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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
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Oversize Drawer 1],
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Oversize Drawer 2],
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Oversize Drawer 3],
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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 Volumes],
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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 16
- Folder 1: RC 110: Wheatland Plowing Match Advertising Posters, 1958-1976
- Access Restriction: Folder on Permanent Loan
- Folder 2: Starline, Incorporated, RC 114: Hunt, Helm, Ferris & Company Factory Employees Panorama
- Folder 3
- Item 1: Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris, RC 104: Photographs (5): 1st Convention Illinois Synod of the United Lutheran Church in America Panorama, Carthage, Illinois, June 9-11, 1920
- Item 2: Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris, RC 104: Photographs (5): Confirmation Classes (2), 1955-1956
- Item 3: Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris, RC 104: Photographs (5): Luther League Convention, circa 1919
- Item 4: Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris, RC 104: Photographs (5): Sunday School Class, 1991
- Item 5: Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris, RC 104: Luther League Charter, 1964
- Item 6: Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris, RC 104: Trinity Men's Club Charter, no date
- Item 7: Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris, RC 104: Lutheran Brotherhood Certificate, 1919
- Item 8: Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris, RC 104: Architectural Drawings-Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Morris (8) (10), 1948-1951; 1964, 1973
- Access Restriction: 1964, 1973 - missing as of 1/30/2002 (10)
- Folder 4
- Item 1: Congregational Church of Batavia, RC 82: Letters of Transfer (12), 1835-1866
- Item 2: Congregational Church of Batavia, RC 82: J.G. Brown Correspondence (9), 1848-1849
- Item 3: Congregational Church of Batavia, RC 82: Sketch of Batavia, Illinois (2), circa 1869
- Item 4: Congregational Church of Batavia, RC 82: Rev. Certificate, 1957
- Item 5: Congregational Church of Batavia, RC 82: Church without steeple photograph, ca 1960s
- Item 6: Congregational Church of Batavia, RC 82: Congregational Photograph, 1981
- Folder 5-6
- Item 4: Congregational Church of Batavia, RC 82: Architectural Drawings (52), 1934-1974, no date
- Folder 7
- Item 1: W.F. and John Barnes Company, RC 123: Product Renderings (4), 1919-1958, no date
- Item 2: W.F. and John Barnes Company, RC 123: Architectural Drawings (18), 1919-1958
- Folder 8
- Item 1: W.F. and John Barnes Company, RC 123: Photos, no date
- Item 2: W.F. and John Barnes Company, RC 123: Letters (2), 1919-1958
- Item 3: W.F. and John Barnes Company, RC 123: The Fascinating Story behind the Growth of our Companies, 1943
- Folder 9
- Item 1: Westclox, Incorporated, RC 116: Balance Sheet, 1913-1926
- Item 2: Westclox, Incorporated, RC 116: Patent List & Certificate (4), 1886-1888
- Item 3: Westclox, Incorporated, RC 116: Addition to Peru Plan, no date
- Item 4: Westclox, Incorporated, RC 116: Grove Addition Plan, LaSalle-Peru, Illinois, 1928
- Folder 10
- Item 1: Princeton Game and Fish Club, RC 113: Maps: Swamp Lands and Goose Lake, no date
- Item 2: Princeton Game and Fish Club, RC 113: Maps: Club Property, no date
- Folder 11
- Item 1: Joyce Holmberg Papers, RC 294: Architectural Drawings: Rockford State Office Building (4), no date
- Item 2: Joyce Holmberg Papers, RC 294: Photograph: Escorting Governor Thompson into Senate, no date
- Folder 12
- Item 1: Chicago and North Western Historical Society, RC 51: Photographs (11): Madison Street Station
- Access Restriction: Returned in 2013
- Item 2: Chicago and North Western Historical Society, RC 51: Photographs (11): Interior - Train Depot (2)
- Access Restriction: Returned in 2013
- Item 3: Chicago and North Western Historical Society, RC 51: Photographs (11): Chicago & North Western Railway Engine , 1819 (in 2 pieces)
- Access Restriction: Returned in 2013
- Item 4: Chicago and North Western Historical Society, RC 51: Photographs (11): Chicago & North Western Railway Engine, 1455
- Access Restriction: Returned in 2013
- Item 5: Chicago and North Western Historical Society, RC 51: Photographs (11): Chicago & North Western Railway Engine, 1500
- Access Restriction: Returned in 2013
- Item 6: Chicago and North Western Historical Society, RC 51: Photographs (11): Chicago & North Western Railway Engine, 290 (in 2 pieces)
- Access Restriction: Returned in 2013
- Item 7: Chicago and North Western Historical Society, RC 51: Photographs (11): Chicago & North Western Railway Engine, 494
- Access Restriction: Returned in 2013
- Item 8: Chicago and North Western Historical Society, RC 51: Photographs (11): Train on Bridge, Janesville, Wisconsin
- Access Restriction: Returned in 2013
- Item 9: Chicago and North Western Historical Society, RC 51: Photographs (11): Port Washington Engine, 1878
- Access Restriction: Returned in 2013
- Item 10: Chicago and North Western Historical Society, RC 51: Photographs (11): Bridge, Wisconsin River, Merrimac, Wisconsin
- Access Restriction: Returned in 2013
- Item 11: Chicago and North Western Historical Society, RC 51: Negatives (2): Madison Street Station
- Access Restriction: Returned in 2013
- Item 12: Chicago and North Western Historical Society, RC 51: Negatives (2): Wells Street Station
- Access Restriction: Returned in 2013
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Oversize Drawer 3],
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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 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-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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Oversize Drawer LO-15],
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