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Most historical research is conducted in archives or libraries.
Some archives, like the Illinois Regional Archive Depositories, stand alone. Others are part of libraries. Museums collect
historical artifacts, but they often also have libraries and archives. Private citizens own valuable secondary and primary
sources and should not be overlooked.
All of the criteria used to evaluate online sources apply to library,
archive, and museum sources.
- The information must be accurate.
- The author should be an authority on the topic.
- The motive of the content - to inform, convince, or sell - pertains.
- The topic must be adequately covered.
- The publication date should be included.
- A Bibliography should be provided.
Below are lists of places where you can conduct research and the different
types of sources available.
Places to Look for Sources
- County museums and historical societies - library, archive, curator
- State museum, archive, historical library, historical society
- Special interest museums - special collections, library, archive
- Public library - stacks, microfilm, special collections
- Univeristy library - archive, stacks,
special collections, microfilm, official records
- County Clerk's office - birth, marriage, and death records
- Circuit Clerk's office - criminal, civil, divorce, probate, mental health proceedings
- Retail and used book stores
- Friends and Relatives
- Other Living History Demonstrators and Reenactors
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Types of Sources - Primary
- Diaries and Journals
- Speeches and Autobiographies
- Newspapers and Magazines
- City Directories
- Charts, Graphs, Photographs, Paintings, Maps
- Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates
- Civil, Criminal, Divorce, and Probate Court Records
- Census Data
- City, County, State, and National Official Records
- Special Collections
- Oral Histories
- Artifacts and Archeological Remains
- Films and Recordings
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Types of Sources - Secondary
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Biographies and Monographs
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Professional Journal Articles
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Doctoral Dissertations and Masters Thesis
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Locations of Primary Sources in Illinois
Historical Societies
210 1/2 South Sixth Street, Suite 200
Springfield, IL 62701
217-525-2781
675 State Route 116
Metamora, Illinois 61548-7732
(309) 367-2551
200 N. Main Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
(309) 827-0428
Tazewell County Historic Places Society
1413 Charlotte Street
Pekin, Illinois
61554
(309) 346-1889
Ehrlicher Research Center
719 N. Eleventh Street
Pekin,
Illinois
(309) 477-3044
Tremont, Illinois
203 South Main Street
Eureka, Illinois 61530-1618
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Public Libraries
205 East Olive Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
(309) 828-6091
202 South Main Street
Eureka, Illinois 61530-1347
(309) 467-2922
206 West College Avenue
Normal, 61761-0325
(309) 452-1757
Roanoke Public Library
123 East Broad Street
Roanoke, Illinois 61561-0657
(309) 923-7686
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University and College Libraries
Eureka College Melick Library
301 East College Avenue
Eureka, Illinois 61530-1500
(309) 467-6380
Heartland Community College Heartland Library
1500 West Raab Road
Normal, Illinois 61761-9446
(309) 268-8200
Illinois Central College
One College Drive
East Peoria, Illinois 61653-0001
(309) 694-5461
Illinois State University Milner Library
Campus Box 8900
Normal, Illinois 61790-8900
(309) 438-3481
Illinois Wesleyan University Ames Library
1 Ames Plaza
Bloomington, Illinois 61702-2899
(309) 556-3172
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Specialty Libraries and Archives
112 N. Sixth Street
Springfield, Illinois 62701
(217) 558-8844
BroMenn HealthCare A. E. Livingston Health Science Library
Virginia at Franklin
Normal, Illinois 61761-3557
(309) 268-5281
McLean County Historical Society Stevenson-Ives Library
200 North Main Street
Bloomington, Illinois 61701-3912
(309) 827-0428
The Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610-7324
The Pantagraph
301 West Washington Street
Bloomington, Illinois 61701-3803
(309) 829-9411
The Pekin Daily Times
Pekin, Illinois
State Farm Insurance Companies
One State Farm Plaza E-5
Bloomington, Illinois 61701-4300
(309) 766-2780
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Museums
112 N. Sixth Street
Springfield, Illinois 62701
(217) 558-8844
Historical, cultural, and scientific museums
J. H. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum
PO Box 266
Atlanta,
Illinois 61723
McLean
County Museum of History
200 N. Main Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
(309) 827-0428
Prairie Aviation Museum P.O. Box 856
Illinois Route 9/East Empire at Airport Road
Bloomington,
IL 61702-0000
(309) 663-7632
Ronald Reagon Museum
Eureka College
300 East
College Ave
Eureka, Illinois 61530-1500
(309) 467-6407
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Historic Houses
David Davis Mansion
1000 East Monroe
Bloomington, Illinois 61701
(309) 828-1084
Metamora Courthouse
113 E. Partridge
Metamora, Illinois 61548
(309)
367-4470
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