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The Individual File is comprised of resources documenting individuals and families of prominence who were born, lived or worked in Highland Park, Illinois. The collection is made up of 2.5 linear feet of periodical clippings; biographies and personal narratives; correspondence; photographs; ephemera; and legal records; dating from 1872 to 2002. This is an artificial collection that is arranged alphabetically by family name.

The House File comprised of resources pertaining specific addresses and residences in Highland Park and Fort Sheridan. The collection is made up of 3.0 linear feet of periodical clippings, original research, photographs and legal records; dating from the 1890s to early 2000s. This is an artificial collection, which has been arranged alphabetically according to street name.

The Hotel Moraine-on-the-Lake Collection contains correspondence, records, promotional material, photographs and items relating to the operation of the Hotel Moraine-on-the-Lake. The collection contains materials from all periods of operation, but focuses mainly on the years between 1960 and 1968 when it operated as a site for industry conventions. The collection also documents the development proposed by Bert Schwartz and the community activism of the Moraine Citizens Committee. The Highland Park Historical Society was active in the last years of the hotel's existence celebrating its history and accruing items that would become this collection. Also documented in this collection is the Hotel Moraine (Highwood, Illinois). The Hotel Moraine (Highwood) is represented by news clippings, photographs, and original architectural plans

Manuscripts describing creation of first Illinois Girl Scouts Troop, 1995 color print of troop at museum, empty envelope [1940s uniform], clippings from Highland Park Girl Scouts. Also includes black and white print of Girl Scouts with truck "Moraine Girl Scout Council , Inc. Camp Kiawassa. Woodstock, ILL., March 1951 or March 1968.

The collection consists of photographs of members and performers, newspaper clippings, programs, "Chapter Notes" and "Opera Outlook" newsletters, invitations, membership directories & yearbooks, High Five Award certificates for increase of membership, roasters of Board of Directors, flyers, and a photocopy of the 2007-2008 Annual Report. Also included in the collection are 2 CDs with photographs in JPEG format : Mitnick Concert and Spring Brunch, 2008, and Ravinia, August, 2009.

The collection documents the chapter's activities, including activities held jointly with other chapters.