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1185 Clement L. Vallandigham Letter and Photograph, 1861 (1.0 folder)

This collection contains a printed letter that was signed in ink by Clement L. Vallandigham and a photograph of Clement L. Vallandigham. The letter, written in May of 1861, expressed Vallandigham’s disapproval of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s administration. Clement Laird Vallandigham was a lawyer and Ohio Congressman who served ...

359 Valley Grain Company Records, 1914-1944 (13.5 cubic feet; and 6 volumes)

In 1916, Galesburg, Ill., realtors Arthur R. Anderson and Louis L. Steel joined businessman E. B. Holmes to incorporate the Inland Grain Company. At its height, Inland Grain owned fifteen small town grain elevators across central Illinois. In 1923, the officers hired Hiram H. Potter, an expert in marketing grain, ...

1104 James R.B. Van Cleave Lincoln Centenary Letters, 1907 and 1909-1911 (1.0 folder)

This collection consists of letters written to the Lincoln Centennial Association from 1907-1911. At the request of the Association, correspondents wrote their personal reflections and reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln. Most correspondence was written for the centennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln in 1909. The Lincoln Centennial Association (now the Abraham ...

852 Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Lincoln and Illinois Ephemera, 1828-1967 (1.5 cubic feet)

The Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection consists of Illinois and Lincoln-related ephemera created between 1828 and 1967. Clarendon Van Norman, Jr. (1930-2021) was born and raised in Galesburg, Illinois. He graduated from Julliard School in New York City in 1957 and earned a doctorate in education from Colombia University in 1965. ...

360 Henry Van Sellar and Sallie Pattison Correspondence, 1860-1892 (0.4 cubic feet)

This collection consists of Civil War correspondence between Henry Van Sellar and his future wife, Sallie Pattison, as well as letters Pattison exchanged with friends and family members. Henry Van Sellar moved to Edgar County, Illinois, in 1860, where he briefly taught school before enlisting in the 12th Illinois Volunteer Infantry ...

889 Paul F. Victor Sr. Papers, 1918-2015 (0.6 cubic feet; 3 oversize folders)

This collection consists of personal and business papers of Paul F. Victor Sr., a founder of the Victor Manufacturing and Gasket Company. The papers primarily document the construction and history of the Victor family homes in River Forest, Illinois, including one designed by renowned architect Harry F. Robinson. The collection ...

201 Views of Illinois Cities Postcards, 1906-1911 (1.0 folder; 12 items)

This collection consists of 12 postcards depicting images of varying locations in Illinois. All but one of the images are in color. Seven of the postcards contain a written message and/or address and one is written in Swedish. The postcards bear postmarks ranging from 1906 to 1911. Each postcard depicts a ...

148 Vincennes Oath, 1778 (1.0 item)

Early in 1778, the Commonwealth of Virginia authorized George Rogers Clark to lead an expedition to protect American settlers in Kentucky and gave him secret instructions also to take Kaskaskia, an outpost on the Mississippi. With about 175 men, he floated down the Ohio to the falls at Louisville, proceeded ...

361 Bank of Vincennes Papers, 1820-1821 (1.0 folder; 6 items)

This collection contains transcripts of correspondence between William H. Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury, and E. Boudinot, David Brown, and Val. J. Bradly, officers of the Bank of Vincennes, the State Bank of Indiana. The letters illustrate the operation of Crawford's policy of designating state banks in the West as ...

400 Leonard and Douglas Volk Collection, 1872-1953 (1.4 cubic feet)

This collection contains personal and professional papers of artists Leonard and Douglas Volk. The collection includes correspondence, estate records, publications, sketches, copyright records, and other materials. Leonard Wells Volk (1828-1895) was born in Wellstown (now Wells), New York. He became a sculptor after studying marble cutting under his father in Pittsfield, ...