Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-1919

Creator(s)

Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Secretary of the Interior Wilbur speaks at the dedication of Lassen Volcanic National Park, recounting the history of the effort to designate the area as a national park, and the improvements which were necessary to do so. Wilbur acknowledges the help the Department of the Interior and National Park Service have received from the people of northern California, as well as the efforts of a number of legislators and government employees. He reflects on the National Park Service as a whole, and emphasizes that the park belongs not only to California, but to the entire United States. (In his speech Wilbur mistakenly identifies William H. Taft, rather than Theodore Roosevelt, as the president who initially created Lassen and Cinder Cone National Monuments in 1906)

Collection

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Creation Date

1931-07-25

Creator(s)

Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949