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Albright, Horace M. (Horace Marden)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1890 - 1987

Biography

Horace Marden Albright; American conservationist; b. January 6, 1890; d. March 28, 1987; born in Bishop, California; graduated from University of California, Berkeley in 1912; law degree from Georgetown University; worked for the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C.; legal assistant to Stephen Mather of the National Park Service; director of the National Park Service; superintendent of Yellowstone National Park and Yosemite National Park; worked for the U.S. Potash Corporation and U.S Borax and Chemical Corporation as director, vice president, and general manager while residing in New Rochelle, New York; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded in a ceremony in Van Nuys, California; died in Van Nuys, California.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

William C. Gregg report

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230343219]
Identifier: MSS 215
Scope and Contents

Typewritten report with photographs glued into a photo album with the report. The item was addressed to Horace M. Albright, superintendant of Yellowstone National Park. Gregg informs Albright about the exploration of the Bechler River district on the Yellowstone.

Dates: 1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Image of Photograph of William Henry Jackson and Horace Albright
Image of Photograph of William Henry Jacks...

Photograph of William Henry Jackson and Horace Albright

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS_1608_p66_b6_f4_873a
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Photograph of William Henry Jackson and Horace Albright, approximately 1866-1929

 Item — Box 8: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233621934], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 1608 Series 2 Item 873
Dates: Other: approximately 1866-1929
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Henry Jackson papers / William Henry Jackson photographs and art

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Type
Archival Object 1
Digital Record 1
Collection 1
 
Subject
Gelatin silver prints 2
Photographs 2
Agriculture and Natural Resources 1
Bechler Valley (Wyo.) -- History 1
Explorers -- United States -- History 1
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Forestry and Logging 1
Parks and Playgrounds 1
Politics, Government, and Law 1
Public Works 1
Reports 1
Social Life and Customs 1
Yellowstone National Park -- History 1
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