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Control Plan, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
Salt Creek Division; sheet 27
1930

Thornton Woods Plot Plan, scale: 1 in. = 20 ft
Thornton Camp; Thornton Woods
1905





Northwestern Golf Course--Club House, scale: not noted
image 11, Indian Boundary Golf Course
1931






Cermak Park, Lighting Fixtures, scale: full size
image 1, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
1933


"Development of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois" MA Thesis, 1949
Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master's of Arts, Department of History, De Paul University, Chicago
1949

Suburban Trib, "CCC legacy continues to grow by William Presecky," 1979
Article from the Suburban Trib on the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps, including work done in the Cook County Forest Preserve District
1979

"Recreation on Public Lands," Roberts Mann, 1944
Conference paper presented before the ninth North American Wildlife Conference
1944

Historical Considerations [Chicago Portage], 1929-1930
Correspondence and clippings pertaining to restoration efforts for Old Chicago Portage
1925


Letter and misc. documents, 1935
Memo regarding proposed lodging in the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, article on the Trailside Museum in River Forest, and a letter discussing efforts at providing sanitation services in the forest preserves
1905


"Dear Citizen," 1956
Memo regarding the attempted purchase of Miller Meadow by the University of Illinois
1956

"Letters to Citizens," 1957
Memo on the withdrawal by the University of Illinois of an attempt to seize Miller Meadow.
1957



Shabbona Woods Camp Construction, scale: 1 in. = 100 ft
Palos Hills Forest Preserve; image 1
1905












Correspondence with Earl Flanagan, 1957
Correspondence regarding possible sites for a University of Illinois campus in southern Cook County.
1957

Dissertation about Forest Preserves by William P. Hayes, 1949
Master's thesis for DePaul University on the development of the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois
1949

Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1929-1935
Newspaper clippings including the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Daily News on topics related to the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois
1925

History of the Forest Preserves of Cook County, signed by Frank J. Moulton
Manuscript documenting the political, organizational, and legal history of the formation of the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois.
1905

Tobaggon Slide, scale: 1 in. = 100 ft
ThorntonWoods; image 1
1905




Palatine Road Accident Investigation, scale: 1 in. = 20 ft
image 3, Indian Boundary Golf Course
1905