File contains two folders of b/w photographs relating to the Highland Park Park District. Photos include: Folder A: Sunset Woods Day Camp (1967), kids at the lake (1969), kids skating outisde, and a trampoline instructor demonstrating a lay out. Folder B: Ravinia Park Stadium, pagent at Sunset Park (1918), Carl Hartmann and Mike Hewlett, outer view of the Recreation Center, kids playing in the park, Sunset Woods Day Camp (1967), and Highland Park Racquet Club at ground breaking. Folder C: contains five b/w photos of beach scenes during the summer months.
File contains general park district material. Materials include: correspondence, swimming pool and bathing beaches 1963, 1966 and 1970 seasons, newspaper articles, Forestry Bulletin, ELMS Swim and Tennis Club Operating Rules and Membership Directory (1970), Golf and Boationg Application, Highland Park Life, Living With Suburban Deer: A Guide for Highland Park Residents, invitation to honor Connie Newport's retirement, pamphlets, Park District of Highland Park Long-Range and Endowment Plan, and a list of Park Commissioners. The Treasures of Highland Park (Jesse Lowe Smith) Order form, 1994.
File contains materials related to the Highland Park Park District Ice Rink. Materials include: newspaper articles, 1973 Recreation and Facility Activity guide, and an official statement on the sale of Artificial Ice Staking Rink Revenue bonds.
File contains materials related to the Highland Park Park District's Diamond Jubilee celebration in 1983. Materials include: memorandum, committee lists, park district special events calendar 1984, plans accomplished list, publicity campaign, copy of the advertisement logo, correspondence, schedule of events, list of responses from affiliated groups, mayor's proclamation, and meeting minutes.
File contains photos of downtown Highland Park, in particular Central Ave. Views included: rooftop view of downtown, east on Central at train tracks, St. Johns and Central, courtyard on Central, after addition to Bank on Central, First and Central, looking Northeast on Central. File also contains some negatives.
Scope and Contents note File includes a program to the dinner honoring Frederick H. Mueller Friday, Jun 17, 1960, sponsored by the Highland Park Women's Republican Club.
Scope and Contents note File contains materials related to the Water Tower. Materials include: "Historic Illinois" (Aug. 1988), photographs, and a copy of the "elevated tank" sketch.
Scope and Contents note File contains material related to the Symphony of Many Cultures event. Materials include: "Record of the Proceedings," "A Record of Highland Park: A Symphony of Many Cultures," advertisement for the street fair September 24, 1978, minutes for the Operating Committee meeting July 25, 1978, correspondence, and newsletters.
Scope and Contents note File contains materials related to Sparkling Springs water. Materials include: a wall calendar from 1939 that includes an advertisement for Sparkling Spring, a photograph of the Tillmans, a history of Sparkling Springs water as well as its health benefits, economy and convenience, natural water vs. purified water, and pure enjoyment, and a photograph of Sparkling Springs water float during a parade.
