Handbook of Yosemite National Park

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Overview
Ansel F. Hall edited Handbook of Yosemite National Park after arriving at Yosemite in 1920. The young National Park
Service was just established in 1916, and Ansel Hall, on his own initiative, established the Yosemite Museum and
began continuous, innovative interpretative programs in Yosemite National Park. Various sections of the Handbook
were written by specialists in various fields, such as Willis Linn Jepson’s chapters on plants or A. L. Kroeber’s section
on Yosemite Indians. While some chapters drag on with too much detail on park telephone lines and NPS badge
designs, others, such as Kroeber’s “Indians of Yosemite,” provide concise, authoritative information in a readable,
interesting style.
Keep in mind that since this book was published in 1921, many new discoveries have been made in Yosemite Park
history and science. That said, most of the ideas and facts given in the Handbook are still relevant to Yosemite
National Park today.
—Dan Anderson, August 2004
Contents
Cover and wrapper [images]
Title Page
Introductory Note
Table of Contents
Illustrations
History of the Yosemite Region by Ralph S. Kuykendall
Indians of Yosemite by A. L. Kroeber
Ideals and Policy of the National Park Service by Stephen T. Mather
Administration of Yosemite National Park by W. B. Lewis
Geology of Yosemite National Park by Andrew C. Lawson
Life Zones of the Yosemite Region by Joseph Grinnell & Tracy Irwin Storer
Some Birds of Yosemite National Park by Joseph Grinnell & Tracy Irwin Storer
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Some Mammals of Yosemite National Park by Joseph Grinnell & Tracy Irwin Storer
Reptiles and Amphibians of Yosemite National Park by Joseph Grinnell & Tracy Irwin Storer
The Fishes of Yosemite National Park by Barton Warren Evermann
Insects of Yosemite National Park by Edwin C. Van Dyke
Trees of Yosemite National Park by Ansel F. Hall
The Giant Sequoia by Willis Linn Jepson
Flowers of Yosemite National Park by Willis Linn Jepson
Camping and Mountaineering in Yosemite National Park by Raymond H. Bailey
Motoring in Yosemite National Park by Wallace B. Curtis
Photography in Yosemite National Park by Arthur C. Pillsbury
Appendix [Weather, Lakes, Streams, & Tree Identification]
Map of Yosemite National Park
About the Editor
Ansel F. Hall was born May 6, 1894 in Oakland, California.
He graduated in 1917 from University of California in
forestry. He served first in Sequoia National Park as a ranger,
then served during World War I in France. After the war, he
was a park naturalist in Yosemite National Park during 1920 to 1923, when he wrote the
Handbook. He established innovative interpretative program in Yosemite, started the
Yosemite Museum Association, made geological models, native crafts, and mounted natural
history specimens. Mr. Hall rose in the ranks as chief naturalist of the Park Service and
similar positions. Ansel Hall wrote two other books on Yosemite. Guide to Yosemite (1920)
describes trails in the park (98 pages and map). Yosemite Valley: An Intimate Guide (1920) is
a pocket book that describes the valley for tourists (90 pages, maps, and illustrations). Mr.
Hall married June Alexander in 1924, and they had 6 children, including triplets. He left the
Ansel F. Hall park service in 1938 to operate concessions in Mesa Verde National Park. Later he worked as
(Merrie Winkler Collection) a consultant in park design and interpretation and wrote books on the topic. Ansel Hall died
suddenly in 1962. A biographical sketch of Ansel Hall by John Bingaman is in Guardians of
the Yosemite (1961), p. 111.
Bibliographical Information
Hall, Ansel Franklin (1894-1962) Handbook of Yosemite National Park: a compendium of articles on the Yosemite region by the leading scientific
authorities (New York : G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1921). 347 pp. ill. folded map. 20 cm. Brown cloth covering with ivory and black lettering and
cover art. Dust jacket with green lettering and art. LCCN 21014069. Library of Congress Call No. F 868.Y6 H18
Digitized by Dan Anderson, August 2004, from a copy in the UCSD Library. These files may be used for any non-commercial purpose, provided
this notice is left intact.
—Dan Anderson, www.yosemite.ca.us
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Introductory Note
Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921)
by Ansel F. Hall
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK needs no introduction to the American public. Much has been written in appreciation of "The
Valley Incomparable" and of the eleven hundred square miles of scenic High Sierra which have been set aside as a
playground for the people.
Men like Le Conte and Muir were as "a voice crying in the wilderness" telling the outside world of the wonders of the
region; others have written of its trails and its scenery; there still remains the task, however, of satisfying the
thousands who now ask for definite information concerning the history, ethnology, botany, geology, camp- and trail-
craft, natural history, and related subjects so well exemplified by the Park. Obviously no one may can be a master of
all these branches of knowledge, so the Editor presents this collection of articles, each by an eminent authority.
Acknowledgment and sincere thanks are due to the scientists whose coöperation has made this volume possible. These
contributors are so well known in their respective fields of science that they need no introduction. The Editor is
indebted to many others who have supplied photographs and to Messrs. Herbert Maier and Duncan Dunning whose
drawings appear as chapter headings.
This little volume is offered with the hope that it will point the way to the better understanding and the fuller
enjoyment of the Yosemite region.
ANSEL F. HALL
In Charge of Information,
Yosemite National Park.
January 1, 1921
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[Editor’s note: Herbert Maier was the NPS Architect who designed the Yosemite Museum.]
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PLATE I
Yosemite Valley from Old Inspiration Point. The view which greeted the men of the Mariposa
Battalion on March 21, 1851 when they entered this valley of Awahnee
Photo by A. C. Pillsbury
HANDBOOK OF
YOSEMITE NATIONAL
PARK
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Handbook of Yosemite National Park (1921), edited by Ansel F. Hall
A COMPENDIUM OF ARTICLES ON THE
YOSEMITE REGION BY THE LEADING
SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITIES
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
ANSEL F. HALL
U. S. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE,
FORMERLY INSTRUCTOR IN FORESTRY, A E F UNIVERSITY,
BEAUNE, FRANCE.
ILLUSTRATED
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press
1921
COPYRIGHT, 1921
BY
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS

Printed in the United States of America
TO MY
COMRADES OF THE
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
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CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCTORY NOTE v
HISTORY OF THE YOSEMITE REGION 3
BY RALPH S. KUYKENDALL, N.S.G.W., Fellow in Pacific Coast History, University of California
INDIANS OF YOSEMITE 51
BY A. L. KROEBER, Professor of Anthropology and Curator of the Anthropological Museum, University of
California
IDEALS AND POLICY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 77
BY STEPHEN T. MATHER, Director, U. S. National Park Service
ADMINISTRATION OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 89
BY W. B. LEWIS, Superintendent, Yosemite National Park
GEOLOGY OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 99
BY ANDREW C. LAWSON, Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, University of California
LIFE ZONES OF THE YOSEMITE REGION 125
BY JOSEPH GRINNELL, Director, and TRACY IRWIN STORER, Field Naturalist, Museum of Vertebrate Zoölogy,
University of California
SOME BIRDS OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 135
BY JOSEPH GRINNELL, Director, and TRACY IRWIN STORER, Field Naturalist, Museum of Vertebrate Zoölogy,
University of California
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