Bodell family collection, 1920-1951.

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Bodell family collection, 1920-1951.

Includes memorial books for Rev. Bodell and his wife (1945 and 1951); memorial records for relatives from Beck Memorial Home, Bloomington; floral cards (36 items); sympathy cards (4 items); tintype on wooden block of an unidentified man; diploma from Illinois Wesleyan University for Mary Bodell; elementary school certificate for Mary Hannah Bodell (1943); student football ticket (Thanksgiving Day, 1923); receipt for film insurance; menu and program for junior-senior banquet Empire Township High School; graduation program, Bloomington Public Schools (1920); membership card for "Yates Voluntary Campaign Committee"; junior class program for class play (1931-1932); newspaper notice on "Freaks of Tornados"; sixth annual commencement program for Empire Township High School (1925); program for Christian Church R.S.S.A. class play "The Union Depot"; sorority card; letters to Mrs. Bodell and Mrs. A. Bodell from Rev. Harold Martin, Donald C. Smith (both 1945); and Ralph Cummings (undated); funeral notes for W.A. Bodell funeral (Dr. Martin and Dr. Cummings); package to hold funeral cards (no cards inside); Singer souvenir views of the Great Lake Cities.

1 box.

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Bodell, William, 1863-1945

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Beck Memorial Home (Bloomington, Ill.)

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Bodell family.

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Rev. Dr. William (1863-1945) and Mary Robinson Bodell (1868-1951). Dr. Bodell was associated with the Presbyterian Church at the state and national level. Their daughter Mary was a graduate of IWU and was a teacher in the Bloomington school system. The family lived in Bloomington, Ill. From the description of Bodell family collection, 1920-1951. (Mclean County Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 599861147 ...

Empire Township High School.

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Cummings, Ralph F., 1898-

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Ralph Cummings discusses the activities of Night Riders in Caldwell County, Kentucky during the first decade of the 20th Century. He declares that the Night Riders focused on white men who were not taking care of their families. He once recalled a man not having enough wood cut for his family, so the Night Riders forced him cut wood at all night. The Night Riders also made sure that farmers took care of their horses and mules by making sure the animals were placed in barns, brushed and properly ...

Bloomington Public Schools (Bloomington, Ill.)

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A group of Bloomington citizens selected Judge Owen T. Reeves to prepare a bill for the incorporation of the city into a single district and provide for the establishment of a school district. This bill was passed by the Illinois State Legislature and went into effect February 16, 1857 and established District 87 as one of the first school districts in the State of Illinois. The first Board of Education was formed on the first Monday in April and Bloomington High School officially opened on Sept...

Martin, Harold

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Yates Voluntary Campaign Committee.

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Smith, Donald C., 1930-

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Bodell, Mary Hannah

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Illinois Wesleyan University

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Bodell, Mary Robinson, 1868-1951

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