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The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA) was created by State law in July 1985. What was the agency's oldest bureau, the Illinois State Historical Library, was created in 1889, but the origins of the agency could be said to date back to the state's involvement in building and caring for the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois, in 1865.
American Association for State and Local History (2002), Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, ISBN 9780759100022 – via archive.org; 2022 National Census of History Organizations, American Association for State and Local History
In the United States of America, state library agencies established in each state have long been a catalyst for a great deal of the motivation for public library cooperation. This has been since the founding of the movement, starting in 1890 when Massachusetts created a state Board of Library Commissioners charged to help communities establish ...
There are also many boards, commissions and offices, [1] including: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois
Illinois Museum of Natural History, campus of Illinois State University, Old Main building, from 1857-1877 Korean War National Museum , Sangamon, closed in 2017, collections transferred to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum [ 82 ]
Its library, in addition to housing an extensive collection on Lincoln, also houses the collection of the Illinois State Historical Library, founded by the state in 1889. The library and museum is located in the state capital of Springfield, Illinois , and is overseen as an agency of state government.
Emma Township is located in White County, Illinois.As of the 2010 census, its population was 387 and it contained 235 housing units. [2]Three significant archaeological sites are located in the township: the Hubele Mounds and Village Site southeast of Maunie; [3] the Wilson Mounds and Village Site at Rising Sun; [4] and the Bieker-Wilson Village Site east of New Haven.
Winnebago Township is located in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,291, and it contained 1,976 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,291, and it contained 1,976 housing units.