Bloomington Trades and Labor Assembly

Bloomington labor unions banded together on October 18, 1891, to establish the Bloomington Trades and Labor Assembly. Union organizatio...

Lennon, John Brown

The John Brown Lennon collection contains newspaper articles, personal and professional correspondence, certificates of membership and ...

McKeon

The collection includes Marguerite McKeon and Geraldine McKeon’s personal correspondence from friends and family, many in Canada. Women...

Railroad Time Books

Railroad foremen used time books to record workers’ names, hours, wages and specifics of projects undertaken.  Train engineers and fire...

Wallace, Glen / Diamond-Star Motors / Mitsubishi Motors

Glen Wallace was an employee of Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) for more than twenty-five years. Wallace moved to Normal i...

Yeast, Laurence (Larry) J.

Laurence (Larry) Yeast was born in McLean County June 11, 1915.  Yeast was a Bloomington High School graduate and served in the Civilia...