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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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"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


A Historical Review of Some Native Animal Resources of Illinois,' Lynn Henry Hutchens, B.A. thesis, 1938
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Bachelor's thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Zoology at the University of Illinois.
Date:
April 21, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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Article on Dwight Perkins, Evanston Review, 1965
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Date:
July 1, 1965
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Biography of Captain John Whistler, c. 1965
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Date:
ca. 1965
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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Dissertation about Forest Preserves by William P. Hayes, 1949
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Master's thesis for DePaul University on the development of the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois
Date:
June, 1949
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


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
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


History of the Forest Preserves of Cook County, signed by Frank J. Moulton
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Manuscript documenting the political, organizational, and legal history of the formation of the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois.
Date:
April 14, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


History, Reports and Interviews, 1930-1947
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Various documents including handwritten notes, manuscripts, clippings, and pamphlets related to the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


John Coburn "History of the Forest Preserve," with a letter from Rollin Organ to Charles G. Saunders, 1927-1931
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Letter written by John Coburn and memo from William Busse on the history of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Date:
ca. 1925-1935
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Paper about the Civilian Conservation Corps, Camp Chicago-Lemont, 1992
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Administrative history; Manuscript
Date:
June 14, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Paper on "The Forest Preserve Disctrict of Cook County, Illinois," John Barstow Morrill, 1957
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Administrative history; Manuscript
Date:
May 10, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Sauk Trail, 1952
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Correspondence from Roberts Mann to Ruth Bernstein regarding the Sauk Trail and native Americans in Illinois
Date:
May 5, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access