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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records

The Forest Preserve District of Cook County was created in 1914 with a mandate to “protect and preserve” the forests of Cook County. By 2004, the district had acquired more than 67,000 acres of forest lands. This collection contains the records of the district and other records and photographs that are relevant for the district’s history.

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"Economical Forestry"
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
"Fun Throughout the Seasons"
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Watercolor painting titled "Fun Throughout the Seasons" by Laughlin, for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
"The Tree Speaks"
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Main portion of text on the "To the Wayfarer" monument in Chipilly Woods Forest Preserve.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
"To the Wayfarer" monument, Chipilly Woods Forest Preserve
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"To the Wayfarer" monument located in Chipilly Woods Forest Preserve, near Skokie. (Info supplied by Trailside Museum of Natural History, FPDCC). The monument was donated by Fred E. Haines, Major, 131st Infantry.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
"UIC Campus Controversy" American Legion, Miller Meadows, 1957
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Date:
ca. 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
A Shelter
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A Shelter (Koeppen)
Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Across the Des Plaines from Willow Springs
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Across the Prairie, Lake Forest
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Across the Skokie on the County Line
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Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Baseball Field and Back Stop
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Baseball at Large Picnic
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities, Camping
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Deer Grove, Swimming
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Deer Grove, Swimming
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Fishing, Clay Hole, District 14
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Fishing, Tuma Lake, Palos Park
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities, Picnic, Group (Mr. Ryan?)
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Highway Dept.
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Large group at picnic posed in front of trees.
Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Highway Dept.
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Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities, Picnic, Highway Dept.
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Highway Dept.
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Large
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Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Large
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Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities, Picnic, Large
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities, Picnic, Large
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Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Old Ladies of Oak Forest
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities, Picnic, Old Ladies of Oak Forest
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Picnic, Old Ladies of Oak Forest
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Date:
ca. 1903
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Playground, District 1
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, Skier, Scandinavian
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Activities, St. Leo's Camp, Swimming Tank
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities, Swimming, Tuma Lake, Palos Park
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Fishing
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Lake Swimming
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Lake Swimming
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Large Picnic
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Pest Control
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Police and Woman
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Activities: Picnic and Recreation, Young Girl Hikers by Tree
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Actvities, Swimming, Dam 1
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Actvities, Swimming, Dam 1
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Actvities, Swimming, Dam 2
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Date:
ca. 1900-1925
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Airports [Road]
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View of a roadway.
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Another Scene [Sic] in Same Woods
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Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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Collection Details

Repository
University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Collection Type
Manuscript Collections
Collection Location
Richard J. Daley Library
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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181 Trees 117 People 48 Forests 36 Winter 32 Children 31 Rivers 30 Aerial views 29 Trails & paths 26 Forest reserves 25 Camps 24 Streams 23 Monuments & memorials 21 Birds 20 Bodies of water 20 Historic sites 20 Recreation 19 Dedications 19 Parks 18 Buildings 16 Plants 15 Activities 13 Animals 13 Lakes & ponds 11 Fences 11 Flowers 11 Graphs 11 Playgrounds 9 Roads 7 Maps 7 Meadows 6 City planning 6 Wetlands 5 History 5 Railroads 4 Boys 4 Bridges 4 Girls 4 Houses 4 Land use 4 Parking Lots 4 Poetry 4 Swimming 3 Beaches 3 Boats 3 Charts 3 Dunes 3 Fishing 3 Forest conservation 3 Hiking 3 Leaves 3 Park facilities 3 Picnics 3 Strategic planning 3 Vehicles 3 Winter Sports 2 Canals 2 Education 2 Indexes 2 Legal documents 2 Machinery 2 Mess Halls 2 Photograph collections 2 Reclamation of land 2 Reptiles 2 Rock Formations 2 Rodents 2 Schools 2 Squirrels 2 Turtles 2 Views 2 Water Pumps 2 Wildlife conservation 1 Actions and defenses 1 Architectural elements 1 Bicycles 1 Bicycles & tricycles 1 Bonds 1 Borrow pits 1 Campfires 1 Campus planning 1 Carriages & coaches 1 County ordinances 1 Courts 1 Croplands 1 Dams 1 Directories 1 Ducks 1 Eating & drinking 1 Elms 1 Finance 1 Fireplaces 1 Fires 1 Floods 1 Food 1 Forestry 1 Forests and forestry 1 Gardens 1 Golf 1 Hills 1 Lakes 1 Land 1 Log Buildings 1 Log Cabins 1 Log cabins 1 Museums 1 Natural resources--Conservation and restoration 1 Nature conservation 1 Outdoor recreation 1 Parking 1 Pests--Control 1 Petitions 1 Picnic Grounds 1 Plowing 1 Prairies 1 Predatory animals 1 Primroses 1 Recreation centers 1 Sanitation 1 Schools--Design and construction 1 Shelters 1 Signs (Notices) 1 Speeches, addresses, etc. 1 Sports Teams 1 Swimming Pools 1 Swimming pools 1 Telephones 1 Toboggans 1 Tractors 1 Trails 1 Universities and colleges 1 Valleys 1 Violets