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Scope and Contents note File contains material related to the history of Highland Park. Materials include: Newspaper articles, book excerpt from "A Guide to Chicago's Historic Suburbs on Wheels and on Foot", chronological history of Highland Park compiled in 1945, Interview with Mr. O. Olesen (March 9, 1934), Out of Town (book, 1869), reference report from the Chicago Historical Society on Highland Park, a list of familiar things from the 1880s and 1890s, written in 1955, excerpt from "2nd Book of the North Shore" (1911), "Early History of Skokie Valley and its Neighbors" by Harriet Joy Scheidenhelm, "What's in a Name? The Orgin of Place Names in Lake County, Illinois" by Diana Dretske, and photocopies of newspaper articles.

There are two maps mounted; one on either side of the board. The first one is a map of Highland Park Lake County Illinois from May 7, 1869. The second one is an atlas of Illinois, specifically the counties of McHenry and Lake, published by Warner Higgins and Beers (1871). The map is colorized, showing the townships in each county.

This series contains 2 sub series that show various ways that Highland Park has been physically improved over the years.
70.615.1 : Mrs. E Phelps, Mayor Samuel Hastings, American Legion Commander Henry Hanson.

Scope and Contents note File contains materials related to the Highland Park Building Co., c. 1869-1875. Materials include: an abstract of property Section 23, Township 43 North Range 12 East (1872), Abstract of Title to Lands at Highland park (1875), envelope addressed to the mayor, three certificates (and copy) from 1871 certifying Hannah Miles one share of one hundred dollars in the capital stock of the Highland Park Building Company.

Scope and Contents note File contains materials related to the history of Highland Park. Materials include photocopies of book chapters and newspaper articles, photocopies of pages from the book, Out of Town (1869), Notes on History of Highland Park (book, 1920),Highland Park History Bibliography (1844-1978) compiled by Mark Mandle, History of Highland park by Evelyn Lauter, photocopied excerpt from Physical geography of the Evanston Waukegan Region by Wallace W. Atwood and James Walter Goldthwait,Highland park Building Company Shares Certificate, "Highland Park" round metal piece, Upland Vale and Groveby Marian A. Whites (photocopy), Early Days in Highland Park by George R. Jones, illustration of an early settler in Highland Park from "Past and Present of Lake County, Illinois" (1877), Early Days in Highland Park 1896-1972 by Mrs. Edward M. Steele, Canterbury Picture Stamps of Highland Park, excerpt from "Chicago and its Suburbs" by Everett Chamberlin (ca. 1900), Highland Park Park District Itinerary of the History, Biography and Architecture of Highland Park (January 23, 1980), "How do you Get to Highland Park? by Henry X. Arenberg.

One red cow 5 years old and one...for security of the above note.

This series contains information on Highland Parks various codes and ordinances, ranging from 1870-1919.

This series is comprised of miscellaneous images ranging from people to animals, and slides of paintings. Below is a list of all slides in this series with their respective dates.

Bertha Baker (Green), No Date
Mr and Mrs. John Mooney (damaged), No Date
Old Port Clinton School (in color, and damaged), No Date
Dedication Program, 1870
Pet monkey faced owl, 1927
Mural-Mattie Alseley "The Procession" (Originally in old auditorium), 1907
Glacial Drift Highland Park (Highland Park Grammar School), No Date
Robin and young- Elm Place Fire Escape, No Date
Crested Flycatcher- Elm Place School Grounds, No Date
Robin and nest- Elm Place East Line Fence, No Date