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Galena Gas Light Company circular letter
Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | 1858 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular letter sent from the "Office of the Galena Gas Light Co." presenting the stock assessments of "five per cent per month, be made on Eight thousand dollars - the Capital Stock paid in - for four months" as approved by the Board of Directors. This document was published in Galena, Illinois in 1858.
Chapin's Cheap Book House trade card
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1870 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A trade card entitled "Chapin's Cheap Book House" advertising "the original old book house" by H. D. Chapin in Chicago, Illinois. This card is two-sided and printed on pink paper.
Explanation of Our Plans, Purposes and Manner of Issuing Shares
Multi-Page Item | 22 pages | 1910 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A pamphlet from the Loan and Investment Association of Champaign, Illinois entitled "Explanation of Our Plans, Purposes and Manner of Issuing Shares." This publication was printed by the Gazette Press in Champaign, Illinois in 1910.
An Account of the Landed Estate, House, and Other Property of Jubilee College
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1842 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular entitled "An Account of the Landed Estate, House, and Other Property of Jubilee College" written by Bishop Samuel Chase. The circular includes the original statement and an additional statement published on April 29, 1842 in Brimfield, Illinois. A floor plan for Jubilee's chapel and seminary is also included with the circular.
M'Kendree College commencement program
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1848 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A program entitled "Commencement. M'Kendree College Order of the Exercises" including orations, music, and prayer. This event was held in Alton, Illinois on July 19, 1848.
Address of the Democratic Central Committee to the Voters of Cass and Menard Counties
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1858 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular entitled "Address of the Democratic Central Committee to the Voters of Cass and Menard Counties" published by the Democratic Central Committee in Petersburg, Illinois on October 20, 1858. This circular contains the Committee's response to candidate G. U. Miles's positions on political issues and other Democratic candidates.
Mass Meeting of the National Democracy of the 6th Congressional District
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1858 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A leaflet announcing a "Mass Meeting of the National Democracy of the 6th Congressional District." This flyer is advertised by "Chairman of State C. Com. 6th Cong. Dist." B. T. Burke. The meeting was held in Springfield, Illinois on September 7, 1858.
Specifications of the manner of constructing Sections on the Illinois and Michigan Canal
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1844 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A draft of a contract entitled "Specifications of the manner of constructing Sections on the Illinois and Michigan Canal" published in 1844.
Mordecai Myers tax payment on land
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1830 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A financial record from the Auditor of Public Accounts of the State of Illinois E. Berry containing Mordecai Myers's tax payment of "one dollar and two cents" on his piece of land in Vandalia, Illinois on February 2, 1830.
Land tax receipt
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1831 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A receipt for tax payment of "five dollars and forty cents" for 160 acres of land in Illinois. The receipt was published by the State Treasurer John Dement on August 30, 1831. A letter accompanying the receipt contains on the tax payments collected in 1831.
Illinois Mutual Fire Insurance Company insurance policy
Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | 1839 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)An insurance policy created by and for the Illinois Mutual Fire Insurance Company. This document includes the original Charter and amendments. The policy was created in Alton, Illinois on February 23 and April 4, 1839.
Marseilles Manufacturing Company fire insurance application
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1841 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)An application from The Marseilles Manufacturing Company "for insurance against Fire, by the Illinois Mutual Fire Insurance Company, for the sum of eight thousand dollars." This document is signed by the company's director, Benjamin Long in Marseilles, Illinois and dated December 18, 1841.
List of lands in the military tract of Illinois for sale by R. Lloyd
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1850 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A flyer advertising the "List of Lands in the Military Tract of the State of Illinois, for Sale by R. Lloyd, Henry, Marshall County, Illinois, or by his agents" circa 1850s.
Prospectus of the Shawneetown Intelligencer: A Continuation of 'The Western Voice'
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1839 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A "Prospectus of the Shawneetown Intelligencer: A Continuation of 'The Western Voice'" advertising the content of the new newspaper in Shawneetown, Illinois. This document was created by William H. McCracken & Co., and is dated November 26, 1839.
Prospectus of the Quincy Herald
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1851 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A "Prospectus of the Quincy Herald" advertising a new volume and soliciting subscribers for the newspaper in Quincy, Illinois. This document was created by editor Perkins Cleveland and is dated August 4, 1851.
Twenty-first year of the Quincy Herald
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1854 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A prospectus of the "Twenty-First Year of the Quincy Herald" advertising prices for different types of subscriptions. This document was created by William M. Avise & Co. in Quincy, Illinois and is dated August 8, 1854.
Prospectus of the Prairie Mirror
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1851 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A "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.
Proposal to publish the Randolph County Journal as a weekly newspaper
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1856 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)An 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.
Goudy's Illinois and Missouri Farmer's Almanac
Multi-Page Item | 24 pages | 1846 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A pamphlet entitled "Goudy's Illinois and Missouri Farmer's Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the year 1846" which includes various weather and lunar information. This document was published in Springfield, Illinois by E. T. Goudy and "sold by Keith and Woods" in St. Louis, Missouri.
A. P. Field letter to Clerk of the Circuit Court of Clark County
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1833 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A letter to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Clark County from A. P. Field providing "one copy of the general Laws, passed at the last session of the General Assembly of this State" to be given "to some officer in the county" for distribution. This letter was printed by the Department of State in Vandalia, Illinois and dated July 14, 1833.
Governor Joseph Duncan's message
Image | 1837 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A clipping from the "Illinois State Register-Extra" of Governor Joseph Duncan's message "to the Senate and House of Representatives" on the Canal Fund. This document was published in Vandalia, Illinois and dated July 11, 1837.
Thomas J. Burns letter for door keeper in the House of Representatives
Image | 1844 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A letter from Thomas J. Burns to Honorary James Woollard soliciting votes for Woollard in exchange for a position as "door keeper of the House of Representatives." This letter was sent from Springfield, Illinois to Mulberry Grove, Illinois and dated September 25, 1844.
R. B. Slocumb circular letter
Image | 1852 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular letter from R. B. Slocumb to "gentlemen" encouraging voter support for his political campaign for Illinois State Treasurer. This letter was created in Fairfield, Illinois and dated March 20, 1852.
Painting: Prairie Landscape
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)framed dimensions are 35-1/2" x 43".
Painting: Coastal Sunset and Mountains
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A painting of a sun setting beyond a mountainous coastline with a number of boats hugging shore on right. Black and white birds perch on a group of large rocks extending into the picture from the left foreground. Dimensions are 21" x 35".
Painting: Autumn Trees and Green Roofs
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A painting of a farmstead set along an unpaved road within a gently rolling landscape, all depicted in soft, muted tones of blue, green and grey. Dimensions are 30" x 50".
Atlas of the State of Illinois: to which are added various general maps, history, statistics and illustrations.
Multi-Page Item | 280 pages | 1876 | Historic Illinois County AtlasesAtlas of the State of Illinois: to which are added various general maps, history, statistics and illustrations.
Boneyard Creek master plan (Vol. 2)
Multi-Page Item | 133 pages | 1978 | Boneyard Creek (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois) Select Management Documents (1915-2000)1978
Notice of Public hearing, Thursday, 25 June, 1998, 7 p.m. CST, Grainger Engineering Libary Information Center ... applicant, Robert F. Hannah
Multi-Page Item | 7 pages | 1998 | Boneyard Creek (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois) Select Management Documents (1915-2000)1998
Boneyard stormwater detention alternatives : Report to City Council
Multi-Page Item | 38 pages | 1994 | Boneyard Creek (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois) Select Management Documents (1915-2000)1994-11-21
Boneyard Creek master plan (Vol. 1)
Multi-Page Item | 133 pages | 1978 | Boneyard Creek (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois) Select Management Documents (1915-2000)1978
George Lienesch envelope
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 0 | George W. Lienesch Collection (Digitized Content)An envelope addressed to George Lienesch in Shiloh, Illinois circa 1880s.
World's Columbian Exposition Fisheries Building postcard
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1893 | George W. Lienesch Collection (Digitized Content)A postcard written from the Observatory of the Masonic Temple at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. This postcard is addressed to Gertrude Lienesch in O Fallon, Illinois and dated October 22, 1893. The postcard is an "Official Souvenir Postal" for the World's Columbian Exposition and includes a lithographic image of the Fisheries Building.
World's Columbian Exposition U. S. Naval Exhibit postcard
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1893 | George W. Lienesch Collection (Digitized Content)A postcard from the World's Columbian Exposition depicting the U. S. Naval Exhibit, Battle Ship "Illinois" in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893. The postcard is an "Official Souvenir Postal" for the World's Columbian Exposition and includes a lithographic image of the battleship.
Constitutional Convention candidate Edward West broadside
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1847 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A broadside distributed to voters of Madison County by Edward M. West, who sought election as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1847. In the broadside, West explained his position on "some of the proposed alterations and amendments of the present Constitution," such as legislative and judiciary powers, voting rights, and agriculture protection laws.
The Socialist Party and the Ku Klux Klan
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1924 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A leaflet entitled "The Socialist Party and the Ku Klux Klan" by George R. Kirkpatrick and issued by the Socialist Party in Chicago, Illinois. This document provides a list of reasons why the Socialist Party is opposed to the Ku Klux Klan.
Alice M. Dickey circular letter
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1924 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A letter, dated October 24, 1924, from Alice M. Dickey of the Independent Jones-for-Governor Clubs. Dickey requests that the receiver, a "well known as a supporter of Thurlow Essington, vote for Judge Jones for Governor" and "distribute the enclosed sample ballots...to women who will use them.
Thurlow G. Essington for Governor handbill
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1924 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A handbill entitled, "Good Government Calendar for Illinois: Thurlow G. Essington for Governor." This document includes a voting calendar, a list of past Illinois governors, and a short campaign address from Republican candidate Thurlow G. Essington. 2 copies.
John H. Manny's Reaper and Mower Combined
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1864 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A handbill advertising John H. Manny's Reaper and Mower Combined, with a note from dealers in Kansas and western Missouri listing prices for the machine. The company's agent was William A. Knowlton.
Index Universitatis, University of Chicago, vol. 1, no. 2
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1863 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A periodical entitled "Index Universitatis, University of Chicago" printed by the classes and edited by Temple S. Hoyne, Lewis F. Raymond, Joseph F. Bonfield, and H. Theo. Thomas. This issue contains various articles in the Law school at the University of Chicago in April 1863.

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