Papers, 1897-1929.

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Papers, 1897-1929.

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Papers relating specifically to Edward L. Partridge's endeavors to preserve the natural environment of Hudson Highlands and Palisades. It includes correspondence with federal and state government officials regarding legislation to protect the lands, as well as other prominent individuals who shared his interest such as Mary W.A. Harriman, George F. Kunz, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Gifford Pinchot, John Burton Payne, and Charles M. Schwab. Some of this correspondence is also related to Edward Partridge's position with the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. Other papers include speeches delivered by Partridge; notes and memorandum related to legislation; a scrapbook containing news clippings, maps, and photographs, chronicling the establishment of Bear Mountain and Harriman state parks, and the construction of the Storm King Highway and Bear Mountain Bridge; and photograph albums that include pictures of family members and friends, homes and haunts, and the Hudson River highland region.

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Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

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First director, United States Forest Service (1905). He changed the name of protected "forest preserves" to "national forests" and advocated a controversial "wise use" policy for the resources of the national forests, whereby a greater use of forest resources, such as tree harvests and grazing rights could be permitted. From the description of Correspondence, 1905-1945. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 40804560 Forester and governor of Pennsylvania. F...

Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935

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Paleontologist, professor of biology at Columbia University, President of Trustees 1908-1933, American Museum of Natural History vertebrate paleontologist. From the description of Henry Fairfield Osborn letter to W. Orton Tewson [manuscript], 1925 April 14. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 213468939 Henry Fairfield Osborn was a member of the Princeton class of 1877, one of the earliest graduates of the School of Science. He returned to Princeton in 1883 after gr...

Partridge, Edward L. (Edward Lasell), 1853-1930.

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Edward Lasell Partridge, a practicing physician in New York City, was best known for promoting laws and legislation to preserve the natural features of the Palisades and Hudson River Highlands. He was successful in working with other individuals in realizing the establishment of Bear Mountain and Harriman State Parks and construction of Storm King Highway. He had also served on the Palisades Interstate Park Commission from 1913 to 1930. From the description of Papers, 1897-1929. (New...

Harriman, Edward Henry, 1848-1909

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Harriman was a wealthy businessman with an interest in trotting horses. He gained control of the Historic Track in Goshen, N.Y. in the 1890s and ran amateur races there. From the description of Papers, 1890-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155523846 ...

Schwab, Charles M., 1862-1939

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Charles M. Schwab was born on April 18, 1862, in Williamsburg, Pa., and grew up in Loretto, Pa. In 1879, he began working for the Carnegie Co. as a stake-driver in engineering corps of Edgar Thompson Steel Works and Furnaces in Braddock, Pa. This plant formed part of Carnegie Brothers & Co., Limited. Schwab was frequently promoted while working at the Edgar Thompson Steel Works, and in 1886, Carnegie appointed him to the position of general superindentent at the Homestead works. In 1889 Schw...

Palisades Interstate Park Commission

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Kunz, George Frederick, 1856-1932

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American mineralogist and gem expert, Vice-President of Tiffany & Co. (1879- ), U.S. Geological Survey special agent (1883-1909), President of the New York Mineralogical Club. From the description of Papers, 1879-1932. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 18538661 From the description of Papers, 1879-1932 [microform]. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 41124182 George Frederick Kunz, A.M., Ph.D., Sc.D, (1856-1932), was...

Harriman, Mary Williamson Averell.

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Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935

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John Barton Payne, a lawyer, was born in Pruntytown, W. Va. 26 January 1855. He was admitted to the bar in 1876. He practiced law in Preston County, W. Va. before moving to Chicago where he practiced 1883-1893. He was judge of the Superior Court, Cook County, Ill. 1893-1898, Secretary of the Interior 1920-1921 and chairman of the American Red Cross. His paintings and monetary gift were the impetus behind the founding of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Barton died in 1935. From the ...