Box 2

The Princeton Game and Fish Club Records document the history of the organization and reveal the wildlife conservation policies of the state of Illinois from 1877 to 2006.  Minutes, correspondence, and treasurer's records detail the club’s semi-annual business meetings, decisions on membership applications, land and building expenses, and responses to game laws. Applications, shares assignments, proxies, and transfers document club membership and depict member selectivity and the group's strict adherence to membership rules.  Data on the availability of game for each season and the club's hunting success is in the kill records (1943-1994).  Legal documents, particularly land leases, responses to flood control proposals, and conservation information complete the collection.  This material provides an excellent opportunity for studying the history of some of the wildlife preservation issues facing the world today.