Series Home
Record ID:
259.002
Date:
March 3, 1887-circa 1983
Creator:
Illinois Veterans' Home
Access Restriction:
Access to some of these records is restricted according to the provisions of P.A. 79-453 and the State Records Act of 1957 as amended.
Extent:
214.500 cubic feet
Arrangement:
March 3, 1887-October 29, 1938 (admission dates): Numerically by register number.
Circa 1935-circa 1983: Numerical by box number then mixed thereunder (either random or numerical by case or account number).
Repository:
Illinois State Archives
Scope and Content:
Case files of men admitted to the veterans' home include admission application which lists veteran's name, age, birthplace, residence, physical features, enlistment record, and nature of any disability; certificate of service; hospital surgeon's report; death certificate; will of deceased veteran; inventory of personal effects; and correspondence concerning veteran's admission to and activities while at the home. Case files on female residents (i.e., wives, mothers, and daughters of veterans) are occasionally included in the series beginning in 1908 and on a regular basis after the 1963 closure of the Illinois Soldiers Widows Home at Wilmington.
Beginning in 1919 files also include such material as medical examination reports, record of hospitalization or domiciliary care, clothing records, statements concerning veteran's dependents, certificates of naturalization, army disability vouchers, and requests for war service records. Starting around 1970 files occasionally include financial information concerning outstanding balances owed to the home after the death of a veteran or his wife.
Beginning in 1919 files also include such material as medical examination reports, record of hospitalization or domiciliary care, clothing records, statements concerning veteran's dependents, certificates of naturalization, army disability vouchers, and requests for war service records. Starting around 1970 files occasionally include financial information concerning outstanding balances owed to the home after the death of a veteran or his wife.
Indexing:
Index, March 3, 1887-September 1916 available online at: https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/quincyhome.html.
Index circa 1935-1983 available in-house.
Preferred Citation:
Illinois Veterans' Home, "Veterans' Case Files," Record Series 259.002, Illinois State Archives