File contains background materials (articles). Includes: "'Who Is a Jew?' Question Stirs Israel" by James Feron, New York Times, 1970; "Rabbis Debate: Who Is a Jew?" by Rabbi Robert J. Marx, Chicago Sun-Times, February 1, 1970; "Who Is a Convert?" Israel Scene, January 1982; handwritten notes; B'nai Torah Sabbath Notes, October 29, 1982.
The collection consists of primarily historical documents related to the family’s property at 2687 Logan Street, Highland Park, Illinois. This includes abstracts about the property, a plat survey, estimate for a patio enclosure by Montgomery Ward, and correspondence about the water service pipe and placement of the home in the National Register of Historic Places. The collection also contains maps of Highland Park, Illinois; photographs of an unknown bride and a Boy Scout summer camp; programs; brochures and other ephemera.
The Stupey family tree starts with Francis Stupey (1815-1890) and his wife, Margaretha Rectenwald (1818-1868). It includes Francis Stupey's second marriage to Rosa Ciechanowski in 1872 and Rosa's second marriage to Gerhardt. The family tree was issued September 24, 1983 and revised December 4, 1983. It was compiled by Joseph H. Stupey 1010 139th PL N.E. Bellevue,Washington.
Scope and Content The Schools collection is an artificial collection which contains materials on\from Highland Park area schools (K-12) dating from 1855 to 2002. This collection contains: photographic materials, commencement programs, secondary histories, event programs, printed materials from the PTA\PTO, clippings, a scrapbook, an 8mm film and several student specific items such as reportcards, schedules, yearbooks and notebooks. Schools in this collection: Elm Place Port Clinton Green Bay Road School Ridge Red Oak jr high Edgewood Braeside Ravinia Indian Trail Highland Park High School Deerfield-Shields Township High School
