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Illinois

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: USA

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Christian Edwardson Papers

 Collection
Identifier:  Collection 27
Content Description This collection consists primarily of correspondence of Christian Edwardson, (1873-1944) along with some documents related to the history of Seventh-day Adventist work among the Danish and Norwegian people of Minnesota and Wisconsin around the 1920s. A second part of the collection consists of portions of financial records for several churches in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Dates: Majority of material found within 1909 - 1944

Frank L. Marsh Papers

 Collection
Identifier:  Collection 17
Content Description The papers are primarily manuscripts and articles that Marsh wrote. They also include biographical material on the Marsh family, some writings by others that Marsh collected, and some correspondence. The correspondence is notable for who he corresponded with. The most notable is an exchange of letters with evolutionist, Theodosius Dobzhansky. Dobzhansky felt he could discredit Marsh’s creationist view and change Marsh’s mind. After several letters Dobzhansky gave up and stopped the dialog. Also...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1936 - 1986

Kilgore Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier:  Collection 239
Content Description The Kilgore Family Papers consist of two principle parts: the family’s personal correspondence, and the business correspondence of Charles L. Kilgore.The personal correspondence is primarily that of Letha Ethel (Hall) Kilgore (1872-1928), the wife of Charles L. Kilgore, though it includes some of her husband’s and other family members’ correspondence.The business correspondence is divided into three categories. The first is a letter-book of correspondence from R.M and...
Dates: 1888 to early 1930s

Lenard D. Jaecks Collection

 Collection
Identifier:  Collection 266
Content Description This collection provides a picture of the life of an American local church pastor. Materials include church board agenda and minutes, evangelistic handbills, materials of weddings Jaecks conducted. There are also number of tapes sermon tapes preached by L. D. Jaecks.
Dates: 1950 - 1983

Phipps Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier:  Collection 223
Content Description The bulk of this collection centers around Burton Phipps’ 32-year tenure as a teacher and later head of the Emmanuel Missionary College (now Andrews University) Biology department. During this time Barbara graduated from Emmanuel Missionary College, taught for a few years, and then returned where she became a librarian in the College library. Her mother, Nettie, worked at Northwestern University, University of Michigan, and Chicago University (now the University of Chicago). In 1961 Barbara and...
Dates: 1900 - 1991

Virginia Lee Hudgins-Murray Collection

 Collection
Identifier:  Collection 244
Content Description The Virginia Lee Hudgins-Murray Collection consists primarily of correspondence received by her from George E. Schultz. W ith the exception of one letter from an unknown “Frank”, all additional correspondence in the collection was sent to Virginia as enclosures along with the letter from Schultz.
Dates: 1943 - 1946