Browse Collections (545 total)

Wilson Family Collection

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Harry Boone Wilson, a teacher and postal service worker, and his son, chemical engineer Melville Medley Wilson, collected genealogical information on…

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Woodward Family Collection

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Dr. Benjamin Woodward served as a surgeon in the Illinois 22nd Infantry during the Civil War, enlisting at the age of 51. He married Amanda Hargin and…

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World War I Collection

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The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917, when President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. Illinois contributed…

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Yates Family Collection

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The Yates Family includes two Illinois Governors, Richard Yates, Sr. (1861-1865) and Richard Yates, Jr. (1901-1905). Each of these men went on to…

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Yates Family Papers

Browse the Yates Family Papers Finding AidThe Yates Family Papers (1789-1936) consists of 14.9 linear feet of material covering the careers of Richard…

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