Title: Van Norman, Clarendon, Jr., Collection of Lincoln and Illinois Ephemera, 1828-1967
Collection identifier: 852
Primary Creator: Van Norman, Clarendon, Jr. (1930-2021)
Extent: 1.5 cubic feet
Subjects: Adams County--Quincy (Ill.), Alexander County--Cairo (Ill.), Bissell, William H. (William Henry), 1811-1860, Breese, Sidney, 1800-1878, Cass County (Ill.), Caton, John Dean, 1812-1895, Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company, Chicago and Burlington Railroad Company, Clark County--Darwin (Ill.), Clubs, Coal mines and mining, Cook County--Chicago (Ill.), Courts, Duncan, Joseph, 1794-1844, DuPage County--Lombard (Ill.), Eddy, Henry, 1798-1849, Education, Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833, Elections, Engineering, Fayette County--Vandalia (Ill.), Ford, Thomas, 1800-1850, French, Augustus C., 1808-1864, Gallatin County (Ill.), Hancock County--Warsaw (Ill.), Harris, Thomas L. (Thomas Langrell), 1816-1858, Illinois--Politics and government, Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.), Illinois Central Railroad Company, Illinois College, Illinois State Geological Survey, Jacksonville Insane Asylum (Ill.), Jo Daviess County--Galena (Ill.), Jubilee College, Kane County--Geneva (Ill.), Kaskaskia River (Ill.), Knox County--Galesburg (Ill.), Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Lombard University, Madison County--Alton (Ill.), Madison County--Godfrey (Ill.), McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885, McDonough County--Prairie City (Ill.), McKendree College, Menard County (Ill.), Monticello Seminary, Morgan County--Jacksonville (Ill.), Northern Cross Railroad, Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858, Pennsylvania, Pike County (Ill.), Property, Railroads, Reynolds, John, 1788-1865, Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967, Sangamon County (Ill.), Sangamon County--Springfield (Ill.), Schools, Schuyler County--Rushville (Ill.), Scott County (Ill.), Sermons, Shurtleff College, Societies, St. Clair County--Lebanon (Ill.), Starne, Alexander, 1813-1886, Students, Taft, Lorado, 1860-1936, Taxation, Teaching, United States--Politics and government, Warren County--Monmouth (Ill.), Yates, Richard, 1815-1873
Forms of Material: Collected materials
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. Van Norman served as principal horn in the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra for two years and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for another two years. He then served in the Metropolitan Opera for twenty-eight years until his retirement in 1990. Later in life, he served on the Long Island Book Dealers Association, taught in his private horn studio, and helped with various church committees at the First Presbyterian Church in New York.
This collection contains Illinois broadsides and printed ephemera, primarily from the nineteenth century, including materials from the Pre-Civil War era such as prospectuses, periodicals, advertisements, newspaper clippings, tax lists, government documents, and financial records. Divided into subject categories, the items cover topics in Illinois history such as politics and government, construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and business transactions. Van Norman also collected Abraham Lincoln ephemera, which document notable events such as Lincoln birthday celebrations and "The Lincoln-Douglas Debate Centennial Celebration" in Galesburg, Illinois. Included in the Abraham Lincoln Ephemera series are several publications on the study of Lincoln, in particular in music and law. Also in the collection are college commencement programs, religious sermons, circulars and pamphlets from fraternal organizations, correspondence, music scores from the nineteenth century, carrier addresses, and other printed works.
Clarendon Van Norman, Jr. donated the collection to the University of Illinois Library in 2010. Additional material was acquired between 2010 and 2016, particularly in the fall of 2015 and spring of 2016.
Adams County--Quincy (Ill.)
Alexander County--Cairo (Ill.)
Bissell, William H. (William Henry), 1811-1860
Breese, Sidney, 1800-1878
Cass County (Ill.)
Caton, John Dean, 1812-1895
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company
Chicago and Burlington Railroad Company
Clark County--Darwin (Ill.)
Clubs
Coal mines and mining
Cook County--Chicago (Ill.)
Courts
Duncan, Joseph, 1794-1844
DuPage County--Lombard (Ill.)
Eddy, Henry, 1798-1849
Education
Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833
Elections
Engineering
Fayette County--Vandalia (Ill.)
Ford, Thomas, 1800-1850
French, Augustus C., 1808-1864
Gallatin County (Ill.)
Hancock County--Warsaw (Ill.)
Harris, Thomas L. (Thomas Langrell), 1816-1858
Illinois--Politics and government
Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.)
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Illinois College
Illinois State Geological Survey
Jacksonville Insane Asylum (Ill.)
Jo Daviess County--Galena (Ill.)
Jubilee College
Kane County--Geneva (Ill.)
Kaskaskia River (Ill.)
Knox County--Galesburg (Ill.)
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lombard University
Madison County--Alton (Ill.)
Madison County--Godfrey (Ill.)
McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885
McDonough County--Prairie City (Ill.)
McKendree College
Menard County (Ill.)
Monticello Seminary
Morgan County--Jacksonville (Ill.)
Northern Cross Railroad
Peck, John Mason, 1789-1858
Pennsylvania
Pike County (Ill.)
Property
Railroads
Reynolds, John, 1788-1865
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967
Sangamon County (Ill.)
Sangamon County--Springfield (Ill.)
Schools
Schuyler County--Rushville (Ill.)
Scott County (Ill.)
Sermons
Shurtleff College
Societies
St. Clair County--Lebanon (Ill.)
Starne, Alexander, 1813-1886
Students
Taft, Lorado, 1860-1936
Taxation
Teaching
United States--Politics and government
Warren County--Monmouth (Ill.)
Yates, Richard, 1815-1873
Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/van-norman.pdf
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