Director's administrative files, 1972-1984.

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Director's administrative files, 1972-1984.

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Files include correspondence with private conservation organizations, citizens, and other state agencies; statistical studies and research reports; departmental annual reports; newspapers articles; newsletters and press releases; feasibility studies; photographs; proposed and enacted state and federal legislation; position papers; project status reports; committee agendas and minutes; management plans; and quarterly reports to the Governor. Subjects include such topics as acid rain; convention attendance; land acquisition and development; barge fleets; hunting blinds; interstate water boundary lines; boating regulations; hiking and equestrian trails; state wildlife income tax check-off program; fish hatcheries; commercial fishing; hunting and fishing regulations; environmental protection; pollution; forestry; prairie preservation; historic sites; park law enforcement; state fair exhibits; lead shot; surface mining; snowmobile regulation; and departmental reorganization.

12 cubic ft.

Illinois State Archive

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