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[[Image:Illinois regions.png|right|230px|Illinois regions.png]]<br> | |||
==Illinois Regional Archives Depositories== | |||
IRAD is a system of Illinois Regional Archives Depositories managed by the Illinois State Archives, housing the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois.<br> | |||
== Contact Information == | |||
Review the [https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/IRAD/iradregn.html Regional Map and Contact Information] page to determine the Regional Depository that holds the records for the county you want to research. | Review the [https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/IRAD/iradregn.html Regional Map and Contact Information] page to determine the Regional Depository that holds the records for the county you want to research. | ||
== Collection Description == | |||
=== County Records === | |||
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| [http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/wiu.html WIU–IRAD] | | [http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/wiu.html WIU–IRAD] | ||
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*Miscellaneous county records, including almshouse/county home records and jail registers. | *Miscellaneous county records, including almshouse/county home records and jail registers. | ||
=== Township, municipal, and school records === | |||
*Township meeting minutes | *Township meeting minutes | ||
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*City election records | *City election records | ||
=== Pre-1871 City of Chicago Records === | |||
*City Council proceedings files (1833-1942) | *City Council proceedings files (1833-1942) | ||
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*Ordinance records (1837-1916) | *Ordinance records (1837-1916) | ||
== | == Records Held at IRAD == | ||
Holdings Database for County Records: | |||
*Go to: [https://apps.ilsos.gov/isa/localgovrecordssrch.jsp Local Governmental Records Holdings] | |||
*Select a county | |||
*Click on Submit button | |||
*Results are county records | |||
*''Complete list of all holdings by county: [https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/irad.pdf IRAD Local Government Record Listings]'' | |||
== Requesting Research Help From IRAD–WIU== | == Requesting Research Help From IRAD–WIU== | ||
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*Send your request directly to the IRAD regional depository holding the county records of interest. | *Send your request directly to the IRAD regional depository holding the county records of interest. | ||
== | == References== | ||
{{reflist | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Illinois Archives and Libraries]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories | [[Category:Illinois Archives and Libraries]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]] | ||
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