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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
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:
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Series I.: Airport Advisory Board Records],
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Series II.: Airport and Airport Advisory Board Financial Records],
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Series III.: Airport Improvement Records],
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Series IV.: DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport],
[Series V.: Visual Materials],
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Addendum 1],
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All]
- Series V.: Visual Materials
- Box 5
- Folder 4: Bennett Research Notes, March 22, 1980 - May 9, 2005
- Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings, January 29, 1979 - November 5, 1995
- Folder 6: Newspaper Clippings, June 5, 1996 - September 30, 2009, no date
- Folder 7: Visual Materials, Photographs, Maps, and Technical Drawings DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, no date
- Oversize Drawer 23
- Folder 9
- Item 1: Some Facts About DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport Expansion, May 14, 1990
- Item 2: Proposed Aircraft Tie-Down Plan II (2), December 11, 1997
- Item 3: Proposed Frontal Area Development (5), September 20, 1999
- Item 4: Proposed Hanger Layout (2), April 17, 2000
- Item 5: Architectural Drawing DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, August 7, 2007
- Item 6: Newspaper Drawing DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, no date
- Item 7: T-Hanger Building Plan, no date
- Item 8: Aerial Photograph of area surrounding DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, no date
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]
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