Lassen Volcanic National Park

Letter from James Wilson to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson acknowledges receipt of Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock’s previous letter concerning the proposed Lassen Peak National Park. As Hitchcock requested, he has requested Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot to examine the region and make a report, which Wilson will forward to Hitchcock. Wilson is somewhat doubtful whether a national park should be created inside a forest reserve, and believes the goal of protecting the area could more economically be accomplished if President Roosevelt were to designate the area a national monument using the Antiquities Act of 1906.

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Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1906-11-21

Letter from George F. Pollock to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

George F. Pollock, Acting Commissioner of the General Land Office, inform Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock that his office has received a letter from Senator George C. Perkins enclosing a petition from citizens of California for the creation of a national park encompassing “Lassen Peak and its surroundings.” Pollock describes the area around Lassen Peak and the various points of interest therein, concluding that “there are, without doubt, many points of scientific and scenic interest in the vicinity that should receive the fullest protection possible, which can only be afforded by the creation of a national park.” He suggests that the Forest Service be consulted in this matter, as nearly all points of interest are located in the Lassen Peak Forest Reserve.

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Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1906-10-22

Letter from George C. Perkins to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Senator Perkins sends Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock petitions from citizens of Lassen County and Plumas County, California, asking that a committee be appointed to examine Lassen Peak and its surroundings with the aim of making the area a national park.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1906-06-16

Petition of citizens of Plumas County and Lassen County to Theodore Roosevelt, regarding Lassen Peak

The citizens of Plumas County and Lassen County, California, petition President Roosevelt to appoint a committee for surveying Lassen Peak and its surroundings with the hopes that it may become a national park.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1906-06

Resolution of Susanville Chamber of Commerce against the abolishment of Lassen Volcanic National Park

The Susanville Chamber of Commerce issues a resolution opposing the “abandonment and discontinuance of the Peter Lassen National Park as a National Park, and the return of the lands embraced therein to the Forest Service.” It also encourages the United States Congress to make the necessary appropriations to allow for improvement of the park.

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Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1920-01-17

Letter from Lewis Carrigan to Stephen Tyng Mather

Lewis Carrigan, Secretary-Manager of the Northern California Counties Association, sends Director of the National Park Service Mather a letter outlining the opinion of his organization regarding the movement to have Lassen Volcanic National Park returned to the Forest Service. The Northern California Counties Association is firmly of the opinion that Lassen Volcanic National Park should remain a national park, and opposes any effort to remove this designation from it.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1920-01-12

Letter from Stephen Tyng Mather to John Edward Raker

Director of the National Park Service Mather would be glad to take Representative Raker’s suggestion to meet with Arthur L. Conard regarding Lassen Volcanic National Park when he is next in California. He is not sure, however, if this will be as soon as October, as there is pressing national park business that will keep him in Washington for the present.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1919-09-23

Letter from John Edward Raker to Arno B. Cammerer

Representative Raker sends Assistant Director of the National Park Service Cammerer a letter to forward to Director of the National Park Service Stephen Tyng Mather. Raker hopes that Mather will be able to meet with Arthur L. Conard when he is visits California later in the year.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1919-09-18

Letter from John Edward Raker to Stephen Tyng Mather

Representative Raker has heard that Director of the National Park Service Mather was unable to visit Lassen Volcanic National Park during his first trip through California. He hopes that Mather will be able to visit the park in October, as it will be an ideal time to do so, and his constituents greatly desire such a visit. A. L. Conard, Chairman of the Committee for the improvement of the Lassen Volcanic National Park, would particularly like to speak with Mather. Raker feels that such a visit would help enhance Mather’s future presentations to the Committee on Appropriations as he continues seeking funding for the park.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1919-09-18

Letter from Arno B. Cammerer to Agnes Shea McCollisker

Acting Director of the National Park Service Cammerer was sorry to hear that Agnes Shea McCollisker did not have any available copies of her lecture “Scenic America.” Cammerer informs McCollisker that the National Park Service has never yet had funds appropriated for the administration of Lassen Volcanic National Park, and cannot assume control over the park until such funds are appropriated.

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Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1919-08-18

Letter from Stephen Tyng Mather to the Juniper Lake Resort Company

In reply to a request for information on what improvements the National Park Service plans to make in Lassen Volcanic National Park, Director of the National Park Service Mather reports that unless the recommended $5,000 appropriation is included in the civil bill considered by Congress, it will be impossible for the service to make any improvements to the reservation during the next fiscal year. Mather notes “with interest” that the road from Chester, California, to Juniper Lake has been completed, and hopes that the Juniper Lake Resort Company’s plans for further improvements are successful.

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Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1919-03-15

Letter from Stephen Tyng Mather to Alexander J. Forbes

Director of the National Park Service Mather regrets that the service is not currently in a position to do much with Lassen Volcanic National Park because no appropriations for funding have been made for it. He hopes that Congress will appropriate funds for the park after the war, which will allow for development of the area.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1918-06-28

Letter from Horace M. Albright to R. B. Marshall

Horace M. Albright informs Superintendent of National Parks Marshall that the Forest Service reports having employed one ranger in the area included in Lassen Park, as well as several temporary patrolmen in summer. The cost of administration is being ascertained from the district forester, Coert Du Bois. The bill concerning the park is still being discussed in Congress.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1916-08-16

Telegram from Stephen Tyng Mather to Horace M. Albright

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Mather informs Horace M. Albright that he has heard that the bill about Lassen Volcanic National Park has passed the Senate. He instructs Albright to try to have President Woodrow Wilson’s signature withheld because of the various special exceptions present in the bill.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1916-08-02

Letter from Stephen Tyng Mather to Roscoe J. Anderson

Assistant Secretary of the Interior Mather confirms receipt of the letter from Roscoe J. Anderson, Secretary-Manager of the Northern California Counties Association, enclosing a resolution of his organization. Mather informs Anderson that the Department of the Interior has considered the measure, and made a favorable report regarding the bill submitted by the chairman of the House Committee on Public Lands.

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Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1916-02-21

Letter from Franklin K. Lane to Scott Ferris

Secretary of the Interior Lane submits his reply regarding H.R. 348 to Representative Ferris, chairman of the House Committee on Public Lands. The bill, which would establish Lassen Volcanic National Park, is identical to a previous bill which received a favorable report from the Committee on Public Lands, and contains a number of usual provisions which are enacted when creating national parks. Lane suggests that if the bill becomes law, money should be appropriated to allow the Department of the Interior to administer the land.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1916-02-15

Letter from Franklin K. Lane to John E. Raker

Secretary of the Interior Lane confirms receipt of Representative Raker’s letter concerning Lassen Volcanic National Park. Lane informs Raker that he has submitted a report on the matter as it relates to H.R. 348 to Representative Scott Ferris, chairman of the House Committee on Public Lands, and encloses a copy for Raker’s information.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1916-02-15

Letter to Franklin K. Lane

The author of the letter believes the report on Lassen Volcanic National Park embodies Secretary of the Interior Lane’s views on how his department should handle the matter. They had previously discussed the matter in connection with consideration of the report on the bill creating the Hawaii National Park.

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Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1916-02-12

Letter from Herbert A. Meyer to John E. Raker

Herbert A. Meyer confirms that Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane has received Representative Raker’s letter enclosing copies of H.R. 348 and 434, and states that the matter will be given immediate attention. Reports will be submitted to Representative Scott Ferris, Chairman of the House Committee on Public Lands, at the earliest possible date.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1916-02-01

Letter from Scott Ferris to Franklin K. Lane

Representative Ferris submits a request to Secretary of the Interior Lane for a report on H.R. 348, to be furnished to the House Committee on Public Lands.

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1915-12-18