Search for:

Search for:

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.

Display

...

List

...

Information

...

Gallery

...

Map

Showing 1 - 17 of 17 Records
Artwork
Image nop
Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Blue Violet
Image nop
Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Burr Oak
Image nop
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Cornstalks
Image nop
Date:
ca. 1904
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Cottonwood or Poplar
Image nop
View of bark and leaves of cottonwood or poplar tree
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Plants in water
Image nop
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Forest Preserve District Day Camp, Stalks
Image nop
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Hawthorn
Image nop
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Letter from Floyd A. Swink, University of Illinois, to Roberts Mann, 1952
Image nop
Letter inventorying plant life in the limestone canyon at 111th Street near Sag Bridge at the YMCA Camp Grounds, a future site for a forest preserve in Cook County
Date:
May 26, 1952
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Linden
Image nop
Date:
n.d.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Pink Flowers
Image nop
Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Plants and Animals, Flowers
Image nop
Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Plants and Animals, Flowers
Image nop
Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Plants and Animals, Marsh Marigold
Image nop
Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Plants and Animals, Wild Rose
Image nop
Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Plants and Animals, Woman and Garden
Image nop
Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access
Red Trillium
Image nop
Date:
ca. 1920-1930s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access

Active filters

Subject Topic: Plants   Remove all  

Collection Details

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
Show more details
Share collection
Copy Permalink
Copy Permalink