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File contains materials related to the Highland Park Park District's Diamond Jubilee celebration in 1983. Materials include: memorandum, committee lists, park district special events calendar 1984, plans accomplished list, publicity campaign, copy of the advertisement logo, correspondence, schedule of events, list of responses from affiliated groups, mayor's proclamation, and meeting minutes.

File contains materials related to the Highland Park Park District Ice Rink. Materials include: newspaper articles, 1973 Recreation and Facility Activity guide, and an official statement on the sale of Artificial Ice Staking Rink Revenue bonds.

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 two folders of b/w photographs relating to the Highland Park Park District. Photos include: Folder A: Sunset Woods Day Camp (1967), kids at the lake (1969), kids skating outisde, and a trampoline instructor demonstrating a lay out. Folder B: Ravinia Park Stadium, pagent at Sunset Park (1918), Carl Hartmann and Mike Hewlett, outer view of the Recreation Center, kids playing in the park, Sunset Woods Day Camp (1967), and Highland Park Racquet Club at ground breaking. Folder C: contains five b/w photos of beach scenes during the summer months.

File contains the Highland Park Historic Landscape Survey Final Report prepared by the Highland Park Historic Preservation Commission July, 1988.

File contains a booklet to retain Robert J. Smith park Commissioner, Highland Park- Six year term. Pamphlet explains why Smith was a candidate, his qualifications, where he stands, and a brief biography and list of activities he was involved in.

File contains materials related to Krenn and Dato construction firm. Materials include: a brief history of Krenn and Dato, a pamphlet about the Highland Park Addition, a list of homes of note, Marquette Highland First Subdivision, "Better Homes and Gardens" (November 1936), cards advertising the Highland Park Highlands, and a full page newspaper advertisement in the Chicago Daily Tribune for the Highland Park Gardens (September 21, 1925).

File contains materials related to Krenn and Dato. Materials include: cards advertising Krenn and Dato's Highland Park Highlands and two articles: "The Past 75 years of the Kreen and Dato Sub-division: Also known as 'Highland Park Highlands'" and "The Krenn and Dato Sub-division."

Scope and Contents note File contains materials related to ravines. Materials include: "Planting in Ravines" a pamphlet that includes a "list of recommended species for restoration and other planting in ravines," and "Living in a Ravine and Lakefront Community: A homeowners guide to managing and protecting the unique geology, ecology, and other natural features of ravine and bluff environs." Bothpamphlets were prepared by the Lakefront Task Force.