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This account covers the history of the Boone and Crockett Club up to 1954. Contents include:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Formation purposes and method of operating
Chapter 2: National parks and monuments (History of Yellowstone Park, The Beginnings of Glacier National Park, Establishment of Mt. McKinley National Park)
Chapter 3: The Forest Service (saving the Redwoods)
Chapter 4: Madison Grant Forest and Elk Refuge
Chapter 5: Club's policies of game conservation and the national recreation conference
Chapter 6: Efforts on behalf of specific game species
Chapter 7: Waterfowl and other wildlife legislation
Chapter 8: Alaska game law
Chapter 9: Records of North American big game and North American big game competitions
Chapter 10: Records of North American committee for international wildlife protection
Chapter 11: The origin of the New York Zoological Society
Chapter 12: Conclusion
Appendix A: Books published by Boone and Crockett Club
Appendix B: Chronological history of establishment of Mt. McKinley National Park
Appendix C: Resolutions of National Recreation Conference
Appendix D: Agreement for the restocking of the Black Gap Area of Texas and areas in Arizona with bighorn sheep
Appendix E: The American Wild Fowlers, a brief history of the association
Appendix F: Publications of American Committee
Appendix G: Officers, by-laws and list of members of the Boone and Crockett Club - 1955
Publication Date
1955
Keywords
Boone and Crockett Club, history, wildlife conservation, natural resources conservation, nature conservation, hunting, Charles Sheldon, George Bird Grinnell, Madison Grant
Language
eng
Holding Institution
The Boone and Crockett Club
Physical Collection
A photocopy of the annotated manuscript is held by the Mansfield Library's Archives & Special Collections at the University of Montana. Call number 333.95416.
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Text
Digital Format
application/pdf
Date Digitized
2016-12
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
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Recommended Citation
Sheldon, William G., "A History of the Boone and Crockett Club: Milestones in Wildlife Conservation" (1955). A History of the Boone and Crockett Club: Milestones in Wildlife Conservation. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/sheldon/1