Agate Fossil Beds Administrative History

Endnotes

1. Acting Regional Director George F. Baggley to Superintendent Richard Holder, 18 January 1966, A2615.

2. Roman Hruska to Margaret Cook, letter, 27 January 1966, box 33; and Dave Martin to Margaret Cook, letter, 3 February 1966, box 38, Cook Papers.

3. Acting Regional Director Harry B. Robinson to Margaret Cook, letter, 11 January 1966, D18.

4. Washington Office Chief, Branch of Master Plan Drawings, Edward S. Peetz, to Regional Director, 22 February 1966, D18.

5. Master Plan For Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (Omaha: Midwest Regional Office, 1966), p. 2, D18; and Howard W. Baker, interview with author, Omaha, Nebraska, 13 May 1986, transcript, p. 8.

6. Ibid., p. 3.

7. Ibid., p. 15.

8. Ibid., p. 16.

9. Ibid., p. 17.

10. Ibid., p. 18.

11. Ibid., p. 19.

12. Ibid., pp 20, 24.

13. Ibid., p. 21.

14. Ibid., p. 23.

15. Ibid., p. 32.

16. Management Assistant Werking to Regional Director Fred Fagergren, 11 April 1966, A2615.

17. Harvey B. Reynolds to Regional Director Fagergren, trip report, 2 May 1966, A2623, SCBL.

18. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 13 June 1966, A2615.

19. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 7 July 1966, A2615.

20. "Agate Daily Log File," (handwritten—1966 season), folder—Agate—Daily Log, 1 July 1965 to 1966, CLOSED.

21. Superintendent Richard Holder to Margaret Cook, postcard, 15 September 1966, box 33, Cook Papers.

22. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 15 August 1966, D18.

23. Acting Regional Director Nelson Murdock to Director, 1 September 1966, D18.

24. Assistant Regional Director, Development to Regional Director, trip report, 16 October 1966, A2623, Scotts Bluff Files (hereafter cited as SCBL).

25. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 7 July 1966, A2615.

26. Senator Roman Hruska to Mrs. Harold J. Cook (also signed by Carl T. Curtis), letter, 10 May 1966, Box 22 Correspondence Alphabetical 88-89th Congress, folder 53, Hruska papers, Nebraska State Historical Society.

27. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 9 November 1966, A2615.

28. Ibid., 12 December 1966.

29. Ibid., 12 September 1966.

30. Ibid., 12 December 1966.

31. Ibid., 9 March 1967.

32. Ibid., 12 April 1967.

33. Ibid., 9 May 1967.

34. Ibid., 13 June 1967.

35. Ibid., 11 August 1967.

36. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 8 August 1967, A2623, SCBL.

37. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 12 September 1967, A2615.

38. Margaret Cook to Roman Hruska, letter, 29 July 1967, box 33, Cook Papers.

39. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 23 August 1967, A2623, SCBL.

40. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 31 July 1967, A5427, SCBL; and Holder to Director, 11 August 1967 and 12 January 1968, A2615.

41. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 13 November 1967, A2615.

42. "Funds For Agate Work," Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald (30 January 1968), K3415.

43. "Government Construction Freeze May Affect Agate Monument Work," Harrison Sun (8 February 1968), K3415.

44. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 12 February 1968, A2615.

45. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 12 April 1968, A2615.

46. Bill of Sale [Donation], Mrs. Margaret C. Cook to the National Park Service, 2 April 1968, L58.

47. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 3 May 1968, L58.

48. Margaret C. Cook to Howard Baker, letter, 3 May 1968, and Acting Midwest Regional Director Nelson Murdock to Margaret C. Cook, letter, 8 May 1968, L58.

49. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 9 July 1968, A2617.

50. Summary of Land Negotiations, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Tract 01-103, typewritten list ca. 1973; Grayson E. Meade to Rep. George Mahon, Chairman, House Appropriations Committee, letter, 28 March 1968; Eleanor C. Naffziger to Thomas Kornelis, letter, 2 April 1968; and Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hoffman to Rep. George Mahon, letter, 18 April 1968, L1425. (See also Mrs. Grayson E. (Dorothy Cook) Meade, interview with author, Agate Springs Ranch, 22 May 1986, transcript, p. 1.

51. Grayson E. Meade to Thomas Kornelis, letter, 25 March 1968, L1245.

52. Deputy Director Harthon L. Bill to Rep. George Mahon, letter, 27 May 1968, L1245.

53. Thomas Kornelis to Robert Simmons, letter, 4 June 1968, L1425.

54. Dorothy C. Meade to Robert Simmons, letter, 4 June 1968, L1425.

55. Assistant Director C.P. Montgomery to Senator Roman L. Hruska, letter, 14 June 1968, L1425.

56. Assistant Director Edward A. Hummel to Rep. George Mahon, letter, 5 July 1968, L1425.

57. Mrs. Grayson E. (Dorothy Cook) Meade, interview with author, Agate Springs Ranch, 22 May 1986, transcript, p. 12.

58. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 9 July 1968, A2617.

59. Roy W. Weaver, Superintendent, Edison National Historic Site, New Jersey, to Ron Cockrell, letter, 14 April 1986, H1417, Cultural Resources Management, Midwest Regional Office Files.

60. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 3 October 1968, A2617.

61. Robert Simmons to Senator Roman Hruska, letter, 3 September 1968, Box 196 Departmental Correspondence 90th Congress, 2nd session, folder—Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1968, Hruska papers, Nebraska State Historical Society.

62. Summary of Land Negotiations, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Tract 01-103, typewritten list ca. 1973, L1425.

63. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 14 August 1968, A2623.

64. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 3 October 1968, A2623.

65. Last Will and Testament of Mrs. Margaret C. Cook, 2 April 1968; and Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 10 September 1968, D6215.

66. Kirk Coulter to Senator Roman Hruska, interoffice memorandum, 12 September 1968, Box 196 Departmental Correspondence 90th Congress, 2nd session, folder—Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1968, Hruska papers, Nebraska State Historical Society.

67. Ibid., (attached to the above), Roman Hruska to Dean [Pohlenz, Administrative Assistant to Senator Hruska], handwritten note, 16 September 1968.

68. Ibid., Kirk Coulter to Senator Roman Hruska, interoffice memorandum, 20 September 1968.

69. Ibid., Senator Roman L. Hruska, Senator Carl Curtis, and Congressman Dave Martin to Robert Simmons, letter, 30 September 1968.

70. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 3 October 1968, A2617.

71. Agate Daily Log, 23 September 1968 to 23 October 1970, Log No. 1, Daily Handwritten activity listings at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument. See entries 21 and 31 October; and 1, 5, 6 and 16 November, 1968. (Hereinafter cited as Agate Daily Log No. 1.)

72. Understanding, Margaret C. Hoffman and John C. Kurtz, Sr., Superintendent, Fort Robinson State Park, 8 September 1968; and Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 24 September 1968, D6215.

73. "Items of Cook Family Property Desired by the National Park Service," Nan V. Rickey, 9-10 October 1968, D6215.

74. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 16 October 1968, A2623, SCBL.

75. Superintendent Holder to Regional Director Fagergren, 13 January 1969, A2617.

76. Agate Daily Log No. 1, see entries 7 November, 21-25 December; 31 December 1968.

77. Ibid., see entries 18, 23 and 31 January 1969.

78. Ibid., see entries 22-24 and 28 April 1969.

79. Roy W. Weaver to Ron Cockrell, letter, 14 April 1986, H1417, Cultural Resources Management, Midwest Regional Office Files.

80. Robert G. Simmons, Jr., to Superintendent of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, letter, 16 May 1969, D6215.

81. Geologist Ted White to Regional Chief, Interpretation and Visitor Services, 24 June 1969, D6215.

82. Acting Superintendent Benjamin F. Ladd to Regional Director Fagergren, 23 June 1969, D6215.

83. Interpretive Specialist Charles H. McCurdy to Assistant Regional Director, Operations, trip report, 2-3 July 1969, D6215.

84. Ibid.

85. Superintendent Homer L. Rouse to Regional Director Fagergren, 9 July 1969, D6215.

86. Superintendent Rouse to Regional Director Fagergren, 18 July 1969, D6215.

87. Mrs. Grayson E. (Dorothy Cook) Meade, interview with author, Agate Springs Ranch, 22 May 1986, transcript, pp. 15-16.

88. Superintendent Rouse to Regional Director Fagergren, 6 August 1969, D6215.

89. Superintendent Rouse to Regional Director Fagergren, 30 September 1969, A2617.

90. J. L. Dunning, Fred Dickison, and LeRoy Brown, Management Appraisal Report, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, 3 September 1969 (Omaha: Midwest Regional Office, 1969), A5427, SCBL.

91. Ibid.

92. Ibid.

93. Agate Daily Log No. 1, see entries 18 and 24 October 1969.

94. Ibid., see entries 5 and 7 December; and Roy Weaver to Ron Cockrell, letter, 14 April 1986, H1417, Cultural Resources Management, Midwest Regional Office Files.

95. Agate Daily Log No. 1, see entry 6 December 1969.

96. Superintendent Rouse to Regional Director Fagergren, 8 April 1970, A2617; and Summary of Land Negotiations, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Tract 01-103, typewritten list ca-1973, L1425.

97. Superintendent Rouse to Regional Director Fagergren, 14 July 1970, A2617.

98. Superintendent Rouse to Regional Director Leonard J. Volz, 12 January 1970, A2617; and Summary of Land Negotiations, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Tract 01-103, typewritten list ca-1973, L1425.

99. Ibid., and Superintendent Rouse to Regional Director Fagergren, 8 April 1970, A2617.

100. Agate Daily Log No. 1, see entries 1, 18, 19, 20-24 May; all of June; and 11-13 July 1970.

101. Ibid., see entries 15-19 September 1970; and Roy Weaver to Ron Cockrell, letter, 14 April 1986, Cultural Resources Management, Midwest Regional Office Files.

102. Dorothy C. Meade to Homer Rouse, letter, 21 July 1970, D6215.

103. Homer Rouse to Mrs. Grayson E. Meade, letter, 10 September 1970, D6215; Agate Daily Log No. 1, see entry 13 October 1970.