Works of George Bird Grinnell

Recipients of Grinnell's letters include government officials, politicians, Indian agents, and colleagues from various organizations in the conservation movement. Grinnell also wrote to the many Indian leaders and chiefs whom he had met in his western travels including Bear Chief, Bull Calf, and Tall Bull. Grinnell's letters also record the founding, development, administration, and policy disputes of several organizations associated with the conservation of the American West and its Indian population and with the preservation of game animals and other forms of wildlife.

Letters to officers and members of the American Game Protective and Propagation Association, the Indian Rights Association, the National Audubon Society, and the National Parks Association are relevant to those researching the history of these organizations. Letters to officials in the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs and Department of Interior contain discussions of government policy on these issues. The letterbooks for Forest and Stream are far less inclusive than the volumes of personal letters; they do not cover the entire period of Grinnell's editorship.

The volumes labelled editorial , contain copies of letters relating to the policy, content, and development of the journal, while those labelled as business contain material relating to the financial operations of the publication. The papers in Series II are arranged in three sections: Correspondence, Subject files, and Other papers.

Correspondence and Subject files both include incoming letters as well as unbound letters written by Grinnell. Grinnell filed many substantive letters in files relating to topics of interest.

In total, however, the quantity of incoming letters is minute in proportion to the number of letters in the letterbooks. It is obvious from examining drafts of writings and sheets of notes that Grinnell used some of his incoming letters by drafting on the back sides. That alone, however, does not explain the vast difference in quantity. The files represent only a very selective view of Grinnell's entire career, but they highlight some of his most important contributions.

The Correspondence section begins with several folders of letters arranged in chronological order. These letters are of a fairly general nature and seldom are there more than one or two letters from any particular individual.

The correspondence following is more substantive and is arranged according to correspondent's name. The listing for this material also includes cross-references to correspondence from the same individual, which is filed in the subject files. The listing of correspondence filed by correspondent name includes many names previously cited as recipients of Grinnell's letters.

Included are several western men such as T. Monroe, the North Brothers, and A. Stohr, who wrote to Grinnell concerning his western travels and to keep him abreast of conditions in their states. Eddy, who was in Montana as an agent of the United States Indian Service, wrote many letters concerning the condition of Indians in his area. Other correspondents' letters concern the policies of various conservation organizations or legislation to protect land animals.

Among these are John B. Files also exist for correspondence received from conservation organizations such as the American Game Protective and Propagation Association, the National Association of Audubon Societies, and the National Parks Association and from publishers of Grinnell's books and book dealers interested in locating books of special interest to Grinnell. These files also include a few early letters by Grinnell to his parents and two letters from William Ludlow inviting Grinnell to join the ill-fated Custer expedition of The section Subject files includes letters, printed material, notes, photographs, and drafts and copies of Grinnell's writings arranged by topic.

The folder titles are fairly general but often refer to a subject on which Grinnell wrote or an activity in which Grinnell was deeply involved. For example, several folders have titles relating to specific animals, such as "Birds," "Elk," or "Goat. Folders such as "Alaska game bill" or "Migratory bird legislation" focus more specifically on efforts to protect wildlife and may contain significant correspondence from individuals and organizations active in promoting protective legislation.

Several files concern Grinnell's involvement in preserving national parks. Provide feedback about this page. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Get fast, free shipping with Amazon Prime. Get to Know Us. English Choose a language for shopping.

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He was also a member of the Edward Henry Harriman expedition of , a two-month survey of the Alaskan coast by an elite group of scientists and artists. Grinnell was prominent in movements to preserve wildlife and conservation in the American West. Grinnell wrote articles to help spread the awareness of the conservation of buffalo. For many years, he published articles and lobbied for congressional support for the endangered American buffalo.

In , Grinnell was a founding member, with Theodore Roosevelt , of the Boone and Crockett Club , dedicated to the restoration of America's wildlands.

Grinnell and Roosevelt published the Club's first book in With the passage of the National Park Protective Act, the remaining wild buffalo in Yellowstone National Park received a measure of protection. It was nearly too late for the species. Poaching continued to reduce the animal's population, which reached its lowest number of 23 in This ultimately led to a genetically pure viable herd, and the survival of the species.

Grinnell was editor of Forest and Stream magazine from to He contributed many articles and essays to magazines and professional publications, including:. Allen and William T.