Showing 364 results

This collection contains the personal, but also official papers written by or connected with James R. Getz. It is a large collection that is split into three distinct series of 1) Personal and Early Life Writings of James R. Getz, 2) Documents involving the all Lake County Historical Society Work by Getz, and 3) Documents connected with the creation and Getz's role as founder of Mettawa, Illinois.

The papers consist of a variety of formats including correspondence, journals, interior design measurements and all kinds of handwritten notices, pamphlets, photographs, academic work, memorabilia, newspaper drafts, clippings, and published works, and a plethora of city planning documents showing the widespread process of establishing a town. Overall, the Getz collection equally shows the thoughts and ideas of a single family man and also a number of groups working to create a stronger community.

Journal has many drawings and discussion of different dates, which gives the wide date range overall.

Contains one manuscript copy book created by John Purdy as Justice of the Peace at Richmond, McHenry County, Illinois, in the northeastern portion of the state. In addition, there is a typed transcription of the records, apparently by James R. Getz, and a copied biography of Purdy from an 1885 History of McHenry County.