Memorandum from Homer L. Rouse to the Superintendent of the Rocky Mountain Region and the Utah State Director of the National Park Service

Subject(s): Names, Geographical--Government policy, National parks and reserves--Management, United States Board on Geographic Names

Associate Regional Director Rouse encloses a draft policy regarding unnamed features in wilderness areas. The policy is an effort to combat the needless and often meaningless naming of park features.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1985-04-08

Creator(s)

Rouse, Homer L., 1936-1996

Recipient

Superintendent of the Rocky Mountain Region; Utah State Director of the National Park Service

Language

English

Period

Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)

Repository

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Memorandum

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Theodore Roosevelt National Park – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Memorandum from Homer L. Rouse to the Superintendent of the Rocky Mountain Region and the Utah State Director of the National Park Service. [April 8, 1985]. Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50178. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Rouse, Homer L., 1936-1996. Memorandum from Homer L. Rouse to the Superintendent of the Rocky Mountain Region and the Utah State Director of the National Park Service. [8 Apr. 1985]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50178.

APA:

Rouse, Homer L., 1936-1996., [1985, April 8]. Memorandum from Homer L. Rouse to the Superintendent of the Rocky Mountain Region and the Utah State Director of the National Park Service.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o50178.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

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

MLA:

Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.

APA:

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