Newspaper articles regarding Marjorie Weiss, Highland Park City Council Person for 16 years. Photographs from Highland Park Street Fest 1982, City of Highland Park Train Dedication, 4th of July parades, and Candidates Fair 1980. Buttons from Ravinia Station Celebration 1989 and Highland Park All America City 1985-1986.
Three wooden award plaques: one from the Ravinia Festival dated August 6, 1994 and two City of Highland Park Proclamations of Ella Jenkins Day, one dated August 12, 1996 and the other June 28, 2004. Also included was MP4 file of proclamation from June 29, 2004.
Collection contains materials related to the Native American history in Highland Park. Materials includes newspaper clippings, photographs, and other relevant notes.
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
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.