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Frederick Law Olmsted correspondence, 1910-1951 (bulk 1910-1916).
BANC MSS 77/79 zlocalBANC FILM 2060local
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Title:

Frederick Law Olmsted correspondence, 1910-1951 (bulk 1910-1916)

Creator/Contributor:

Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957, creator, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace), 1859-1948, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Sullivan, Mark, 1874-1952, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Watrous, Richard B., correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Chamberlain, Allen, 1867-, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Nolen, John, 1869-1937, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Smoot, Reed, 1862-1941, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Graves, Henry Solon, 1871-1951, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Pierce, Frank, 1857-, correspondent.

Creator/Contributor:

Pray, James Sturgis, 1871-, correspondent.

Abstract:

Mainly carbon copies of Olmsted's correspondence, 1910-1916, relating to legislation concerning the National Park Service, with a few references to the Hetch Hetchy controversy. Include letters from J. Horace McFarland and Richard B. Watrous (American Civic Association), Mark Sullivan (Collier's), Frank Pierce (U.S. Dept. of the Interior), Allen Chamberlain (Society for the Preservation of National Parks), John Nolen, Reed Smoot, Gifford Pinchot, H.S. Graves (U.S. Forest Service), and James S. Pray (American Society of Landscape Architects).

Date:

1910 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
National parks and reserves -- United States
Conservation of natural resources -- United States
Parcs nationaux -- États-Unis
Conservation of natural resources
National parks and reserves
Hetch Hetchy Valley (Calif.)
Hetch Hetchy, Vallée d' (Calif.)
California -- Hetch Hetchy Valley
United States
United States. -- National Park Service.
American Civic Association -- Correspondence
United States. -- Department of the Interior -- Correspondence
Society for the Preservation of National Parks -- Correspondence
American Society of Landscape Architects -- Correspondence
United States. -- Forest Service -- Correspondence
P.F. Collier, Inc. -- Correspondence
American Civic Association
American Society of Landscape Architects
P.F. Collier, Inc.
United States. -- Department of the Interior
United States. -- Forest Service
United States. -- National Park Service
Olmsted, Frederick Law -- 1870-1957 -- Correspondence
McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace) -- 1859-1948 -- Correspondence
Sullivan, Mark -- 1874-1952 -- Correspondence
Watrous, Richard B -- Correspondence
Chamberlain, Allen -- 1867- -- Correspondence
Nolen, John -- 1869-1937 -- Correspondence
Smoot, Reed -- 1862-1941 -- Correspondence
Pinchot, Gifford -- 1865-1946 -- Correspondence
Graves, Henry Solon -- 1871-1951 -- Correspondence
Pierce, Frank -- 1857- -- Correspondence
Pray, James Sturgis -- 1871- -- Correspondence
Olmsted, Frederick Law -- 1870-1957
Graves, Henry Solon -- 1871-1951
Chamberlain, Allen -- 1867-
McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace) -- 1859-1948
Nolen, John -- 1869-1937
Pinchot, Gifford -- 1865-1946
Pray, James Sturgis -- 1871-
Smoot, Reed -- 1862-1941
Sullivan, Mark -- 1874-1952

Note:

Also available on microfilm with call number BANC FILM 2060.

Type:

Personal correspondence

Physical Description:

print
microfilm reel
1
1 negative (BNEG Box 2163) and positive

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 77/79 zlocal
BANC FILM 2060local

Origin:

California