This is a list of all documents accepted for permanent retention under the subject classification 'HISTORY AND CULTURE'.
HISTORY AND CULTURE
First Reading {periodical start}
First Reading summarizes selected bills as they passed both houses of the General Assembly, and reports on the Governors actions and legislative responses to vetoes.
First Reading (21 2007, 1 October)
This issue of First Reading summarizes selected bills as they passed both houses of the General Assembly, and reports on the Governors actions and legislative responses to vetoes. This issue summarizes 291 bills of general interest in 13 categories.
Four Months a Prisoner of War in 1945 (4) [Special Report]
Contains the memoirs of Lt. Jack A. Simon who served as a B-17 navigator in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII. Simon flew twenty seven missions over Germany before his plane was shot down near Derben. His internment ended when American troops liberated Simon's prisoner of war camp in Spring 1945.
Guide to the Geology of Cave-in-Rock Area, Hardin County, Illinois [Field Trip Guidebook 2006B]
This guide presents the geological framework, depositional history, structural setting, geomorphology, and natural resources of this scenic, historically significant area. The guide to the route and stop descriptions include geological, historical, and cultural information about Cave-In-Rock, Tower Rock, the American Fluorite Museum, Illinois Iron Furnace, Battery Rock, and Annabel Lee Fluorspar Mine.
Illinois Arts Council. Compliance Audit for the two years ended June 30,... {periodical start}
This record provides access to a series of biennial reports on compliance with state statutes and regulations.
Illinois History: A Magazine for Young People {periodical start}
Publication written by and for students in grades 6 through 12. Theme changes from issue to issue.
Illinois Libraries Spring 2005 (85 2005, 3 Spring)
Contents include: Primary Materials Used by Illinois State History Researchersby Jana Brubaker; The Collection of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts at Northern Illinois University Libraries by Rebecca A. Martin and Chalermsee Olson; Baby TALK Lapsits: Empowering Librarians for Early Childhood Leadership by Claudia Quigg; An Examination of John Franklin Jamesons Role as a Great Leader in theEstablishment of the National Archives of the United States by Vincent P. Tinerella.
Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publications: Forbes Biological Station: The Past and the Promise (10) [0888-9546]
Irregularly published series focusing on specific topics. Excerpt: Since its establishment in 1894, the Havana research site of the Illinois Natural History Survey has been identified by a confusing array of names. It is fitting, therefore, that at the dedication of the expanded and improved facility we pay tribute to the founding genius of the Survey and of the Havana research effort as well as bring the confusion of multiple names to an end. This field station, which has been the scene of so many significant scientific investigations, is to be known henceforth as the Stephen A. Forbes Biological Station.
Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publications: The Thompson Lake/Emiquon Story: The Biology, Drainage, and Restoration of an Illinois River Bottomland Lake (25) [0888-9546]
Irregularly published series focusing on specific topics. Excerpt: Thompson Lake was the largest and most recognized bottomland lake in the Illinois River valley (Figure 1). The populations of avifauna, particularly waterfowl, and fishes that frequented and inhabited Thompson and adjoining Flag Lake attracted Native Americans, and later explorers, settlers, and tourists, to its shores. Nestled immediately north of the confluence of the Spoon and Illinois rivers in Fulton County, Thompson Lake was a biological paradise (Figure 2). The story of the fate of Thompson Lake is representative of many other bottomland lakes along the Illinois River and other large midwestern floodplains. The Thompson Lake story is unique, however, because of its centuries of fertility and productivity; the decades of controversy surrounding its public versus private ownership and whether it was navigable or could legally be drained; its importance to the local and regional economies for sustenance, income, recreation, and tourism; its drainage and subsequent development into the largest farm in the state; and the often contentious discussions concerning its reestablishment. Since 1986, there have been strong renewed interest and organized endeavors to restore Thompson Lake. As a result, this story is presented to coalesce the wealth of available information, to enhance wetland restoration efforts in the Illinois Valley, and to illustrate the lakes intriguing past, present, and future.