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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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Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (Ill.)
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University of Illinois Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
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Manuscript Collections
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Richard J. Daley Library
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Natural & Built Environments
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Subject--Name
26
Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (Ill.)
24
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
8
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus)
5
Perkins, Dwight Heald, 1867-1941
2
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
1
Parents' Magazine Enterprises
Creator
9
Mann, Roberts
5
Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (Ill.)
4
Sauers, Charles G.
3
Hall, Eric
2
Hayes, William P.
2
Morrill, John Barstow
1
American Institute of Architects. Chicago Chapter
1
Chicago (Ill.). West Chicago Park Commissioners
1
Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry
1
Chicago Tribune (Firm); Chicago Daily News, Inc.
1
Chicago Tribune (Firm); Morrill, John
1
Coburn, John; Busse, William
1
De Leuw, Cather & Company
1
Flanagan, Earl L.; Eisenbeis, Roland F.; Wiedemann, Glenn
1
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
1
Friends of Our Native Landscape (Ill.)
1
Garden Club of Illinois, Inc.
1
Illinois. Supreme Court
1
Kiwanis Club of Chicago; Kiwanis Club of Edgebrook (Chicago, Ill.); Kiwanis Club of Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.); Kiwanis Club of Northwest Chicago; Kiwanis Club of Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.); Kiwanis Club of West Central Chicago
1
Moulton, Frank J.
1
Northcenter Lions Club (Chicago, Ill.); Auburn-Highland Lions Club (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Perkins, Dwight Heald, 1867-1941
1
Presecky, William
1
Real Estate Research Corporation
1
Telfer, G. G.
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Form
111
Architectural drawing
68
Business correspondence
24
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
1
Maps
1
Newsletters
Topic
102
Building
98
Forests and forestry
60
Parks
24
County forests
24
Land use
24
Natural areas
23
Golf courses
22
Strategic planning
21
Universities and colleges
20
Building sites
16
Parking facilities
12
Buildings
9
City planning
9
Editorials
9
Expenditures, Public
8
History
7
Petitions
7
Trails
6
Campus planning
6
Outdoor recreation
5
College campuses
5
Forest conservation
5
Park facilities
3
Hydraulic structures
3
Public shelters
3
Recreation
3
Swimming pools
2
Bathhouses
2
Bonds
2
Education
2
Golf
2
Historical markers
2
Legal documents
2
Outdoor education
2
Reclamation of land
2
Recreation centers
2
Skis and skiing
2
swimming
1
Actions and defenses
1
Architecture
1
Biography
1
Boats and boating
1
Borrow pits
1
Camp sites, facilities, etc.
1
Camp stoves
1
Camping
1
Children
1
County ordinances
1
Courts
1
Downsizing of organizations
1
Finance
1
Fireplaces
1
Hiking
1
Horsemanship
1
Lakes
1
Landscape architecture
1
Landscaping industry
1
Legislators
1
Lobbying
1
Museums
1
Natural monuments--Conservation and restoration
1
Natural resources--Conservation and restoration
1
Nature conservation
1
Picnic grounds
1
Picnics
1
Playgrounds
1
Predatory animals
1
Sanitation
1
Schools
1
Schools--Design and construction
1
Sidewalks
1
Skating
1
Speeches, addresses, etc.
1
Traffic accident investigation
1
Traffic accidents
1
Wildlife conservation
1
World War, 1939-1945
1
Youth
1
Youth hostels
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