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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 1 Collection or Record:

Photograph of William Henry Jackson and Horace Albright

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

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