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Charles Wayland Brooks represented the state of Illinois in the United States Senate from 1940-1949. Brooks unsuccessfully ran for Illinois governor…

Everett M. Dirksen served in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate on behalf of the state of Illinois. Dirksen began…

John L. Lewis was a labor organizer and leader, serving as president of both the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) and the Congress of Industrial…

Noah M. Mason began his career as a teacher in Oglesby, Illinois, serving as the Oglesby Superintendent of Schools from 1908-1936. During that time he…

Frank Ward Holt was a soldier during World War I, fighting with Company H of the 129th Infantry, American Expeditionary Force. During his military…

Adolph Berger, a German physician who practiced medicine in Lebanon, Illinois, was born about 1820 and educated at Heidelberg, Germany. While a…

Arthur J. Bidwill served in the Illinois state Senate from 1935-1972. During his time in office he served as the Senate President Pro-Tempore from…

Peter Cartwright was a Methodist circuit rider and member of the Illinois General Assembly. Cartwright served the Methodist Church in Kentucky,…

Eugenia Sheldon Chapman was the first woman to hold a leadership in the Illinois House of Representatives, serving as the Democratic Minority Whip…

George Davenport was a fur trader in Illinois who established the city of Rock Island, Illinois. Davenport fought in the United States Army during the…

Reverend James Lemen, Sr., was a leader in the anti-slavery movement in the Indiana Territory and Illinois, helping to shape the 1818 Illinois…

William Morrison was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1854-1860, serving as Speaker of the House from 1859-1860. During the…

Dr. Frank Parsons Norbury was the founder of the Norbury Sanatorium in Jacksonville, Illinois. Norbury began his medical career as an assistant…

Photographs in this collection include images of daily life for several individuals including women going to work the fields in Germany at the end of…

Lewis Baldwin Parsons arrived in Illinois in 1844, setting up a law practice in Alton. Two years later he became the Alton city attorney, a position…

Octavia Ridgely Roberts was born in Springfield, Illinois, in 1875. She was one of five children of Charles D. Roberts, a men’s clothing…

Doris Mae Burmeister Sanford was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, on July 23, 1924, the daughter of Russell Allen Burmeister and Violet Evelyn Vieira…

The Scripps-Speed Collection is named for two prominent familes joined by the marriage of Dr. Joshua Speed and Virginia Ellen Scripps, daughter of…

Nellie Sherman was a professional genealogist and historian.Mrs. Sherman attended Eastern Illinois State Teachers College and was a graduate of…

James Taylor served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1969-1981 and again from 1983-1985. He served in the Illinois Senate from 1981-1983.…

Robert Underbrink was a World War II veteran from Jacksonville, Illinois, He served with Company A. 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division in…

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…

Photographs in this collection include portraits of several Wiley family members from McLean County, Illinois. These portraits include images of Lytle…

Photographs in this collection include image of several historic sites throughout Illinois including Oak Ridge Bridge, Edwards Place, Cahokia Mounds,…