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dc.creatorCarter, Amon Giles, 1879-1955
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-27T19:45:21Z
dc.date.available2017-02-27T19:45:21Z
dc.date.issued1944-06-02
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/12502
dc.descriptionLetter from Amon Carter to Franklin Roosevelt and H.L Ickes the presentation of the title for the land for the national park. Starting in 1936, Carter served as president of the Texas Big Bend Park Association which helped to establish a national park in the region. In 1944 he presented the deeds for the donation of the land by the state of Texas to Franklin Roosevelt.
dc.format.medium8.5x11 paper
dc.relationAmon G. Carter Papers (MS 014)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any photograph.
dc.sourceBox 022, Big Bend National Park folder
dc.subjectCarter, Amon Giles, Sr.
dc.subjectBig Bend National Park
dc.titleLetter re: Big Bend National Park
dc.typeDocument


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    The Amon G. Carter Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, and artifacts. The papers document the history of Fort Worth and the Southwest, as well as Carter's personal and business interests.

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