Browse Collections (545 total)
Denver Post Historical Collection
Photographs in this collection include photos featuring several Illinoisians in the news including victorious United States Senate candidate James…
Deruy Collection
Lawrence Deruy served in the United States Army 79th Infantry during World War II. As part of his service, Deruy served in Germany as part of the…
Doris Sanford Collection
Doris Mae Burmeister Sanford was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, on July 23, 1924, the daughter of Russell Allen Burmeister and Violet Evelyn Vieira…
Doud-Herdman, Kirby and Huff Families Collection
William H. Herdman, a blacksmith and early resident of Mount Vernon, Illinois, was the son of Robert and Jane Hanson Herdman. He married Mary A.…
Duncan-Kirby Family Collection
The Duncan-Kirby Collection contains photographs featuring the family of Edward Payson Kirby and his wife Julia Duncan Kirby. Edward P. Kirby served…
Dwight H. Green Collection
Dwight H. Green served as governor from 1941 until 1949. Prior to his time as governor, Green worked as a United States Attorney for the Northern…
Elmer Garrett Collection
The Civilian Conservation Corps, founded in 1933, was a New Deal program which offered unksilled manual labor jobs for unmarried men aged 17-28 during…
Elmer J. Hoffman Collection
Elmer J. Hoffman, a native of Wheaton, Illinois, began his working life in the DuPage County Sheriff's Office in 1930. He served as the DuPage County…
Emil Jones Collection
Emil Jones, Jr. served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1972-1982 after working as a substitute teacher and insurance salesman. During…
Ertel Company Collection
The George Ertel Company manufactured farming implements from their headquarters in Quincy, Illinois. Products offered by the company included…
Etter Family Collection
The Etter Family Collection focuses on the Etter family of Macoupin County, Illinois. The Etter Family came to Illinois in 1826 with the arrival of…
Eugenia S. Chapman Collection
Eugenia Sheldon Chapman was the first woman to hold a leadership in the Illinois House of Representatives, serving as the Democratic Minority Whip…
Evan Howell Collection
George Evan Howell served in the United States House of Representatives as part of the Illinois delegation from 1941-1947. President Harry S. Truman…
Everett M. Dirksen Collection
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…
Ewing Family Collection
Captain Alexander Kinnear Ewing (1840-1874) was one of the three sons of the early Logansport, Indiana settlers, John M. (1814-1867) and Jane Kinnear…
Federal Music Project Collection
The Federal Music Project began in 1935 as part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal plan. The program, led by Russian-American violinist…
Federal Writers' Project Collection
The Federal Writers' Project began in 1935 as part of the United States Work Progress Administration created under President Franklin Delano…
Fifer-Bohrer Collection
Florence Fifer Bohrer was born in Bloomington, Illinois, on January 24, 1877.She was the daughter of Joseph W. Fifer, who later became the governor of…
Fluorspar Mining Collection
The fluorspar-rich region of southeastern Illinois served as a home for several mines, making Illinois the leading producer of fluorspar in the United…
Fort Massac Collection
Fort Massac was built in 1757 by the French military during the French and Indian War. The fort was named for French Naval Minister Claud Louis…
Francis Hoffman Collection
Francis Arnold Hoffmann was born in Hereford, Westphalia, Prussia, and came to the United States to escape conscription. Hoffmann settled in Chicago…
Frank E. Stevens Collection
Frank E. Stevens was a lawyer, banker, newspaper editor and writer based in Illinois. Stevens was born and educated in Dixon, Illinois. He studied law…
Frank Parsons Norbury Collection
Dr. Frank Parsons Norbury was the founder of the Norbury Sanatorium in Jacksonville, Illinois. Norbury began his medical career as an assistant…