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228 Lorado Taft Letters, 1913-1923 (5.0 items)

This collection contains a cluster of brief letters from Lorado Taft to George C. Miles of Washington, Ill. Taft refers to his "Solitude of the Soul" and his "Fountain of the Great Lakes." Taft and his secretary also thank Miles for the wild flowers which Miles sent to his Midway ...

308 Sara Jane Tanner Journal and photographs, 1874 (1.0 volume)

This collection consists of a 27-page diary kept by Sara Jane Tanner as she traveled through Illinois and Iowa in 1874, as well as a photograph of Tanner and one of her husband.

834 Tanner, Terence A. Tanner Collection, 1819-1874 and 1981-2002 (9.0 cubic feet)

Terence A. (Terry) Tanner, the respected antiquarian book dealer and owner of the Chicago-area Hamill & Barker Book Sellers, was born in Chicago in 1948 and grew up in the city's south suburbs. In the late 1960s Tanner moved to Galesburg, Illinois, to attend Knox College, where he majored in mathematics. ...

309 Robert Nicholson Tate Autobiography and Diary, 1804-1871 (1.0 microfilm reel)

Robert Nicholson Tate came to Illinois in 1839 and later formed a partnership with John Deere. After his partnership with Deere dissolved in 1852, Tate manufactured plows on his own. This collection contains a microfilm copy of Tate's typescript reminiscences and diary beginning with his school days in England, and ...

310 Marietta Busey Tawney Papers, 1927-1949 (0.9 cubic feet)

Marietta Busey Tawney, a member of the early Urbana family and a graduate of Vassar College in 1899, returned to Urbana in 1930 when her husband, Guy Allen Tawney, was appointed to the University of Illinois faculty. She immediately became active in civic and welfare activities, and served as an ...

833 Henry W. Taylor Advertisement, 1858 (1.0 item)

Henry W. Taylor owned Taylor's Agricultural Warehouse in Freeport, Ill., during the mid-nineteenth century. This collection contains a single item, a four-page form letter written by Taylor to promote an assortment of products (straw stackers, threshing machines, etc.) sold by his agricultural warehouse. The Nebraska State Historical Society donated this ...

876 John Young Taylor Album of a Traveling Salesman in Illinois, 1913 (1.0 volume)

This volume is a record of the life of a commercial salesman who traveled across central Illinois between April and August, 1913. When in Decatur, he drew up a plan to issue a newspaper to be entitled "The Far Goer: A Weekly Journal of the Open Road." The journal would ...

311 Taylor-Langworthy Families Papers, 1817-1895, 1912 (2.3 cubic feet)

This collection contains the family papers of the Taylor-Langworthy families of Princeton, Illinois.

314 W. F. Teague Letter, 1893 (1.0 item)

In this letter to B. O. Jones on Mar. 18, 1893, W. F. Teague (b. 1819) of New Columbia, Massac County, briefly writes of his father coming to Illinois in 1817, of others in the neighborhood, and of the bears and turkeys then in the area.

878 Dorothy Lamon Teillard Collection, 1946-1953 (1.0 folder)

This collection contains correspondence between Dorothy Lamon Teillard and the Kubicek family, letters about Teillard, and other materials.

1157 Temple B'nai Abraham Records, 1910-1921 and 1935-2017 (4.6 cubic feet)

Temple B'nai Abraham was first established in 1921 as an Orthodox Jewish congregation in Decatur, Illinois, before transitioning to Reform Judaism in the early 1930s. This collection contains materials that document the history of the temple's administration, members, liturgy, events, and religious school from roughly 1910-2017.

315 Templeton Family Letters, 1832-1856 (1.0 folder; 14.0 items)

This collection contains photocopies of two sets of letters from the Templeton family of Illinois and Pennsylvania. The first set of letters, dated 1832-42, were written by James Templeton of Hennepin, Ill., to his brother Samuel of New Berlin, Pa., and discuss bookselling, land costs, farming conditions, and the shortage ...

890 Bessie Tero Letter, 1865 (1.0 folder)

This collection consists of one letter written April 17, 1865, from Bessie Tero [?] in Rockford, Illinois, to her mother, Mrs. B.C. Tero, in Genesee County, New York. The letter includes detailed sections on the public reactions to the surrender of Robert E. Lee and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

316 Thebes Courthouse Project Papers, 1934, 1973-1975 (17.0 items)

The Thebes Courthouse Project was an historical research project initiated by the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service in 1973. Grenville C. King, Jr., a graduate student in History, was engaged to research the history of the courthouse, both to strengthen an application for restoration funds and to inform the ...

317 Charles G. Thomas Letter, c. 1849 (1.0 item)

Charles G. Thomas of Galena, Ill., wrote this letter to his son, C. L. Thomas, at school in New Haven, Conn. He refers to others in the family as well as to several acquaintances. His reference to Galena's "burnt district" suggests that he might have written this letter in 1849.

318 Hezekiah R. Thomas Diary, Muster Roll, 1862-1863 (1.0 folder; (2 items))

Hezekiah R. Thomas, born in Wales and a printer by trade, enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Sept. 2, 1862. This collection contains a photocopy of his diary between Aug. 27, 1862, and July 22, 1863, during his service as a landsman on the U.S.S. [i]Miami [/i]in the lower Chesapeake ...

319 John R. Thomas Letter, 1865 (1.0 item)

This collection consists of a photocopy of a letter written by John R. Thomas to his mother following the Civil War. John R. Thomas served in Company I of the 117th Illinois Volunteer Infantry from 1862 to 1865, mustering out as captain of the unit. The letter was written by John ...

957 Samuel Kinney Thomas Papers, 1846-1847 (4.0 items)

Samuel Kinney Thomas of Alton, Ill. enlisted as a private in Co. G, 2nd Ill., on June 17, 1846. His letters, written from Port Tavaca on Aug. 3, 1846; from San Antonio on Aug. 10, 1846; and from Buena Vista on Apr. 4, 1847, describe his experiences in the U.S.-Mexican ...

959 William Thomas Reminiscences, 1877 (1.0 item)

In this reminiscence, Thomas recalled his horseback journey from Kentucky to Illinois, and his first year, 1826-27, as a school teacher and lawyer in Jacksonville. On the way, he visited New Harmony, Ind., the Owenite community, which was "on the wane." In Belleville, he met Ninian Edwards, and in Edwardsville ...

874 Charles M. Thompson Collection, 1831-1920 (0.2 cubic feet; (4 items))

This collection includes a volume of corrected proofs of Charles Manfred Thompson's Master's thesis (University of Illinois, 1910), "A Study of the Administration of Thomas Ford, Governor of Illinois, 1842-46," as printed in Evarts Boutell Greene and Thompson, eds., [i]Governors' Letter-Books, 1840-1853, [/i]Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, Vol. ...

971 Jean Thompson Woman's Suffrage Movement Collection, 1871-2005 (2.5 cubic feet)

The collection includes, first of all, a wide range of prints, drawings, cartoons and other graphics, often in color. These items were acquired from diverse sources, including Charles McSorley, a dealer who sold prints taken from runs of popular magazines. Many pieces are protected by sleeves which maintain their excellent ...

321 Thomson-Wise Collection Ledgers, Photographs, 1858-1947 (0.5 cubic feet; 1 microfilm reel)

This collection contains ledger books relating to farms in Champaign County, Ill. James Thomson (1819-1890) made entries in two volumes, mainly between 1857 and 1873, for his land in Crittenden Township. Two more volumes contain entries between 1912 and 1947 by Thomson's daughter Sarah and her husband William W. Wise. ...

941 Grant and Emma Thornton Photographs and Publications, 1905-1924 (0.4 cubic feet)

This collection contains photographs documenting Grant and Emma Thornton's lives and time at the Chicago Parental School and St. Charles School for Boys, now the Illinois Youth Center, as well as a few publications regarding the two institutions.

322 George Addison Throop Letters, 1843-1845 (1.0 folders; 9.0 items)

This collection contains photostats of 9 letters, 1843-1845[?], exchanged between George Throop and his family. It also contains copies of some of these letters and others as printed in Olive Cole Smith, comp., [i]Ancestral Charts of George Addison Throop... [/i](1934). The letters discuss communitarian topics, including Fourierism, plans for a ...

984 Through the Years: African American History Comes Home Exhibition Posters, 1996 (9.0 items)

[i]Through the Years: African American History Comes Home[/i] was an exhibit on African Americans in Champaign County, Ill. Displayed at the University of Illinois' Krannert Art Museum in the fall and winter of 1996, the exhibit was developed by the Champaign County African American History Committee, in collaboration with the ...

323 George W. Thumb Diary, 1862-1864 (1.0 volume)

George W. Thumb, of Morris, Ill., enlisted as a private in Co. D, 36th Ill. Vol. Inf., on July 15, 1861. His diary includes entries between Oct. 20, 1862 and Feb. 25, 1863, with a few entries between Apr. 2 and May 16, 1864. He mustered out as a corporal ...

324 Samuel J. Tilden Letters, 1844-1848 (1.0 microfilm reel)

This collection contains microfilm copies of letters of Samuel Tilden concerning New York politics, elections, the Free Soil movement, the law for the government and organization of Texas into a territory, and the issue of slavery. In 1955, Norman Graebner acquired the film, made from the originals in the New York ...

325 John Tillson Jr. Letter, 1827 (1.0 item)

In this letter of Sept. 7, 1827, John Tillson, Jr., postmaster of Hillsboro, Ill., writes from Kingston, Mass., to E. J. Warren of Hallowell, Maine, regarding his plans for traveling with his family to Illinois.

1019 Tom Tilton Letter, 1865 (1.0 folder)

This collection contains a letter from Tom Tilton, a traveling salesman, to his parents in Harrison, New York.

326 Charles Johnston Tinkham Notebook, Receipts, 1856, 1865 (1.0 volume; (1 volume, 3 items))

This collection contains a notebook and notes used by Charles J. Tinkham of Homer, Illinois, a surveyor, civil engineer, and businessman. The notebook, evidently compiled in 1856 or 1857, and entitled Field Notes of the Original Surveys of Champaign County, Illinois, contains 102 pages of plats and 40 pages of ...

1127 Tjaden Family "Camp John" Scrapbook, 1913 (0.12 cubic feet)

This collection contains a scrapbook of photographs, sketches, and notes from a camping trip taken by several young men and women in June-July 1913. The group, with many members of the Tjaden family, camped at Zeller’s Point near Peoria, Illinois.

327 David Todd and Charlotte Farnsworth Letters, 1846-1874 (0.2 cubic feet)

This collection contains the correspondence of David Todd and Charlotte Farnsworth, as well as correspondence to and from John Todd, David's brother. The letters discuss topics including religious beliefs, politics, slavery, Owen Lovejoy, Oberlin College, the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, and life in Illinois.

328 D. H. Tompkins Letter, 1898 (1.0 item)

On March 5, 1898, D. H. Tompkins, Secretary of State of South Carolina, wrote to H. S. Swain of Chicago indicating that "the railroads are now paying their taxes," pursuit to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in [i]In Re Tyler [/i](1893).. Clark Spence of the University of Illinois Department of History ...

1119 Tonica Music Association Records, 1902-1906 (1.0 folder)

This collection consists of a record book from the Tonica Music Association of Tonica, Illinois, from 1902 to 1906.

844 Daniel Torrey Papers, 1832-1869 (1.0 folder; 10.0 items)

This collection, arranged chronologically, consists of materials from Torrey's time in Maine, Illinois, and Missouri, and contains documents relating to real estate, fire insurance, voter registration, and local taxes. The collection also includes a letter from his wife's relative, Amos Blood, regarding an order of steel ploughs and other farm ...

1130 Caleb A. Townsend Correspondence, 1839-1850 (1.0 folder)

This collection contains two letters from Caleb Atwater Townsend in New York to his brother Eben Townsend, in Andover, Illinois, in 1839 and 1850. Caleb wrote to his brother about improvements the brothers needed to make in Andover to make the land more desirable to settlers.

961 Thomas D. Toy Papers, 1864-1926 (1.0 folder; (18 items))

This collection contains papers related to Thomas D. Toy. Materials include Civil War military documents, personal papers, and Toy family genealogy.

330 Lyman Trumbull Letters and Papers, 1849-1872 (0.7 cubic feet)

This collection contains photocopies and transcripts of 615 letters and papers of Trumbull, use of which is facilitated by a name and chronological card index. Correspondents include Jesse K. Dubois, O. M. Hatch, William H. Herndon, Norman B. Judd, Gustav Koerner, John M. Palmer, and Richard Yates. The materials in ...

962 C. E. Tucker Jr. Court and Financial Documents, 1855-1925 (1.0 folder)

This collection contains documents collected by C. E. Tucker, Jr. in 1855-1925. The collection consists of two Court of Common Pleas in 1855 and 1861 (documents similar to others in the Public Record Office which, except for samples, have been destroyed); bonds of the City of Philadelphia and of its ...

1172 Rabbi Leo Eliezer Turitz Photographs, 1947-1963 (0.15 cubic feet)

This collection contains photographs collected by Rabbi Leo Eliezer Turitz, rabbi of Temple B’nai Abraham in Decatur, Illinois from 1946 to 1964. These materials provide insight into the religious life of the Jewish community of Decatur.

974 Fred H. Turner Wood Block Prints, 1946-1974 (0.4 cubic feet)

Between 1946 and 1974, he made and numbered wood cut prints for friends at Christmas time. He depicted buildings not only on campus but throughout the state, most of which are historic sites. Beginning in 1949, he inserted with each wood cut a printed history of the building. This collection includes ...

332 Frederick Jackson Turner Letters and Papers, 1901-1931 (1.0 folder; 36.0 items)

This collection contains correspondence and other papers of Frederick Jackson Turner, a historian who worked at the University of Wisconsin and Harvard University in the early twentieth century, specializing in the American frontier and the Midwest. The collection includes originals and carbon copies of correspondence, notes, and publications.

333 Jonathan Baldwin Turner Papers, 1823-1924 (1.2 cubic feet)

This collection contains the papers of Jonathan Baldwin Turner, an educator, agriculturalist, and theologian. The collection includes correspondence, sermons, legal papers, agricultural papers, and documents concerning Turner's involvement with Illinois Industrial University, which would become the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

334 Albert Tuxhorn Papers, 1946-1950 (0.5 cubic feet)

This collection, which Tuxhorn donated to the Illinois Historical Survey in 1976, contains records of his work as executive secretary of two Illinois Legislative commissions: the School Finance and Tax Commission (1946-47) and the Public Assistance Commission (1948-50). The School Finance and Tax Commission was created to study the financing procedure ...

335 Twenty-Eight Club Records Correspondence, Clippings, 1931-1970 (0.2 cubic feet)

The Twenty-Eight Club was organized in 1928 as a social and service organization for the wives of University of Illinois faculty members. The group evolved over the years until it was absorbed by the University Women's Club. This collection contains correspondence (1956-58), meeting minutes (1960-70), three treasurer's reports (1931-62, 1934-52, ...

963 Tye River (Va.) Warehouse, Account Books, 1820-1908 (94.0 volumes)

This collection contains records related to the business transactions of the Tye River Warehouse and other business firms in Virginia from 1820 through 1908, mainly relating to the purchase of tobacco. The Tye River Warehouse was likely located in New Market, Virginia, now known as Norwood, a town located at the ...