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Miscellaneous Documents from Chicago Park District, Division of Recreation, undated
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Assorted camp songs instructions for other camp activities such as arts and crafts
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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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
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Public access
"Youth Follows New Trails," Parents Magazine, GG Telfer, undated
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Manuscript of article condensed from The Parents' Magazine on youth activities on trail systems
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Biography of Captain John Whistler, c. 1965
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Date:
ca. 1965
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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
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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?
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Guidelines on Outdoor Leadership, ca. 1940s
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Memo produced by the National Park Service on leadership qualities and advice for those leading outdoor trips
Date:
ca. 1940s
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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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
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Index to Photograph and Plan File; Forest Preserve District of Cook County
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Mimeographer Material 3"
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Date:
1956
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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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
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"Waters Open to Public Fishing," E.P. Romilly, undated
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List of locations and information for public fishing and accompanying regulations
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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St. Paul Woods, ca. 1900-1915
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Images taken in St. Paul Woods
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Suburban Trib, "CCC legacy continues to grow by William Presecky," 1979
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Article from the Suburban Trib on the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps, including work done in the Cook County Forest Preserve District
Date:
February 9, 1979
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Robert Kingery to John Morrill, with Photo, 1935
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Letter from Robert Kingery addressed to John Morrill enclosing a group photo taken at Starved Rock
Date:
September 25, 1935
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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"Recreation on Public Lands," Roberts Mann, 1944
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Conference paper presented before the ninth North American Wildlife Conference
Date:
April 25, 1944
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Historical Considerations [Chicago Portage], 1929-1930
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Correspondence and clippings pertaining to restoration efforts for Old Chicago Portage
Date:
ca. 1925-1935
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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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
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Land Policy, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, 1950
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Date:
May 3, 1905
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Letter and misc. documents, 1935
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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
Date:
April 18, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"UIC Campus Controversy" American Legion, Miller Meadows, 1957
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Date:
ca. 1957
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"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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Public access
"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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Public access
"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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Public access
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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Public access
Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture Circular no. 45. The Starling, 1916
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Date:
February 1, 1916
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Miscellaneous, policies, histories, and encroachment, 1956
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Documents pertaining to the history, policies, and conservation of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois
Date:
May 9, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Paper, "Getting Lakes the Borrow Pit Way," by John Barstow Morrill, 1958
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Conference papers; Engineering
Date:
May 11, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Chicago Tours for Chicagoans
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Date:
April 18, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
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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Public access
Early Forest Preserve Publications, 1910-1930
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Guidebooks
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
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
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Public access
General Information -- Historical and Operational, 1965-1967
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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.
Date:
ca. 1965-1975
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
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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Public access
"Lions Clubs Miller Meadow"
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Date:
May 10, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Memo from Bloom Township Democratic Organization Committeeman
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Memo from John A. Maloni, Committeeman for the Bloom Township Democratic Organization, regarding some photographs, sent along with his business card.
Date:
September 1966
Collection:
Richard J. Daley collection
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Commerce, 1959
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Issue of Commerce which includes an article on the search for a site for a new University if Illinois campus.
Date:
May 1, 1959
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"Mimeographer Material 2"
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Date:
1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Report of Charles G. Sauers and the Advisory Committee on Predator Control, 1948
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Date:
September 7, 1948
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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List of employees, phone numbers, and extensions at General Headquarters, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, 1984
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Phone directories
Date:
August 24, 1984
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"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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"Portable Fireplaces - Maybe!," Roberts Mann, undated
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Manuscript on portable fireplaces, including design illustrations
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Progress report of Charles G. Sauers, 1931
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Progress Report for the forest preserve district, including construction and engineering projects, reforestation activities and other business
Date:
August 15, 1931
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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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
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Public access
Photo Index--Master List of Folders--Current--1961 to Present
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Folder title is "Index to Master Photographic Files [Divisional]"
Date:
February 7, 1973
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Cantigny Farm, 1956
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Memos covering issues associated with Cantigny Farm as a possible site for a University of Illinois campus.
Date:
June 29, 1956
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
"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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Public access
"For Release"
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Date:
1950s
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access
Comparison of Miller Meadow and Near West Side Campus Sites for an Undergraduate Division of The University of Illinois, 1957
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Date:
January 1, 1957
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
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Public access

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12 Mann, Roberts 6 Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois (Ill.) 4 Sauers, Charles G. 3 Chicago Plan Commission 2 Hayes, William P. 2 Illinois. Supreme Court 2 Morrill, John Barstow 1 Chicago (Ill.). City Council; Cook County (Ill.) 1 Chicago (Ill.). West Chicago Park Commissioners 1 Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry 1 Chicago Park District (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Chicago Recreation Commission 1 Chicago Regional Planning Association 1 Chicago Tribune (Firm); Chicago Daily News, Inc. 1 Chicago Tribune (Firm); Morrill, John 1 Coburn, John; Busse, William 1 Cook County (Ill.). Forest Preserve Advisory Committee; Chicago Regional Planning Association; Illinois. Supreme Court 1 De Leuw, Cather & Company 1 Flanagan, Earl L.; Eisenbeis, Roland F.; Wiedemann, Glenn 1 Forbush, Edward Howe, 1858-1929 1 Friends of Our Native Landscape (Ill.) 1 Garden Club of Illinois, Inc. 1 Harff, James 1 Hutchens, Lynn Henry 1 Keefe, Jim 1 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 1 Logsdon, James D. 1 Mann, Roberts; Morrill, John Barstow; O'Gara, Caroline 1 Moulton, Frank J. 1 Northcenter Lions Club (Chicago, Ill.); Auburn-Highland Lions Club (Chicago, Ill.) 1 Perkins, Dwight Heald, 1867-1941 1 Presecky, William 1 Real Estate Research Corporation 1 Romilly, E.P. 1 Swink, Floyd A. 1 Telfer, G. G. 1 United States. National Park Service

73 Parks 68 Forest reserves 28 Strategic planning 25 Land use 21 Universities and colleges 20 Building sites 16 City planning 12 History 9 Editorials 9 Expenditures, Public 7 Outdoor recreation 7 Petitions 6 Campus planning 6 Park facilities 5 College campuses 5 Forest conservation 4 Education 3 Biography 3 Indexes 3 Legal documents 3 Photograph collections 3 Recreation 3 Roads 3 Schools 3 Trails 2 Actions and defenses 2 Bonds 2 Clubs 2 Courts 2 Elections 2 Historical markers 2 Indians 2 Lakes 2 Meetings 2 Outdoor education 2 Planning drawings 2 Reclamation of land 2 Recreation centers 2 Referendum 2 Speeches, addresses, etc. 1 Animals 1 Architecture 1 Birds 1 Boats and boating 1 Borrow pits 1 Camp sites, facilities, etc. 1 Camp songs 1 Camp stoves 1 Camping 1 Carp 1 Cemeteries 1 Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) 1 Children 1 Cities and towns--Growth 1 Civil service 1 County ordinances 1 Directories 1 Downsizing of organizations 1 Ecology 1 Exhibitions 1 Farms 1 Finance 1 Fireplaces 1 Fishes 1 Fishing 1 Flowers 1 Forest reserves--Employees 1 Forests and forestry 1 Handicraft 1 Hiking 1 Illinois 1 Labor 1 Lagoons 1 Landscape architecture 1 Landscaping industry 1 Leadership 1 Legal briefs 1 Legislators 1 Lobbying 1 Maps 1 Museums 1 Natural monuments--Conservation and restoration 1 Natural resources--Conservation and restoration 1 Nature conservation 1 Occupational training 1 Picnics 1 Plants 1 Playgrounds 1 Politicians 1 Politics and government 1 Portraits, Group 1 Potawatomi Indians 1 Predatory animals 1 Programs 1 Sanitation 1 Schools--Design and construction 1 Skating 1 Squirrels 1 Starlings 1 Statistics 1 Steamboats 1 Swimming pools 1 Telephones 1 Tourism 1 Tourist camps, hostels, etc. 1 Tourists 1 Tree planting 1 Trees 1 Voluntarism 1 Wildlife conservation 1 World War, 1939-1945 1 Youth 1 Youth hostels 1 Zoology