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Anniversary (25th and 70th) monographs, event photographs and clippings.

The collection contains documents and physical artifacts related to the Grotti family of Highland Park, Illinois. The vast majority of the collection material was created prior to 1990 and includes documents related to the emigration of the Grotti brothers from Italy, records related to the disputation of their property in Marion County, Illinois and photographs of family members from a variety of eras.

These black and white aerial photographs of Township 43 (Deerfield, later renamed Moraine) were taken in Spring, 1986. Each photograph shows a different part of Township 43. There is an official seal of Lake County on the bottom right of each page. The photographs were taken by the Sidwell Company, copyright, 1984. Copies on plain paper (not photo paper).

Minutes book.

This collection contains photographs of the Kopp family from the late 19th century and early half of the 20th century. Other family relatives include the Koller, Stipe, and Hart families. Also included in the collection is an annotated copy of Pioneer to Commuter, published in 1958.

Highland Park family scrapbooks 1 Turn-of-the-Century family, vacation, pet, university, Lake Michigan Beach and other photos of Highland Park family and friends. 2 World War I images (Hicks Field, Texas), vacation (Niagara Falls), play, pets, and school created by Katherine Block

This fonds consists of legal documents issued by the Justice Court of Lake County, including summons, claims, criminal complaints, garnishee affidavits, garnishee summons, praecipe and affidavits of claim, satisfactions of judgment, warrants, attachment writs, attachment affidavits, attachment bonds, attachment notices, executions, subpoenas, and appeals. Other documents include correspondence, carbon copies of correspondence, invoices, handwritten notes, and receipts to and from plaintiffs and defendants.

Youth and first business ventures, 1862-1895 -- Early Sears years, 1895-1908 -- Blacks, politics, and philanthropy, 1908-1912 -- Black schools, political attacks, and the profit sharing plan, 1912-1916 -- World War I, 1916-1918 -- The rescue of Sears and the consolidation of philanthropic endeavors, 1919-1924 -- New philanthropic ventures, 1924-1928 -- The Julius Rosenwald Fund, Hoover, and the Depression, 1928-1930 -- Final year and postmortem, 1931-1949 -- Conclusion.