These architecture plans are the preliminary study of a building for the Highland Park High School Deerfield- Shields Township High School District. This study was completed October 12, 1945. The scale is 1/16in to a foot.
Two personal letters, handwritten by a person named Joe to his soon-to-be wife, Hester. He is in Chicago. Hester's location is unknown. Letters are dated Tuesday, April 10 and Thursday, April 12. No year indicated
The bulk of this file is correspondence received by Jones from soldiers who met her through her work at the Highland Park Army and Navy Center during training. There is also correspondence from soldiers' parents. Additional correspondence is from the War Recreation Board of Illinois and War Camp Community Service. Additionally, "Welcome Home" program and ribbon. B/W image of "[World War I] Cannon in Memorial Park" donated to 1942 war metal scrap effort, "The Four Minute men of Chicago"/ by George R Jones.
Images, death notices (Dumaresq Spencer and Joy Curtis Bournique), monographs and other ephemeral papers documenting Highland Park, Illinois World War I soldiers' service.
Corres. from Jesse Lowe Smith to Mayor Samuel M. Hastings regarding war efforts, appointment of Highland Park Food Grower's Association, and program of Patriotic Vesper Service under auspices of (the) Highland park Army and Navy Center.
Exterior and interior plans for Brand Brothers store which also served as first site for the Highalnd Park high school. Etching of building. In 2015, Walker Brothers restaurant resides in the building.