Evanston's Yesterdays: Stories of Early Evanston and Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Doctor Dwight Clark one time President of the So ciety spent many hours collecting relics and making contributions to the files. His contributions to the press on some of the phases of our early history are well worth reading. The Doctor served as President of the State Association.
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