Speech of Ray L. Wilbur at Lassen Volcanic National Park Dedication
Subject(s): Albright, Horace M. (Horace Marden), 1890-1987, Balzar, Fredrick Bennett, 1880-1934, California--Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mather, Stephen Tyng, 1867-1930, National parks and reserves, National parks and reserves--Philosophy, Raker, John Edward, 1863-1926, Rolph, James, 1869-1934, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Smoot, Reed, 1862-1941, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, United States--Yellowstone National Park, United States. Forest Service, United States. National Park Service
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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
Creation Date
1931-07-25
Creator(s)
Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Redwood National Park Museum Collection
Page Count
7
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Record Type
Multi-image
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Citation
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Chicago:
Speech of Ray L. Wilbur at Lassen Volcanic National Park Dedication. [July 25, 1931]. Lassen Volcanic National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307728. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949. Speech of Ray L. Wilbur at Lassen Volcanic National Park Dedication. [25 Jul. 1931]. Multi-image.
Lassen Volcanic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307728.
APA:
Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949., [1931, July 25]. Speech of Ray L. Wilbur at Lassen Volcanic National Park Dedication.
Lassen Volcanic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307728.
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.