Landmark decision: The Antiquities Act, big-stick conservation, and the modern state
Subject(s): Antiquities Act of 1906 (United States), Arizona--Grand Canyon, Arizona--Navajo National Monument, Cutright, Paul Russell, 1897-1988, Lacey, John F. (John Fletcher), 1841-1913, Progressivism (United States politics), Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Wyoming--Devils Tower National Monument
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Char Miller explores the use and evolution of the Antiquities Act of 1906, which President Theodore Roosevelt made extensive use of during his second term in office. Miller notes how the Act emerged from the Progressive movement with its faith in a strong central government and trained experts. Miller notes that the Act has been seen as part of the growing power of the executive branch of government, but he notes that the national monuments created by the Act lacked protection and development for decades until the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Miller highlights national monuments such as Devils Tower, Navajo National Monument, and the Grand Canyon.
The article includes five photographs of Roosevelt in 1895, 1903, 1910, 1911, and 1914.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2006
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
10
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Landmark decision: The Antiquities Act, big-stick conservation, and the modern state. [December 11, 2025]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308204. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Miller, Char, 1951-. Landmark decision: The Antiquities Act, big-stick conservation, and the modern state. [11 Dec. 2025]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308204.
APA:
Miller, Char, 1951-., [2025, December 11]. Landmark decision: The Antiquities Act, big-stick conservation, and the modern state.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308204.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
