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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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"Contact Your Legislator", 1957
Memo regarding efforts to protect Miller Meadow from purchase by the University of Illinois
1905
"Dear Citizen," 1956
Memo regarding the attempted purchase of Miller Meadow by the University of Illinois
1956
"Dear Citizen," 1957
Memo on the University of Illinois's failed attempt to seize Miller Meadow
1957
"Dear Citizen," Letter, September 1956
Memo on the attempt to seize Miller Meadow by the University of Illinois
1956
"Dear Citizen," March 1957
Memo on the withdrawal by the University of Illinois to of a proposal to seize Miller Meadow
1957
"For Release"
1951
"Garden Clubs Miller Meadow"
1956
"Izaak Walton Leagues Miller Meadow"
1957
"Kiwanis Clubs Miller Meadow"
1905
"Landscape Engineering in the Forest Preserve District of Cook County," Roberts Mann, 1943
Conference paper presented before the Western Society of Engineers
1943
"Letters to Citizens," 1957
Memo on the withdrawal by the University of Illinois of an attempt to seize Miller Meadow.
1957
"Lions Clubs Miller Meadow"
1905
"Mimeographer Material 1"
1905
"Mimeographer Material 2"
1956
"Mimeographer Material 3"
1956
"People in the Out-of-Doors," Roberts Mann, 1946
Conference paper presented before the Central Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers
1946
"Planning Real Estate Activities in Preparation for the World's Fair," 1929
Address delivered at the sixth annual meeting of the Chicago Regional Planning Association
1929
"The Medical Center District--Planning Analysis and Recommendations"
1956
"What the School System Expects of the Park System," James D. Logsdon, 1960
Article outlining how parks contribute to national welfare
1905
Chicago's Greatest Issue: An Official Plan
1911
Early Forest Preserve Planning, ca. 1920s
Various documents pertaining to the organization of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois
1920
Friends of Our Native Landscape, A Park and Forest Policy for Illinois
Policy proposal
1920
Historical Markers, 1962
Memo from Charles Sauers to Roland Eisenbeis on suggested sites for historical markers in the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois
1962
How the Park Man Should Be Prepared to Meet the Public,' Roberts Mann, 1953
Conference paper presented at the Denver meeting of the American Institute of Park Executives.
1936
Proposals for Projects, 1946
Potential projects for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County are discussed
1946

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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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