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1. 1995 Wilmette Write-In Election - 059

   Records of the 1995 Wilmette Write-In Election, 1983-1997. This archive contains materials related to the April 4, 1995 local (Village of Wilmette) election for trustees, specifically collected by candidate Sarah "Sally" Oliver. The archive consists of four (4) series: Sarah Oliver's Write-in Campaign, Legal Proceedings, and Opponents' Campaigns. Materials range from printed campaign materials (handbills, letters, etc.), correspondence, pol...

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2. Alexander McDaniel Papers - 062

   Alexander McDaniel Papers, 1836-1896. Alexander McDaniel (1815-1898) grew up in Painted Post, New York and came to the Chicago area in 1836. He was one of the earliest non-Native American men to settle on the North Shore. In 1843, he married Emeline Huntoon of Evanston. They lived in Evanston, Winnetka and Wilmette at various times, finally settling in Wilmette. The McDaniels had six children, all of whom also stayed in the area - Ellen, Jane,...

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3. American Legion, Huerter Post # 46 - 031

   Records of the American Legion, Huerter Post #46, 1917-2020. Sub-categories include: Finance, Membership, Publicity, Correspondence, Newsletters, a scrapbook, and Activities, including some miscellaneous papers from the 1940's, Memorial Day events, clippings from 1933-36, a proposal for a War Memorial, n.d. [probably after WWI] which was never built and other miscellaneous n.d. items. Several months after the American Legion was organized, on...

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4. Anthony Thalmann Military Service Record - 042

   Anthony Thalmann Military Service Record, 1921-1947. This is a collection of Anthony Thalmann's military service record during World War II. Files include Thalmann's training, financial, and combat records; a hardbound yearbook from the Army Air Force Navigation School located in San Marcos, Texas; Thalmann's personal objects, and discharge papers.

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5. Boy Scouts, North Shore Area Council - 049

   Boy Scouts, North Shore Area Council records, ca. 1927-1932. These records document the work of the North Shore Area Council of the Boy Scouts to create a summer camp, later called Camp Makajawan, for area boy scouts. It appears that the North Shore Area Council included the towns of Wilmette to Lake Bluff along the lakeshore. The collection contains general records, financial correspondence, event materials, and Camp Makajawan fundraising...

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6. Charles Norman "Bud" Fifer Papers - 053

   Charles N. Fifer papers, ca. 1922-1946. Charles N. Fifer (1922-2012) grew up in Wilmette, attended Northwestern University and Yale University, and went on to teach English at Stanford University. This collection consists of papers from Fifer's early life. The majority of these are letters he wrote home during the Second World War, while he fought in Europe and worked at Fort Dix. Other documents include letters written to his mother on the o...

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7. Citizens Action League for Mallinckrodt (CALM) - 069

   On March 19th 2002, a referendum regarding the purchase and development of the Mallinckrodt property was voted on. The referendum proposed that $25 million dollars be allotted to acquire the 17 acre plot and turn it into park space with a tax increase of around 2.7% (according to the CALM FAQ). The CALM organization was seeking to preserve the property due to its historical, cultural, and aesthetic significance (according to their FAQ). Had the r...

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8. Curtis Curling Center - 024

   Curtis Curling Center records, 1958-1978. The collection contains materials on the center's history, membership, and directories, among other materials. Darwin Curtis created the Curtis Curling Center and donated much of the money for its construction along with the Wilmette Memorial Trust fund. The Village had assumed maintenance costs for the facility in an agreement signed on March 17, 1966. The Grand Opening was on March 8, 1968, with...

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9. D. Coder Taylor Associates - 013

   Records of D. Coder Taylor Associates, 1932-1982. Architect D. Coder Taylor (1913-2000) lived in Glenview and designed buildings in the area, including the Wilmette Village Hall. This collection includes materials related to the design of several structures around Wilmette, including Centennial Park and the Village Hall Administration Building.

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10. David T. Meskill Papers - 050

    David T. Meskill Papers, 1975-2002. David T. Meskill (1917-2004) was a Wilmette resident from 1957 - 2002 who spearheaded several senior citizen housing projects in the village, including Gates Manor, the Atrium, and Shoreline Place. Dave was instrumental in these projects through the Village of Wilmette, the Wilmette Council for Senior Citizen Housing, and the Wilmette Forum. The Wilmette Senior Center bears his name in recognition of the man...

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11. District 39 Schools - 040

    Illinois School District 39 records, 1929-1994. Records include documents relating to controversy concerning a student with AIDS; Wilmette Schools Bulletins and personnel directories for district staff, information booklets for students and parents; Howard School material, including Scoop (student newsletter), Howard School yearbooks and material about closing the school, memoranda, programs, graduation materials. Some of the Howard School year...

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12. Drayer / Leisner Papers - 004

    Papers of Clarence Drayer (1880-1948) and his daughter, Ruth Drayer Leisner (later Solms) (1910-1997). The bulk of the collection consists of clippings and other documents relating to Clarence Drayer's work as a Trustee of the Village of Wilmette from 1924 to 1928, and his continuing interest in Village affairs in the 1920s and 1930s, especially regarding transportation issues, zoning, and tree management. A few documents relate to his ...

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13. Eileen Johnston Papers - 030

    Eileen Johnston Papers, 1966-2000. Johnston began a career as an environmental educator in the late 1960s, after she saw how local bodies of water being used to dump waste. For over 40 years and organized cruises of Lake Michigan and other Chicago-area waterways. Three archival boxes of records. They consist of biographical data and research materials from the 72 cruises and 40 environmental education conferences that Eileen Johnston organize...

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14. Harold Lundberg Papers - 016

    Harold Lundberg Papers, 1948-1949. These papers are from Harold Lundberg's service on the Wilmette Planning Board on which he was a member for many years and Chairman in 1952-1953. He joined the board in 1949, representing the library. The Wilmette Planning Board was a successor of the Wilmette Plan Commission, created in 1919, which issued the first Plan for Wilmette (1922). The Wilmette Zoning Commission was created by Ordinance #1254,...

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15. Harper School - 032

    Records of Harper School, 1947-1999. Harper School is located at Dartmouth and Greenwood Avenues and opened in the fall of 1942. These records consist of one unboxed oversized scrapbook and 12 archival boxes - 10 document boxes of two different sizes and two flat boxes. They include Photo Albums, Newsclips and photos, "Harper Herald" and "Harper School News" school newspapers and one large scrapbook.

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16. Illinois Quilters, Inc. - 051

    Records of Illinois Quilters, Inc. Illinois Quilters, Inc. was founded on February 19,1980 by a group of North Shore women and has been active in putting on shows, sponsoring programs, disseminating information about quilting events, and creating quilts for donation to hospitals and other charities. The bulk of these papers run from its founding until 1997. Materials include membership directories, materials on events, and newsletters. Rel...

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17. Indian Hill Home and Garden Club, Inc. - 056

    Records of the Indian Hill Home and Garden Club, 1955-2005. Includes membership materials, minutes, and a scrapbook. The Indian Hill Home and Garden Club was founded in 1955. Its purpose is to promote gardening and improve the natural beauty in the community of Indian Hill Estates West, Wilmette, that area defined in the Club's by-laws as "bounded on the west by the west side of Illinois Road, on the south by the north side of Lake Avenue, on...

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18. League of Women Voters of Wilmette - 018

    The League of Women Voters of Wilmette records, 1925-2007. This collection contains histories, studies, Annual Reports, minutes, newsletters, and scrapbooks. The proposal to form "A League of Women Voters to finish the fight and aid in the reconstruction of the nation" was set forth by Carrie Chapman Catt in a speech to the leaders of the National American women Suffrage Association in the spring of 1919. The first convention of the League of...

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19. Lockerbie Lane - 029

    Records of Lockerbie Lane, 1935-2000. There are five file folders including: Research/Introduction, Correspondence, Residence Lists, Invitations and miscellaneous. One scrapbook (1997.12) covering the years 1982-1999 is organized by the address numbers, with 100 first and 233 last. Many residents have sent various cards, photographs and letters. In 1927, William K. Wanner was issued the first building permit from the village of Wilmette for the...

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20. Luxembourg Brotherhood - 017

    Luxembourg Brotherhood Records, 1907-1980s. The Collection includes membership reports, minutes, correspondence, and other materials. The Luxembourg Brotherhood, a national organization, was founded as a benefit society to help new immigrants find relatives. The Gross Point Section (Section 21) was formed on May 12, 1907 with 43 charter members. Phillip Doetsch was the group's first president. In 1916, they purchased the Luxembourg Banner. ...

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