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Stevenson-Ives Library. |
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 The Stevenson-Ives library
collection includes books, pamphlets, periodicals, and microfilm that
provide information for the study of McLean County and local family
history from 1830 to the present. A significant part of the collection
relates to the study of genealogy and is separately owned by either the
McLean County Genealogical Society or the Letitia Green Stevenson
Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
(NSDAR).
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Library holdings include: |
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 Local
Histories - These holdings emphasize McLean County,
Bloomington-Normal, and outlying communities, with second emphasis
given to adjacent counties. The collection also includes historical
material relating to areas of source migration to McLean County.
Click here to access local history
publications online.
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Genealogical
Works - Family histories, vital records, church publications,
standard reference works, and society quarterlies. |
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Works
on Material and Popular Culture, Intellectual, Technical, and Social
History - Catalogs, Cookbooks, works on etiquette,
housekeeping, architecture, folklore, medicine, women, education, and
transportation. |
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Directories
and Annuals - City and rural directories, high school and
college yearbooks, and directories of professional, social, and
religious organizations. |
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Works
by McLean County Authors - Sizable collection of published
works by McLean County residents. |
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Military
Histories - Includes histories of Civil War regiments
associated with McLean County, as well as works relating to earlier and
later conflicts. |
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Biographies
- Works pertaining to the lives and careers of McLean County or central
Illinois residents, as well as biographical compendiums.
Click here
to access McLean County biographies on line. |
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Lincoln-related
Works - Biographies and specialized studies, as well as works
relating to Lincoln's legal, political, and personal ties to McLean
County. |
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Religious
Works - Sermons by McLean County residents, hymnals used by
various religious sects in McLean County, Roman Catholic missals and
prayer books, and Bibles owned by local families. |
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Agricultural
Works - Works on nineteenth-century American agriculture,
including works referencing practices and techniques relevant to McLean
County. |
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Online Catalog of
the Stevenson-Ives Library |
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Contact
the Librarian
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