| Title: |
Reminiscences of Newton Bishop Drury
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP89-A7
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Secretary to University of California president Benjamin Ide Wheeler; Drury Brothers Advertising Agency; Save-the-Redwoods League; creation of California State Park system; National Park Service, 1940-51; Jackson Hole acquisition and other controversies; administration of California State Park system, 1951-59; first World Conference on National Parks; establishment of Redwood National Park; comments on campaigns, California legislators, state and federal officials, conservation leaders, and lobbying.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 651 leaves, Miscellaneous papers relating to oral history
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact Regional Oral History Office for information. Original oral history held by: Regional Oral History Office University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1972 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Drury, Newton Bishop, 1889-1978
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1889
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| Speaker occupation: |
Conservationist
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| Age at speaking: |
83
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| Document date: |
1972
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| Interviewer: |
Fry, Amelia R.; Schrepfer, Susan R.
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. National Park Service
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| Locations discussed: |
Jackson Hole, WY; North America; United States; Wyoming
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Conservation of natural resources; Jackson Hole, WY; National parks and reserves; North America; Oral history; Parks--California; U.S. National Park Service; United States; Wyoming
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
California--History--1950-; Conservationists; Drury, Newton Bishop, 1889-1978; Wheeler, Benjamin Ide
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0021027-16466
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