Department of the Interior Solicitor Preston C. West sends Secretary of the Interior Lane his opinion regarding Mount Olympus National Monument, and raises the question whether the Department of the Interior rightfully has anything to do with monuments in National Forests.

Collection

Olympic National Park

Creation Date

1915-04-20

Creator(s)

West, Preston C. (Preston Caplinger), 1868-1949

Recipient

Lane, Franklin K.

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Preston C. West to Franklin K. Lane. [April 20, 1915]. Olympic National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o309014. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

West, Preston C. (Preston Caplinger), 1868-1949. Letter from Preston C. West to Franklin K. Lane. [20 Apr. 1915]. Image.
Olympic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o309014.

APA:

West, Preston C. (Preston Caplinger), 1868-1949., [1915, April 20]. Letter from Preston C. West to Franklin K. Lane.
Olympic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o309014.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Olympic National Park. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/olympic-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Olympic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/olympic-national-park.

APA:

Olympic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/olympic-national-park.