Papers, 1918-ca. 1942.

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Papers, 1918-ca. 1942.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30697567

Collection contains 19 pieces of correspondence and miscellaneous other materials regarding the Wilderness Society (1934-1937); 1 photograph album of a trip in Rocky Mountain National Park; photographs of Yard and a trip to the Oraibi Pueblo on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona in 1918; notes and the manuscript for the preface to the second edition of "The Book of the National Parks (ca. 1942); a pair of Blackfeet (Sihasapa) Indian moccasins; and a Hopi bowl.

.25 cubic ft. (1 box) + artifacts.

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7288707

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Yard, Robert Sterling, 1861-1945

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Yard was a conservationist and founded the Wilderness Society in 1935, which promoted the conservation of natural resources. From the description of Papers, 1918-ca. 1942. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30697567 Robert Sterling Yard (1861-1945) was an American journalist and Sunday editor of the New York Herald Tribune. From the description of Robert Sterling Yard diary, 1893-1906. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record...

Wilderness Society (U.S.)

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The Wilderness Society was formed in 1935 by a group of people concerned with preserving America's wilderness areas. Its mission is to "Deliver to future generations an unspoiled legacy of wild places with all the precious values they hold: Biological diversity, clean air and water, towering forests, rushing rivers, and sage-sweet, silent deserts." It accomplishes this mission through "Scientific expertise, analysis and bold advocacy at the highest levels to save, protect and restore America's w...