100 Years of Grand: The Grand Canyon Centennial Project
A digital archive celebrating the Centennial of the Grand Canyon National Park. A collaborative project of the Arizona State University Library, Cline Library, Northern Arizona University, and the Grand Canyon National Park. Additional materials are available via the project website.
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- All Subjects: Gavin, John Edward, 1884-1959
Letter from Miner Tillotson to Carl Hayden in regards to a request for two small blue spruce trees from the North Rim.
Letter from Carl Hayden to C. H. Gensler informing him of the proposed Grand Canyon National Park bill.
Letter from Joseph J. Cotter to Carl Hayden providing a rebuttal to W. W. Bass' objections to the Grand Canyon National Park Bill.
Letter from Carl Hayden to W. W. Bass soliciting his opinion on the proposed national park bill.
Letter from Carl Hayden to W. W. Bass informing him of the favorable opinion towards a national park bill.
Letter from C. H. Gensler to Carl Hayden asking for a meeting in regards to the Havasupai pasture land in light of the national park bill.
Speech by Carl T. Hayden offering a motion to authorize a road an trail construction program in Grand Canyon National Park "to make these natural wonders accessible to the American people." The speech appears in the Congressional Record, 68th Congress, First Session.
Four letters of correspondence about the purchase of Bright Angel Trail between A. E. Demaray, Acting Director of the Grand Canyon National Park; E. C. Finney, Department of the Interior First Assistant Secretary; Carl T. Hayden, Representative (AZ); and Stephen T. Mather, Director of the National Park Service.
Letter from Mrs. B. F. Gavin to Stephen Mather regarding the sale of Bass properties to the Santa Fe Railroad Company.