Books and Resources
On Lake Forest, Lake County, and North Shore History
In the collection of the Lake Forest Library
BOOKS:
Ref/050 (Lower Level)
Kathleen Kelly
Lake Forester Index, 1968-1993
Lake Forest Library, 1988+
Case 3/304.62
Helen Rankin Jeter
Trends of Population in the Region of Chicago
University of Chicago, 1927
CIA/352
City Charter and City Code
City of Lake Forest, 1974 (with updates)
370.11
Arthur Zilversmit
Changing Schools: Progressive Education Theory and Practice, 1930-1960
University of Chicago Press, 1993
373.77
Jay Pridmore
Many Hearts and Many Hands: The History of Ferry Hall and Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest Academy, 1994
385.065
Elliott Donnelley
The Tracks to Town
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society, 1981
508
Peter Friederici
The Suburban Wild
University of Georgia Press, 1999
720.92
Virginia A. Greene
The Architecture of Howard Van Doren Shaw
Chicago Review Press, 1998
720.977
Ira J. Bach
A Guide to Chicago’s Historic Suburbs on Wheels and on Foot
Swallow Press, 1981
720.9773
An Architectural Album: Chicago's North Shore
Junior League of Evanston, 1988
720.9773
Susan Dart
Market Square, Lake Forest, Illinois
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society, 1984
720.97731
Franz Schulze, ed.
Chicago's Famous Buildings : A Photographic Guide to the City's Architectural Landmarks
University of Chicago Press, 1993
720.97732
A Preservation Foundation Guide to National Register Properties, Lake Forest, Illinois
Lake Forest Foundation for Historic Preservation, 1994.
796.51
Jim Hochgesang
Hiking & Biking in Lake County, Illinois
Roots & Wings, 1994
779
Mary Lloyd Estrin
To the Manor Born
New York Graphic Society, 1979
917.7311
Jason Fargo
A Native’s Guide to Chicago’s Northern Suburbs
Claremont Press, 1999
917.7321
Barry J. Carroll
Lake Forest: A Very Special Place
Carroll International, 1996
977.32
Edward Arpee; supplement by Susan Dart
Lake Forest, Illinois: History and Reminiscences, 1861-1961
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society, 1991
977.32
Michael H. Ebner
Creating Chicago’s North Shore: A Suburban History
University of Chicago Press, 1988
Case 4/977.32
Brooks Kelley
The Transformation of Lake County, Illinois, Between 1900 and 1910
University of Chicago, 1956
977.32
Joseph K. Meads
How it All Began
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society, 1976
Case 4/977.321
Church of St. Mary, 1875-1975: Lake Forest, Illinois
Custombook, 1975
Ref/977.321
Diana Dretske
What's in a Name? : The Origin of Place Names in Lake County, Illinois
Lake County Museum, 1998
Case 8/977.321
Forest Trails (yearbook)
Lake Forest High School, 1959+
977.321
John J. Halsey
A History of Lake County, Illinois
R. S. Bates, 1912
Case 4/977.321
Katherine Hamilton-Smith
Notes from the Lake County Museum
Lake County Museum, 1999
977.321
Alice Ryerson Hayes
Ragdale: A History and Guide
Ragdale Foundation, 1990
Case 4/977.321
Lake County Roots: A Pictorial Review of Lake County
Heritage House, 1996
977.321
Lake Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Illinois
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society, 1994
977.321
Virginia Mullery
Lake County, Illinois: This Land of Lakes and Rivers
Windsor Publications, 1989
Case 4/977.321
Onwentsia Club, 1895-1995: A Centennial History
Onwentsia Club, 1995
B/Aldis
Dawn K. Kimbrel
The Aldis Compound
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society, 1994
Case 8
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff telephone directories, 1936-59 and 1980-present
NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES:
FCLM Historian (Lake County Museum)
The Heritage Timepiece (Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society)
Lake Forest Preservation Foundation Newsletter
The Lake Forester (bound copies and microfilm, 1899-1910, 1917-present)
AUDIO-VISUALS & ELECTRONIC MEDIA:
File Magic Database (Business Room Computers) Project Manager, Reference Librarian Felicia Song
The "Community Cornerstone" digitized architectural files are available for in-Library use; information at