A thorough history chronicling the establishment of Olympic National Park, written for the fiftieth anniversary of the park. The narrative follows the early expeditions into the Olympic Mountains, the efforts by Theodore Roosevelt and his administration to preserve the area through its designation as a national monument and forest reserve, and later legislative and local efforts to establish it as a national park

Collection

Olympic National Park

Creation Date

1988-05-16

Creator(s)

Schultz, Susan, -2012

Language

English

Period

Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)

Page Count

16

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Narrative

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

The establishment of Olympic National Park: a fiftieth anniversary history. [May 16, 1988]. Olympic National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o309030. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Schultz, Susan, -2012. The establishment of Olympic National Park: a fiftieth anniversary history. [16 May. 1988]. Multi-image.
Olympic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o309030.

APA:

Schultz, Susan, -2012., [1988, May 16]. The establishment of Olympic National Park: a fiftieth anniversary history.
Olympic National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o309030.

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. February 5, 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.