Petition from the Prairie Club of Chicago in support of establishing a National Park Service, February 16, 1916
The Prairie Club of Chicago was one of many conservation groups that lobbied Congress in the early twentieth century in favor of a federal service to oversee the growing number of national parks. They believed that consolidating the management of the parks would lead to better environmental protection and greater public accessibility.
Petition from the Prairie Club of Chicago in support of establishing a National Park Service, February 16, 1916; Records of the U.S. Senate; RG 46.