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Collection Overview
Title: Oversize Collection - Maps, Posters, Photographs, Calendars, Drawings
ID: RHC/RC/200
Extent: 75.0 Cubic Feet
Subjects: American Body and Cab Company, American Legion, American National Red Cross, American Wagon Company, Aurora (Ill.), Automobiles, Batavia (Ill.), Bradt Family, Burlington RR, Carroll County (Ill.), Cemeteries, Centennial, Chicago and North Western Railway Company., Climate, Coal trade, Commonwealth Edison Company, DeKalb (Ill.), DeKalb County (Ill), DuPage County (Ill), Elgin (Ill.), Embree Family, Evergreen Cemetery, DeKalb County, Geology--Northern Illinois, Glidden Family, Grand Army of the Republic., Great Depression., Grundy County (Ill.), Illinois., Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.), JoDaviess County (Ill), Kane County (Ill), Kendall County (Ill), Lake County (Ill), LaSalle County (Ill), Lee County (Ill), Maps, McHenry County (Ill), Meteorology, National guard, Newspapers, Northern Illinois University, Oakwood Cemetery, DeKalb, Ogle County (Ill), Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941., Postal service, Presidents--United States., Railroads, Rivers, Roads, Rockford (Ill.), Rock Island (Ill.), Rural free delivery, Schools, St. Charles (Ill.), Stephenson County (Ill), Sugar Grove (Ill.), United States. Army., United States. Navy, United States Centennial celebrations, etc - Bicentennial, V-J Day, 1945, Wagner Family, Whiteside County (Ill), Will County (Ill), Winnebago County (Ill), World War I, World War II, Young Men's Christian Associations
Forms of Material: Calendars, Posters
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Oversize Collection consists of unbound items from various Regional History Center collections which are too large to store in regular archival boxes.
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. A pdf of the item level inventory of the World War I and II posters can be found in the inventory. 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.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Northern Illinois University
Access Restrictions:
There are access restrictions to the original Civil War documents contained in RC 275 (Drawer 33, Folder 14). Copies have been made of the originals and are avaialbe to researchers.
Use Restrictions:
Property rights in the collection belong to the Regional History Center; literary rights are dedicated to the public.
Acquisition Method:
The Oversize Collection consists of unbound items from various Regional History Center collections which are too large to store in regular archival boxes.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Oversize Drawer:
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Oversize Drawer 1],
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Oversize Drawer 2],
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Oversize Drawer 4-9: WORLD WARS I AND II POSTERS],
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Oversize Drawer 10],
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Oversize Drawer 11],
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Oversize Drawer 12],
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Oversize Drawer 13],
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Oversize Drawer 14],
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Oversize Volumes],
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Oversize Drawer 15],
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Oversize Drawer 30],
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Oversize Drawer 31],
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Oversize Drawer 32],
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Oversize Drawer 33],
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Oversize Drawer 34],
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Oversize Drawer 35],
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Oversize Drawer 36],
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Oversize Drawer 37],
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Oversize Drawer LO-1: WORLD WARS I AND II POSTERS (15): (#s 28, 29, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 85, 153, 154, 189, 190, 191)],
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Oversize Drawer LO-5],
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Oversize Drawer LO-11],
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Oversize Drawer LO-12],
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Oversize Drawer LO-14],
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- Oversize Drawer 3
- Folder 1-6: Bradt Collection, RC 46: Prints (158): Antique Coat of Arms, genealogies, and quarterings (157); Stafford Church printed negative (1), no date
- Folder 7
- Item 1: DeKalb County Historical Society Collection, RC 3 (8): Bicentennial Wagon Train Posters (4), 1976
- Item 2: DeKalb County Historical Society Collection, RC 3 (8): DeKalb County Atlas, Proofsheet, 1871, 1892
- Item 3: DeKalb County Historical Society Collection, RC 3 (8): Society Photographs on Poster board, no date
- Item 4: DeKalb County Historical Society Collection, RC 3 (8): Convention (Kansas City Publisher)
- Folder 8
- Item 1: I.L. Ellwood Collection, RC 1 (3): Certificates of Pedigree for Horses (2), 1902, 1903
- Item 2: I.L. Ellwood Collection, RC 1 (3): Larchwoods Pedigree Stud Tree for Jersey Cattle, no date
- Folder 9
- Item 1: Thurow Family Collection, RC 10 (2): Soldier, Sailor Homecoming, Earlville, Illinois (Panorama), 1919
- Item 2: Thurow Family Collection, RC 10 (2): Grand Rapids Convention Panorama, no date
- Folder 10: Kable Printing Collection, RC 20 (2): Blueprint to Kable Printing Plant
- Folder 11
- Item 1: Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32: Photographs (6): Naples Panorama, no date
- Item 2: Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32: Photographs (6): Madison Gun Club, June 17, 1915
- Item 3: Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32: Photographs (6): Sabin Ranch, no date
- Item 4: Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32: Photographs (6): Tech Baseball Team, no date
- Item 5: Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32: Photographs (6): Northwestern University Baseball Team, 1901
- Item 6: Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32: Photographs (6): Dwight Mays Sabin, no date
- Item 7: Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32: Other oversized material (6): J.H. Sabin Diploma, 1904
- Item 8: Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32: Other oversized material (6): J.H. Sabin Engineering Certificate, 1916
- Item 9: Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32: Other oversized material (6): Circus Layout Poster (2), 1956, 1960
- Item 10: Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32: Other oversized material (6): Map - Aurora, Illinois, 1882
- Item 11: Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32: Other oversized material (6): Wanted Notice for John F. Taylor & Robert Taylor, November 24, 1879
- Folder 12
- Item 1: Sabin-Van Arsdale Collection, RC 32: Photograph (1): Madison Gun Club, June 17, 1915
- Item 2: Other oversized material (3): Circus Layout Poster (2), 1956, 1960
- Item 3: Other oversized material (3): Map - Aurora, IL, 1882
- Folder 13
- Item 1: Biester-Davis Collection, RC 35: Chicago Exposition Poster, circa 1893
- Item 2: Biester-Davis Collection, RC 35: Ad: No-To-Bac and Segel Cooper Store
- Folder 14: Smith Oil and Refining Company Collection, RC 48: Organizational Chart with Photographs, no date
- Folder 15
- Item 1: Posters (10): Illinois Product Exposition, 1925
- Item 2: Posters (10): Election Poster, Walter M. Hay, August 8, 1908
- Item 3: Posters (10): National Recovery Administration (NRA) (2), 1934
- Item 4: Posters (10): Safe Kite Flying, circa 1940
- Item 5: Posters (10): Bowen Guards, Company K, 132nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Roster, 1864
- Item 6: Posters (10): F.C. Johnson, Harness Oil and Dressing Ad, no date
- Item 7: Posters (10): Illinois Centennial, 1918
- Item 8: Posters (10): Journals and Journalists of America
- Item 9: Posters (10): Postage Scale
- Folder 16
- Item 1: Posters (23): Lumber! Princeton Lumber Yard, October 15, 1855
- Item 2: Posters (23): Children's Health Care Posters (18), 1948-1950
- Item 3: Posters (23): Boy Scout Week, no date
- Item 4: Posters (23): DeKalb County Centennial (3), 1956
- Folder 17: Posters (11): Anti-Defamation League, Anti-Racism Posters (11), circa 1940s
- Folder 18
- Item 1: Posters (12): The National Forum, circa 1941: Benefits of Democracy, circa 1941
- Item 2: Posters (12): The National Forum, circa 1941: Problems of Youth (4), circa 1941
- Item 3: Posters (12): The National Forum, circa 1941: Unied States Economy (7), circa 1941
- Folder 19
- Item 1: Posters (5): Buy Savings Bonds, circa 1941
- Item 2: Posters (5): Buick, 1949
- Item 3: Posters (5): Carelton Symphony Band, March 18, 1937
- Item 4: Posters (5): Coast Guard - 150th Anniversary, 1940
- Item 5: Posters (5): Kill Rats! Your Most Expensive Boarder, 1948
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Oversize Drawer 4-9: WORLD WARS I AND II POSTERS],
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Oversize Drawer 10],
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Oversize Drawer 11],
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Oversize Drawer 12],
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Oversize Drawer 13],
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Oversize Drawer 14],
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Oversize Drawer 32],
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Oversize Drawer 33],
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Oversize Drawer 34],
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Oversize Drawer 35],
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Oversize Drawer 36],
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Oversize Drawer 37],
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Oversize Drawer LO-1: WORLD WARS I AND II POSTERS (15): (#s 28, 29, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 85, 153, 154, 189, 190, 191)],
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Oversize Drawer LO-5],
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Oversize Drawer LO-6],
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Oversize Drawer LO-7],
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Oversize Drawer LO-11],
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Oversize Drawer LO-12],
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Oversize Drawer LO-13],
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Oversize Drawer LO-14],
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