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Finding Aids

Detailed inventories of archival collections in the Museum, organized alphabetically and able to be filtered by topic, from the 1820s to the present.

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Hasenwinkle, Ralph
Ralph Waldo Emerson Hasenwinkle was in the Spanish American War, Philippines, 1898-1899. H...
Haxel Railroading
Delmar Haxel, born in Bloomington in 1920, worked for the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad f...
Hay Family Reunion
The first reunion of the descendants of Jacob Hay (1818-1882) and Sarah Philpps Hay (1818-...
Hayden Murray
Born in 1906, Charlotte Murray wed Bloomington-born Thomas Hayden in 1933, after he had lo...
Heartland Theatre Company
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Helen Littleton Burns Postcard Collection
This remarkable collection is comprised of postcards sent to and collected by Helen Little...
Helm, Grover C. (National Bank of Bloomington)
This collection consists of a series of scrapbooks put together by Grover C. Helm, who wro...
Hibarger, Bessie Family
This collection includes:Over 600 letters, mostly personal and handwritten among family me...
Higgins-Jung-Kleinau Co
Hamer J. Higgins (1840-1902) began apprenticing as a marble cutter at Haldeman’s Marble Wo...
Highland Park Women’s 18 Hole League
The Highland Park Women’s 18 Hole League was started in July of 1932 at the Highland Park ...
Hilton and Schwoerer Farms
Guy Hilton bought a 160-acre tract next to his father’s farm in Section 11 of Dry Grove To...
Historic American Buildings Survey Collection of Edgar Lundeen
Edgar Lundeen (1898 – 1986) was an architect who practiced in Bloomington IL throughout hi...
Historical Geography Class Papers
Papers written for Historical Geography classes and Independent Studies by students of Wil...
Historical Markers
Historical markers such as plaques, cornerstones, and others have been used since at least...
Hitch, Fred
Frederick A. Hitch (1882-1947) resided in Bloomington his entire life. After graduating fr...
Hockey
Bloomington has been the home to two indoor recreational ice rinks—The former “Skatium,” n...
Hodge Fuller Collection
Rachel Hodge Fuller (1904 – 1987) was the daughter of E.N. and Naomia Correa Hodge. Rachel...
Hodge-Read Family
Most of this collection is correspondence between the Hodges (1830-1880), land and estate ...
Holder, John
The Holder collection consists primarily of materials from John’s time of service in the U...
Holy Trinity Church and Schools
The first time the name "Holy Trinity" appears in the directories for Bloomingto...
Home Sweet Home Mission
Billy Shelper founded the Home Sweet Home City Rescue Mission in 1917 after attending a Bi...
Hoppe, Jim
Jim Hoppe is an avid lover of history and McLean County. He has written manuscripts about ...
Houghton School
Houghton School received its name because it was situated on the Stephen Houghton farm.  A...
Hubbard Roycrofters Book
Elbert Green Hubbard (June 19, 1856 – May 7, 1915) was an American writer, publisher, arti...
Huber, Dale Railroad Ephemera
Dale Huber (1917-1985) was born April 15, 1917, in Gridley, Illinois. He married Opal Drak...
Humphrey
This collection contains funeral books for various members of the Humphrey family....
IAA & FS Service, Inc. Relocation
The State of Illinois headquarters for IAA & FS Services, Inc. was moved to Bloomingto...
Illinois Air Force Mothers
The Illinois Air Force Mothers Club began in 1970 to support Air Force personnel at bases ...
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central was a major carrier of passengers on its Chicago to New Orleans line ...
Illinois National Guard
This collection contains rosters, newspaper clippings, command report, narrative, and othe...
Illinois Shakespeare Festival
In 1978 the Illinois Shakespeare Festival was established. The Festival is held each summe...
Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's School (ISSCS)
The Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s School Collection is organized into six box...
Illinois State Normal University Centennial
Founded in 1857 as Illinois’ first public university, Illinois State Normal University (to...
Illinois Traction Terminal
The Bloomington-to-Peoria interurban line was one of the more charming railroad jaunts in ...
Illinois Tractor
The Illinois Tractor Company was in business in Bloomington for a brief period, likely bet...
Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University was founded in 1850, with its first building erected in its c...
Independent order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cornerstones (1886 & 1900)
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a fraternal, service-based organization that had i...
Intercity High School Tournament
An Intercity High School basketball competition was begun in Bloomington and Normal in 196...
International Harvester Farming Equipment
The International Harvester Company manufactured agricultural and construction equipment, ...
International Tapetronics Corp
Formed in 1969 in Bloomington, Illinois the International Tapetronics Corporation (ITC) ta...