Browse Collections (545 total)
William G. Stratton Collection
William Grant Stratton (1914-2001) was the 32nd Governor of Illinois, 1953-1961. First elected in 1952, Stratton, a Republican, was part of the GOP…
William C. Booth Collection
William C. Booth was a staff sergeant during World War I. These photos depict Boooth's service on the Western Front during the war and armistice…
Wiley Family Collection
Photographs in this collection include portraits of several Wiley family members from McLean County, Illinois. These portraits include images of Lytle…
Virden-Pana Coal Mine Wars
In September 1898 representatives of the United Mine Workers of America stopped a railroad car in Virden, Illinois, filled with potential African…
Victor Georg Collection
Victor Emmanuel Georg, a German immigrant, was a nationally recognized artist and photographer who worked out of Chicago and Springfield. One of his…
Vicksburg Collection
The Illinois State Memorial at the Vicksburg National Military Park honors the 36,325 Illinois soldiers who served in the Vicksburg campaign. A…
Van Loo Family Collection
The August and Elma Van Loo family lived in Sheffield, Illinois. Elma and her twin sister, Velma, were born on July 4, 1908, to Henry and Annie…
Vachel Lindsay Collection
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, a major American poet, was born in 1879 at 603 South Fifth Street in Springfield, Illinois to Dr. Vachel Thomas Lindsay and…
University of Illinois Professors Collection
This photo album contains portraits of students and professors at the Illinois Industrial University (now the University of Illinois at…
United Transportation Union Collection
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen began in mid-nineteenth century as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The organization's…
United Spanish War Veterans Collection
This collection contains images of Illinois soldiers who served in Florida and Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Ulysses S. Grant Collection
Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, in 1822. He attended West Point and served in the Mexican-American War under General Zachary…
Treadway Collection
The Treadway Collection contains images of the Martin and Maria Treadway family. Martin served in the 3rd Illinois Cavalry during the Civil War. He…
Thomas Rees Collection
Thomas Rees was the publisher of The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Illinois, from 1881-1933. Rees served as an Illinois State Senator from…
The World Mourns for Abraham Lincoln (1865)
Browse items in The World Mourns for LincolnThese letters of condolence were sent to the United States from throughout the world in the months after…
Temple Collection
The Temple Collection features images taken by the Wayne County Record newspaper staff. The newspaper, based in Fairfield, Illinois, ran from…
Stuart-Hall Family Collection
The Stuart-Hall family descends from Robert and Hannah Stuart. Robert, a Presbyterian minister and professor of languages at Transylvania University,…
Stevenson Family Collection
One of Illinois's most prominent political families, the Stevenson's of McLean County generated a vice-president of the United States, a governor of…
St. Mary's School Class of 1888 Collection
The St. Mary's School, a higher education institution for girls affiliated with the Episcopal Church, opened in 1868 with Reverend Charles Wesley…
Springfield Urban League Collection
The Springfield Urban League was founded in 1926 to help improve the lives of African American residents. The organization provides services focusing…
Springfield Typographical Union Collection
The Springfield Typographical Union No. 177 received its charter from the International Typographical Union in Mary 1978. The Springfield…