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Wading Pool at Cermak Park, scale: not noted
Cermak Park; image 2
1905
Trail Bridge South of Sauk Trail, scale: 1 in. = 20 ft
image 3, Robinson Reserve
1905
Shabbona Woods, Ditch Barrier, Michigan City Road and Torrence Avenue, scale: 1 in. = 100 ft
Palos Hills Forest Preserve; image 2
1905
Pottawatamie Woods (also Shabbona Woods Plans), scale: varies
image 2, Palos Golf Course
1905
Indian Boundary Golf Course, scale: note noted
image 7
1931
Indian Boundary Golf Course, scale: not noted
image 1
1931
Eggers Grove Parking Area, scale: 1 in. = 20 ft
image 2
1937
Eggers Grove Drive and Parking, scale: not noted
image 2
1936
Deer Grove Camp, Base and Project map, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
image 5
1931
Clay Hole Development, Sketch of Method of Instilling Pipe, scale: not noted
Cermak Park
1930
Billy Caldwell Golf Course--Underground Electric Service, scale: note noted
image 2, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
1933
Paper about the Civilian Conservation Corps, Camp Chicago-Lemont, 1992
Administrative history; Manuscript
1905
Friends of Our Native Landscape, A Park and Forest Policy for Illinois
Policy proposal
1920
John Coburn "History of the Forest Preserve," with a letter from Rollin Organ to Charles G. Saunders, 1927-1931
Letter written by John Coburn and memo from William Busse on the history of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County
1925
"Mimeographer Material 3"
1956
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
Thornton Woods Plot Plan, scale: 1 in. = 40 ft
Thornton Woods
1905
Thornton and Shabbona Woods Well Location, scale: 1 in. = 400 ft
1905
Skokie Lagoon Project, scale: not noted
1905
Palos Park Ski Slide--Warming House, scale: not noted
1905
Northwestern Golf Course--Club House, scale: not noted
image 11, Indian Boundary Golf Course
1931
Indan Boundary Golf Course--fencing and bid Analysis, scale: not noted
image 10
1931
Indian Boundary Golf Course, scale: 1 in. = 600 ft
image 6
1931
Indian Boundary Golf Course, scale: not noted
image 3
1931
Eggers Grove Shelter, scale: not noted
1937
Cermak Park, Schemes for Street Car Arrangement, scale: 1 in. = 50 ft
image 3, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
1933
Cermak Park, Lighting Fixtures, scale: full size
image 1, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
1933
Cermak Park, Schemes for Street Car Arrangement, scale: 1 in. = 50 ft
image 4, 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
Land Policy, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, 1950
1905
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
"UIC Campus Controversy" American Legion, Miller Meadows, 1957
1952
"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
Tobaggon Slide, scale: 1 in. = 1 ft
ThorntonWoods; image 2
1905
Indian Boundary Golf Course, scale: not noted
image 5
1931
Clay Hole Tract Development, scale: not noted
ED-8
1930
Clay Hole Tract Development, scale: not noted
1931
Cermak Park, Lighting Fixtures, scale: full size
image 2, Billy Caldwell Golf Course
1933
"Dear Citizen," Letter, September 1956
Memo on the attempt to seize Miller Meadow by the University of Illinois
1956
Proposals for Projects, 1946
Potential projects for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County are discussed
1946
Miscellaneous, policies, histories, and encroachment, 1956
Documents pertaining to the history, policies, and conservation of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois
1905
Paper, "Getting Lakes the Borrow Pit Way," by John Barstow Morrill, 1958
Conference papers; Engineering
1905
General Information -- Historical and Operational, 1965-1967
Articles, essays, manuscripts, and brochures related to the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois and outdoor recreation. Includes index of nature bulletins produced by the Forest Preserve District, educational materials, and organizational documents.
1965
Historical Markers, 1962
Memo from Charles Sauers to Roland Eisenbeis on suggested sites for historical markers in the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois
1962
"Lions Clubs Miller Meadow"
1905
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University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus)
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Perkins, Dwight Heald, 1867-1941
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Mann, Roberts
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Sauers, Charles G.
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Hall, Eric
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American Institute of Architects. Chicago Chapter
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Chicago (Ill.). West Chicago Park Commissioners
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Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry
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Chicago Tribune (Firm); Chicago Daily News, Inc.
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Chicago Tribune (Firm); Morrill, John
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Coburn, John; Busse, William
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De Leuw, Cather & Company
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Flanagan, Earl L.; Eisenbeis, Roland F.; Wiedemann, Glenn
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Friends of Our Native Landscape (Ill.)
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Garden Club of Illinois, Inc.
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Illinois. Supreme Court
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Kiwanis Club of Chicago; Kiwanis Club of Edgebrook (Chicago, Ill.); Kiwanis Club of Garfield Park (Chicago, Ill.); Kiwanis Club of Northwest Chicago; Kiwanis Club of Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.); Kiwanis Club of West Central Chicago
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Moulton, Frank J.
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Northcenter Lions Club (Chicago, Ill.); Auburn-Highland Lions Club (Chicago, Ill.)
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Perkins, Dwight Heald, 1867-1941
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Presecky, William
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Real Estate Research Corporation
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