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Scrapbook of professional photographs of Highland Park home interior and exterior in Central and Laurel Avenues area. Images on the interior wall include a young man in a Northwestern Military Academy Uniform, pendants for the academy and the University of Michigan and hunting ephemera.

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.

Article "Advantages of owning club outweigh disadvantages" discusses Highland Park club.

This artificial collection, which appears to have been created by the Highland Park Historical Society, contains files related to the Fort Sheridan army base (active from 1887-1993) located in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. The files contain records regarding the history of Fort Sheridan, ceremonies and events held there, its redevelopment, visitor's guides and photographs documenting its history. It is arranged by topic.

The Hart family collection contains 9 architectural house drawings of the James M. Hart house, located at 282 Linden Park Place, Highland Park IL. This house was designed by Milton Schwartz. The dates of the drawings range from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s. These drawings reflect the additions and improvements the Harts made on the property. The collection also contains a box of photographs and documents for the Hart family.

This collection contains images used in "Highland Park Settlement to the 1920s" local history book. These items were pulled from other collections for the use in the Settlement book and have not been rearranged.

Images and manuscripts documenting early settlers and residents in Highland Park.

This collection includes plans for commercial development on the northwest corner of Central Ave. and First St. in Highland Park, Illinois. The plans included cover various floors in the building, parking, signage, electrical, mechanical and revised plans. The dates of the plans range from October 23, 1962 until May 7, 1964. The architects for the plans were Loebl, Schlossman, and Bennett, Chicago, Illinois.

The map shows Highland Park and its vicinity. This map has been revised three times: June 3, 1955 by NJP, April 6, 1962 by PEC, and March 2, 1965 by CAM and JLH. The map includes dis-annexed and annexed ordinances and the dates they were passed. The map is presented on vinyl-like material that is translucent.