Letters to W. G. Steel 1887-1891

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Letters to W. G. Steel 1887-1891

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Letter to W. G. Steel from F. H. Kenny, 2 pp, 4 October 1887, regarding various museum collections in the United States; Letter to W. G. Steel from Thomas Condon, 1 p, 19 September 1887, regarding research on Oregon geology; Contract between W. G. Steel and Columbia Fair Excursion Co., 2 pp, 29 December 1891, making Steel the Portland, Oregon Agent. William Gladstone Steel (b. 1854) was called "The Father of Crater Lake."

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Columbian Fair Exchange Co. (Chicago, Ill.)

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Kenny, F. H.

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Steel, W. G. (William Gladstone)

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An early Pacific Northwest conservationist, William Gladstone Steel (1854-1934), is best known for his advocacy work on behalf of granting national park status to Crater Lake. An avid mountaineer and prolific writer, Steel also was actively involved in the effort to establish the Cascade Range Forest Reserve and founded both the Oregon Alpine Club and the Mazamas. From the description of Cascade Range Forest Reserve, circa 1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123953735 Willi...

Condon, Thomas,

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