American Bison Society records, 1899-1949

Format:

Book

Series:

Environmental History: Conservation and Public Policy in America, 1870-1980.

Environmental History: Conservation and Public Policy in America, 1870-1980

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American Bison Society--Archives.

American Bison Society.

American bison--History--Sources.

American bison.

American bison--Conservation--Sources.

Game protection--United States--History--Sources.

Game protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (452 manuscripts)

Place of Publication:

Gale, a Cengage Company

Summary:

The American Bison Society was founded on December 8, 1905. Dr. William Temple Hornaday served as its first president and Theodore Roosevelt agreed to be its honorary president. The founding mission of the Society was the permanent preservation and increase of the American Bison and the protection of North American big game animal species. The collection includes the Society's annual reports from 1905 to 1930, and the documentation and census reports for bison worldwide from 1908 to 1934. In addition, the collection contains reference publications used by the Society. Subjects covered are bison in the United States and Canada, the wisent (European bison) in Europe and Asia, endangered game and waterfowl and the conditions of U.S. national parks. The collection also provides insight into then current animal conservation methods and interests of the time as well as environmental legislation.

Contents:

Series 1: Correspondence, 1882-1949

Series 2: Organizational Records, 1908-1944

Series 3: Reference Materials, 1910-1941

Series 4: Clippings, 1900-1949

Series 5: W. T. Hornaday, 1914-1939

Series 6: National Committee of One Hundred, 1923-1933.

Notes:

Date of documents: 1899-1949.

Reproduction of the originals from Denver Public Library.

OCLC:

1419557230