Letter from James Wilson to Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Subject(s): Antiquities Act of 1906 (United States), California--Lassen Peak Region, Forest reserves, Government report writing, National parks and reserves--Planning, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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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.
Collection
Creation Date
1906-11-21
Creator(s)
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
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from James Wilson to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [November 21, 1906]. Lassen Volcanic National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307718. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wilson, James, 1835-1920. Letter from James Wilson to Ethan Allen Hitchcock. [21 Nov. 1906]. Multi-image.
Lassen Volcanic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307718.
APA:
Wilson, James, 1835-1920., [1906, November 21]. Letter from James Wilson to Ethan Allen Hitchcock.
Lassen Volcanic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307718.
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. January 29, 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.