Letter from David Starr Jordan to James Carson Needham
Subject(s): Forests and forestry, Government property--Conservation and restoration, National parks and reserves--Environmental aspects, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, United States. Congress. House, United States. Forest Service
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David Starr Jordan tells Representative James Carson Needham that he is reluctant to advise Gifford Pinchot because the latter has superior knowledge of what to do with the forest around the Pinnacles. Jordan feels that the Pinnacles would benefit from remaining government property as it would prevent someone from enclosing them and “making a peep-show of them.”
Collection
Creation Date
1908-05-11
Creator(s)
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
Recipient
Needham, James Carson, 1864-1942
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from David Starr Jordan to James Carson Needham. [May 11, 1908]. Pinnacles National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294316. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931. Letter from David Starr Jordan to James Carson Needham. [11 May. 1908]. Image.
Pinnacles National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294316.
APA:
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931., [1908, May 11]. Letter from David Starr Jordan to James Carson Needham.
Pinnacles National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294316.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Pinnacles National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/pinnacles-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Pinnacles National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/pinnacles-national-park.
APA:
Pinnacles National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/pinnacles-national-park.
