DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board Records (DeKalb), 1975-2010 | Northern Illinois University

Collection Overview

Title: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board Records (DeKalb), 1975-2010

ID: RHC/RC/306

Extent: 2.5 Linear Feet

Arrangement: This collection is divided into five series: Airport Advisory Board Records, Airport and Airport Advisory Board Financial Records, Airport Improvement Records, DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Records, and Visual Records.

Date Acquired: 05/25/2010. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Airports, Aviation, DeKalb County (Ill), DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board, Transportation

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board collection consists of board meeting notes, official minutes, agendas, financial records, airport expansion impact studies, official memorandums from various city offices, airplane hanger expansion efforts, DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport and general aviation newspaper articles all documenting the changes to the Airport from the late 1970s until 2010.

Collection Historical Note

The DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board was created to advise the city of DeKalb on Airport related activities and the implementation of the Airport Master Plan. The Airport opened in April 1944 and by the early1980s began to implement the Airport Master Plan; that was met with opposition from the neighboring town of Cortland, Illinois. The plan’s execution continued and due to the efforts of the Airport Advisory Board, the DeKalb Taylor Airport is now 920 acres with over 60 aircrafts based there.

Subject/Index Terms

Airports
Aviation
DeKalb County (Ill)
DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport
DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board
Transportation

Administrative Information

Repository: Northern Illinois University

Accruals: Additional materials were added by Bennett in 2016.

Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

Use Restrictions: Property rights in the collection belong to the Regional History Center; literary rights are dedicated to the public.

Acquisition Source: Dr. Jack Bennett

Acquisition Method: Dr. Jack Bennett donated the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Advisory Board collection to the Regional History Center on May 25, 2010.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series I.: Airport Advisory Board Records],
[Series II.: Airport and Airport Advisory Board Financial Records],
[Series III.: Airport Improvement Records],
[Series IV.: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport],
[Series V.: Visual Materials],
[Addendum 1],
[All]

Addendum 1

Box 5

Folder 8: "Airport Governance Structure Review of DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport” [draft], August 2016