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title	:	America's National Park System : The Critical Documents
author	:	Dilsaver, Lary M.
publisher	:	Rowman & Littlefield
isbn10 | asin	:	0847679225
print isbn13	:	9780847679225
ebook isbn13	:	9780585121215
language	:	English
subject	National parks and reserves--United States--History--Sources, National parks and reserves--Law and legislation--United States.
publication date	:	1994
lcc	:	E160.A579 1994eb
ddc	:	973
subject	:	National parks and reserves--United States--History--Sources, National parks and reserves--Law and legislation--United States.

Page iii America's National Park System The Critical Documents Edited by Lary M. Dilsaver ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC.

Page iv ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC. Published in the United States of America by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, Maryland 20706 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England Copyright 1994 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. The documents in this book are reproduced in a manner that maintains the integrity of the original spelling and punctuation except for obvious errors corrected by the editor. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. British Cataloging in Publication Information Available Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data America's national park system: the critical documents / edited by Lary M. Dilsaver. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. National parks and reservesUnited StatesHistorySources. 2. National parks and reservesLaw and legislationUnited States. I. Dilsaver, Lary M. E160.A579 1994 973dc20 94-7666 CIP ISBN 0-8476-7922-5 (alk. paper) Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.

Page v CONTENTS Introduction: The National Park System 1 1 The Early Years, 1864-1918 7 Yosemite Act, 1864 11 Olmsted Report on Management of Yosemite, 1865 12 Yellowstone Act, 1872 28 Protection of Casa Grande Ruin, 1889 30 Chickamauga National Military Park Act, 1890 31 Yellowstone Game Protection Act, 1894 36 Antiquities Act, 1906 40 Auto Use in the National Parks, 1912 42 Act to Establish a National Park Service (Organic Act), 1916 46 Secretary Lane's Letter on National Park Management, 1918 48 2 Defining The System, 1919-1932 53 Amendment to the Federal Power Act, 1921 56 Superintendents' Resolution on Overdevelopment, 1922 57 Secretary Work's Letter on National Park Policy, 1925 62 Study of Potential National Battlefields, 1926 66 Act Amending Concessions Policy, 1928 80 Fire Prevention Plan for the National Parks, 1928 81 National Park Service Predator Policy, 1931 87 National Park Service Forestry Policy, 1931 89 Office Order No. 228: Park Planning, 1931 99 Fauna of the National Parks, 1932 104

Page vi 3 The New Deal Years, 1933-1941 111 Act for the Relief of Unemployment (CCC), 1933 114 Organization of Executive Agencies, 1933 116 Research in the National Parks, 1933 122 Preservation of Historic Sites Act, 1935 132 Park, Parkway, and Recreational Area Study Act, 1936

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