Stephen Mather
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Stephen Tyng Mather was an American industrialist and conservationist who was the first director of the National Park Service. As president and owner of Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company he became a mi
Stephen Mather 1916
Mather Mountain Party, 1915
Mather Memorial Plaque at Zion National Park – "He laid the foundation of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done." (Other plaques located at many NPS sites.)
Horace M. Albright
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Horace Marden Albright was an American conservationist and the second director of the National Park Service. He played a key role in shaping the early National Park System and expanding its mission to
Stephen Mather
…of his career, he and his staff molded the NPS into one of the most respected and prestigious arms of the federal government. Special credit is owing Horace M. Albright, another Sierra Club member, who served as assistant to Mather, and acting director during Mr. Mather's illnesses. During Mather's first year as assistant…
Horace M. Albright
Horace Albright as Superintendent of Yellowstone
Horace M. Albright, Superintendent of Yellowstone, 1922
Horace Albright on the 1972 Centennial NBC Today Show