Open Lands Project records from Gunnar Peterson's office, 1962-1984.

Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago

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Founded in 1914 as the Chicago Central Council of Social Agencies; incorporated in 1919 as the Chicago Council of Social Agencies; in the 1940s, became the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago; in 1971 renamed the Council of Community Services; in 1977 merged with the Community Fund of Chicago to become the United Way of Chicago. From the description of Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago records, 1914-1978. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 713908047 ...

Illinois. Department of Conservation

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The Department of Conservation (created 1925) succeeded the Dept. of Agriculture's Division of Fish and Game in administering state fish and game codes. Additionally, the department was charged with water pollution prevention and forestry promotion responsibilities. Upon assumming the powers of the Illinois Park Commission (1909-1917) from the Dept. of Public Works and Buildings (1951), the department became responsible for state monuments and memorials; and the state park system. Other departme...

Open Lands Project (Chicago, Ill.)

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Peterson, Gunnar A. (Gunnar Arthur), 1915-

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Open Lands Project, later Openlands Project, has sought to preserve areas of natural beauty around Chicago that were threatened by urban growth. OPL originally functioned as a committee of the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago but became an independent non-profit organization in 1968. Gunnar Peterson was the Executive Director of OLP for 12 years and led a team of activists and influential Chicagoans in saving some of the natural areas around Chicago including Goose Lake Prairie, Illinois ...