrollment, no date
- Folder 29: Operating Manuals: Farm Loader, no date
- Box 52
- Folder 1: Operating Manuals: Forage Harvester, no date
- Folder 2: Operating Manuals: Garage Door Opener, no date
- Folder 3: Operating Manuals: Gathering United, no date
- Folder 4: Operating Manuals: Manure Spreader, no date
- Folder 5: Operating Manuals: Motor Starters, no date
- Folder 6: Operating Manuals: Plow, no date
- Folder 7: Operating Manuals: Power Mower, no date
- Folder 8: Operating Manuals: Power Steer, no date
- Folder 9: Operating Manuals: Shell Bladex Herbicide, 1984
- Folder 10: Operating Manuals: Silo, 1968, 1976
- Folder 11: Operating Manuals: Silo Unloader, 1973
- Folder 12: Operating Manuals: Sweep Arm Auger, 1969
- Folder 13: Operating Manuals: Three Point Hitch Sprayer, no date
- Folder 14: Operating Manuals: Tractor, no date
- Folder 15: Operating Manuals: Tractor Disk Harrow, no date, 1977
- Folder 16: Operating Manuals: Wagon, no date
- Folder 17: Membership: Chamber of Commerce, "Nation's Business" Subscription, 1978
- Folder 18: Membership: DeKalb County Livestock Feeders Association, 1976
- Folder 19: Membership: Illinois Beef Association, 1988-1993
- Folder 20: Membership: Illinois Corn Growers Association, 1982-1988
- Folder 21: Membership: Land of Lincoln Soybean Association, 1977-1984
- Folder 22: Membership: National Cattlemen's Association, 1977
- Folder 23: Membership: Prairie Farmer, 1960, 1969
- Folder 24: Testing: Campbell Soup Company Soil Report, 1962
- Folder 25: Testing: Farm Conservation Plan, 1952-1964
- Folder 26: Testing: Pro-Ag Soil Test Results, 1983
- Folder 27: Testing: Soil Test Report, 1972
- Box 53
- Folder 1: Crop Production Evaluation, 1978, 1981
- Folder 2-3: Testing: United States Testing Company: Nutrichek Program, 1975-1978
- Folder 4: Testing: United States Testing Company: Test Report, 1981
- Series X.: Government Departments
- Box 53
- Folder 5: Illinois Department of Agriculture: Cattle Quarantine Notice, 1962-1965
- Folder 6: Illinois Department of Agriculture: Condemnation Report, 1980
- Folder 7: Illinois Department of Conservation, Division of Forestry, 1968
- Folder 8: Illinois Department of Public Health: Migrant Labor Camp, 1965-1969
- Folder 9: Illinois Department of Public Health: Water Well Pump and Equipment Installation Report, 1967
- Folder 10: Illinois Department of Transportation, 1973-1981
- Folder 11: Illinois Farm Development Authority, 1986-1992
- Folder 12: State of Illinois Clearance Order for Agricultural Workers, 1967
- Folder 13: United States Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Conservation Program, 1936-1975
- Folder 14: United States Department of Agriculture: Bureau of Agriculture, 1956
- Folder 15-16: United States Department of Agriculture: Commodity Credit Corporation, 1966-1987
- Folder 17: United States Department of Agriculture: Commodity Credit Union, 1988-1995
- Folder 18: United States Department of Agriculture: DeKalb County Farm Service Agency, 1994, 2001-2002
- Folder 19: United States Department of Agriculture: Farmers Home Administration, 1983-1984
- Folder 20: United States Department of Agriculture: Feed Grain Program, 1959-1983
- Folder 21: United States Department of Labor, 1967
- Box 54
- Item 1: Guy Lanan Lions Club Master Key Plaque, no date
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