Donald Tresidder
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Donald Bertrand Tresidder was the fourth president of Stanford University, serving from 1943 until his sudden death in 1948. He also had a longstanding association with Yosemite National Park.
Donald Tresidder in front of the Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, California
The Tresidder Memorial Union at Stanford University.
Ahwahnee Hotel
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The Ahwahnee is a grand hotel in Yosemite National Park, California, on the floor of Yosemite Valley. It was built by the Yosemite Park and Curry Company and opened for business in 1927. The hotel is
Donald Tresidder
…Yosemite Park and Curry Company. During his tenure, he oversaw the construction of new roads, the establishment of the Badger Pass Ski Area, and the Ahwahnee Hotel, which was built in 1927 and is now recognized as a National Historic Landmark. For many years, Tresidder assumed the role of the Squire at the Bracebridge…
The Ahwahnee in winter, 2013
David and Jennie Curry's ad for the "Firefall"
Share of the Yosemite National Park Company, issued 29 January 1930
Underwood's concept art shows a megalithic structure much grander in scale than what was finally built