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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
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"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
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"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
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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
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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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"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
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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
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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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"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:
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"Planning Real Estate Activities in Preparation for the World's Fair," 1929
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Address delivered at the sixth annual meeting of the Chicago Regional Planning Association
Date:
February 5, 1929
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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"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
Date:
May 13, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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Chicago's Greatest Issue: An Official Plan
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Date:
June 1, 1911
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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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
Date:
ca. 1920s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Friends of Our Native Landscape, A Park and Forest Policy for Illinois
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Policy proposal
Date:
ca. 1920s?
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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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.
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
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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
Date:
May 4, 1962
Collection:
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
Collection:
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.
Date:
September 16, 1953
Collection:
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
Date:
March 25, 1946
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Skokie Lagoon development, undated
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Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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