Evanston parks and playgrounds records, 1865-1987.

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Citizens Advisory Board Committee on Public Place Names (Evanston, Ill.). Evanston parks and playgrounds records, 1865-1987.

Evanston parks and playgrounds records, 1865-1987.

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Materials relating to Evanston, Ill., parks and playgrounds including information on the Ridgeville Park District and newsletters dealing with the vote for it's dissolution in 1970; lists from the Citizens Advisory Board Committee on Public Place Names; a plan for parks report (1965) to the Evanston City Council; papers of the Evanston Recreation Dept., including an annual report (1958), special events notifications, small detailed maps of parks and surrounding areas, and park planning records; park district record books (1914-1961) containing detailed records of Evanston Park Dept. meeting minutes, significant decisions, and publicity announcements important to local park changes; and miscellaneous records of eleven local parks including Boltwood, Isabella Garnett Butler, Cornelia Lunt Garden, Elks, Larimer, and Ridgeville.

2 linear ft.

Evanston Historical Society