Browse Collections (545 total)
Robert Ide Collection
In 1943, the Illinois State Historical Library (precursor of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library) purchased over 1,000 glass negatives and prints…
Robert Ingersoll Collection
Known as the "Great Agnostic," Robert Green Ingersoll was one of the most popular and controversial public speakers of the late nineteenth century. He…
Robert L. Underbrink Collection
Robert Underbrink was a World War II veteran from Jacksonville, Illinois, He served with Company A. 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division in…
Robert McClory Collection
Robert McClory won election to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1950. He went on to serve in the Illinois Senate from 1952. In 1963 he began…
Roderick Mason Collection
Lowell B. Mason (1893-1983) was an attorney, Illinois State Senator (Republican) from the twenty-third district (1923-1930) and a member of the…
Roger D. Bridges Collection
After receiving a Ph.D. in History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Roger D. Bridges started his career as the Director of…
Rogers Family Collection
The Rogers Family Collection contains images of Rogers family members looking at items from their family collection. The Rogers family are descended…
Rutledge Graves Collection
The Rutledge Family Graves Collection contains several photographs of headstones for several Rutledge family members including Ann Rutledge, David…
Sadorus Family Collection
Henry Sadorus (1783-1878) and his family arrived in Champaign County, Illinois, in 1824, settling along the Kaskaskia River in what is today the town…
Sahara Coal Company Collection
This collection contains images of facilities and operations from the Sahara Coal Company of Harrisburg, Illinois.
Samuel Alschuler Collection
Samuel Alschuler, judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1915-1936), was born in Chicago, Illinois, on November 20, 1959…
Samuel Witwer Collection
Samuel Witwer grew up in Gary, Indiana before attending Dickinson College and then Harvard Law School. After finishing school, he moved Chicago to…
Santa Fe Railroad Company Collection
In 1940, the city of Chicago completed a construction project connecting Western Avenue, Western Boulevard, 31st Street and 31st Boulevard. The…
Scott W. Lucas Collection
Scott Wike Lucas was an Illinois attorney and politician. Born in Cass County, Illinois, on February 19, 1892, Lucas attended public schools and…
Scripps-Speed Collection
The Scripps-Speed Collection is named for two prominent familes joined by the marriage of Dr. Joshua Speed and Virginia Ellen Scripps, daughter of…
Smith Collection
The Smith Collection includes several portraits of Smith family members from Decatur, Illinois.
Southern Illinois in Photographs Collection
Photographs from the 1970s of daily life in southern Illinois.
Springfield Association of Commerce and Industry Collection
In 1953, Illinois businessmen established the Springfield Association of Commerce and Industry (ACI) to promote the economic, civil, and social…
Springfield Typographical Union Collection
The Springfield Typographical Union No. 177 received its charter from the International Typographical Union in Mary 1978. The Springfield…
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…
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…
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…
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,…