Onwentsia club, Lake Forest, Ill.

In the form of a letter to members of the "Onwentsia Club," this is an argument against a proposed alteration of the 1896 laid out golf course. It begins with a considerably detailed rehearsal of the history of the club, beginning with "a miniature seven holes upon the lawn of...Senator C. B. Farwell, and the adjoining public park of Lake Forest" (p. 2). At the end of the document, on p. 18, is a list of "members who sent in postals favoring the OLD COURSE..."

Thompson, Slason, 1849-1935

1911

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Annals of Onwentsia by Slason Thompson, 1929? Call number: HS 2581 .A55

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Call number: Special Collections HS 2581 .T455 1911

Onwentsia club, Lake Forest, Ill. 

Forest Park, Lake Forest, Ill.

Lake Forest Country Day School, Lake Forest, Ill. (formerly the Leander McCormick farm, site of the Lake Forest Golf Club, 1895 through early 1896)