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Arthur W. Vollmer, retired Army Major and secretary-treasurer of the Mount Olympus National Park Association, sends President Franklin D. Roosevelt a memorandum in the form of a scroll suggesting the creation of an Olympic National Monument overlapping with the present Olympic National Forest, and recommending that the two be thereafter joined as Olympic National Park.
1938-02-01
Brief narrative giving a biography of Arthur W. Vollmer and explaining how his personal papers were collected.
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National Park Service Director Cammerer informs Alfred P. Kelley, Chairman of the Recreational Resources Committee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, that national parks are developed according to plans resulting from careful study of the area. As no plan for the proposed Olympic National Park currently exists, Cammerer can not comment with certainty how the park will be developed, but believes that while the wilderness aspect of the park should be preserved, there should also be reasonable public access to the area and points of interest.
1936-11-24
The Emergency Conservation Committee outlines twelve problems that it views of immediate importance, and provides suggestions of who to contact to help encourage action on the various matters.
1935-05
Congressman Monrad C. Wallgren has proposed legislation to establish a national park on the Olympic Peninsula, superseding and expanding the present Olympic National Monument. The Emergency Conservation Committee urges its readers to send letters in support of this measure to Congress.
1935-06
The Emergency Conservation Committee highlights the importance of the Olympic Peninsula as a habitat for wildlife species and forests, including Roosevelt Elk and Douglas fir trees. It urges the expansion of the Olympic Peninsula National Monument to encompass all the terrain originally reserved for it, prior to President Woodrow Wilson reducing its size, and hopes that this expansion may serve as a prelude to further protections and the establishment of a national park.
1934-06
An acrostic poem celebrating the various elements of Washington’s Mount Olympus and Olympic National Park.
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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
1988-05-16
Susan Schultz, Olympic National Park historian, sends Larry a draft history of the events leading up to the creation of Olympic National Park. The history was created to assist Karen Schlom with preparations for events celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the park’s creation.
1988-05-16
Legislation abolishing the former Mount Olympus National Monument and establishing a newly designated Olympic National Park. A map outlining the boundaries of the park accompanies the legislation
1938-06-29
Map of Potential Boundaries of Olympic National Park, based on two pieces of legislation introduced by Senator Monrad C. Wallgren of Washington.
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Alfred P. Kelley, Chairman of the Recreational Resources Committee of Portland, Oregon, writes to National Park Service Director Cammerer with a request for more information on the proposed Olympic National Park. Their committee wishes to know whether the park is envisioned as a wilderness area, or if it will have roads to accommodate tourists.
1936-11-17
This chronological record traces the efforts to establish Olympic National park from 1904 through 1943, highlighting the various legislative bills that were advanced and the congressmen who were involved, as well as the varying size of the area protected by the government.
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Representative Hill issues a report on the bill proposing to establish the Mount Olympus National Park. The bill will abolish the existing Mount Olympus National Monument and establish a larger unit containing nearby forests and game habitats which need to be appropriately protected.
1937-08-16
Arno B. Cammerer, acting director of the National Park Service, answers Hamilton M. Higday’s questions regarding water power in National Parks areas by providing a brief overview of relevant legislation. Cammerer states that National Parks have tended to be established “only where natural, primitive conditions can be maintained for all time,” and that the presence of commercial use of lakes and waterways would discourage the area from being considered for inclusion in a National Park.
1926-07-19
A chronology tracing the creation of the Olympic National Park, beginning from when the lands were first ceded to the United States Government by Native American groups, and continuing through the various proclamations, legislative bills, and other events impacting the location.
Includes a list of cited references.
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A history of the Olympic National Forest boundary, noting the presidents involved with the creation and alteration of the boundaries of the National Forest, National Monument, and National Park.
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt recently signed the bill establishing the Olympic National Park, protecting the trees, glaciers, and wilderness on Washington state’s Olympic peninsula. Although the area of Mount Olympus National Monument, which President Theodore Roosevelt had previously proclaimed, had dwindled over the years, proclaiming it a National Park restores and enlarges the protected area.
1938-06-29
In “News of the Association,” John A. Gable discusses plans for the Quasquicentennial of Theodore Roosevelt’s birth during 1982 and 1983. He provides a detailed look at an article about Roosevelt’s conservation legacy in National Geographic Magazine and also examines Paul Schullery’s article about Roosevelt and fishing in The American Fly Fisher. Gable discusses Roosevelt’s use of the Antiquities Act, notes the passing of members of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), and quotes extensively from a letter from Alton A. Lindsay praising the value of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal to scholars. Gable notes the TRA’s support of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York, praises the documentary film My Father the President about life at Sagamore Hill, and acknowledges the work of Wallace Finley Dailey of Harvard University in compiling a bibliography of journal and magazine articles about Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1982
A rich vein of ore has recently been discovered in the Olympic National Monument, leading to an effort to convert the area into a regular forest reserve, which would allow prospectors to mine the vein–something they are currently prohibited from doing. Theodore Roosevelt reserved the area while president, but President William H. Taft supports the effort to allow mining. The area in Canada nearest to Washington is home to some very productive mines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-25