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Notes from Elise Weisenberger Gieser on the History of Highland Park, IL

US IHigp 305-1.15
File
undated

Part of Gieser Family Papers

Notes on Highland Park History

US IHigp loca.his-trua.eva
File
circa 1919

Part of Subject Guide to Local History Files in the Jesse Lowe Smith Historical Room

Manuscript for local history publication later published in the "Highland Park Code of 1919" and as a monograph published by the North Shore Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Truax, Evva Egan

Notes, Correspondence, Siegelman

US IlHpHS 2015.3-8-17.14
File
1968-1974

Part of Sholom A. Singer papers

File contains research and notes on rabbis teaching at the university level. Also contains correspondence about Rabbi Singer's salary and the overall B'nai Torah budget.

Notices

US IlHpHS HPLedg-11-city.not
Item
1911-1914

Part of Highland Park Ledgers

City notices compiled from local newspapers. Index is on verso of (blank) title page.

Notion of Stranger

US IlHpHS 2015.3-6-15.19
File
undated

Part of Sholom A. Singer papers

File contains handwritten lecture about mobility. Also includes photocopies of "A Society of Torn Roots".

Now Joe Pattern : 2176 Sheridan Rd.

US IlHpHS 073
Item
1967

Part of 35mm slides of Highland Park

NSL one fare city lines only

US IlHpHS obj-nsl
Item
circa 1950

Part of Artifacts collection

Electric train line token. 1.25 cm.

NSYC

US IlHpHS 2010.1-2013.10-1541_1954_0800
Item
1954

Part of North Shore Yacht Club, records

Taken from farther north and looking south, the tower is seen with the flagpole in front, for the purpose of signal flags that could be visible to the boats in a race. NSYC had better sand than the public beach, and in about 1960 they traded places.