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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
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Memo regarding efforts to protect Miller Meadow from purchase by the University of Illinois
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May 10, 1905
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"Dear Citizen," 1956
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Memo regarding the attempted purchase of Miller Meadow by the University of Illinois
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July 5, 1956
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"Dear Citizen," 1957
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Memo on the University of Illinois's failed attempt to seize Miller Meadow
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July 29, 1957
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"Dear Citizen," Letter, September 1956
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Memo on the attempt to seize Miller Meadow by the University of Illinois
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September 27, 1956
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"Dear Citizen," March 1957
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Memo on the withdrawal by the University of Illinois to of a proposal to seize Miller Meadow
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March 1, 1957
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"For Release"
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1950s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Garden Clubs Miller Meadow"
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May 18, 1956
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Izaak Walton Leagues Miller Meadow"
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July 17, 1957
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Kiwanis Clubs Miller Meadow"
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May 10, 1905
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Landscape Engineering in the Forest Preserve District of Cook County," Roberts Mann, 1943
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Conference paper presented before the Western Society of Engineers
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December 6, 1943
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Letters to Citizens," 1957
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Memo on the withdrawal by the University of Illinois of an attempt to seize Miller Meadow.
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July 29, 1957
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Lions Clubs Miller Meadow"
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May 10, 1905
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Mimeographer Material 1"
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May 8, 1905
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Mimeographer Material 2"
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August 15, 1956
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Mimeographer Material 3"
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December 21, 1956
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"People in the Out-of-Doors," Roberts Mann, 1946
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Conference paper presented before the Central Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers
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November 30, 1946
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"The Medical Center District--Planning Analysis and Recommendations"
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July 1956
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"What the School System Expects of the Park System," James D. Logsdon, 1960
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Article outlining how parks contribute to national welfare
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May 13, 1905
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Early Forest Preserve Planning, ca. 1920s
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Various documents pertaining to the organization of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois
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ca. 1920s
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Friends of Our Native Landscape, A Park and Forest Policy for Illinois
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Policy proposal
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ca. 1920s?
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
General Information File, 1912-1942
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Meeting minutes, articles, brochures and essays pertaining to the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois, including issues of State of Illinois Division of Forestry News, Chicago tax information, and rules/regulations for the forest preserves.
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Historical Markers, 1962
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Memo from Charles Sauers to Roland Eisenbeis on suggested sites for historical markers in the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois
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May 4, 1962
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Historical source materials on Dwight H. Perkins, from 'Perkins of Chicago,' undated.
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History of the formation of the forest preserves of Cook County Illinois and the role played by Dwight Perkins
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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How the Park Man Should Be Prepared to Meet the Public,' Roberts Mann, 1953
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Conference paper presented at the Denver meeting of the American Institute of Park Executives.
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September 16, 1953
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Proposals for Projects, 1946
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Potential projects for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County are discussed
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March 25, 1946
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Skokie Lagoon development, undated
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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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
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Natural & Built Environments
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Subject--Name
3
Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (Ill.)
2
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus)
1
Perkins, Dwight Heald, 1867-1941
Creator
3
Mann, Roberts
1
Cook County (Ill.). Forest Preserve Advisory Committee; Chicago Regional Planning Association; Illinois. Supreme Court
1
Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (Ill.)
1
Friends of Our Native Landscape (Ill.)
1
Garden Club of Illinois, Inc.
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
Logsdon, James D.
1
Northcenter Lions Club (Chicago, Ill.); Auburn-Highland Lions Club (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Sauers, Charles G.
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Forest reserves
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Land use
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Building sites
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Universities and colleges
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Expenditures, Public
6
City planning
6
Petitions
1
Civil service
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Education
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Forest conservation
1
Historical markers
1
History
1
Labor
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Lagoons
1
Landscape architecture
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Landscaping industry
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Legislators
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Lobbying
1
Outdoor education
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Park facilities
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Planning drawings
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