Carl Parcher Russell
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Carl Parcher Russell (January 18, 1894 – June 19, 1967) was a historian, ecologist, and administrator.
Russell was born January 18, 1894 in Fall River, Wisconsin. He joined the National Park Service (NPS) in 1923 as a Naturalist in Yosemite National Park.[1][2] In 1931 he received a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of Michigan. He served as an officer for the NPS for 34 years, from 1923 until his retirement in 1957. He was the Chief Naturalist of Yosemite from 1923 to 1929.[2] He specialized in frontier history, studying its material culture in minute detail, and documented pioneer life for the NPS and others.
Russell served in several regional positions in the NPS, including NPS Chief Naturalist of Yosemite (1923–1929), regional director, and Yosemite National Park Superintendent.[2] Russell retired from the park service in 1957, and he died at his home in Orinda, California on June 19, 1967 after a heart attack.[1][2]
Books by Carl P. Russell[]
- One Hundred Years in Yosemite (1931, 1947, 1957)[2]
- Guns on the Early Frontiers (1957)
- Firearms, Traps and Tools of the Mountain Men (posthumously, 1967) ISBN 0-8263-0465-6[2]
- Besides books, Russell wrote several articles for Yosemite Nature Notes and NPS and historical journals, and papers for various conferences.
Online article by Carl P. Russell[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Carl Russell, Former Yosemite Chief, Dies". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, CA. June 23, 1967. p. 13. Retrieved June 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Carl Russell". Belvidere Daily Republican. Belvidere, IL. August 4, 1967. p. 8. Retrieved June 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
- Collection Guide to the Carl Parcher Russell papers, ca. 1929-1965 at The Bancroft Library
- Collection Guide to the Carl Parcher Russell papers, 1940-1966 at The Bancroft Library
- Biographical sketch (WSU Libraries). WSU is the depository for his papers.
- Biographical sketch by John Bingaman (in Guardians of the Yosemite" (1961)
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