Finding Aid for Illinois Postcards Collection, circa 1906-1988 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Title: Illinois Postcards Collection, circa 1906-1988

Collection identifier: 1193

Extent: 1.1 cubic feet

Subjects: Adams County--Quincy (Ill.), Alexander County--Cairo (Ill.), Bureau County--Princeton (Ill.), Carroll County (Ill.), Cass County (Ill.), Champaign County (Ill.), Christian County (Ill.), Clark County (Ill.), Coles County (Ill.), Cook County (Ill.), Cook County--Chicago (Ill.), DeKalb County (Ill.), DeWitt County (Ill.), DuPage County (Ill.), Edgar County (Ill.), Edwards County (Ill.), Fayette County (Ill.), Ford County--Gibson City (Ill.), Fulton County (Ill.), Grundy County (Ill.), Hancock County (Ill.), Henry County (Ill.), Iroquois County (Ill.), Jackson County (Ill.), Jefferson County--Mount Vernon (Ill.), Jersey County (Ill.), Jo Daviess County (Ill.), Kane County--Aurora (Ill.), Kankakee County (Ill.), Knox County (Ill.), Lake County (Ill.), LaSalle County (Ill.), Lawrence County (Ill.), Lee County (Ill.), Livingston County (Ill.), Logan County (Ill.), Macon County (Ill.), Macoupin County (Ill.), Madison County (Ill.), Marion County--Centralia (Ill.), McHenry County (Ill.), McLean County (Ill.), Menard County (Ill.), Morgan County (Ill.), Ogle County (Ill.), Peoria County (Ill.), Perry County (Ill.), Piatt County (Ill.), Richland County (Ill.), Rock Island County (Ill.), Sangamon County (Ill.), Sangamon County--Springfield (Ill.), Shelby County (Ill.), St. Clair County (Ill.), Stephenson County (Ill.), Tazewell County (Ill.), Union County (Ill.), Vermilion County (Ill.), Warren County (Ill.), Washington County--Nashville (Ill.), Will County (Ill.), Winnebago County--Rockford (Ill.)

This collection includes over 2000 postcards collected by the University of Kentucky that document different sites from across the state of Illinois.

This postcard collection was curated by librarians and archivists at the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center from the 1940s to the 1980s. The collection has a focus on postcards from the early to mid-twentieth century. During a reappraisal of its postcard collection in 2024, the University of Kentucky decided to offer their state postcards as a transfer to relevant institutions, donating the Illinois postcards to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

This collection includes 2157 postcards. The postcards primarily show images from Illinois and have been organized alphabetically by county, with 62 Illinois counties represented in this collection. Over half of the postcards show images from Cook County, with the city of Chicago represented on most of these Cook County postcards. There are also 6 postcards showing images from states other than Illinois and 2 postcards showing images from outside the United States.

This collection was donated to the Library by the University of Kentucky in 2024.

Adams County--Quincy (Ill.)
Alexander County--Cairo (Ill.)
Bureau County--Princeton (Ill.)
Carroll County (Ill.)
Cass County (Ill.)
Champaign County (Ill.)
Christian County (Ill.)
Clark County (Ill.)
Coles County (Ill.)
Cook County (Ill.)
Cook County--Chicago (Ill.)
DeKalb County (Ill.)
DeWitt County (Ill.)
DuPage County (Ill.)
Edgar County (Ill.)
Edwards County (Ill.)
Fayette County (Ill.)
Ford County--Gibson City (Ill.)
Fulton County (Ill.)
Grundy County (Ill.)
Hancock County (Ill.)
Henry County (Ill.)
Iroquois County (Ill.)
Jackson County (Ill.)
Jefferson County--Mount Vernon (Ill.)
Jersey County (Ill.)
Jo Daviess County (Ill.)
Kane County--Aurora (Ill.)
Kankakee County (Ill.)
Knox County (Ill.)
Lake County (Ill.)
LaSalle County (Ill.)
Lawrence County (Ill.)
Lee County (Ill.)
Livingston County (Ill.)
Logan County (Ill.)
Macon County (Ill.)
Macoupin County (Ill.)
Madison County (Ill.)
Marion County--Centralia (Ill.)
McHenry County (Ill.)
McLean County (Ill.)
Menard County (Ill.)
Morgan County (Ill.)
Ogle County (Ill.)
Peoria County (Ill.)
Perry County (Ill.)
Piatt County (Ill.)
Richland County (Ill.)
Rock Island County (Ill.)
Sangamon County (Ill.)
Sangamon County--Springfield (Ill.)
Shelby County (Ill.)
St. Clair County (Ill.)
Stephenson County (Ill.)
Tazewell County (Ill.)
Union County (Ill.)
Vermilion County (Ill.)
Warren County (Ill.)
Washington County--Nashville (Ill.)
Will County (Ill.)
Winnebago County--Rockford (Ill.)

Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/illinois-postcards.pdf

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