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Master Plan Development Outline from 1952: page 4
Get PDFThe 4th page of a development plan for Yucca House from 195
1940 Internal Report on Ute Hunting Rights Within Dinosaur National Monument
Get PDFMemorandum containing the findings of an internal report into the legitimacy of Ute rights to hunt within the boundary of Dinosaur National Monument. The report concluded that no language was found within any treaty that suggests this claim to be valid.
Housed in National Archives at Denver: Record Group 79, Box 339, Folder: 208-06 Fishing, Hunting, & Trappin
1939 Internal Memorandum on the Expansion of Dinosaur National Monument
Get PDFInternal memorandum sent to Acting Regional Director Jesse Nusbaum containing a brief chronology of events leading up to the enlargement of Dinosaur National Monument. Enclosed also is a draft of the policy statement regarding Dinosaur.
Housed in National Archives at Denver: Record Group 79, Box 339, Folder: 600 Land
1952 Letter the Editor Defending Dinosaur National Monument from Echo Park & Split Mountain Dams
Get PDFA letter written to The Colorado Alumnus magazine from a man who used to visit Dinosaur National Monument when he lived in Colorado. He advocates that during time employed by the Bureau of Reclamation, he wrote a thesis on water resources and found alternative sites to Echo Park and Split Mountain that are equally good.
Housed in National Archives at Denver; Record Group 79, Box 340, Folder: 660-05.4 Reservoirs [Folder 1]
Excerpts of The Earl of Dunraven on His 1874 Travels Through Colorado
Get PDFVarious excerpts from Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven, as he traveled through Colorado during a hunting trip in 1874. The extracts includes many mentions flora, fauna, and the area of Estes Park, where he eventually claimed 15,000 acres. Excerpts were originally published by Wyndham-Quin in various publications and then included in the 1926-1927 Local History & Miscellaneous Papers.
Earl of Dunraven; Estes Park; Great Thompson;
Housed in National Archives at Denver; Record Group 79, Records of the National Park Service; Rocky Mountain National Park, General Correspondence Files 1918-1954; Box 13, Folder: 101 Local Histor
Extracts of the 1874 Hayden Geological Survey of Colorado Report
Get PDFExtracts from various reports of the 1874 Hayden Geological Survey through Colorado and neighboring states/territories. Roads, trails, elevation, and general characteristics of the areas surveyed are included.
Housed in National Archives at Denver; Record Group 79, Records of the National Park Service; Rocky Mountain National Park, General Correspondence Files 1918-1954; Box 13, Folder: 101 Local Histor
Extracts from 1875 Hayden Geological Survey of Colorado
Get PDFExtracts from Ferdinand Hayden\u27s address to the Secretary of the Interior for the 9th Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories Embracing Colorado and Parts of Adjacent Territories: Being a Report of Progress of the Exploration for the Year 1875. Included is various geographical positions, descriptions of landmarks, river statistics, and other information.
Ferdinand Hayden; Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden; Hayden Geological Survey; Rocky Mountains; Rocky Mountain National Park; Grand River; Arkansas River; Platte River; Blue River; Frazier River; Snake River; Buckhorn River; Tarryall River; Fountain qui Bouille Saint Vrain River; Thompson river; Gore\u27s Range; Boulder Pass; Big Thompson Creek; Long\u27s Peak; Mount Audubon; Arapahoe Peak; James Peak; Torrey\u27s Peak; Boulder Pass; Berthoud Pass; Jones Pass; Argentine Pass; Georgia Pass; Hamilton Pass; Hoosier Pass; Stillwater Creek;
Housed in National Archives at Denver; Record Group 79, Records of the National Park Service; Rocky Mountain National Park, General Correspondence Files 1918-1954; Box 13, Folder: Local Histor
1888 Account of Charles E. Fay\u27s First Ascent of Ypsilon Mountain
Get PDFProfessor Charles E. Fay\u27s account of his first climbing ascent up Ypsilon Mountain and other experiences in Rocky Mountain National Park. Furnished to the Estes Park Trail at the request of Superintendent Roger W. Toll, it includes mentions of early mountaineering, flora, fauna, and life in early Estes Park.
Housed in National Archives at Denver; Record Group 79, Records of the National Park Service; Rocky Mountain National Park, General Correspondence Files 1918-1954; Box 13, Folder: 101 Local Histor
Report of the 1941 Interpretive Program for Rocky Mountain National Park
Get PDFReport on the interpretive and educational program for Rocky Mountain National Park for the season of 1941. Considered the most successful season for the interpretive program in the season of the park, the report includes relevant narratives, graphs, statistics, and photos.
Rocky Mountain National Park; Interpretive Program; Interpretive Program Rocky Mountain National Park; Moraine Park Museum; Rocky Mountain Headquarters Museum; Fall River Pass Museum; Moraine Amphitheatre; Glacier Basin Campground; Grand Lake Lodge; Geology, Photography and Spotlight Game Caravans;
Housed in National Archives at Denver; Record Group 79, Records of the National Park Service; Rocky Mountain National Park, General Correspondence 1918-1954; Box 4, Folder: 732-06.1 Ice & Glaciers [Folder 4
1934-1935 Report of the Committee on Glaciers
Get PDF1934-1935 report on the conditions of all known glaciers within the United States National Park, including Tyndall and Andrews Glacier of Rocky Mountain National Park. Only pages 387, 390, and 391 are included. First page is 1937 memorandum for the press expressing concern by Rocky Mountain park officials of the receding nature of Tyndall and Andrews glaciers.
Rocky Mountain National Park; Tyndall Glacier; Andrews Glacier; Glacier Measurements; C. Frank Brokman; Park Naturalist; Richard M. Leanard; Oliver Kehrlein; Muont Shasta; Wintum Glacier; Hotlum Glacier; Mud Creek glacier; Konwakiton Glacier; East Lyell Glacier; West Lyell Glacier; Maclure Glacier; Dana Glacier; Conness Glacier; North Palisade Glacier; Blackfoot Glacier; Grinnell Glacier; Agassiz Glacier; John Preston
Housed in National Archives at Denver; Record Group 79, Records of the National Park Service; Rocky Mountain National Park, General Correspondence 1918-1954; Box 4, Folder: 732-06.1 Ice & Glaciers 1928-1950 [Folder 2