Source: Rockford Morning Star, October 31, 1945
Rockford College
Emerson, Mary
Mary Emerson, daughter of Ralph Emerson, married Edward P. Lathrop; her biography, “Mary Emerson Lathrop, 1863 – 1952” Dewey Dec. R B L 353 is shelved in the Local History collection; includes a picture of Mary and of her husband, and lists her financial gifts and bequests,
page 4 states that she gave large bequests to Rockford College and to Rockford Memorial Hospital
page 20 lists bequests to Wellesley College
page 27 states the bequests to Rockford College exceeded $500,000.
The five daughters of Ralph Emerson donated land and money to Mendelssohn Club.
“College Given 5-Acre Wooded River Tract” – 1947 article
Source: Rockford Morning Star 5/4/1947 p. 1
On the Waterfront, color promotional brochure/card – 2011
Source: Promotional card/flyer produced through On The Waterfront Inc
Eldridge H. E. Gilbert, 1967 and “Gilberts Visit Africa, Mideast” 1969
Sources: Eldridge H. E. Gilbert, Rockford Morning Star 4/20-21/1967
“Gilberts visit Africa, Mideast” Rockford Morning Star 1/11/1969
Frances “Fran” (Dodaro) Castrogiovanni – 2013 obituary
Source: Rockford Register Star 9/8/2013
Rockford Labor News, 1974 – February 22, 1974, Page 3, Events
Source: Rockford Labor News, February 22, 1974, page 3
Elco Industries Inc. – 1971, Fensholt Public Relations
Source: Donation of Elco publicity. Press release from Fensholt Public Relations Inc. for Elco Industries.
Rockford Metro Centre – Nov. 1980
The first anniversary of operation was celebrated all February 1982.
The page below was from Rockford Register Star 11/7/1980
Source: Rockford Register Star 11/7/1980
Richard Nordlof, 1933 – 2018 – 2018, obituary
Source: Rockford Register Star 2/5/2018