Flat-box 51

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: This collection of correspondence, manuscripts, scrapbooks, and printed matter, created between 1888 and 1937, deals primarily with William T. Hornaday's role as a conservationist. Documented in detail are his activities as administrator of the Permanent Wildlife Protection Fund, which he founded in 1913-1914 and directed until his death. Conservation issues discussed in these papers include the passage of the Bayne Law in New York State, the status of the fur seal herds, wildlife censuses,...