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Images of Schreiber in US Army uniform, aged 24 and 74.

Highland Park B/W photo scrapbook documenting building of house on Lake Michigan in Highland Park, Illinois. Architects, builders, interior and exterior are featured with detailed descriptions. The house, located at 2445 Woodbridge, was built by the Lawerence Stein family.

Government guide for residents of the formerly independent Ravinia, Illinois.

Young woman's scrapbook detailing activities and friends, including correspondence, dance cards and items from sports events at Fort Sheridan and Notre Dame college.

Specifications for Sylvester Millard House in Highland Park, Illinois. Cover page reads "Carpentry corrected no. 2. Specifications for of the Material and labor to be used and employed in the erection of a log cabin to be erected for S. M. Millard, Esq."

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.