02/08. Small Collections and Vertical Files
Record Group Term
Identifier: 02/08
Record subgroup for the ALPLM Manuscripts Department for collections and vertical files. Small collections include personal and family papers, corporate records, county records, and military records. Vertical files include small collections of unknown or varied provenance used predominantly as ready reference files, documenting Illinois counties and cities, individuals, businesses, organizations, and events.
Found in 3850 Collections and/or Records:
11th Illinois Cavalry, Co. K
Collection — Box 204
Identifier: 02-08-001-Small Collection 2491
Dates:
Created: Date missing
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
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11th Illinois Cavalry, Co. K
Aagesson (Agerson), NIcholas S.
Collection — Box 140
Identifier: 02-08-001-Small Collection 2121
Dates:
Created: Date missing
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
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Aagesson (Agerson), NIcholas S.
Aaron Benedict Mead letter
Collection — Box 59
Identifier: MS-SC1024
Scope and Contents
June 24, 1877 letter from Aaron Benedict Mead to his mother detailing the train trip and the complete tour of the Illinois State Penitentiary in Jolietn. They visited all of the different departments including the cells, kitchen and dining hall, shoe shop, hospital, women's section and the prison grounds.
Dates:
Created: 1877
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
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Aaron Benedict Mead letter
Abbot, John D.
Collection — Box 243
Identifier: 02-08-001-Small Collection 3260
Dates:
Created: Date missing
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
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Abbot, John D.
Abby W. May copybook
Collection — Box 58
Identifier: MS-SC1017
Scope and Contents
Copies of letters to various officials in the Sanitary Commission regarding the work they are doing and business matters related to it. She writes one five page letter regarding the Bulletin of the Sanitary Commission and how it could be improved to show what the Commission is actually doing. One letter in answer to a question regarding cleanliness of supplies she describes how they pack them. One letter regarding assistance to the Freedman's Bureau. The last letter asks that if there are no...
Dates:
Created: 1865 - 1866
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
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Abby W. May copybook
Abraham Brown Family Papers, 1865-1930
Collection — Box 278
Identifier: 02-08-001-Small Collection 3742
Dates:
Created: Date missing
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Collection
Collection — Box 224
Identifier: 02-08-001-Small Collection 2838
Dates:
Created: Date missing
Adams, Katharine K.
Collection — Box 154
Identifier: 02-08-001-Small Collection 2188
Dates:
Created: Date missing
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
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Adams, Katharine K.
Agniel Family papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-SC11
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of family and business papers, including accounts with New Harmony (Ind.) post office, ferriage bills, medical and education expenses, an 1828-1831 recipe book and correspondence of the younger Charles Agniel.
Dates:
Created: 1828 - 1899
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
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Agniel Family papers
Agreement between Thomas C. Sharp and Thomas Gregg
Collection — Box 95
Identifier: 02-08-001-Small Collection 1617
Dates:
Created: Date missing