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  • Restrictions on Access
  • Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
  • Provenance/Source of Acquisition
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  • Chronology
  • Conservation Groups Active In
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  • Organization and Arrangement
  • Related Material
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  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Horace Marden Albright papers
    creator: Albright, Horace M. (Horace Marden), 1890-1987
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2056
    Physical Description: 6 oversize_boxes
    Date (inclusive): 1918-1972
    Abstract: Horace Marden Albright (1890-1987) worked for the Federal government in the U.S. Department of the Interior (1915-17)and co-founded the U.S. National Park Service serving as assistant director (1917-19) and director (1929-33). She was also the first superintendent of Yellowstone National Park (1919-29). The collection consists of correspondence, printed materials, and photographs related to Albright's career as a conservationist and as director of the U.S. National Park Service.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
    Physical Description: 378 boxes (189 linear ft.)

    Restrictions on Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Horace M. Albright, 1973.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Horace Marden Albright Papers (Collection 2056). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

    Biography

    Albright was born in Bishop, California, on January 6, 1890; graduated, University of California at Berkeley (1912) and Georgetown University Law School (1914); assistant to Secretary of the Interior, 1913-15; assistant attorney, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1915-17; co-founded U.S. National Park Service with Steven Mather, 1916; assistant director, U.S. National Park Service, 1917-19; first superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, 1919-29; second director, U.S. National Park Service, 1929-33; vice-president and general manager, U.S. Potash Company, 1933-46; awards received include University of California Alumnus of the Year (1952), American Forestry Association Distinguished Service Award (1968), Audubon Medal (1969), Medal of Freedom (1980); died in 1987.

    Chronology

    Missing Title

    January 6, 1890: Born in Bishop, California.
    1912: Graduated: University of California, Berkeley.
    1914: Georgetown University Law School.
    1913-1915: Served as assistant to Secretary of Interior Franklin K. Lane.
    1915-1917: Assistant Attorney, Department of Interior, assigned to national park affairs.
    1916: Co-founded National Park Service with Steven Mather.
    1917-1919: Assistant Director, National Park Service.
    1919-1929: First Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park.
    1929-1933: Second Director of National Park Service. After leaving it in 1933, Horace M. Albright maintained a close personal interest in the affairs of the NPS until the early 1970s. For 6 years he served as a member of the National Park Service Advisory Board, and later he joined the council of that board. He also remained in close contact with succeeding directors of the National Park Service, as can be seen in his correspondence.
    1933-1946: Vice-President and General Manager, U.S. Potash Company. Throughout his time with U.S. Potash Company, Horace M. Albright continued to be extremely active in a very wide range of conservation causes.

    Awards for Conservation Work and other Honors

    1926: The Order of the Northern Star (Sweden).
    1933: Pugsley Gold Medal of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society.
    1952: Alumnus of the Year at the University of California.
    1956: Honorary degree - University of Montana.
    1959: Theodore Roosevelt Association Distinguished Service Medal.
    1961: Honorary Degree - University of California.
    1962: Gold Medal of the Camp Fire Club of America.
    1962: Honorary Degree - University of New Mexico.
    1968: American Forestry Association Distinguished Service Award.
    1968: Berkeley Fellow.
    1969: Audubon Medal.
    1980: Medal of Freedom - the nation's highest civilian award.
    • American Forestry Association - Honorary Vice-President.
    • American Planning and Civic Association - Chairman of the Board.
    • American Pioneer Trails Association - Vice-President.
    • American Scenic and HIstoric Preservation Society - Trustee and Vice President.
    • American Society of Landscape Architects - Corresponding member.
    • Campfire Club Conservation Committee - Consultant.
    • Colonial Williamsburg - member, Board of Trustees
    • Death Valley 49ers - Honorary Vice-President.
    • Desert Protective Council - Director.
    • Hudson River Conservation Society - Second Vice-President.
    • Jackson Hole Preserve - Trustee.
    • National Conference on State Parks - member and co-founder in 1921.
    • National Parks Association - Board of Trustees.
    • National Park Service Advisory Board.
    • National Trust for HIstoric Preservation.
    • Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawaii - Trustee and President.
    • Palisades Interstate Park Commission.
    • Resources for the Future - Chairman of the Board and co-founder.
    • Save the Redwoods League - Member of Council.
    • Sierra Club - Honorary Vice-President.
    • National Outdoors Resources Review Commission - on advisory board.
    • Member of Hoover Commission to reorganize executive branch of federal government.
    • National Minerals Advisory Council.
    • American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.
    • American Potash Institute.
    • Potash Export Institute.
    • Clubs: Cosmos, Boone and Crockett, Explorer's Century.

    Scope and Content

    Collection consists of correspondence, printed materials, and photographs related to Albright's career as a conservationist and as director of the U.S. National Park Service from 1929-33.

    Organization and Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series:
    1. Correspondence (Boxes 1-52).
    2. Printed material (Boxes 53-218).
    3. Items collected during travels (Boxes 219-230).
    4. Magazines, bulletins, printed materials (Boxes 245-378).
    5. Horace M. Albright lectures (Box 244).
    6. Miscellaneous subjects (Boxes 245-378).
    7. Oversize material (Boxes 379-385).

    Related Material

    Horace Marden Albright collection of printed material regarding national parks (Collection 1444).  Available at UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA. Unpublished inventory of Collection 1444 is available upon request.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 462164 

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Photographs.
    Parks -- Government policy.
    Conservation of natural resources.
    Albright, Horace M. (Horace Marden),1890-1987--Archives
    United States--National Park Service--Archival resources.
    United States--National Park Service--History.