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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- Creators: Bass, W. W.
- Creators: Grand Canyon National Park
Letter from W. W. Bass to Carl Hayden requesting a meeting at his camp to discuss the proposed park boundaries when he is attending the Arizona Good Roads Association conference.
Letter from W. W. Bass to Carl Hayden opposing the Grand Canyon National Park bill in its current form.
Letter to W. W. Bass from Carl Hayden's secretary informing him of a vote on the national park bill will not be held until December.
Letter from W. W. Bass to Carl Hayden arguing for a delay in the national park bill proceedings.
Letter from W. W. Bass to Carl Hayden opposing the Grand Canyon National Park bill in its current form.
Letter from W. W. Bass to Carl Hayden opposing the Grand Canyon National Park bill in its current form.
Letter from W. W. Bass to Carl Hayden urging him to visit the Grand Canyon in order to see what effect the National Park bill would have on the farmers and miners of the Grand Canyon. Bass urges Hayden to "correct a threatening evil" and the monopoly such a proposal would give to the Santa Fe Railway line, includes newspaper clipping.
Letter from W. W. Bass to Carl Hayden protesting the development of the Grand Canyon into a National Park based on the grounds that the canyon belongs to the people of Arizona and not the federal government. Newspaper clipping of an opinion piece placed in a Wickenburg newspaper by Bass is included.
Letter from W. W. Bass to Carl Hayden regarding the sale of Bass properties to the Santa Fe Railroad Company.
Letter from W.W. Bass to Carl Hayden expressing his difficulty in selling his canyon property.