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Ravinia Woman's Club, records

Ravinia Woman's Club, records

  • US IlHpHS Ravi.wom
  • Collection
  • 1911-1969

There are five series in this collection: Scrapbooks, Committees, Financial, General, and Members. Within the Committees series there are two subseries: Contracts, and Events under Committees, and Minutes and Membership Directories under Members.

There are three  scrapbooks.  Each one displays a mix of photographs, letters, ticket stubs, and pamphlets.  Many are incomplete due to deterioration and other preservation issues.  One scrapbook, chiefly arranged chronologically, with some topical pages, appears to have been created for the 25th anniversary of the Ravinia Women's Club, also known as the Ravinia Civics Club and the Ravinia Women's Club The scrapbook includes bylaws, yearbooks, clippings and programs and inter-organizational correspondence.
There are three committees that took part in the Ravinia Woman’s Club; they are Philanthropy, Social, and Village House.  These committees held luncheons, dinner theater, and fashion shows and musical performances.  These events can be found under the two subseries titles of Contracts and Events.  These dates range from 1934-1969.
The financial section of the collection holds various member dues, expenses for events, and the costs involved with running the Club.  It also contains some audits and tax-exempt forms applying for 501c3 not for profit status.  The series ranges from 1916-1969.
General information ranges from 1911-1964.  This topical file holds a mixture of histories, correspondence, outreach, and newspaper clippings.
The Members series of the collection forms the bulk of the Ravinia Woman’s Club records.  It has two subseries the first being the Minutes of the meetings, with dates ranging from 1913-1957.  Within the minutes are also newspaper clippings and letters.  The second subseries are the extensive collection of Membership Directories.  They almost hold a complete history of the Club ranging from 1919-1969.  They help place the Ravinia Woman’s Club into its context by also being associated with the Lyons Township Federation of Women’s Clubs and the Federation of Clubs of the 10th Congressional District of Illinois.

Ravinia Civic Association.

Ravinia Park Collection

  • US IlHpHS Ravi.par
  • Collection
  • Bulk, 1920-2000

This artificial collection, created by the Highland Park Historical Society, contains records relating to the Ravinia Park in Highland Park, IL. The collection contains records relating to Ravinia's history, construction, opening and annual festival. The collection also contains photographs of the park as well as newsletters that contain articles about the park. The dates of the materials range from the early 20th century to the early 21st century; the bulk of the material dates from the 20th century.

Highland Park Historical Society

Maps

  • US IlHpHS R2013-3
  • Collection
  • 1820-2000

This artificial collection created by the Society consists of 31 oversize, chiefly mounted, maps. Many of the mountings have maps on both sides. Maps are of Highland Park, Illinois. There are several maps of the state of Illinois. An inventory file entitled "Map Collection" contains images of several of the maps. An asterisk in the inventory indicates items in this collection.

Highland Park Historical Society

Lake County Planning Deptartment : Aerial photographs of Township 43

  • US IlHpHS R2012.30
  • Collection
  • 1986

These black and white aerial photographs of Township 43 (Deerfield, later renamed Moraine) were taken in Spring, 1986. Each photograph shows a different part of Township 43. There is an official seal of Lake County on the bottom right of each page. The photographs were taken by the Sidwell Company, copyright, 1984. Copies on plain paper (not photo paper).

Lake County Planning Department.

Photographs

  • US IlHpHS R2012-34
  • Collection
  • ca. 1956-2002

Collection contains photographs of places and special events around Highland park. Collection includes nine files of photographs organized by subject. There are five files of photo negatives, also organized by subject.

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Highland Park School Districts, records

  • US IlHpHS R2012-30
  • Collection
  • 1857-1954

This collection contains materials relating to School Districts 108 and 109 in Highland Park, Illinois. The materials cover the following school properties: Braeside, Lincoln and Ravinia Schools. The files contains blueprints for various parts of the properties, deeds, titles, correspondence, and other research about the properties and locations. The dates of the materials span from the mid 1920s until the mid 1940s.

Highland Park School Districts

Pioneer residents

  • US IlHpHS Pion.Res
  • Collection
  • ca. 1849-1901

This collections consists of photographs of people from or around Highland Park. At least one image was created by the Brand Brothers Studio. However, a spectrum of photography studios is represented.

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Mighty Midgets (football team), records

  • US IlHpHS Migh.Mid
  • Collection
  • 1960-1971, No Date

The Highland Park Mighty Midgets football team was comprised of young men and boys from and around Highland Park. This collection contains, logbooks, rosters, newspaper clippings, and playbooks.

Mighty Midgets (football team)

Justice Court records of Lake County, Illinois

  • US IlHpHS Just.pea
  • Collection
  • Bulk, 1928-1931

This fonds consists of legal documents issued by the Justice Court of Lake County, including summons, claims, criminal complaints, garnishee affidavits, garnishee summons, praecipe and affidavits of claim, satisfactions of judgment, warrants, attachment writs, attachment affidavits, attachment bonds, attachment notices, executions, subpoenas, and appeals. Other documents include correspondence, carbon copies of correspondence, invoices, handwritten notes, and receipts to and from plaintiffs and defendants.

Illinois. Justice of the Peace Court (Lake County).

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