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"Freedom or Planned Economy--There is No Middle Road" by Lewis H. Brown, Commencement address for Lake Forest College, 1945
Iowa born and educated, Lewis Herold Brown (1894-1951) led for two decades until his death in 1951 Johns-Manville Corporation, New York. He also founded in that city in 1943 the forerunner of today's American Enterprise Institute of Washington, DC, a…
Green Bay Road National Register Historic District Nomination Form, 1995
This NR nomination form, 1995, for Lake Forest's National Register Green Bay Road Historic District is presented here in five parts.
Part 1. Registraton form: Introductory (4pp.)
Part 2. Section 7: Description of the District and List of…
The Sheridan Road and the Beautiful North Shore.Chicago: Chicago & North-Western Railway Co., 1902. Printed by Poole Bros., Chicago.
This has been digitized from a photocopy made from microfilm of a brochure, owned by Katherine T. Arpee, Lake Forest, IL, in the 1980s. The photocopied document is made up of 47 pp., including a rear cover (no front one) and at the back a map of…
Carte de visite photograph of four generations of the Bross family of Illinos: Moses (of Morris), his son, former Lt. Gov. William Bross (Chicago), etc.
The Morris, Illinois-based photographer, as identified on the rear of the carte de visite, was "J. H. Crawford" or James H. Crawford, as identified on the photographer listing :Langdon's List of 19th and Early 20th C. Photograpers," at…
Cerny (Jerome)-designed house report, Building Review Commission, Village of Kenilworth, by Kathleen Cummings
This ten-page report prepared by architectural historian Kathleen Cummings provides material on the 1954 Cyrus H. and Margaret Crosbie Sweet House, 513 Sheridan Road, Kenilworth. The report can be found in architect Jerome Cerny's reference file in…
"Senior Class Gifts" plaque, donated by the Class of 1981, with annual entries through 1993
This walnut wood plaque with brass plates was donated by the Class of 1981, and small brass plates were added annually thorugh 1993 by the Dean of Students office, where presumably it was displayed. the entries by year are:
1981--the…
Diary and scrapbook of the transatlantic crossings and European grand tour, June to August 1949, of architect Arthur D. Dubin, Highland Park, Illinois
Arthur D. Dubin, 1923-2011, began architectural study at the U. of Michigan, was drafted, attended the Army Special Training Program (ASTP) at Lake Forest College in 1943, participated in the invasions of Leyte (Philippines) and Okinawa in the…
AnnaMaria performing at Lake Forest College's Coffee House, September 30, 2004
Shown performing on the guitar iS AnnaMaria Cardinalli-Padilla, Ph.D., at the Coffee House, Lake Forest College, September 30, 2004. For more information, see: http://www.annamaria.ws/
Lake Forest College students' Spring concert, 2005: Chicago punk rock band, "Rise Against."
Lake Forest College's student Spring Concert, 2005, featured the the Chicago-based punk rock band, Rise Against. The lead singer Tim Irath is shown in performance with the group at the Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse, South Campus. Photos also show…
Chris Bock performing at Lake Forest College's Coffee House, Fall 2004-Winter 2005.
Shown performing is the Folk/Rock artist Chris Bock playing the guitar at the Coffee House, Lake Forest College, Fall 2004-Winter 2005. For information, see http://www.reverbnation.com/chrisbock