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Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)

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  • Morgan Journal Extra
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1854A special edition newspaper entitled "Morgan Journal--Extra" published on November 4, 1854 in Jacksonville, Illinois. This issue contains various political articles, advertisements, and poetry.
  • Mrs. Artimecia T. funeral invitation
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1851An invitation "to attend the funeral of Mrs. Artimecia T., consort of the late James M. Jones, Esq." in "Shawneetown, Illinois, Wednesday April 16, 1851."
  • Mrs. M. S. Boice funeral notice
    Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1854An invitation "to attend the Funeral of Mrs. M. S. Boice" in Carlinville, Illinois on September 26, 1854.
  • Mt. Fion Chapter no. 12 meeting invitation
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1858An invitation of the next Mt. Fion Chapter, no. 12 meeting to discuss the possible removal of the Kewanee Chapter. This document was created by C. Bafsett in Kewanee, Illinois and is dated May 10, 1858.
  • New fall and winter goods advertisement
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1864An advertisement from J. H. Stipp & Co. describing the "New Fall and Winter Goods" in Canton, Illinois. This document is dated October 15, 1864.
  • New tubing for water pipes and pumps circular
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1854A circular advertising "A new and superior article of Tubing for Water Pipes and Pumps of every variety" from a manufacturer in Chicago, Illinois in 1854. This circular was printed by Spaudling and Wilcox, possibly in Chicago, Illinois.
  • New Year's Address to the Patrons of the Belleville Advocate
    Image | 1843A document entitled "New Year's Address to the Patrons of the Belleville Advocate by the Carrier," a poem by John E. Thomas written in 1843.
  • New Year's Address to the Patrons of the Belleville Advocate
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1844A document entitled "New Year's Address to the Patrons of the Belleville Advocate by the Carrier," a poem by John Reynolds written in 1844.
  • New York Bill of Lading
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1850A financial document entitled "New York Bill of Lading" describing a freight shipment transaction from the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago railroad company to Clarke and Company, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This document is signed by Charles Walker and dated December 1, 1850.
  • Northern Cross Railroad circular
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1851A circular from the Principal Engineer of Western District, J. M. Bucklin presenting "Information in relation to the Northern Cross Railroad to enable persons wishing to become contractors to make their proposals" in Illinois circa 1851.
  • N. P. Tinsley & Co. receipt
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1847A receipt of goods including "one sofa" and "four chairs" received by N. P. Tinsley & Co. in Beardstown, Illinois on March 13, 1847.
  • Number IV to William L. May, Esq.
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1834A periodical entitled "No. IV To William L. May, Esq." and signed by Philo-Agricola in Jacksonville, Illinois in 1834.
  • Obsequies of General U. S. Grant: In Memory of the Successful General and Honored Statesman
    Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1885A document entitled "Obsequies of Gen'l U. S. Grant: In Memory of the Successful General and Honored Statesman" published by Matthews, Northrup & Co. and Art-Printing Works in Buffalo, New York. This publication advertises this event by describing General Grant's life, the famous "unconditional surrender letter," and articles about his presidency and his involvement in the C...
  • Office of the Central Military Tract Railroad Company circular letter
    Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | 1855A circular letter sent from Treasurer Amos T. Hall of the Office of the Central Military Tract Railroad Company to inform a stockholder that "the Capital Stock of the company be called in" and payable "10 per cent April 14th and 15 per cent April 26th." This letter was sent from Chicago, Illinois and is dated March 5, 1855.
  • Ogle County tax list
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1851A list of unpaid taxes in Ogle County published on May 1, 1851. Each list of taxes was signed and published by Illinois state auditor and circulated in newspaper publications such as the "Mt. Morris Gazette---Extra" as required by law. The newspaper was published by J. F. Grosh in Mount Morris, Illinois.
  • Order of Exercises at the Anniversary of Monticello Female Seminary
    Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | 1851A program entitled "Order of Exercises at the Anniversary of Monticello Female Seminary" held on Wednesday, June 25th, 1851. This event included orations, music, and prayer. The program was printed by the Telegraph Office in Alton, Illinois.
  • Order of Exercises at the Anniversary of Monticello Female Seminary
    Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1852A program entitled "Order of Exercises at the Anniversary of Monticello Female Seminary" held on Wednesday, June 23th, 1852. This event included orations, music, and prayer. The program was printed by the Telegraph Office in Alton, Illinois.
  • Order of Exercises at the Commencement of Shurtleff College
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1844A program entitled "Order of Exercises at the Commencement of Shurtleff College" including orations, music, and prayer. This program was published at the Telegraph Office in Alton, Illinois. The event occurred on July 25, 1844.
  • Order of the Exercises at the Anniversary of Monticello Seminary
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1854A program entitled "Order of Exercises at the Anniversary of Monticello Seminary" including music and prayer. This event was held on Wednesday, June 28th, 1854. The program was printed by the Courier Book and Job Office in Alton, Illinois.
  • Our Country's Flag
    Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1861A music score entitled "Our Country's Flag" by G. Gumpert and arranged for piano by F. Losse. This song was "dedicated to his excellency Abraham Lincoln." The score was published by G. Andre & Co. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1861.
  • People's Joint Stock Company cards
    Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1857A yellow business stock card "No. 30061" from the People's Joint Stock Co. in Chicago, Illinois. The card was "to be declared at the Company's Office, in Chicago, on the 8th day of April, 1857." A green card contains the same information, but is "No. 30070."
  • Phrenological Delineation medical record
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1840A medical record entitled "Phrenological Delineation of the Head of E. Duncan by Dr. G. W. Rodecker" describing the "faculties, sentiments, and propensities" of the skull and brain and the "temperaments, remarks, etc." from Dr. Rodecker for evaluation. The doctor's office was located in Beardstown, Illinois and the evaluation occurred during the 1840s.
  • Pike County tax list
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1835A list of unpaid taxes in Pike County published on December 23, 1835. Each list of taxes was signed and published by the Illinois state auditor and circulated in the "Supplement to the Gazette & News" as required by law.
  • Pioneer Extra: Effingham County tax list
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1856A list of unpaid taxes in Effingham County published on July 5, 1856. Each list of taxes was signed and published by the Illinois state auditor and circulated in newspaper publications such as "Pioneer Extra!" as required by law.
  • Pramien des landwirthschastlichen Festes newspaper clipping
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1855A newspaper clipping written in German and entitled “Pramien des landwirthschastlichen Festes” meaning “Premiums of the Country with Economic Strength.” This clipping includes a record of agricultural products such as beef, fruit, and sheep in Stephenson County, Illinois in 1855. This description is based on an inexact English translation of the text.
  • President Abraham Lincoln Vice President Andrew Johnson Envelope, circa 1864
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1864Envelope depicting Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. "The Union to be maintained at all hazards. Paramount authority of the Constitution and Laws. Suppression of the rebellion by force of arms. Unconditional surrender the only terms."
  • The President and the Crisis, or an Appeal to the Candid of the Democratic Party
    Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1864A circular printing of "The President and the Crisis, or an Appeal to the Candid of the Democratic Party." This article is from the "Hartford Daily Courant, Saturday, Oct. 8th, 1864" in which Teutonia describes General McClellan's failure in the Civil War.
  • President Lincoln's Funeral March
    Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1865A music score entitled "President Lincoln's Funeral March" by E. Mack "respectfully dedicated to the people of the United States" and published by Lee & Walker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1865.
  • Prices and Terms of Separators, Horse Powers, Trucks, Equalizers, Straw Stackers, Corn Shellers, Corn Grinders, etc.
    Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1858A circular entitled "Prices and Terms of Separators, Horse Powers, Trucks, Equalizers, Straw Stackers, Corn Shellers, Corn Grinders, etc." as advertised by H. A. Pitts in Chicago, Illinois. This circular is dated April 1, 1858. A variant of the same circular accompanies the item.
  • The Prices for the Current Year Are
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1856A circular entitled "The Prices for the Current Year Are" advertising three stove sizes as manufactured by W. & J. Treadwell, Perry & Norton and the representing agent, George H. Hazelton in Chicago, Illinois. This document is dated March 1, 1856.
  • Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Illinois Sunday School Union
    Multi-Page Item | 12 pages | 1834A pamphlet entitled "Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Illinois Sunday School Union, Held at the State House in Vandalia, December 3, 1834." This pamphlet was published at the Pioneer Office in Rock-Spring, Illinois in 1834.
  • Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Illinois Sunday School Union
    Multi-Page Item | 20 pages | 1833A pamphlet entitled "Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Illinois Sunday School Union, Held at the State House in Vandalia, December 4, 1833." This pamphlet was published by Ashford Smith in Rock-Spring, Illinois in 1834.
  • Proclamation of Governor Yates
    Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | 1862A circular entitled "Proclamation of Governor Yates" issued by Governor Yates, requesting a military draft for "nine regiments of infantry" in Illinois. This circular includes a letter addressed to President Lincoln from Governor Yates in Springfield, Illinois advocating a better military policy to effectively win the Civil War. This letter is dated July 11, 1862.
  • Proposals for publishing a weekly newspaper entitled Rushville Journal and Military Tract Advertiser
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1835A prospectus entitled "Proposals for Publishing, in the Town of Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, a Weekly Newspaper; to be entitled the Rushville Journal and Military Tract Advertiser" soliciting potential interested subscribers. This document was created by Greer W. Davis and Robert W. Renfroe, and is dated February 21, 1835.
  • Proposal to publish the Randolph County Journal as a weekly newspaper
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1856An advertisement stating "The Undersigned Propose to Publish the Randolph County Journal, as a Weekly Newspaper in the village of Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois." The document was created by the editor, Rev. Hugh A. McKelvey and is dated January 12, 1856.
  • Proposition for Locks
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1846A broadside entitled "Proposition for Locks" intended for acceptance from the Board of Trustees of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. This document was created in Lockport, Illinois in 1846.
  • Proposition for Sections
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1847A broadside entitled "Proposition for Sections" describing various supplies and prices to work on the bridges. The document was signed at Lockport, Illinois on February 2, 1847.
  • Prospectus for enlarging the circulation of the Illinois State Register
    Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | 1842A "Prospectus for enlarging the circulation of the Illinois State Register" encouraging current readers to invite additional subscribers. This document was created by Walters & Weber in Springfield, Illinois and is dated February 1, 1842. A circular letter with similar information is included with the prospectus.
  • Prospectus of the Knoxiana
    Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1850A "Prospectus of the Knoxiana" advertising "a student's monthly is about to be issued from Knox College, conducted solely by the undergraduates of the Institution." This document was created by the editors of the newspaper, J. B. White and J. S. Davis, in Galesburg, Illinois on June 26, 1850. 2 copies.
  • Prospectus of the Prairie Mirror
    Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1851A "Prospectus of the Prairie Mirror" advertising the content of the new newspaper in Hillsboro, Illinois. This document was created by F. H. Gilmore and is dated July 14, 1851.
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