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Oversize Collection - Maps, Posters, Photographs, Calendars, Drawings

Overview

Scope and Contents

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Oversize Drawer 1

Oversize Drawer 2

Oversize Drawer 3

WORLD WARS I AND II POSTERS

Oversize Drawer 10

Oversize Drawer 11

Oversize Drawer 12

Oversize Drawer 13

Oversize Drawer 14

Oversize Volumes

Oversize Drawer 15

Oversize Drawer 16

Oversize Drawer 17

Oversize Drawer 18

Oversize Drawer 19

Oversize Drawer 20

Oversize Drawer 21

Oversize Drawer 22

Oversize Drawer 23

Oversize Drawer 24

Oversize Drawer 25

Oversize Drawer 26

Oversize Drawer 27

Oversize Drawer 28

Oversize Drawer 29

Oversize Drawer 30

Oversize Drawer 31

Oversize Drawer 32

Oversize Drawer 33

Oversize Drawer 34

Oversize Drawer 35

Oversize Drawer 36

Oversize Drawer 37

WORLD WARS I AND II POSTERS (15): (#s 28, 29, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 85, 153, 154, 189, 190, 191)

Oversize Drawer LO-5

Oversize Drawer LO-6

Oversize Drawer LO-7

Oversize Drawer LO-11

Oversize Drawer LO-12

Oversize Drawer LO-13

Oversize Drawer LO-14

Oversize Drawer LO-15



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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

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

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:

[Oversize Drawer 1],
[Oversize Drawer 2],
[Oversize Drawer 3],
[Oversize Drawer 4-9: WORLD WARS I AND II POSTERS],
[Oversize Drawer 10],
[Oversize Drawer 11],
[Oversize Drawer 12],
[Oversize Drawer 13],
[Oversize Drawer 14],
[Oversize Volumes],
[Oversize Drawer 15],
[Oversize Drawer 16],
[Oversize Drawer 17],
[Oversize Drawer 18],
[Oversize Drawer 19],
[Oversize Drawer 20],
[Oversize Drawer 21],
[Oversize Drawer 22],
[Oversize Drawer 23],
[Oversize Drawer 24],
[Oversize Drawer 25],
[Oversize Drawer 26],
[Oversize Drawer 27],
[Oversize Drawer 28],
[Oversize Drawer 29],
[Oversize Drawer 30],
[Oversize Drawer 31],
[Oversize Drawer 32],
[Oversize Drawer 33],
[Oversize Drawer 34],
[Oversize Drawer 35],
[Oversize Drawer 36],
[Oversize Drawer 37],
[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)],
[Oversize Drawer LO-5],
[Oversize Drawer LO-6],
[Oversize Drawer LO-7],
[Oversize Drawer LO-11],
[Oversize Drawer LO-12],
[Oversize Drawer LO-13],
[Oversize Drawer LO-14],
[Oversize Drawer LO-15],
[All]

Oversize Drawer 15
Folder 1
Item 1: Historic Newspapers, Centennial & Anniversary Editions (7): DeKalb Chronicle; 125th  Anniversary (3 sections), September 10, 1934
Item 2: Historic Newspapers, Centennial & Anniversary Editions (7): Daily Chronicle, (6 sections), March 3, 2004
Item 4: Historic Newspapers, Centennial & Anniversary Editions (7): Elburn Herald, (Blackberry Township, Kane Company; 2 sections), 4-Oct-34
Item 5: Historic Newspapers, Centennial & Anniversary Editions (7): Fulton Journal, (4 sections), July 5, 1935
Item 3: Historic Newspapers, Centennial & Anniversary Editions (7): Marengo Republican News, (7 sections), September 12, 1935
Folder 2: Historic Newspapers, Centennial & Anniversary Editions (7): Elgin Courier News, (7 sections), June 15, 1935
Folder 3: Historic Newspapers, Centennial & Anniversary Editions (7): Daily Gazette, (Sterling), July 1, 1976
Folder 4
Item 1: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Rockford Register Star, (Northern Illinois University Wins California Bowl), December 18, 1983
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 2: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  DeKalb Chronicle, (California Bowl), December 18, 1983
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 3: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Rockford Register Star, (Cubs Win East), September 25, 1984
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 4: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  DeKalb Chronicle, (Cubs Win East), September 25, 1984
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 5: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Rockford Register Star, (Cub Playoffs), October 2, 1984
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 6: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Rockford Register Star, (Bears Win National Football Conference (NFC)), Jaunuary 24, 1986
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 7: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Rockford Register Star, (Bears Win Super Bowl), Jaunuary 27, 1986
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 8: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  USA Today, (Bears Super Bowl), Jaunuary 27, 1986
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 9: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Northern Star, (Bears Super Bowl), Jaunuary 27, 1986
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 10: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Rolling Stone Cover, (Jim McMahon), March 13, 1986
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 11: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Chicago Tribune, (Bulls Win National Basketball Association (NBA) Title), June 13, 1991
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 12: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Rockford Register Star, (Bulls Win), June 13, 1991
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 13: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Chicago Sun-Times, (Bulls Win Second), June 15, 1992
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 14: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Street & Smith Cover, (Michael Jordan), 1992-1993
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 15: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Northern Star, (Sox win World Championship), October 27, 2005
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 16: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Rockford Register Star, (Sox win World Championship), October 27, 2005
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Item 17: Historic Newspapers, Sporting Events (17):  Daily Chronicle, (Northern Illinois University wins bowl) (2), December 31, 2004
Access Restriction: (Additional Sporting Event Newspapers available in Oversize Notebook in Oversize Storage Shelves)
Folder 5
Item 1: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  DeKalb Chronicle, (Altgeld Hall Fire), November 30, 1946
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2018
Item 2: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  DeKalb Chronicle, (50th Anniversary Homecoming), October 8, 1948
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2019
Item 3: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  DeKalb Chronicle, (Smith Inauguration), May 24, 1968
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2020
Item 4: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  Northern Star, (Campus Unrest), March 24, 1969
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2021
Item 5: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  Northern Star, (Unrest), May 2, 1969
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2022
Item 6: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  Northern Star, (Unrest), May 6, 1970
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2023
Item 7: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  Northern Star, (Unrest), May 7, 1970
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2024
Item 8: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  Northern Star, (Unrest), May 20, 1970
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2025
Folder 6
Item 1: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  DeKalb Chronicle, (Unrest), May 20, 1970
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2026
Item 2: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  Northern Star, (Unrest), May 21, 1970
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2027
Item 3: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  DeKalb Chronicle, (Unrest), May 21, 1970
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2028
Item 4: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  DeKalb County Journal, (Unrest), May 21, 1970
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2029
Item 5: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  Northern Star, (Unrest), May 22, 1970
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2030
Item 6: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  Northern Star, (President Nelson Convicted), January 26, 1978
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2031
Item 7: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  Northern Star, (Star Staff Protest), October 16, 1984
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2032
Item 8: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  Rockford Register Star, (President Wingfield), May 22 & 23, 1986
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2033
Item 9: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  DeKalb Chronicle, (LaTourette Hired), May 22, 1986
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2034
Item 10: Historic Newspapers, Northern Illinois University Events (18):  DeKalb Chronicle, (Stadium Dedication/Williston 50th Anniversary), November 5, 1965
Access Restriction: missing as of 5/31/2035

Browse by Oversize Drawer:

[Oversize Drawer 1],
[Oversize Drawer 2],
[Oversize Drawer 3],
[Oversize Drawer 4-9: WORLD WARS I AND II POSTERS],
[Oversize Drawer 10],
[Oversize Drawer 11],
[Oversize Drawer 12],
[Oversize Drawer 13],
[Oversize Drawer 14],
[Oversize Volumes],
[Oversize Drawer 15],
[Oversize Drawer 16],
[Oversize Drawer 17],
[Oversize Drawer 18],
[Oversize Drawer 19],
[Oversize Drawer 20],
[Oversize Drawer 21],
[Oversize Drawer 22],
[Oversize Drawer 23],
[Oversize Drawer 24],
[Oversize Drawer 25],
[Oversize Drawer 26],
[Oversize Drawer 27],
[Oversize Drawer 28],
[Oversize Drawer 29],
[Oversize Drawer 30],
[Oversize Drawer 31],
[Oversize Drawer 32],
[Oversize Drawer 33],
[Oversize Drawer 34],
[Oversize Drawer 35],
[Oversize Drawer 36],
[Oversize Drawer 37],
[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)],
[Oversize Drawer LO-5],
[Oversize Drawer LO-6],
[Oversize Drawer LO-7],
[Oversize Drawer LO-11],
[Oversize Drawer LO-12],
[Oversize Drawer LO-13],
[Oversize Drawer LO-14],
[Oversize Drawer LO-15],
[All]


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