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Title: Horace Marden Albright papers
Date (inclusive): 1918-1972
Collection number: 2056
Creator:
Albright, Horace M. (Horace Marden), 1890-1987
Extent:
378 boxes (189 linear ft.)
6 oversize boxes
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). He 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.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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.
[Identification of item], Horace Marden Albright papers (Collection Number 2056). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
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.
| 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. |
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.
Arranged in the following series:
- Correspondence (Boxes 1-52).
- Printed material (Boxes 53-218).
- Items collected during travels (Boxes 219-230).
- Magazines, bulletins, printed materials (Boxes 245-378).
- Horace M. Albright lectures (Box 244).
- Miscellaneous subjects (Boxes 245-378).
- Oversize material (Boxes 379-385).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Albright, Horace M. (Horace Marden), 1890-1987--Archives.
United States--National Park Service--Archival resources.
United States--National Park Service--History.
Conservation of natural resources.
Parks--Government policy.
Photographs.
Horace Marden Albright Collection of Material re National Parks (Collection 1444). Available at UCLA Library Special Collections,
UCLA.