Albright, Horace M. (Horace Marden), 1890-1987

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Second director of U.S. National Park Service, 1929-1933; conservationist, industrialist.

From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1949-1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122526451

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From the description of Reminiscences of Horace Marden Albright : oral history, 1966. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309720604 From the description of Reminiscences of Horace Marden Albright and Newton Drury : oral history, 1961. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309720307 From the description of Reminiscences of Horace Marden Albright : oral history, 1957 and 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309722161

Albright was born in Bishop, CA, on Jan. 6, 1890; graduated, UC Berkeley (1912) and Georgetown Univ. Law School (1914); asst. to Secretary of the Interior, 1913-15; asst. attorney, US Dept. of the Interior, 1915-17; co-founded US National Park Service with Steven Mather, 1916; asst. director, US National Park Service, 1917-19; first superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, 1919-29; second director, US National Park Service, 1929-33; vice-president and general manager, US Potash Company, 1933-46; awards received include UC Alumnus of the Year (1952), American Forestry Assn. Distinguished Service Award (1968), Audubon Medal (1969), Medal of Freedom (1980); died in 1987.

From the description of Papers, 1918-1972. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38060701

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Albright was born in Bishop, California, on January 6, 1890; graduated, University of California at Berkeley (1912) and Georgetown University Law School (1914); assistant to Secretary of the Interior, 1913-15; assistant attorney, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1915-17; co-founded U.S. National Park Service with Steven Mather, 1916; assistant director, U.S. National Park Service, 1917-19; first superintendent of Yellowstone National Park, 1919-29; second director, U.S. National Park Service, 1929-33; vice-president and general manager, U.S. Potash Company, 1933-46; awards received include University of California Alumnus of the Year (1952), American Forestry Association Distinguished Service Award (1968), Audubon Medal (1969), Medal of Freedom (1980); died in 1987.

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January 6, 1890: Born in Bishop, California. 1912: Graduated: University of California, Berkeley. 1914: Georgetown University Law School. 1913 1915: Served as assistant to Secretary of Interior Franklin K. Lane. 1915 1917: Assistant Attorney, Department of Interior, assigned to national park affairs. 1916: Co-founded National Park Service with Steven Mather. 1917 1919: Assistant Director, National Park Service. 1919 1929: First Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. 1929 1933: Second Director of National Park Service. After leaving it in 1933, Horace M. Albright maintained a close personal interest in the affairs of the NPS until the early 1970s. For 6 years he served as a member of the National Park Service Advisory Board, and later he joined the council of that board. He also remained in close contact with succeeding directors of the National Park Service, as can be seen in his correspondence. 1933 1946: Vice-President and General Manager, U.S. Potash Company. Throughout his time with U.S. Potash Company, Horace M. Albright continued to be extremely active in a very wide range of conservation causes. 1926: The Order of the Northern Star (Sweden). 1933: Pugsley Gold Medal of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society. 1952: Alumnus of the Year at the University of California. 1956: Honorary degree - University of Montana. 1959: Theodore Roosevelt Association Distinguished Service Medal. 1961: Honorary Degree - University of California. 1962: Gold Medal of the Camp Fire Club of America. 1962: Honorary Degree - University of New Mexico. 1968: American Forestry Association Distinguished Service Award. 1968: Berkeley Fellow. 1969: Audubon Medal. 1980: Medal of Freedom - the nation's highest civilian award. From the guide to the Horace Marden Albright papers, 1918-1972, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.)

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