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900 Eads Bridge Photographs and Report, 1990-1991 (0.2 cubic feet)

This collection contains both photographs of the Eads Bridge (Illinois & St. Louis Bridge) and a history of it, prepared for the Bi-State Development Agency, and submitted to the Historic American Engineering Record in 1991. There are 52 photographs of the bridge, taken in 1990, and 38 photographic copies of ...

605 Eames Family Letters, 1837-1868 (1.0 folder; 10.0 items)

The collection contains ten letters written primarily by Stephen Eames of Walnut Grove, Knox County, Illinois to family and friends in Vermont and New Hampshire.

606 James Earlidge Letter and Document, 1843 (1.0 folder; (2 items))

This collection includes a letter from J. M. "Jackson" Earlidge, of Albion, Ill., to James Earlidge, of London, England, describing the country around Albion. The letter also mentions George Flower and William Pickering, and asks for a power of attorney to handle a transaction involving a tract of land on ...

1085 East Moline Works Photographic Record, 1946 (1.0 item)

This collection contains a photographic record of the administrative activities of the non-striking employees of East Moline Works, a plant operating under the International Harvester Company, during the 1946 strike period.

607 C. L. Eaton Business Records, 1876-1885 (1.0 folder; (14 items, 1 volume))

C. L. Eaton was born in Ross Co., Ohio, but later represented Franklin Co. and the city of Columbus in the Ohio legislature, 1853-54. In 1861, Eaton moved to Champaign Co., Ill., where he managed a 25,000 acre estate near Broadlands. He later moved to Vermilion Co., Ill., in 1871, ...

608 Henry Eddy Papers, 1816-1848 (1.3 cubic feet)

This collection contains typed transcripts of the papers of Henry Eddy, a lawyer, state representative, and newspaperman from Shawneetown, Illinois.

609 John Edgar Search Warrant, 1779 (1.0 item)

This transcript is of an Aug. 23, 1779 search warrant issued by Captain R. B. Lernoult, British commander at Detroit, to search and seize papers and arms from the home of John Edgar.

610 Ninian Edwards Papers, 1799-1880 (0.4 cubic feet)

This collection includes transcriptions of Ninian Edwards’ papers, primarily from when Edwards was politically active.

1089 Michael Ehrmann Illinois Postcard Collection, circa 1955 - circa 2020 (6.0 boxes)

This collection contains over four thousand Illinois postcards collected by Michael Ehrmann that were largely printed between 1985 and 2021.

229 Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument Dedication music, 1897 (1.0 item)

The title on the cover page of this fragile item reads "Music for Dedication Ceremonies of Lovejoy Monument" [1897]. Credited on the back cover are "Sallie Harwick, Mimeographers, Sam G. Cook." Reproduced on the inside pages are (1) "America" ("My country, 'tis of thee"), words by Samuel Francis Smith; (2) "Concord ...

611 Mary E. Eller Pension document, 1894, 1917, 1920 (1.0 folder; (3 items))

Alexander Eller, of Carlinville, Macoupin Co., Ill., enlisted in Co. K, 122nd Ill. Vol. Inf. on Aug. 9, 1862. He remained with the unit for the remainder of the Civil War. This collection consists of Mary E. Eller's widow's pension of 1894 and attachments of 1917 and 1920.

612 Charles Ellet Jr. Papers, 1839-1929 (25.0 microfilm reels)

This collection contains 25 microfilm reels of correspondence, newspaper clippings, papers and reports concerning Charles Ellet, Jr., and his family.

613 Daniel Elston Papers, 1833-1852 (2.0 folders; (36 items))

This collection consists of correspondence concerning the business affairs of Daniel Elston, a nineteenth-century merchant in Chicago.

614 Emerson Family Papers, 1830-1853 (1.0 folder; 31 items)

This collections consists of photocopies of papers from the Emerson, Brinkerhoff, and Jacobus families relating to school work at the La Grange Collegiate Institute, Ontario, Ind. Included are letters of the students, religious exercises, songs, lists of goods purchased by the students, and the first annual catalogue of the Wolcottville ...

1216 J.F. Emery Letter, April 21, 1861 (1.0 folder)

This collection includes a letter written by J. F. Emery to J. C. Jacobs on a committee created to stop the shipment of produce and munitions to the Confederacy and other seceded states. The committee stopped Emery from shipping grain and potatoes from Wapella, Illinois to the South.

796 Austin England Papers and Ledgers, 1902-1920 (0.4 cubic feet)

The England Papers consist primarily of incoming business correspondence. Among his correspondents are James E. Craig, of the Trevett-Mattis Banking Co. of Champaign, Ill., and his brother George, a Tuscola, Ill., real estate broker. There are also several letters from England's Missouri tenants. Topics discussed include insurance matters, legal cases, ...

021 Episcopal Bishops of Illinois Letters, 1871-1963 and 2005 (1.0 folder; 36.0 items)

This collection consists of letters from bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. The letters were created in response to a handwriting sample collection project by the Episcopal Theological School.

592 Episcopal Diocese Of Springfield Letters, 1919-1920 (1.0 folder; (2 items))

This collection consists of correspondence relating to the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield. In a letter of Mar. 24, 1919, Granville H. Sherwood, Bishop of Springfield, wrote to the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Springfield requesting its consent to the sale and purchase of Church property in Centralia, Illinois. A ...

616 Arie Kenney Ermentrout Genealogy, 1971 (1.0 folder; (2 items))

This collection contains a photocopy of a 49-page genealogy of the Ermentrout and Kenney families compiled by Arie Kenney Ermentrout. Also included are copies of two pages of records from the office of Recorder of Deeds of Champaign Co., Ill., indicating the formation of the Cattle Bank in West Urbana ...

617 Etting Collection Papers, 1765-1774 (1.0 folder; 24.0 items)

These transcripts from the Etting Collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania pertain to the affairs of Barnard Gratz (1738-1801) and Michael Gratz (1740-1811), Philadelphia merchants trading in the West. The papers include correspondence of the merchants, accounts of William Murray, and a journal of George Croghan in 1765. The ...

618 Eureka Club, Eureka, Ill. Record Book, 1858-1862 (1.0 volume)

The Eureka Club, of Eureka, Ill., formed in 1858 "for the purpose of mutual enlightenment on all matters of controversy," met to debate current events. The organization, briefly known as the Eureka Lyceum in 1861-62, recorded its constitution, by-laws, and meeting minutes in this journal.

619 Edward Everett Letter, 1852 (1.0 item)

This Dec. 11, 1852 letter from Edward Everett to T. H. Pease in Albany, N.Y., conveys Everett's signature, as requested by Pease.