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Scope and Contents note File contains materials related to the history of Highland Park. Materials include photocopies of book chapters and newspaper articles, photocopies of pages from the book, Out of Town (1869), Notes on History of Highland Park (book, 1920),Highland Park History Bibliography (1844-1978) compiled by Mark Mandle, History of Highland park by Evelyn Lauter, photocopied excerpt from Physical geography of the Evanston Waukegan Region by Wallace W. Atwood and James Walter Goldthwait,Highland park Building Company Shares Certificate, "Highland Park" round metal piece, Upland Vale and Groveby Marian A. Whites (photocopy), Early Days in Highland Park by George R. Jones, illustration of an early settler in Highland Park from "Past and Present of Lake County, Illinois" (1877), Early Days in Highland Park 1896-1972 by Mrs. Edward M. Steele, Canterbury Picture Stamps of Highland Park, excerpt from "Chicago and its Suburbs" by Everett Chamberlin (ca. 1900), Highland Park Park District Itinerary of the History, Biography and Architecture of Highland Park (January 23, 1980), "How do you Get to Highland Park? by Henry X. Arenberg.

Other Businesses Guide Business: 1910s-1980s Bank of HP – 1955 Baum’s Bakery –n.d. Braun Bros Oil Co. – n.d. Chan’s Tea House – n.d. Coin-O-Mat – n.d. Dahl’s Auto Repair - 1959 D.C. Purdy and Sons – n.d. Diet House – n.d. D.P. Sheahen Dairy Edward Hines Lumber Co. – n.d. EDW. Strenger - 1936 Forms and Faces – n.d. Franco & Pino Hairstyling Fred Clow contractor – 1910s Fritz Bahr – n.d. Haak’s Auto Supply Co. – n.d. Highland Park Dry Goods - 1936 Highland Park Fuel Company - 1914 Highland Park Ice Company Holiday Inn – 1988 Inman’s Paint - 1995 Lakeside Realty – n.d. Levin & Larson – n.d. Margee Shoe Shop – n.d. Miss Gay Boutique – n.d. Mike’s Shoes – n.d. Mutual Coal Company – n.d. Ross Discount n.d. Singer – n.d. Theodore J Knaak – 1910s T.S. Duffy – n.d. Walter Highland Park Tailors – n.d. Werhane & Sons - 1992 -- Ewart Blacksmith Shop : Gift of Mrs. Florence Bletsch undated.

File contains items related to the Coiffure Shop from circa 1948. File includes photographs and a business appointment card.

Yearbooks, 1909 and 1921-1922, for the Highland Park Club, founded in 1892, including by-laws. Photograph of the organization's clubhouse at Central and Lake viewed from ravine with "Scene of many evenings of entertainment" and "M. Jordan" written on verso.
70-839-1 Mrs. (Dr.) Karl Meyer and daughter in front of old Highland Park Club on East Central Ave. / photo by Brand.

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 Chamber of Commerce. Materials include 1993 Community Guide, Highland Park: Superb Suburb (1959), an invitation to the 1999 Annual meeting, Highland park Organizations: Scope and Functions (1958).

File contains records relating to the Bank of Highland Park. Materials include: cancelled checks, Highland Park News articles, brochure, First Day Cancellation letter and envelope, photograph, and promotional folder that includes bank promotional materials.