Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- October 7, 1916 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
4 p. [Manuscript]
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Possibly separated from City records.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Charter incorporating Association of North Shore Municipalities with the following participants Waukegan, North Chicago, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Highwood, Highland Park, Glencoe, Winnetka, Kenilworth, Wilmette, and Deerfield.
Founded in 1917 with the leadership of Highland Park, Illinois mayor Samuel M Hastings to "secure to cooperations of the North Shore Municipalities in the administration of questions which affect the community...to acquire and disseminate valuable commercial , scientific and economic information pertaining to the business of municipalities, and to secure uniform action, economy and efficiency in the administration of municipal affairs.
The association endured at least into 1961 when it advocated for the continuation of the North Shore (electric railway) Line that ran from Chicago to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
None.
Conditions governing reproduction
None known.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Slightly brittle.