Browse Collections (545 total)
John C. Black Collection
John Charles Black was a Union Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet-Brigadier General during the American Civil War, a U.S. Congressman, and a U.S.…
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…
John J. Parish Collection
John J. Parish served in the Illinois State Senate from 1939-1953 representing the 42nd District which includes Centralia, Marion County,…
John L. Lewis Collection
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…
John M. Palmer II Collection
John McAuley Palmer was born in Scott County, Kentucky in 1817. His family emigrated to Illinois in 1831, settling near Alton. Palmer entered…
John Oglesby Collection
John Gillett Oglesby was the third child born to Illinois Governor Richard Oglesby and, his second wife, Emma Gillett Keays Oglesby.He was born in…
John Strout Collection
The John Strout Collection contains images of buildings in Springfield, Illinois. Photographs in the collection include pictures of homes and the…
John T. McCutcheon Collection
John T. McCutcheon worked as a political cartoonist for Chicago newspapers including the Chicago Record (1889-1903) and the Chicago Tribune…
Joseph Cannon Collection
Joseph G. Cannon was born in Guilford, North Carolina, the son of Dr. Horace Cannon and Gulielma Hollingsworth Cannon. After the death of his father…
Kankakee State Hospital Collection
The Kankakee State Hospital originally opened in 1879 as the Illinois Eastern Hospital for the Insane under the Board of State Commissioners of Public…
Kaskaskia Sketches Collection
Kaskaskia was the center of French settlement in Illinois and became the capital of the French territory of Upper Louisiana. Between 1809 and 1818,…
Keeley Institute Collection
The Keeley Institute was founded in Dwight in 1879 by Leslie Keeley and, until it closed its doors in 1965, offered treatment to cure alcoholism. At…
Kent Keller Collection
An Illinois native, Kent E. Keller began his working career as a school teacher and principal in Ava, Illinois, before becoming a lawyer and…
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…
King Family Collection
The photographs in this collection include images of churches in Jacksonville and Chicago, Illinois; individual portraits; and postcards from tourist…
Lanman Collection
The Lanman Collection includes portraits of Illinois politicians elected to the Illinois General Assembly and the United States Congress. The…
Leland Rayson Collection
Leland H. Rayson served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1964-1977 as a representative from the 9th district. During his time in office…
Lewis Baldwin Parsons Collection
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…
Lincoln Assassination Letters Collection
Read contemporary accounts of the assassination of President Lincoln and the mourning and political uncertainty that gripped the nation following his…
Lincoln Broadsides Collection
Browse items in the Lincoln Broadsides Collection