Letter from George C. Perkins to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

Subject(s): California--Lassen County, California--Lassen Peak, California--Plumas County, National parks and reserves

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

Creator(s)

Perkins, George C. (George Clement), 1839-1923

Recipient

Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Redwood National Park Museum Collection

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from George C. Perkins to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [June 16, 1906]. Lassen Volcanic National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307715. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Perkins, George C. (George Clement), 1839-1923. Letter from George C. Perkins to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [16 Jun. 1906]. Image.
Lassen Volcanic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307715.

APA:

Perkins, George C. (George Clement), 1839-1923., [1906, June 16]. Letter from George C. Perkins to Ethan Allen Hitchcock.
Lassen Volcanic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307715.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Lassen Volcanic National Park. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/lassen-volcanic-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Lassen Volcanic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/lassen-volcanic-national-park.

APA:

Lassen Volcanic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/lassen-volcanic-national-park.