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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
Date:
May 10, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"Dear Citizen," 1956
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Memo regarding the attempted purchase of Miller Meadow by the University of Illinois
Date:
July 5, 1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"Dear Citizen," 1957
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Memo on the University of Illinois's failed attempt to seize Miller Meadow
Date:
July 29, 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Dear Citizen," Letter, September 1956
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Memo on the attempt to seize Miller Meadow by the University of Illinois
Date:
September 27, 1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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"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
Date:
March 1, 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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"For Release"
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Date:
1950s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Garden Clubs Miller Meadow"
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Date:
May 18, 1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Izaak Walton Leagues Miller Meadow"
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Date:
July 17, 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Kiwanis Clubs Miller Meadow"
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Date:
May 10, 1905
Collection:
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.
Date:
July 29, 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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"Lions Clubs Miller Meadow"
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Date:
May 10, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Mimeographer Material 1"
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Date:
May 8, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Mimeographer Material 2"
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Date:
August 15, 1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Mimeographer Material 3"
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Date:
December 21, 1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"The Medical Center District--Planning Analysis and Recommendations"
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Date:
July 1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"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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Analysis of Sites for the Campus of the Chicago Undergraduate Division, 1958
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Date:
October 1, 1958
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Cantigny Farm, 1956
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Memos covering issues associated with Cantigny Farm as a possible site for a University of Illinois campus.
Date:
June 29, 1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Commerce, 1959
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Issue of Commerce which includes an article on the search for a site for a new University if Illinois campus.
Date:
May 1, 1959
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Comparison of Miller Meadow and Near West Side Campus Sites for an Undergraduate Division of The University of Illinois, 1957
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Date:
January 1, 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Correspondence with Earl Flanagan, 1957
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Correspondence regarding possible sites for a University of Illinois campus in southern Cook County.
Date:
September 9, 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access