Manuscript Collections added or updated in the Manuscript Collection Database (click the title to view the database entry) during 2016 include:
January 2016:
- United States Surveyor General. Illinois Field Notes and Plat Maps, 1804-1862
- United States General Land Office. Letters Patent Collection, 1793-1875
- United States General Land Office (Illinois Districts). Tract books and other documents, 1804-1868
- Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts (State Lands). Land Sale Records, circa 1829-1852
- Brooks, Francis J. Papers, 1876-1979
- Johnson v. Board of Education of Champaign (Unit 4) Records, 1991-2009
February 2016:
- Ayars, James S. Papers, 1863-1864, 1911-1985 (added inventory)
- Brichford, Maynard J. Political Ephemera Collection, 1953-2012 (additional accessions incorporated)
- Hertz, Emanuel. Lincoln material, 1921-1937
- Missouri Territory. Land transaction, 1815
- Gibault, Pierre (1737-1804). Signed note, undated
- Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument. Dedication music, 1897
- Taft, Lorado. Letters, 1913-1923
- Champaign-Urbana Area Home Economists, 1945-2003
March 2016:
- American Association of University Women – Illinois, Inc. Records, 1924-2013 (additional accessions incorporated)
- American Association of University Women, Aurora Branch Records, 1994-1995
- American Association of University Women, Chicago Inc. Branch Records, 2003-2006
- American Association of University Women, Rockford Branch Records, 2001-2004
- Greenough, Ogden. Papers, 1858-1864, 1903, 1935-1940 (revised description and inventory)
- Busey-Yntema Collection, 1906-1999 (revised inventory)
- Henderson, Hugh. Papers, 1837-1870 (added inventory)
- Hamilton, Charles Smith. Papers, 1842-1886 (added inventory)
- American Association of University Women, Western Springs Area Branch Records, 1952-2007
- American Association of University Women, Addison Branch Records, 2002-2007
- Beal-Casey Family. Papers, 1886-1940 (revised inventory)
- League of Women Voters of Champaign County, Ill. Records, 1870-2009 (added inventory; additional accessions incorporated)
- Cunningham Children’s Home Records, 1895-2005
- Gilchrist, R. J. B., Letter, 1826
- Chiniquy, Charles. Collection, 1876-1909
April 2016:
- Hall Family. Papers, 1832-1874
- Owen Family. Letters, 1840-1906
- Haskins, George Henry. Personal and Business Records, 1881-1931 (added inventory)
- Hanna, James E. Y. Papers, circa 1859-1884 (added inventory)
- Hamand, Lavern M. Papers, 1947-1968 (revised inventory)
- United States Bureau of the Census. Selected records for Illinois counties, 1830, 1850
- Headen, Walter C. Papers, 1849-1934 (added inventory)
- Montgomery County, Ill., Railroad Reports, 1871-1896 (revised description; revised inventory)
- American Association of University Women, Maywood-Proviso Branch Records, 1941-1979 (added inventory)
- Baber, Adin. “The Charleston Affair”, 1946
- Illinois National Guard, 9th Regt., 1st Brig., Co. D. Inspection Roll, 1878
- Robinson, Harry F. Architectural Materials, 1907-1953
May 2016:
- Baker-Busey-Dunlap Family. Papers, 1866-1933 (additional accessions incorporated)
- Hannon-Phalen Family Collection, 1874-2003 (additions incorporated; added inventory)
- United States General Land Office. Correspondence and other records, 1805-1871 (revised description; inventory uploaded)
- Great American People Show. Records, 1968-1997 (updated description with additional material)
- Sheffer Family Papers, 1836-1993
- American Association of University Women, Champaign-Urbana Branch. Records, 1902-2009 (added inventory; additional accessions incorporated)
June 2016:
- Barrett, George. Papers, 1854-1872
- Barrett, Oliver R., et al. Sandburg and Angle, Mary Lincoln, Wife and Widow, 1930-1932
- Ingersoll, Henrietta Crosby. Correspondence, 1862-1865
- Illinois’ State Press War List, 1941-1946. Bound Reports, 1946
- Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings. Cahokia Court House Restoration Report, 1938
- Illinois Department Of Public Works And Buildings. Fort de Chartres Restoration Papers, 1942
- Indian Claims. Potawatomis, Ottawas and Chippewas Papers, 1839-1846, 1953-1959 (revised description; inventory uploaded)
- Piatt, James A. Papers, 1815-1842, 1856, 1872-1873 (added inventory)
- Charles, Fred L. Papers, 1884-1911 (revised inventory)
- Loudoun Papers. Selected documents, 1740-1755 (revised description; added inventory)
- Forbes, Stephen Alfred. Papers, 1830-1992 (additional accessions incorporated; inventory updated)
July 2016:
- Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Records, 1828-2016 (new additions incorporated)
- Illinois Laws. Illinois Industrial University, Draft Bill, 1869
- Irvin, Benjamin Franklin. Correspondence, 1862
- Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts. Land Office Records, 1814-1818
August 2016:
- Icarian Community. Marriage Record, 1853
- Illinois Canal Commissioners. Report, 1824
- Illinois College. Draft Of Plan, 1828
- Illinois Commission on Illinois-Indiana Boundary. Report, 1821
- Illinois General Assembly (10th). Journal Fragment, 1837
- Illinois Governor. Proclamation, 1822
- Illinois Militia, 3rd Regt, Co. A. Record Book, 1846
- Inman, Hiram. Letter, 1845
- International Order Of Odd Fellows. Six Mile Lodge, No. 87, Six Mile, Ill. Record Book, 1837-1838 and 1858-1881
- Jackson Family. Papers, 1843 and 1861-1871
- Jameson, Robert Edwin. Letters, 1860-1862
- Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826). Papers, 1783-1833
- Jennings, John. Journal, 1766-1768
- Jewett, George O. Letters, 1863-1865
- Johnson, Andrew. Correspondence, 1860-1869
- Johnson, William S. Letter, 1864 and 1897
- Johnston, Harriet Lane (1830-1903). Letters, 1861-1864
- Joyes, Thomas. Diary and Notes, 1816-1817
- Lavinia, W. T. Letter, 1837
- McLain, Michael C. Contract, 1868
- Morrison, Ella Horine (d. 1904). Letters, 1891
- Munroe, Thomas (1807-1891). Papers, 1832-1894
- Parmalee, Rexford Clark. Wedding Service, 1935
- Sutton, Ann McKinney. Certificates, 1869-1871
- Underwood-Ferguson Collection. Correspondence, 1918
- Williams, Delores. Papers, circa 1930s
- Hall, Arthur Raymond. Map Collection, 1928
- Herbert Wells Fay. Collection of Lincoln materials, 1891-1949
- Meharry Family. Collection, 1842-1996
- Tucker, C. E., Jr., collector, Court and Financial Documents, 1855-1925
September 2016:
- Trumbull, Lyman. Letters and Papers, 1849-1872 (added inventory)
- Van Norman, Clarendon, Jr., Collection of Lincoln and Illinois Ephemera, 1828-1967 (additional material incorporated)
- Morgan, George (1743-1810). Papers, 1766-1826, 1907-1957 (added inventory)
- Perkins, Frederick Wainwright. Papers, 1882-1934 (added inventory)
- Flagg Family. Diaries, Papers, Pamphlets, 1819-1948, 1973 (new addition)
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Foundation, Dedication, and Grand Opening Collection, 2002-2005
- Looking for Lincoln Ephemera and Memorabilia Collection, 2002-2015
- IHLC Collection of Illinois and U.S. History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera, 1800-2001
- Indian Claims. Potawatomis, Ottawas and Chippewas Papers, 1839-1846, 1953-1959
October 2016:
- Flagg Family Prairie Settlers Articles Collection, 1980
- Randall, James G. Papers, 1891-2000 (added inventory)
- Hammond, Robert, Sr. Correspondence and other materials, 1867-1921 (added inventory)
- Graebel Scrapbook Collection, 1840-1893
- Rankin, Henry B. Letter, 1919
- Italians in Chicago Project. Interviews, 1979-1981 (added inventory; revised description)
- Delano, Columbus (1809-96). Correspondence, 1869-1873 (added inventory; revised description)
- Daughters of the American Revolution, Illinois Chapter, Historic Sites of Illinois. Records, 1926-1936 (added inventory; revised description)
November 2016:
- Caldwell, Edward. Cherry Mine Disaster Research Collection, 1903-2007
- Illinois Labor History Society. Records, 1956-2006
- Browning, Orville Hickman. Papers, 1829-1887, 1920-1935 (revised)
- Baselt, Fonda D. and Josephine F. Moeller. Champaign County, Ill., Cemetery Research Collection, 1937-1984 (added inventory; revised description)
- Sperling, Godfrey. Champaign County, Ill. Cemetery Survey Records, 1890-1938 (added inventory; revised description)
- Corliss, Carlton J. Papers, 1836-1865, 1928-1945
- Cahokia Mounds Museum Society. Records, 1976-1996
- Sewell, Arthur E. Baseball Scrapbook and Photographs, 1909-1915 (added inventory)
December 2016:
- United States Federal Civil Works Administration, Illinois. Reports, 1934 (added inventory; revised description)
- Volk, Leonard and Douglas. Collection, 1872-1953
- McCollum, Dannel Angus. Papers, 1940-2010 (additional material incorporated)
- Phillips, John Van Cleve. Papers, 1855-1890, 1926 (revised inventory and description)
- Fort Sheridan Collection, 1988-1991
- American Association of University Women – Illinois, Inc. Records, 1924-2014 (additional material incorporated)
For collections added or updated recently, please see the List of Recently Added or Updated Manuscript Collections.