Finding Aid for IHLC Collection of Illinois and U.S. History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Title: IHLC Collection of Illinois and U.S. History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera

Collection identifier: 418

Extent: 1.35 cubic feet. More info below.

Subjects: Elections, Illinois--Politics and government, United States--Politics and government

Forms of Material: Collected materials

The IHLC Collection of Illinois and U.S. History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera consists of ephemeral materials, mostly related to the history of Illinois and the Midwest, collected by the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections (IHLC) and its predecessor, the Illinois Historical Survey.

The collection includes circulars, pamphlets, periodicals, posters, newspaper clippings, advertisements, handbills, leaflets, and various financial documents from the nineteenth through the early twenty-first century. The materials document U.S. and Illinois history related to politics and government, education, religion, financial matters, and various advertising endeavors.

The collection is comprised of items donated and purchased at various dates from several sources, including transfers from other libraries at the University of Illinois.

Elections
Illinois--Politics and government
United States--Politics and government

Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Alternate Extent Statement: (3 boxes, 74 oversize folders)

Processing Information: The finding aid for this collection was initially organized by folder number to reflect the physical arrangement of the records. It has since been reorganized to group folders in chronological order by decade.

Box/Folder List

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

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