Maple Park (Ill.)

Scope and Contents The Denton Family Papers document the Denton Family from 1895 to 1965. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence between family members, ledgers, school work, and family and military photographs. Also contained in the papers is Mrs. Elfie Denton's 1935-1936 daybook, a 1936 calendar she used as a daybook, and a notebook of poems and stories collected by Dorothea Denton entitled, “My Crazy Book.” A short family tree, newspaper clippings, and legal documents help in...

Scope and Contents The Herbert W. Fay Collection contains 9 boxes of material directly related to and including Fay’s portrait collection.  Box 1, housing material dated between 1864-1945, contains several file folders of general and personal correspondence and portrait loan agency clippings, all reflective of Fay s occupation as an historical portrait collector. Also included in this group are printed materials (broadsides leaflets, etc) related to Fay’s social and political interests and his participation in...

Scope and Contents The material in this collection came from the background and informational files of two directors of the Kane County Development Department, Thornton “Tony” Ware and Frank Olson. In general, the material covers the years between 1960 and 1980. However, some of the files date as far back as 1957 and the creation of the department. Department Administration deals with the business and staff workings in the Development Department. Such information as annual reports, budgets, and...