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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
Access:
Public access


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
Access:
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
Access:
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
Access:
Public access


Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1929-1935
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Newspaper clippings including the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Daily News on topics related to the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois
Date:
ca. 1925-1935
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


History of the Forest Preserves of Cook County, signed by Frank J. Moulton
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Manuscript documenting the political, organizational, and legal history of the formation of the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois.
Date:
April 14, 1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


Dwight Perkins, Historical Reference to FPD
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Documents related to the creation of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, including "Report of the Special Park Commission to the City Council of Chicago on the subject of a metropolitan park system" (1905) by Dwight Heald Perkins and "Organization of Outer Belt Park Commission of Cook County and Chicago" (ca. 1904), a list of the parks of Chicago (ca. 1905), and park maps.
Date:
ca. 1901-1905
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


History, Reports and Interviews, 1930-1947
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Various documents including handwritten notes, manuscripts, clippings, and pamphlets related to the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois
Collection:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County records
Access:
Public access


"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:
Public access