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Records of Gamson's civic involvement in the City of Highland Park Government, Highland Park Community House, League of Women Voters, and Moraine Township Democrats. 2025 Addition includes Gamson's records from her participation in the Highland Park Arts Task Force and subsequent Highland Park Cultural Arts Commission as well as information about the Peter Voulkos sculpture "Miss Nitro".

Scrapbooks of Emily Rosenberg from the 1950s, scrapbook of Joan Kesner Goodman Rosenberg from the 1930s, class photographs from Elm Place School, documents about 306 (later 390) Hazel Avenue in the Wildwood subdivision, a childhood photograph, and Girl Scouts local history.

Six architectural plans for 770 Rice Street, Highland Park, Ill., one Real Estate listing for 770 Rice Street, two abstracts of title for Lot 85, Highland Park, Lake County, and one examination of title for Lot 85, Ravinia

Blueprints, architectural plans and specifications for 1033 S. Hamlin Avenue, Park Ridge, IL. The home was designed by architect John S. Van Bergen.

This collection regards the Gieser family, their descendants, and extended relatives from the turn of the 19th century to the present day in Highland Park. This collection pertains to the members of this family, as well as those who would eventually marry into the family, specifically Elise Weisenberger who married William Gieser. The collection contains a significant number of photographs and albums, Deerfield yearbooks, and other artifacts such as Adolph Gieser's fire chief medallion, and a DVD containing an interview with Elise Weisenberger Gieser about her family and her life on the Bonita Vista estate [old 1201 Sheridan] as the daughter of the gardener.

These two folders, created by the Highland Park Historical Society circa 1970, contain B/W images of the Millard house, portraits of Sylvester and Malcolm Millard, house and family related clippings and some correspondence regarding the City of Highland Park and pamphlets on state Parks and preservation.

Time period covered is 1929-1998.
Contents: Music Programs, correspondences, hand-written music, news clippings, notes, receipts, photos

Family photographs and a scrapbook were donated by Olivia Millard. The collection includes photos of the Sylvester Millard House exterior and interior; Lake Michigan and the bluff overlook; the bridge over a ravine to the house; and Everett Lee Millard Jr and Mary Hyde Millard in front of new Highland Park sign, parents of Olivia Millard.

2 copies of a Recordation prepared by Benjamin Historic Certifications for North Shore School District 112 on Ravinia School, Highland Park, Illinois, 2023. The document provides a detailed account of the architects who worked on the school and its design over time.

2 postcards, 1 pamphlet in original envelope, and 1 menu from the Villa Moderne Restaurant in Highland Park, IL, circa 1950.