Browse Collections (545 total)
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Collection
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a fraternal organization devoted to promoting personal and social development. The organizationfocuses on…
Hector Honoré Collection
Hector V. Honoré, Jr., was a sprint car driver, mechanic, and owner with the Midwest Dirt Track Racing Association and the International Motor…
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…
Rawalt Collection
The Rawalt family descended from Revolutionary War soldier John Rawalt and his wife Ann McMahon, who lived in New York and Pennsylvania. Their son,…
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…
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…
Old American Consulate-Paris Collection
Photographs in this collection include interior and exterior images of the old American consulate in Paris located at 1 rue des Italiens as it…
Ertel Company Collection
The George Ertel Company manufactured farming implements from their headquarters in Quincy, Illinois. Products offered by the company included…
Otto Kerner Collection
Otto Kerner, Jr., served as the governor of Illinois from 1961-1968. Prior to his election as governor, Kerner was the United States Attorney for the…
Central Illinois Typographical Union #177 Collection
The Central Illinois Typographical Union #177 began in May 1878 as the Springfield (Ill.) Typographical Union No. 177. During the 1970s the…
Purcell Family Collection
The Purcell Family Collection contains images of Charles E. Purcell of Kewanee, Illinois, and his son in law, William H. McFerson of Quincy, Illinois.…
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…
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.…
Davidson-Springer Family Collection
The Davidson-Springer family descended from Isham Gilham Davidson and Sarah Ann Springer of Edwardsville, Illinois, and later Petersburg, Illinois.…
Crawford Collection
The Crawford Collection features members of the James and Martha Crawford family. Included in this collection are family and individual portraits as…
Comer Cox Collection
Comer Cox was born in Athens, Alabama, and lived in Saint Louis, Missouri. He attended Sumner High School, the first school for African Americans west…
Corneau-Roberts Family Collection
The Corneau-Roberts Family Collection includes family images from the 19th and 20th centuries. Specific individuals included in the collection include…
Conrich Collection
Photographs in the Conrich Collection include candid images of Hugo and Clara Staab Rechlin and her youngest two siblings, Clifton and Evelyn. The…
John Chapman Collection
John Chapman began his political career in 1927 when he won a seat on the Chicago City Council. He served as executive secretary to Illinois Governor…
J. C. Capps & Sons, LTD Collection
Joseph Capps and his sons founded the Jacksonville Woolen Mills in 1839. They began making men’s pants in 1885 and were incorporated as J. Capps…
Campbell Family Collection
The Campbell Family Collection includes images of siblings Leo and Agnes Campbell. Leo Campbell fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. His…
Cameron Family Collection
The Cameron Family collection contains images of John and Elizabeth Cameron from Hancock County, Illinois. The family moved to Hancock Township,…
Hanley Family Collection
The Hanley Family Collection includes images of Mary Ann Hanley Nelson and her family. Photographs in this collection include portraits of her husband…
Amza Lewis Fitch Collection
Captain Amza Lewis Fitch served in the Civil War in the 13th New York Heavy Artillery and the Navy. Fitch and his family lived in Oak Park, Illinois,…
Keyes Collection
Images in the Keyes Collection include a Keyes descendants family portrait and a hired man working on a farm.This collection features individuals also…