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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
Access:
Public access
"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:
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
Date:
March 1, 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
"Development of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois" MA Thesis, 1949
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Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master's of Arts, Department of History, De Paul University, Chicago
Date:
June, 1949
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
"For Release"
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Date:
1950s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"Garden Clubs Miller Meadow"
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Date:
May 18, 1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"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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Public access
"Kiwanis Clubs Miller Meadow"
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Date:
May 10, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"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
Date:
December 6, 1943
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
"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:
Public access
"Lions Clubs Miller Meadow"
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Date:
May 10, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"Mimeographer Material 1"
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Date:
May 8, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"Mimeographer Material 2"
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Date:
August 15, 1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"Mimeographer Material 3"
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Date:
December 21, 1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"Outdoor Education in Metropolitan Areas," Roberts Mann, 1949
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Conference paper presented before the American Institute of Park Executives
Date:
September 21, 1949
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
"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
Date:
November 30, 1946
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
"Portable Fireplaces - Maybe!," Roberts Mann, undated
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Manuscript on portable fireplaces, including design illustrations
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"Recreation on Public Lands," Roberts Mann, 1944
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Conference paper presented before the ninth North American Wildlife Conference
Date:
April 25, 1944
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
"Streamlined Maintenance," Roberts Mann, ca. 1940s
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Memo on the impact of World War II and park maintenance activities
Date:
ca. 1940-1950
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
"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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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
Access:
Public access
"Youth Follows New Trails," Parents Magazine, GG Telfer, undated
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Manuscript of article condensed from The Parents' Magazine on youth activities on trail systems
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
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
Billy Caldwell Golf Course--Underground Electric Service, scale: not noted
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image 1, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
Date:
April 13, 1933
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Billy Caldwell Golf Course--Underground Electric Service, scale: not noted
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Date:
April 13, 1933
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Billy Caldwell Golf Course--Underground Electric Service, scale: not noted
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image 3
Date:
April 13, 1933
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Billy Caldwell Golf Course--Underground Electric Service, scale: note noted
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image 2, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
Date:
April 13, 1933
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
Cards with hints on how to walk in forest preserves, no date.
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Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Cermak Park Bath House and Swimming Pool, scale: not noted
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Cermak Park; image 2
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Cermak Park Bath House, scale: 1/8 in. = 1 ft
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Cermak Park; image 1
Date:
1930
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Cermak Park, Lighting Fixtures, scale: full size
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image 1, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
Date:
1933
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Cermak Park, Lighting Fixtures, scale: full size
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image 2, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
Date:
1933
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Cermak Park, Schemes for Street Car Arrangement, scale: 1 in. = 50 ft
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image 3, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
Date:
1933
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Cermak Park, Schemes for Street Car Arrangement, scale: 1 in. = 50 ft
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image 4, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
Date:
1933
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Cermak Plant development--Sprinkling System, scale: 1 in. = 50 ft Horz.; 1 in. = 5 ft Vert.
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Cermak Park; image 1
Date:
1930
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Cermak Pool--Wading Pool, scale: not noted
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Cermak Park
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Clay Hole Development, Sketch of Method of Instilling Pipe, scale: not noted
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Cermak Park
Date:
1930
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Clay Hole Development, Storage Shed, scale: not noted
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Cermak Park
Date:
1930
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Clay Hole Development--Proposed Electric Service Station / Pumping Control Station, scale: not noted
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Cermak Park
Date:
1931
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Clay Hole Tract Development, scale: 1 in. = 50 ft
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image 1
Date:
1931-1932
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Clay Hole Tract Development, scale: 1/2 in. = 1 in.
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image 3
Date:
1931-1932
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Clay Hole Tract Development, scale: 4 1/2 in. = 12 in.
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Cermak Park
Date:
1930
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Clay Hole Tract Development, scale: not noted
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ED-8
Date:
ca. 1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Clay Hole Tract Development, scale: not noted
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Date:
1931
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Clay Hole Tract Development, scale: not noted
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image 2
Date:
1931-1932
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Clay Hole Tract Development, scale: not noted
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Date:
1932
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

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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
Theme
Natural & Built Environments
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