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HABERKORN, L. J.  CLIPPINGS, 1942.  1 folder (15 items).

L. J. Haberkorn was one of the firemen who responded to the Chatsworth Wreck, a train wreck near Chatsworth, Ill., on Aug. 11, 1887, which killed 81 passengers.  Haberkorn later became a local businessman and historian, publishing a history of the town in the Chatsworth Plaindealer.  This collection contains clippings of the 15-part series, which ran from April 16 to July 23, 1942.

Louise Stoutmeyer of Chatsworth, Ill, donated the clippings to the Survey in 1986.

HALLOWELL, ROBERT CHRISTY (b. 1834).  BUSINESS RECORDS, 1875-92.  1 folder (1 vol., 4 items).

Robert C. Hallowell of Leroy, Ill., used this account book to record personal income and expenses.  Among the goods and services he recorded are lumber, corn, mules, cows, hay, tobacco, beef, sewing machines, freight on pumps, and dues to a building and loan association.  In addition, there are records of the sale and rental of Hallowell's extensive property holdings in the vicinity of Leroy.  Other expenses include tickets to a library concert and the theatre, dues to the "Library and Reading Room Association," and orders for organ parts and sheet music.  The collection also contains two tax forms, a bill of goods, and a campaign leaflet.

HAMILTON, CHARLES SMITH (1822-91).  PAPERS, 1842-86.  .2 cu.ft.

Charles Smith Hamilton was born in Oneida, Co., N.Y., in 1822, and graduated from West Point in 1843.  He served in the Mexican War and was farming in Fond Du Lac, Wis., at the outbreak of the Civil War.  He organized the 3rd Wis. Vol. Inf. and served as colonel.  In 1863, he was commissioned major general which provoked a dispute over rank and led to his resignation.

A majority of the collection is correspondence dealing with Hamilton's command of troops at the siege of Yorktown; the Shenandoah campaign; at the battles of Iuka and Corinth, Miss.; and in the District of West Tennessee.  A rough draft of his letter of resignation to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, as well as the acceptance of his resignation, are also included in the collection, along with various orders from commanding officers.  In addition, the collection includes a few letters before and after the Civil War, three maps including Iuka, and correspondence relating to a patent issued to Hamilton in 1864 for parts for grain elevators and distributors..

Catherine Hamilton Kappauf of Champaign, Ill., great-granddaughter of Hamilton, donated the collection to the Survey in 1969.

HAMILTON, HENRY (d. 1796).  JOURNAL, 1778-79.  1 item.

In this journal, of which the Survey has a photocopy, British Lieut. Gov. Henry Hamilton of Detroit recorded an account of his capture by Virginian George Rogers Clark, and subsequent experiences as a prisoner.  The bulk of the journal is printed in Henry Hamilton and George Rogers Clark in the American Revolution, with the Unpublished Journal of Lieut. Gov. Henry Hamilton, ed. by John D. Barnhart (1951).  This journal, however, contains some notes not in the published version, including comments on Native Americans, the weather during the Vincennes campaign, and copies of letters and royal proclamations.

The Survey acquired the photocopy from Houghton Library, Harvard University, in 1980.

HAMLIN, HANNIBAL (1809-91).  LETTERS, 1860-65.  1 folder (17 items).

In these letters to his wife, of which the Survey has photostats, Hannibal Hamlin discusses political events, conflicts, and policies, as well as personal and family issues.

The photostats were made for Professor James G. Randall in 1940.  Most of the originals, and two copies, are now in the Hamlin collection, Raymond H. Folger Library, University of Maine, Orono.

HAMMET-TALBOT-GOODELL FAMILIES.  PAPERS, 1816-1921. 1 cu.ft., 1 microfilm reel.  

John Hammet (1795-1834) emigrated from Cork County, Ireland, to Virginia in 1816.  From 1818 until 1826, Hammet worked as an overseer in Montgomery County, Va., for General John Preston, an influential politician and member of southwest Virginia's leading family.  Five of Hammet's relatives followed him to Virginia between 1816 and 1830.  One, half-brother William Hammet (1799-1861), became chaplain of the University of Virginia and later a Mississippi congressman.  In 1826, Hammet moved to Bourbon County, Ky., as a partner of James McDowell, who later served as governor of Virginia from 1843-46.  In 1828, Hammet moved to Illinois, followed by several relatives.

In 1886, Hammet's granddaughter Virginia married Arthur Newell Talbot (1857-1942).  Talbot was the grandson of George Newell (1795-1878), an English immigrant farmer who settled in Illinois in 1851.  In 1881, Talbot graduated from the Illinois Industrial University with a degree in civil engineering.  After working for several western railroad companies, he joined the faculty of his alma mater in 1885, where he remained until 1926.  Talbot’s daughter, Dorothy, married Warren Franklin Goodell (1899-1965), a member of one of central Illinois' most important commercial families.

HAND, JOSEPH (1786-1861).  PAPERS, 1824-1906.  .6 cu.ft.

Joseph Hand (1786-1861), a relatively prosperous farmer in Yoxall, Staffordshire, England (about 25 miles north of Birmingham), emigrated to Illinois with his wife and children in 1845.  His wife, Sarah Shipton Hand, died at sea en route.  He bought land at Paddock's Grove, Madison County, and in a few years added adjacent land straddling the county line into Bunker Hill, Macoupin County.  Upon his death, Joseph's daughter Sarah A. Hand (1819-1906) took over management of the farm.  Sarah's brothers Joseph, Richard, George, and John settled in the area.  Their sister Mary (1825-91) married (1851) William Cruickshank[s] (1816-98), who was born in Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland.  Their other sister, Ann Wilson, remained in England with her husband, William Wilson, a blacksmith.

This collection contains family correspondence, county tax records and receipts, and auction records.  The correspondence illustrates the lives of working and middling rural English people, and includes Ann's letters to Illinois, concerning family in England; several letters from Sarah's fellow servants at Coton Hall, a manor where she worked in 1843; four letters from Samuel or Mary Harding, a sister of Sarah S. Hand, brimming with the evangelical spirit of the 1830s; and two letters by Rev. H. Price seething with despair at England's political and social condition in the '40s.  The county tax records(1845-1903, 1905), kept by Joseph, and then Sarah, provide a good picture of the evolution of the types of taxes levied and the forms used in two adjoining Illinois counties.  Tax receipts of an in-law, Scott Mize, of Dorchester, Macoupin County, are also included.  In addition, there are also an auctioneer's broadsides and reports from two pre-departure sales in Yoxall, and many small financial notes from Illinois, as Joseph Hand retained some investments in England until about 1857.

Professor Robert M. Sutton, great-great-grandson of Joseph Hand, donated the collection to the Survey, 2001-4.

HANNA, JAMES E. Y.  CORRESPONDENCE, OATH, AGREEMENT, SURVEYS, PLATS, ca. 1859-84.  3 folders.

James Hanna served as County Surveyor of Pope County, Ill., during the nineteenth century.  The papers in this collection reflect his work as county surveyor, including the partitioning of estates for heirs, settling disputed land titles, and determining disputed boundaries.  A majority of the papers and diagrams concern Pope County, with two items relating to Hardin County.  In addition, there are hand drawn plats of seven cities in Pope County.

HANNON-PHALEN FAMILY COLLECTION.  PHOTOGRAPHS, SCRAPBOOKS, FARM AND BUSINESS RECORDS, LETTERS, MEMORABILIA, 1874-1987.  1.6 cu.ft.

The Hannon-Phalen collection reflects rural life in and around Ivesdale, Ill., during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.  The collection is mainly comprised of personal family items, including correspondence, photographs, and scrapbooks.  Notable items include Roy Hannon's letters detailing state-side military service during World Wars I and II; Elizabeth Murphy Hannon's correspondence and photograph with Gov. William Stratton and with Carleton Smith, President of the National Arts Foundation; and early photographs of Chicago; Champaign, Ill.; Camp Grant, Ill.; the Lincoln Home in Springfield; Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.; and the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, Kansas City.

The collection also contains Ivesdale Town Board minutes, 1874-80, and various business records for the Hannon Grain Company and the Ivesdale Co-op Grain Company.  Other materials in the collection include postcards, greeting cards, and holiday cards, as well as copies of The Sunshine News  and Zenith Radio Log.

Professor Bruce Hannon donated the collection to the Survey in 1992-93.   For additional Hannon-Phalen material, see the Bruce Hannon Papers in the University Archives.

HARPER, JAMES (d. 1868).  LETTERS, 1848.  1 folder (3 items).

The letters in this collection describe James Harper's purchase of land and settlement in Shelby County, Ill. He discusses weather, landscape, produce, transportation, and social activities.

Gladys Harper Shaddock of Pana, Ill., a descendent of Harper, loaned the originals to the Survey for photocopying in 1974.

HARPER, WILLIAM RAINEY (1866-1906).  LETTER, 1886.  1 item.

In this letter of Dec. 15, 1886, William Rainey Harper writes to Thomas H. Pease about an unnamed book they were both attempting to find.  In 1886, Harper was principal of the Institute of Hebrew, New Haven, Conn.

HARRIS FAMILY.  PAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, ca. 1870-1923.  .4 cu.ft.

In 1835, Benjamin Franklin Harris moved to Champaign County, Ill., where he managed a cattle business and farmed.  He became a prominent figure in the area and held several county offices.  This collection contains a copy of his 1899 reminiscences, which describe the early development and settlement of Champaign County.    The collection also contains materials relating to the deaths of members of the Harris family, including a death announcement, letters of sympathy, newspaper stories, and obituaries. The photo album features thirty-one photographs and one tintype of members of the Harris family.  In addition, there is a copy of Mary Vose Harris's introduction to her M.A. Thesis, "Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Harris," which was printed in the Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1923..

HASKINS, GEORGE HENRY.  PERSONAL AND BUSINESS RECORD BOOKS, MINE SURVEYS, PLANS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS, 1881-1931.  .6 cu.ft.

In 1862, George Henry Haskins was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.  After emigrating to the United States, he prospected for gold in Arkansas and operated a restaurant in Kansas before moving to Illinois to mine.  He eventually became a mine surveyor and manager, and later owned a store in Danville.

This collection contains sixteen record books for coal accounts and shipments, labor accounts, rent records, and personal financial records kept by Haskins.  In addition, the collection contains correspondence, photographs, receipts, and machine schematics.  There is also a series of Vermilion County mine surveys made by Haskins during the 1920s.

Blanche Haskins, daughter of George Henry Haskins, donated the collection to the Survey in 1974.

HASTINGS-WILLSON FAMILIES.  CORRESPONDENCE, TAX RECEIPTS, 1862-85.  1 folder (19 items).

The correspondence in this collection is between various members of the Hastings and Willson families of Ohio.  Letters from the Civil War period comment on the draft and Morgan's Raid, while later letters discuss weather, crops, and family matters. 

Leland Baird, a descendant of the Hastings and Willson families, loaned the collection to the Survey for photocopying in 1973.

HATCH, JOHN PORTER (1822-1901).  LETTERS, 1861-63.  1 folder (11 items).

John Porter Hatch graduated from West Point in 1845, and served in the Mexican War.  In these letters, copied from the Hatch Papers in the Library of Congress, Hatch writes his father and sister regarding his brigade and division commands in the Shenandoah Valley and second Manassas campaigns.

HAYES, SAMUEL J. (1804-1841).  LETTER, 1837.  1 item.

In this letter of July 24, 1837, Samuel J. Hayes describes his life in Illinois to his sisters in Connecticut.  He discusses the weather, land conditions, labor costs, architecture, and the inhabitants of Bloomington, Ill.

Dean Louis B. Howard donated this transcript to the Survey in 1973.

HAYS, JAMES WELLEN (b. 1848).  NOTEBOOKS, RECORD BOOK, PHOTOGRAPH, 1865-1900.  .2 cu.ft.

James Wellen Hays served as superintendent of schools, Urbana, Ill., 1872-1907.  This collection contains a record book of Urbana school disbursements and receipts, 1881-83; six notebooks containing essays, lectures, and speeches; and a notebook used by Hays when he was a student at the State Normal University, 1865-66.

HAYS, NORRIS.  LETTER, 1844.  1 item.

During the early 1840s, Norris Hays was a member of the Rock Springs, Ill., Baptist Church.  Under the leadership of John Mason Peck, the church set high moral and ethical standards for its members.  After Hays moved to Fayette County by departing on a Sunday, the church was incensed and refused to transfer his membership to a new parish.  In this letter of April 12, 1844, Hays begs the church to reconsider its position.

The original letter, of which the Survey has a photocopy, is in the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri, St. Louis.

HEADEN, WALTER C. (b. 1851).  PAPERS, 1849-1934.  1.2 cu.ft.

Walter C. Headen was born in Shelbyville, Ill., where he joined the law firm of Moulton and Chafee in 1875.  He was active in politics as Public Administrator of Shelby County, 1875-79; City Attorney of Shelbyville, 1879-81; and as a member of the Illinois General Assembly in 1885-86 and 1891-92.

This collection contains scrapbooks of newspaper clippings dealing with Headen's interest in politics as well as other printed materials dealing with the tariff, education, greenbacks, and temperance.

Headen's widow donated the collection to the Library in 1937.

HENDERSON, HUGH.  PAPERS, 1837-70.  .5 cu.ft.

Hugh Henderson, who settled in Joliet in 1836, was a member of the Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1847 and served as a circuit judge of the 11th Circuit of Illinois, 1849-54.  The collection contains a petition for his appointment signed by nine lawyers of the area, his commission, and various court papers.  It also includes correspondence, photographs, and deeds for land purchased by Henderson in Will and LaSalle counties

Mary Meyer of Columbia, S.C., great-granddaughter of Henderson, donated the collection to the Survey in 1980 and 1984.

HENDERSON, N., AND SON.  RECORD BOOKS, 1867-73, 1891-93.  2 vols.

These books were used by N. Henderson and Co., later N. Henderson and Son, of Danville, Ill., to record grain transactions.  The books include information on the purchase, storage, and shipment of wheat, corn, and flour.

Blanche Haskins of Danville, Ill., donated the collection to the Survey in 1974.

HERBST-GARLEB FAMILY.  PAPERS, 1847, 1860, 1866, 1877, 1880.  1 folder (8 items).

This collection contains papers and documents of the Herbst and Garleb families, who immigrated from Germany to Monroe County, Ill., during the 1860s.  Herbst family materials include an 1860 letter from a relative in Waterloo, Ill., sent to the family while they were still in Germany, and the 1877 and 1880 naturalization certificates of John Herbst and Niclaus Herbst.  The Garleb family items consist of a transcript of the German-language diary kept by Johann Carl Herrmann Garleb as he immigrated from Berlin in 1866, and four photocopies of German-language documents from the 1840s.  These include Johann C. H. Garleb's 1847 baptism certificate, and three work and travel related documents used by his father, Johann Christian Garleb.

Professor John H. Herbst, grandson of both Johann C. H. Garleb and John Herbst, donated these items to the Survey in 1998.

HEREFORD, FRANCIS.  LETTERS, 1842-43.  1 folder (2 items)

This collection contains two letters written by Francis Hereford, postmaster of Hillsboro, Ill.  On June 28, 1842, he writes to George R. Michael, a manufacturer in St. Louis for a supply of his Brandreth brand pills to sell in Hillsboro.  On June 22, 1843, Hereford writes to his sister in Dover, Tenn., regarding the weather, crops, and his fear as a "Tyler man" of losing his job.

HEWERDINE, THOMAS SLOAN.  FAMILY RECORD, HISTORICAL SKETCH, 1870-1939.  1 item.

The fifty-page "Hewerdine Family Record and Historical Sketch" was compiled by Thomas Sloan Hewerdine between 1932 and 1939.  The lives of William Hewerdine (1775-1873) and his wife Ann (1796-1869) of Lincolnshire, England, are documented, along with brief descriptions of the lives of their five children, who emigrated to Illinois.  The work is divided into six parts, including: "Home Life of an Earlier Day," "Our Small Town Stores," "Churches and Sunday Schools," "Health of the People," "Schools and Education," and a general description of life in early Champaign County.

Alton Hewerdine loaned the collection to the Survey for photocopying in 1978.

HEWETT, EDWIN CRAWFORD (b. 1828).  CORRESPONDENCE, 1861-64.  1 folder (13 items).

Dr. Edwin Crawford Hewett served as the president of the State Normal University, 1877-90.  These letters were written to Hewett during the Civil War by former students, including Joshua Bailey, Co. B, 73rd Ill. Vol. Inf.; Charles M. Clarke, 8th Ill. Vol. Inf.; Richard A. Huxtable, Co. H, 77th Ill. Vol. Inf.; Logan H. Roots, 81st Ill. Vol. Inf.; and J. E. Willis, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 13th Army Corps.  The letters discuss life in army camps, battles, political issues, and opinions of the war, with specific references to the Emancipation Proclamation, Copperheads, Vicksburg, traitors, and a review by Gen. Grant and Gen. Banks.

Dr. Edwin Hewett Reeder, Hewett's grandson, donated the letters to the Survey in 1954.

HEYWOOD, THOMAS (1820-68).  JOURNAL AND ADVERTISEMENT, 1856-65.  .2 cu.ft.

In 1856, Thomas Heywood and his family emigrated from Lancashire, England.  He used this journal to record the experiences of his voyage, noting sea sickness, the types of passengers, and the daily tasks and habits on board ship.  Heywood also used the volume to record his earnings as a laborer after his family settled in Wyoming, Stark County, Ill.  Inserted in the journal is a broadside advertising and giving instructions for the use of a "Self-Raker," a harvesting machine.

Alice Dunlap of Chicago and Mrs. Robert J. Nolan of Tolono, Ill., descendants of Heywood, donated the journal to the Survey in 1963.

HILGARD FAMILY.  PAPERS, 1833-1910.  .2 cu.ft.

Theodor Hilgard (1790-1873) was born in Bavaria, educated in Germany and France, but immigrated to the United States in 1836, settling with his wife, five daughters, and four sons, in the German colony at Belleville, Ill.  Hilgard engaged in farming, real estate promotion, while encouraging his sons in their educational pursuits.  One son, Julius Erasmus Hilgard (1825-91), studied geology and later became chief of the United States Coast Survey.  In 1849, Eugene Woldemar Hilgard (1833-1916), another son, returned to Germany where he eventually received a Ph.D. in geology.  He later served as Director of the State Geological Survey of Mississippi, and taught at the University of Michigan and the University of California, Berkeley.

This collection mainly contains published works by and about the Hilgard family, including "Geschichte der Auswanderung Einer Deutschen Familie" ("The Story of the Emigration of a German Family") by Theodor Hilgard; Memoir of Julius Erasmus Hilgard, 1825-1891 (1903); an article about Eugene Hilgard in the California Alumni Weekly (Apr. 18, 1914); and Eugene Hilgard's autobiography.  This autobiography includes three sections: "Biographical Memoir of Eugene Woldemar Hilgard," "Home Life in Illinois," and "Botanical Features of the Prairies of Illinois in Ante-Railroad Days," the last being a semi-scientific treatise.  The collection also contains correspondence between Theodor Hilgard, in Belleville, and his mother, Madame Maria Dorothea Engelmann Hilgard, in Bavaria.

Eugene Hilgard donated the collection to the Survey in 1915.

HILL, ROBERT L. (b. 1798).  LETTERS, 1842. 1 folder (2 items).

These two letters are from Robert L. Hill in Jerseyville, Ill., to Judge William Martin in Alton, Ill.  Hill researched local land records for Martin for a lawsuit about mortgaged land.

HILLER, C. H. LETTER, 1918.  1 item.

In this letter of Feb. 24, 1918, C. H. Hiller, a U.S. Army officer in France, describes his duties as "Town Major."  He was responsible for billeting troops and protecting the community.

Prof. Jack Nortrup donated this photocopy to the Survey in 1971.

HINCH, BENJAMIN P. CORRESPONDENCE, 1850-58.  1 folder (3 items).

This collection contains the correspondence of Benjamin P. Hinch of New Haven, Ill.  A letter from J. T. Lusk discusses the possibility of a trial in order to collect money from a debtor, while a letter from Charles Slocomb is concerned with the possibility of the opening of a competing mercantile business.  There is also a letter from Hinch to his wife in which he informs her of local events in New Haven.

Wilbur Duncan of Decatur, Ill., donated these letters to the Survey.

HINRICHS, GUSTAVUS D. (1836-1923).  PAPERS, 1842-1917.  10 cu.ft.

Gustavus Hinrichs immigrated to the United States in 1861, after studying science in Copenhagen, Denmark.  In 1864, he became a professor of chemistry and physics at the State University of Iowa, where he also researched meteorology and astronomy.  Hinrichs founded the Iowa Weather Service, was active in the Iowa Geological Survey, and often provided scientific evidence for court cases, specifically regarding chloroform and phenacetine implications.

This collection contains materials relating to Hinrichs's life in both Denmark and the United States.  They include his birth certificate, correspondence, school notebooks and texts, and informational booklets about his hometown.  Later materials relate to his involvement with the weather service, a dispute with the university over administrative reorganization, and several court cases.  The collection also contains science books collected by Hinrichs, and research by his son, Carl Gustav Hinrichs.

Hans Hinrichs, grandson of Gustavus Hinrichs, donated the collection to the Library in 1960.

HOCH, JOHN (1835-1917).  DIARY, 1862-65.  1 vol.

In 1849, John Hoch emigrated from Germany to the United States.  A shoemaker by trade, Hoch enlisted in Co. A, 96th Ill. Vol. Inf., in 1862, and served to the end of the war.  Writing in German, he described daily routines, marching, and camp food.

Lillian Hoch Schaefer, Hoch's daughter, donated the diary, along with an English translation, to the Survey in 1953.

HODGSON, OLGA SODERSTROM.  "LIFE OF REUBEN SODERSTROM," 1888-1970.  1 vol.

Reuben G. Soderstrom was a member of the Illinois General Assembly, 1916-36, and president of the Illinois State American Federation of Labor, 1930-70.  This volume is a biography of Soderstrom prepared by his sister, Olga Soderstrom Hodgson.  The 95-page volume also contains genealogical information, newspaper clippings, and original photographs.

Olga Soderstrom Hodgson donated the volume to the Survey in 1974.

HOUGHTON, RHESA C. (b. 1843).  LETTERS, 1862-71.  1 folder (39 items).

Rhesa C. Houghton of Wellington, Lorain County, Ohio, served in Co. F, 103rd Ohio Vol. Inf.  In these letters to his parents, George M. and Susan, Houghton describes his experiences in the army, commenting on camp life, military activities, health, slavery, and alcohol consumption among soldiers.  Houghton also describes the Knoxville Campaign, 1863; the Atlanta Campaign, 1864; the Franklin and Nashville Campaign, 1864; and fighting in North Carolina, 1865.  Post-war letters discuss Reconstruction, Ohio politics, and Houghton's attempts at farming in Missouri and Kansas.

HOUSE FAMILY.  CORRESPONDENCE, 1842-57.  .2 cu.ft.

In 1835, Fielding House moved from Kentucky to Illinois where he purchased land in Macon and Christian Counties.  These letters, exchanged between House and his sisters, concern land taxes and titles, legal disputes, family affairs, politics, and crop prices in Illinois.

Wilbur Duncan of Decatur, Ill., donated the letters to the Library.

HOWELL, JOSEPH C. (b. 1815).  PAPERS, ca. 1850-88.  1 folder (6 items).

In 1836, Joseph C. Howell moved to Illinois from New Jersey.  He served as Carlinville postmaster, 1841-44;  justice of the peace, 1847-65; and was made Assistant U. S. Marshal, responsible for taking the county census, in 1850.  Howell also sold real estate and agricultural implements, and made the first map of Carlinville and Macoupin County.

Included in this collection is a transcript of Howell's "Brief History of Macoupin County from 1822 to 1858," in which he describes the earliest settlements of the county.  The collection also includes transcripts of census information, 1853-54; lists of houses built in Carlinville, 1854-58; and a diagram of the Carlinville square and surrounding buildings.

Professor J. D. Conley of Blackburn College donated these transcripts to the Survey in 1912.

HUMISTON, LINUS (b. 1825).  LETTERS, 1848-50.  1 folder (5 items)

In 1847, Linus Humiston moved to Jersey County, Ill., from Washington County, Ohio.  He settled in what later became the village of Otterville, where he worked as a farmer, teacher, carpenter, and miller.  In these letters to his cousins, Samuel L. and Linus Brooks of Beardstown, Ill., Humiston discusses teaching, surveying, family matters, and his land purchases.  Humiston also weighs the pros and cons of moving to Oregon.

Wilbur Duncan of Decatur, Ill., donated these letters to the Survey.

HURD, JAY MONTGOMERY (b. 1809).  MEMOIRS, 1809-74.  1 vol.

In 1830, Jay Montgomery Hurd moved from Madison County, N. Y., to Greene County, Illinois.  He worked for his uncle, Dr. Silas Hamilton, who purchased slaves, freed them, and helped them settle in Illinois.  Hurd later became a farmer, storekeeper, and constable.  An active local Democratic politician, he was instrumental in the formation of Jersey County, and became known to prominent figures such as Stephen A. Douglas and John M. Palmer.  In 1858, Hurd moved to Christian County, but maintained a residence in Jerseyville, where he served as a judge, 1847-69.  In 1872, Hurd moved to Johnson City, Nebr.

In 1874, Hurd wrote this 124-page memoir "A Few Incidents in the Life of a Sexagenarian."  He primarily discusses farming operations, politics, and his many pleasure trips, which included several visits to major eastern cities.  Especially interesting are Hurd's descriptions of farming in the pre-mechanized era, and the changes wrought by the onset of mechanization.  Other topics discussed by Hurd are abolition, Anti-Masonry in New York, frontier life, genealogy, the Millerites, religion, and travel on the Ohio River. The most curious omission is the Civil War, which is hardly noted.

Dr. David P. Bailey of Winston-Salem, N. C., donated the item to the Survey in 1982.

HURLBUT, STEPHEN AUGUSTUS (1815-82).  PAPERS, 1871-72.  1 folder (2 items).

Stephen A. Hurlbut was a noted Illinois politician and Civil War general who later served as the first commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic and minister to Colombia and Peru.  In these letters, of which the Survey has photocopies, Hurlbut writes to David A. Phillips, the Provost-Marshal for Southern Illinois.  Hurlbut comments on the 1872 election, the state of the Republican Party, and his perceived mistreatment by the Chicago Tribune.

Professor Jack Nortrup donated the collection to the Survey in 1971.

HUSTON, LUTHER.  ACCOUNT BOOK, 1845-61.  1 vol.

Luther Huston lived near Piqua, Ohio, where he owned a produce and livestock farm.  Huston used this account book to record his farm expenditures, as well as personal expenses on goods such as tobacco, flour, shoes, and clothing.

Elizabeth Huston of Paris, Ill., donated this volume to the Survey in 1964.

HUTCHINS, THOMAS (1730-89).  PAPERS, 1750-89.  1 folder (4 items) and 1 microfilm reel.

This collection contains transcripts and microfilm of materials in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.  The transcripts include the "Journal of a March from Fort Pitt to Venango and From thence to Presqu' Isle," "Extract from Gordon's Journal Down the Ohio, 1766," "Remarks on the Country of Illinois," and a 1784 letter from Hutchins to Thomas Jefferson describing the topography of the Illinois country.

The microfilm contains papers of Hutchins, supplemented by hand-drawn maps, relating to his geographical findings and the publication of his maps.

HUTCHISON, PHEBE JANE MORRISON (1854-1931).  MEMOIR, ca. 1930.  1 vol.

Phebe Jane Morrison Hutchison was born in Cherry Fork, Ohio, but moved to Oak Grove, McLean County, Ill., in 1856.  In this memoir, written in 1930, she recalls her early life, household and farming experiences, school and church events, and family and community gatherings.  Her childhood reactions to the Civil War, specifically Lincoln's death and Union victories, are included.

Sylvia Gladhill of Champaign, Ill., donated this photocopy to the Survey in 1972.

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ICARIAN COMMUNITY.  MARRIAGE RECORD, 1853.  1 item.

This document, from the marriage register of the commune of St. Julien du Sault, records the marriage of Gabriel Nicaise and Rose Brunolf on Nov. 2, 1853.

James Nelson of Boulder City, Nev., donated the photocopy to the Survey in 1970.

IJAMS, ETHEL W.  COLLECTION, 1601-1988.  .9 cu.ft.

Ethel W. Ijams of Champaign, Ill., was a historian of the Swedish-American experience in Illinois.  She was particularly interested in the Bishop Hill Colony, the communal settlement founded in Henry County by Eric Janson in 1846.  Ijams also wrote extensively on her ancestor Philip J. Stoneberg, an educator and early authority on Bishop Hill.

This collection consists mainly of  photocopied materials relating to Stoneberg and Bishop Hill, including correspondence and published materials.  The collection also includes a fragment of a 1745 German publication on Greenland; an 1848 Bond of Indebtedness; an 1861 letter from Illinois Governor Richard Yates to U.S. Treasurer F. E. Spinner; a U. S. Grant commemorative medallion; and three educational periodicals.

Ethel Ijams donated the collection to the Survey between 1980 and 1990.  The photocopies were made from originals held by Augustana College, Knox College, and the Bishop Hill Archives.

ILLINOIS BICENTENNIAL.  PAPERS, 1973-76.  .4 cu.ft.

This collection contains material relating to the activities of the Illinois Bicentennial Commission, the People's Bicentennial Commission of Champaign County, and the University of Illinois Bicentennial Coordinating Committee.  The collection consists largely of membership lists, grant proposals, calendars of events, bibliographies, minutes, reports, and newspapers clippings.

Marguerite J. Pease donated the collection to the Survey in 1978.

ILLINOIS BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MASTER PLAN. REPORTS. CORRESPONDENCE, PAPERS, AND REPORTS, 1962-64.  1 cu.ft.

In 1961, the Illinois General Assembly established the Illinois Board of Higher Education as a permanent planning and coordinating agency.  The board was required to develop a comprehensive Master Plan for Illinois higher education which would encompass the roles of public and private universities, colleges, and two year colleges.  In its preparation, the Board established ten committees and three advisory committees.  In 1964, the Board considered the final recommendations of the ten study committees and the three advisory committees and adopted its Provisional Master Plan.  Thereafter, it was discussed at various public meetings throughout the state.

This collection relates to the preparation of the Provisional Master Plan, and is divided into five categories: correspondence and papers relative to Committee D; correspondence and papers relative to Committee J; papers concerning and emanating from the Board; preliminary and final reports of the committees and the Provisional Master Plan; and papers relative to the University of Illinois Faculty Conference on the Final Reports.  The Committee D papers primarily relate to Dr. Thomas Page's statistical tabulations which constituted the data portion of the report on Collegiate Programs.  Committee J primarily contains the correspondence of correspondence of Dr. Samuel K. Gove, a committee member.  The papers of the Board include reports of the Executive Director, basic policy questions, staff recommendations, and other papers and publications relating to the preparation of the plan.  

The Institute of Government and Pubic Affairs donated the collection to the Survey in 1975.

ILLINOIS CANAL COMMISSIONERS.  REPORT, 1824.  1 item.

In this 1824 report, of which the Survey has a two-page transcript, Erastus Brown and Emanuel J. West, of Alton, Ill., describe to Thomas Sloo, Jr., of McLeansboro, Ill., their inspection of the proposed route of the Illinois and Michigan canal.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.  CORRESPONDENCE AND PASS, 1858-70.  1 item and 2 microfilm reels.

The microfilm in this collection, obtained from the Newberry Library, document the activities of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, 1858-70.  The first reel contains correspondence and reports concerning day-to-day business, including descriptions of the countryside and a letter from the Midland Railway of Derby, England, detailing the procedures necessary in switching from coke to coal.  The second reel includes selections from the letterbooks of J. C. Clarke, George B. McClellan, J. M. Douglas, and W. H. Osborn, as well as selected records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1861-66.  The collection also contains an original 1865 travel pass issued to C. C. Jones, a foreman in the Illinois Central Railroad Engine House, by W. H. Purdy, the company's Assistant Superintendent of Machinery.  

Professor Robert M. Sutton donated the microfilm to the Survey in 1971. 

ILLINOIS COLLEGE.  DRAFT OF PLAN, 1828.  1 item.

This document, in the hand of John M. Ellis, was drafted on May 1, 1828, as a plan for establishing Illinois College in Jacksonville, Morgan County.  The draft outlines the duties of the trustees, responsibilities of the stockholders, and the programs of study, and also contains a list of the early subscribers.

The Survey acquired the document in 1974.

ILLINOIS COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION. COMMITTEE TO RECOMMEND A STATE PLAN FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS. STAFF DIRECTOR.  CORRESPONDENCE, PAPERS, AND REPORTS, 1958-61.  .5 cu.ft.

In 1959, the Illinois Commission on Higher Education established a Committee to Recommend a State Plan for Public Higher Education in Illinois.  It was composed of the state university presidents and representatives from junior colleges.  Dr. Richard G. Browne was the chairman of the committee, and Dr. Gilbert Y. Steiner directed the study.  Position papers, dealing with such topics as undergraduate, graduate, and professional education, economic development, and public services, were submitted by faculty members at various institutions, while the small permanent staff developed a series of statements of agreement out of which a thirteen point statement of guidelines was developed for a state higher education plan.

The papers in this collection constitute the files of the study director and his associates in preparing the report.  The collection includes the director's correspondence and papers dealing with the establishment, planning, and operation of the study, as well as correspondence and papers from consultants and various members of the committee.

ILLINOIS CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.  VERBATIM MINUTES AND JOURNAL, 1969-70.  18 cu.ft.

The Sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention met from December 8, 1969 to Sept. 3, 1970.  The 116 delegates were chosen from the 58 state senatorial districts of Illinois.  The new constitution, drafted by the convention, was adopted on Dec. 15, 1970.

This collection contains carbon copies and reproductions of the convention's verbatim minutes.   There are a total of 141 volumes of minutes for the first 117 days of meetings, and an index volume.  In addition, the collection contains Mary Redmond's "Index to the Transcripts of the Proceedings of the Sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention" and a three volume copy of the Journal of the Constitutional Convention.

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDINGS, 1935-42.  1 folder (13 items).

Between 1935 and 1942, the Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings restored the chapel at Fort de Chartres.  This collection contains blueprints from the project as well as correspondence between Natalia M. Belting, Theodore C. Pease, and Joseph H. Booten, Chief of Design of the Division of Architecture and Engineering for the State of Illinois, regarding the historical accuracy of the interior restoration.  The collection also includes a copy of Booten's research report for the 1938 restoration of the Cahokia Courthouse.

ILLINOIS DISCIPLES' FOUNDATION. TREASURER.  FINANCIAL PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE, 1916-27.  .5 cu.ft.

The Illinois Disciple's Foundation was an administrative unit of the Illinois Disciples of Christ.  Its primary function was overseeing the finances of the Disciples in Illinois, including funds for various educational, missionary, benevolent, and administrative activities.

This collection mainly contains correspondence of Frank J. Parr and Charles M. Thompson, treasurers of the foundation, dealing mostly with fundraising issues.  The collection also includes papers relating to the Illinois Centennial Campaign of the Illinois Disciples of Christ, bank books, receipt books, cancelled checks, and bank deposit slips.

ILLINOIS HISTORIC SITES ADVISORY COUNCIL.  MINUTES, 1969-88.  .6 cu.ft.

In 1969, Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie issued an executive order establishing the Illinois Historic Sites Advisory Council as an adjunct to the State Historic Preservation Office.  The Council reviews all nominations to the state or national Registers of Historic Places and makes recommendations to that office.

Richard S. Taylor of the Historic Sites Division, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, donated the collection of minutes to the Survey in 1989-90.

ILLINOIS HISTORICAL SURVEY ARCHIVES.  PAPERS, 1903-72.  25 cu.ft.

These papers reflect the origin, development, and activities of the Illinois Historical Survey of the University of Illinois.  Included are materials reflecting Clarence W. Alvord's searches for sources on Illinois history and his work as editor of the Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library. Another portion of the papers concerns Theodore C. Pease's term as director of the Survey and editor of the Collections.  These archives also contain minutes and correspondence of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, and reports of the editors; files on the Illinois Centennial Commission, the Thirty-Third Division (World War I), the Historical Records Survey, and the Fort de Chartres Restoration Project.  There is also extensive correspondence relative to various professional organizations such as the American Historical Association, Mississippi Valley Historical Association, and the Society of American Archivists.  In addition, this collection contains information relative to the copying of foreign manuscripts in Great Britain, France, Spain, and Canada.  Finally, there are additional papers that reflect research requests and other aspects of the daily work of the Survey.

ILLINOIS LAWS.  ILLINOIS INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY, DRAFT BILL, 1869.  1 item.

This is a photocopy of the first appropriation bill passed by the legislature "for the benefit and completion of the Illinois Industrial University."  It includes the original bill, amendments and deletions, and a copy of the bill in its final form, as approved on Mar. 27, 1869.

Charles W. Clabaugh donated this photocopy to the Survey in 1975.

ILLINOIS MILITIA, 3rd REGT., CO. A.  RECORD BOOK, 1846.  1 vol.

This 54-page volume contains the muster roll and other administrative records of Co. A, 3rd Ill. Vol. Militia during the Mexican War.  The records include General Order No. 1, in which the company elected a major, as well as lists of casualties, discharges, and a descriptive roll of the company.

ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD, 9th REGT., 1st BRIG., CO. D.  INSPECTION ROLL, 1878.  1 item.

This inspection roll of 1878 lists the names, ages, heights, dates of enlistment, residences, occupations, and number of drills attended by the members of the Champaign-Urbana unit of the Illinois National Guard.

ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE.  PAPERS, 1809-20, 1822, 1860-62.  .2 cu.ft.

This collection contains transcripts from three distinct groups of papers from the Secretary of State's office in the Illinois State Archives.

Correspondence from 1809-10 and 1819-20 includes letters from Nathaniel Pope, William Morrison, Isaac White, Shadrach Bond, William Crawford, Jonathan Taylor, and J. W. McCall, and concerns territorial offices, militia commissions, the escape of wanted Native Americans, leases and kettles at the U.S. Saline, and other matters.

The 1822 Shaw-Hansen disputed election of state representative from Pike County is reflected in transcripts of poll books, court records, correspondence, and depositions.  These materials were assembled by Wayne E. Stevens in 1914.

For elections in Nov. 1860, vote totals for each county are collated for contests for governor, lieutenant governor, president, congressmen, state treasurer, secretary of state, state auditor, and superintendent of public instruction.  County vote totals are also available for the state supreme court and a banking law, June 1861; for a new constitution, bank currency law, and congressional reapportionment, June 1862; and for treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, and members of congress at large and by district, Nov. 1862.  These totals were prepared and collated by Solon J. Buck in 1923.

ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARY, WAR RECORDS SECTION.  REPORTS, WORKING FILES, FORM LETTERS, BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1919-24.  .7 cu.ft.

The War Records Section of the Illinois State Historical Library was established in 1919 to maintain the state's records from World War I.  This collection contains records documenting the creation and administration of the section.  It includes reports made to the Library's Board of Trustees, articles and papers regarding the work of the section, correspondence, and copies of the War Records Bulletin.

Marguerite J. Pease, who directed the War Records Section, donated the collection to the Survey.

ILLINOIS' STATE PRESS WAR LIST.  REPORTS, 1946.  1 vol.

In 1946, the University of Illinois School of Journalism surveyed Illinois newspapers and magazines for information on any journalists who worked as war correspondents or served in the armed forces during World War II.  This volume contains 120 responses to this survey, reporting on the service of these journalists and noting if and when they were killed in action.  Several of the responses include obituaries or other newspaper clippings about the journalists.

ILLINOIS TERRITORY.  PAPERS, 1801-22.  1 folder (19 items).

This collection contains notes and transcripts concerning Illinois Territory.  Included in the collection are notes concerning the 1818 census schedule, a record of cattle marks, lists of territorial office holders, a tally of votes in the election of the Edwards County delegates to the 1818 Convention, a record of Randolph County marriage licenses (1809-22), an excerpt from the Edwards County Commissioners Record Book (1818), and a signed petition from the inhabitants of Gallatin County to have Hugh Robertson appointed Justice of the Peace (1818).  The collection also contains a letter from Daniel Pope Cook (1817), two letters concerning Michael Jones, Registrar of the Land Office at Kaskaskia (1814, 1822), a petition concerning the seat of Illinois government (1818), a list of Edwards County land entries (1818), an announcement of the formation of the town of Waterloo, and notes concerning the establishment of post roads.

These materials were evidently gathered by Solon J. Buck for his Illinois in 1818 (Springfield, 1917).

ILLINOIS-WABASH LAND COMPANY.  PAPERS, 1773-82, 1810.  .2 cu.ft.

This collection contains photocopies and transcripts of records from the Illinois-Wabash Land Company.  Included is a photocopy of a company record book, 1779, and a transcript of a memorial presented by the company to the U.S. Congress, Dec. 21, 1810.  In addition, the collection contains an "Account of the Proceedings of the Illinois and Ouabache Land Companies in Pursuance of Their Purchases Made of the Independent Natives, July 5th, 1773, and 18th October, 1775," and a copy, from the Journals of the Continental Congress, of the petition of the Illinois-Wabash Company to the Continental Congress concerning the division of territory.

Cyrus H. McCormick loaned the original items to the Survey for photocopying.

ILLINOIS WAR COUNCIL.  RECORDS, 1940-45.  .4 cu.ft.

The Illinois War Council was organized in April 1941 to coordinate state war activities through a central organization and advisory groups.  This collection contains various records of the council, including correspondence, meeting minutes, membership lists, and reports.  The reports are on such topics as "Activities of Local Defense," "Activities of the State Council of Defense," "Activities of the Division of War Records and Research," and "Activities of the Illinois War Council."

Marguerite J. Pease donated this collection to the Survey.

ILLINOIS WRITERS, INC.  PAPERS, 1976-86.  4 cu.ft.

In 1975, a group of poets and fiction writers in Champaign-Urbana, Ill., organized Illinois Writers, Inc. (IWI) as a not-for-profit corporation with the goal of providing support and lines of communication for writers in the state.  This collection contains various records of the IWI, including correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, membership information, and material related to annual conferences.  Also included are copies of Illinois Writers Newsletter, 1976-80; Illinois Writers Review, 1981-83; and IWI Monthly, 1981-86; along with production copy notes, layout notes, and paste-ups.

The IWI donated the collection to the Survey.

INDIAN CLAIMS. POTAWATOMIS, OTTAWAS AND CHIPPEWAS.  PAPERS, 1839-46, 1953-59.  1 cu.ft.  

This collection contains materials dealing with land values collected for a report for the Potawatomis, Ottawas, and Chippewas, in their 1959 suit against the United States Government.   This includes reports on land claims, land cessions, and agriculture, photocopied maps, and petitions and briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Claims, and the Indian Claims Commission.  

Professor Natalia M. Belting donated the collection to the Survey.  

INDIAN LANGUAGES.  PAPERS, 1827-1908. .2 cu.ft.

This collection contains three Indian-English vocabularies (Algonquin) in manuscript; word lists of terms used by New England tribes; lists of "Muskokee" (Muskogee) Indian words; words of the St. Francis Indian dialects; and, in a letter from C. L. Hall to Professor John B. Dunbar (August 19, 1879), word lists of Arickaree Indians.  There are also texts of three Arickaree war songs, with interlinear English translations, from C. L. Hall.  This collection also contains a letter from Wilberforce Eames, September 9, 1888, referring to a hymn book in a South African native language.  In addition to the manuscript items, these folders contain John B. Dunbar's "The White Man's Foot in Kansas" (1908) and other excerpts from publications of the Kansas Historical Society.

INGERSOLL, HENRIETTA CROSBY.  CORRESPONDENCE, 1862-65.  1 folder (4 items).

This collection contains photostats of three letters from Horace Greeley to Henrietta Ingersoll, including a Nov. 11, 1863, letter in which he reveals his desire that Lincoln not be reelected.  The collection also contains a Feb. 20, 1862, letter from Sen. John P. Hale written in response to a request from George Ingersoll that his son be appointed to West Point.

These photostats were made from correspondence in the Henrietta C. Ingersoll collection of the Library of Congress.

INMAN, HIRAM.  LETTER, 1845.  1 item.

Hiram Inman of Steuben County, Ind., wrote this Aug. 25, 1845, letter to request the assistance of the county clerk in selling some land.

INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.  CLIPPINGS, 1946-77.  49.5 cu.ft.

Established at the University of Illinois in 1947, the Institute of Government and Public Affairs is an all-university unit committed to research, service, and teaching in the area of government affairs.  This collection contains newspaper clippings, generally mounted or photocopied, clipped from Illinois newspapers between 1946 and 1977.  This includes materials on constitutional issues, state and local government, and press releases from the Office of the Governor, arranged topically.

The Institute transferred this collection to the Survey in 1975 and 1982.

INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.  SIX MILE LODGE, NO. 87, SIX MILE, ILL.  RECORD BOOK, 1837-38, 1858-81.  1 vol.

The International Order of Odd Fellows is a secret fraternal organization which urges benevolence and service among its members.  This record book was used by the Six Mile Lodge, No. 87, the Six Mile, Ill., chapter of the organization, in the mid-nineteenth century.  The 140-page book records meeting minutes, specifically what degree was conferred on various members as they advanced through the order.  The book also records the degree at which the lodge opened and closed at for each meeting.

Phillip E. DeRuntz of Granite City, Ill., donated the book to the Survey in 1991.

IROQUOIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.  RECORDS, 1896-1936.  2 microfilm reels.

The microfilm reels contain registers from various schools in the Iroquois County School District, including Pittwood School (1896, 1902-11), Columbia School (1902-9), Victory School (1901-9), Elgin School (1910-17, 1923-29), Center School (1923-36), and West Watseka School (1912-24).  The registers document student grades, promotions, behavioral problems, and absences, as well as textbooks used, course outlines, and school visitors.

Mrs. H. Edmond Pratt of Watseka, Ill., loaned the registers to the Survey for microfilming in 1972.

IRVIN, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.  CORRESPONDENCE, 1862.  1 folder (8 items).

This collection contains photocopies and transcripts of the Civil War correspondence of Benjamin Franklin Irvin, Co. E, 56th Ill. Vol. Inf.  In three letters to his wife, Sarah, he describes camp life, marching, illness, and preparing for campaigns.  In another letter, she tells him about the recent birth of their daughter.  The collection also contains a biographical sketch of Benjamin Irvin, prepared by his great-granddaughter.

Irvin's great-granddaughter, Mrs. H. O. Anderson, donated this collection to the Survey in 1974.

ITALIANS IN CHICAGO PROJECT.  INTERVIEWS, 1979-81.  2.8 cu.ft.

The Italians in Chicago Project was a two-year program based at the University of Illinois at Chicago in which volunteers interviewed 114 Italian-Americans of various generations in the Chicago area.  The goal of the project was to document the Italian-American experience in Chicago.  This collection contains transcriptions of each interview and related information.

Professor Dominic Candeloro, executive director of the project, donated this collection to the Survey in 1989.

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JACKSON, JAMES.  DOCUMENTS, 1822.  1 folder (3 items).

This collection contains two bills of sale to James Jackson, one by Alan and Nancy Emerson and the other by James Forest Jackson, and one agreement whereby James Forest Jackson promises to reside on and improve a farm owned by James Jackson.

JACKSON FAMILY.  PAPERS, 1843, 1861-73.  1 folder (13 items).

The Jackson family lived in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Ill., where Arthur Jackson was a Methodist minister.  Jackson's three sons all fought and died in the Civil War: Theodore, Co. A, 79th Ill. Vol. Inf., died of illness; Alonzo, Co. A, 25th Ill. Vol. Inf., was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga and died shortly thereafter; and Edgar, Co. A, 25th Ill. Vol. Inf., died of wounds received at the Battle of Missionary Ridge.

This collection contains seven letters written by the Jackson brothers to their sister, Mary Elizabeth, in which they describe camp life and several campaigns.  The collection also contains a letter to Mary Elizabeth from her cousin, B. F. Cook, Co. A, 25th Ill. Vol. Inf., and an army discharge for Sylvester Cook, Co. A, 25th Ill. Vol. Inf., another cousin.  In addition, the collection includes an 1843 letter from Corben Johnson to his son, Arthur, and an 1871 letter from Arthur to his daughter Mary Elizabeth.

B. F. Henderson of Georgetown, Ill., donated the collection to the Survey in 1974.

JACOBS, REV. BELA.  LETTERS, 1833.  1 folder (7 items).

This collection contains photocopies of letters published in Memoir of Rev. Bela Jacobs (Boston: 1837).  A minister of the Baptist Church in Cambridge, Mass., Jacobs traveled to St. Louis in 1833 by way of Vermont, New York, Lake Erie, Ohio, and the Ohio River.  He saw or wrote letters from Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville, Equality (Ill.), Kaskaskia, Ste. Genevieve, St. Louis, Alton, Edwardsville, Vincennes, Terre Haute, and Indianapolis.  The letters are very brief, mainly illustrating Jacobs interest in educating the frontier folk and spreading the Baptist faith, but they also show his antipathy to Roman Catholicism as well as some Protestant faiths.  Among other points of interest, he consoled a 16-year-old boy, in chains for murder; saw blacks and whites doing menial work in Kentucky; took part in a Presbyterian "great meeting" in Equality; dined with Judge Grafton in Ste. Genevieve; and saw a "noisy election" in Terre Haute.

The photocopies were made from Drew University's copy of Jacobs' memoir in 2003.

JAMESON, ROBERT EDWIN.  LETTERS, 1860-62.  1 folder (5 items).

In these letters to his family, Robert Edwin Jameson, surgeon of the 29th Mass. Vol. Inf., discusses his political views of the war and his military experiences.  In addition, he describes living conditions, food, and a visit to Washington, D.C.

This collection was photocopied from originals in the R. E. Jameson Papers in the Library of Congress.

JEFFERSON, THOMAS (1743-1826).  PAPERS, 1783-1833.  1 folder (11 items) and 3 microfilm reels.

This collection contains photocopies and microfilm of papers relating to Thomas Jefferson.  The photocopies consist of correspondence, a numerical system of classifying books, and notes found in Jefferson's copy of Diodorus Siculus.  The correspondence is between Jefferson and Joseph Cabell, Jefferson and James Madison, and Madison and W. A. Duer, and involves higher education, textbooks, and legislation dealing with education.  The microfilm contains a catalog of Jefferson's personal library, 1783-1814; minutes of the Board of Visitors at the University of Virginia; and an 1825 catalog of the books in the University of Virginia Library.

The photocopies were obtained from the Jefferson Papers at the University of Virginia Library and the Madison Papers at the Library of Congress.  The microfilm is from the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Alderman Library, University of Virginia.  Professor Arthur E. Bestor, Jr., collected these materials for his essay on Jefferson in Three Presidents and Their Books (1955).

JENNINGS, JOHN (ca. 1738-1802).  JOURNAL, 1766-68.  1 item.

John Jennings used this journal to document his journey along the Ohio River to Illinois, Mar. 8, 1766-Apr. 10, 1768.  Entitled "Journal, From Fort Pitt, to Fort du Chartres, in the Illinois Country," the work describes Kaskaskia, Fort du Chartres, and encounters with both hostile and friendly American Indians.

The original journal, of which the Survey has a 36-page transcript, is held by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

JERVIS, JOHN B.  BUSINESS CONTRACT, 1831.  1 folder (2 items).

John B. Jervis was a prominent eastern railroad engineer and operator who wrote several works on railroad operation and management.  This collection contains a photocopy of an unsigned 1831 contract to Jervis to furnish six coach tops for the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad Company.  A note of acceptance of the offer, written by Jervis, is also included in the collection.

JEWETT, GEORGE O.  LETTERS, 1863-65.  1 folder (3 items).

These three letters, written by soldiers during the Civil War, are from the papers of Sgt. George O. Jewett, 17th Mass. Vol. Inf.  The letters discuss such army matters as marching, morale, drunkenness among soldiers, and provost duties in cities.  They also comment on political issues such as conscription, the effectiveness of the Emancipation Proclamation, the use of black troops, and the problem of remaining within the bounds of the Constitution while fighting a war.

The original letters, of which the Survey has photocopies, are in the George D. Jewett Papers in the Library of Congress.

JOHNSON, SIR WILLIAM (1715-74).  PAPERS, 1763-74.  .4 cu.ft.

Sir William Johnson served as the Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Northern Department, 1755-68.  This collection contains transcripts of correspondence, reports, and other papers from the Johnson Manuscripts in the New York State Library.  The collection also contains photocopies of letters from Johnson to William Franklin and Benjamin Franklin, from originals held by the American Antiquarian Society, and two photocopies of portraits of Johnson from the Division of History of the New York State Education Department.

JOHNSON, WILLIAM S.  LETTER, 1864.  1 item.

In this letter of Mar. 4, 1864, William S. Johnson, an orderly at the headquarters of the 1st Div., 1st Army Corps, of the Army of the Potomac, responds to a letter in which his brother, John, described a group that was resisting the draft.

Turner Rowse of Grant Park, Ill., donated the letter to the Survey in 1995.

JOHNSTON, HARRIET LANE (1830-1903).  LETTERS, 1861-64.  1 folder (21 items).

These letters were written to Harriet Lane (later Johnston), who served as hostess for her uncle, President James Buchanan.  The letters were sent to Wheatland, Penn., where they were living after his presidency, and concern personal and family matters.  The collection also contains two articles dealing with Lincoln's first reception and problems of government after Lincoln's death.

The originals of the letters, of which the Survey has photocopies, are in the Buchanan Papers of the Library of Congress.

JONES, TIGHLMAN HOWARD (d. 1864).  PAPERS, 1861-64.  1 folder (12 items) and 1 microfilm reel.

Sgt. Tighlman H. Jones, 59th Ill. Vol. Inf., was mortally wounded in the fighting around Nashville late in 1864.  The letters in this collection, also available on microfilm, were exchanged between Jones and his family.  Writing from Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia, he describes the countryside and cities that he saw, the nature of his regiment's marches, and the battles of Murfreesboro and Atlanta.  He comments on political matters, such as the Copperheads, and reports on the politics and occasional drunkenness of Union officers.  The collection also contains two diaries kept by Jones in 1863-64, in which he reported on fighting and camp life, inventoried his equipment and clothing, sketched fortifications and artillery, and kept track of the letters he sent and received.

Delcie Harper of Yale, Ill., gave the collection to the University of Illinois in 1955.

JONES FAMILY.  LETTERS, 1862-64.  1 folder (11 items).

This collection contains correspondence of the Jones family of Dowling, Macon County, Ill.  Eight letters in this collection are from Thomas Jones, Co. F, 73rd Ill. Vol. Inf., to his sister, Harriet, with two additional letters to Harriet from another brother, William, also serving in the army.  The letters reflect concerns over health, food, and family matters, with occasional comments on the fighting.  The collection also contains an undated letter from Rachel Jones Reese of Carlyle, Ill., another sibling, in which she describes a new farm to her parents.

Georgia Thompson of Decatur, Ill., donated the letters to the Survey in 1974.

JORDAN CONFERENCE COLLECTION.  PAPERS, 1956-59.  .2 cu.ft.

Between 1955 and 1959, the American Philosophical Association's Committee to Advance Original Work in Philosophy and the Rockefeller Foundation sponsored two conferences on the social and political philosophy of Elijah Jordan.  This collection contains business and organizational correspondence of Professor Max H. Fisch, who organized the conferences.  He gave the collection to the Survey in 1972.

JORDAN, ELIJAH (1875-1953).  PAPERS, 1905-55.  5 cu.ft.

Elijah Jordan, raised in southern Indiana, served as a professor of Philosophy at Butler University, 1913-44.  Jordan authored eight books and numerous articles in which he developed a philosophical system that set him apart from contemporary philosophical trends.  This collection contains draft revisions for each of his books, as well as correspondence from 1905 to 1953.  Many letters refer to Jordan's graduate school experiences (at Cornell, Wisconsin and Chicago) and his difficulties in obtaining a teaching position.  Other letters discuss the preparation and publication of his books and the reactions of scholars to them.  Among the most frequent correspondents are J. E. Creighton, Max H. Fisch, Warner Fite, D. W. Gotshalk, Thomas Haynes, Robert D. Mack, Glenn Negley, M. C. Otto and Forrest O. Wiggins.  The collection also contains materials relating to the efforts of Fisch to compile a biography and bibliography of Jordan for inclusion in the volume, Metaphysics, edited and published after Jordan's death.

JOYES, THOMAS (1789-1866).  DIARY, NOTES, 1816-17.  1 vol.

Capt. Thomas Joyes, U.S. Deputy Surveyor, kept this diary during a surveying trip, Nov. 13, 1816- Jan. 12, 1817.  Joyes and the surveying team traveled up the Mississippi River from St. Louis, and proceeded via the Illinois River to Fort Clark near Peoria, where they surveyed Townships 8-12 North, Range 6 East of the 4th P.M.  The diary includes notes on the location of good land, timber, coal, and mineral deposits, along with sketches of the rivers and drawings of a township.

Morton V. Joyes of Louisville, Ky., grandson of Thomas Joyes, donated the diary to the Survey in 1913.

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