Oversize Collection - Maps, Posters, Photographs, Calendars, Drawings | Northern Illinois University

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 28

Folder 1: Franklin Grove Collections: RC 115: Greater Morrison map of historic sites, no date

Folder 2: Franklin Grove Collections: RC 115: Poster for 33rd Annual Harvest Festival, 2012

Folder 3: Franklin Grove Collections: RC 115: Barn Tour Poster, Barn Tour Maps, 2008-2013

Folder 4: Franklin Grove Collections: RC 115: Historic Downtown Dixon Theatre Screening poster for Windfall, no date

Folder 5: Franklin Grove Collections: RC 115: Poster of Dickson, Siberia (English and Russian), no date

Folder 6: Franklin Grove Collections: RC 115: Insurance maps of Ashton, Illinois (2), 1914, 1932

Folder 7: Franklin Grove Collections: RC 115: City Property map photocopy, 1912

Folder 8: Franklin Grove Collections: RC 115: Posters from Dickson, Siberia (2), no date

Folder 9: Nisbet Homestead Farm Records: RC 216: Nisbet Family Tree Chart, no date

Folder 10: Nisbet Homestead Farm Records: RC 216: Mortgage Document for Elizabeth Cooper; Administrators Deed for Lawrence Nisbe, March 11, 1868; February 18, 1892

Folder 11: Nisbet Homestead Farm Records: RC 216: DeKalb Land Surveys, 1988

Folder 12: Nisbet Homestead Farm Records: RC 216: Paw Paw Township Land Surveys, 1988

Folder 13: Nisbet Homestead Farm Records: RC 216: Certificate of Survey, 1987

Folder 14: Nisbet Homestead Farm Records: RC 216: Land Survey of Old Stone House, 1988

Folder 15: Nisbet Homestead Farm Records: RC 216: Nisbet Land Surveys, 1975

Folder 16: United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers of America, Local 704: RC 313: Notices, (1967-1978)

Folder 17: United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers of America, Local 704: RC 313: Union Member Lists, no date

Folder 18: United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers of America, Local 704: RC 313: URW Local 704 Honor Award for Good Citizenship, 1972

Folder 19

Item 1: United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers of America, Local 704: RC 313: URW Local 704 Honor Award for Good Citizenship, 1973
Item 2: United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum & Plastic Workers of America, Local 704: RC 313: Local 704 Charter, 1963

Folder 20: Lahti Family Collection: RC 189: Ric Lahti Hole-in-One Certificate and Photograph of Kirchner's Drug Store, 1950, circa 1922

Folder 21

Item 1: Lahti Family Collection: RC 189: Baptismal Certificate, 1907
Item 2: Lahti Family Collection: RC 189: Confirmation Certificate, 1921
Item 3: Lahti Family Collection: RC 189: Penmanship Certificate from the DeKalb Public Schools, 1921

Folder 22

Item 1: David McMahon and Barbara Keeling Collection: RC 329: AmCore Bank calendar, 1985
Item 2: David McMahon and Barbara Keeling Collection: RC 329: Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum, 1986
Item 3: David McMahon and Barbara Keeling Collection: RC 329: Rockford Landmarks: A Guide to Historic Rockford, 1989
Item 4: David McMahon and Barbara Keeling Collection: RC 329: Perspective Map of the City Rockford, reprint by Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum, 1891, circa 2000

Folder 23: Oversize duplicates used in exhibits or instruction