Bernarr Bates papers, 1946-1973.

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Bernarr Bates papers, 1946-1973.

Contains correspondence, memorandum, reports, speeches, photographs, brochures and subject files, documenting Bates's conservation efforts including the California Redwood Association's frequently adversarial relationship with the timber industry and the creation of Redwood National Park.

2 cartons (2.0 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8331141

UC Berkeley Libraries

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United States. National Park Service

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California Redwood Association

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Bates, Bernarr.

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Bernarr Bates was born in 1910 in Fort Collins, Colo., where his father was one of the first forest rangers. Bates graduated from Stanford University in 1932 and entered the National Park Service. Bates served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1963. In 1955, he joined the California Redwood Association, as its press secretary. He was also a member of the Commonwealth Club, served as a travel editor of Sunset Magazine from 1946 to 1951 and was an active environmentalist until his death in 1996. ...

Commonwealth Club of California.

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Private nonprofit organization for the study of public issues, based in San Francisco, California. From the description of Commonwealth Club of California records, 1903-2009. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872782 Historical Note The Commonwealth Club of California is a private, nonprofit organization for the nonpartisan study of public issues based in San Francisco, California. It was founded on February 3, 1903, by Sa...