Ralph Klinge, a native of Gross Point, was active in Village affairs for many years, working with the Red Cross, Civilian Defense, and Community Chest, and serving as President and Vice-president of St. Joseph Church Holy Name Society. He was a Village Trustee from 1951-1962 and a member of the Recreation Board from 1953-1970. Mr. Klinge was also a director of the Evanston Recreation Association, Jans Golf Course, Wilmette Historical Museum, and Shoreline Place, Inc.

Box #1

• Biographical and historical data on Mr. Klinge and the Recreation Board, List of contents
• Minutes, Board lists, policy statements: Recreation Board, Recreation Advisory Council
• Correspondence, 1964-1969
• Financial data, 1965-1971
• Recreation or community building projects
• Binder-balance sheets, 1964-1969
• Subject files for 1968-1969 [notebook]

Box #2

• Ice skating
• Recreation Study, 1967 [notebook]
• Reports on various topics
• Program Brochures, 1959-1968

Box #3

• Miscellaneous correspondence, reports, clippings
• Curling history, 1965-1968 [notebook]
• Curling Center history, 1978-1980