Grand Canyon Historical Society

2016 Grand Canyon History Symposium Contents

Frontmatter
In Memoriam
Opening Remarks, Wayne Ranney
Superintendent’s Remarks, Christine Lehnertz

Chapter 1: Recovering Lost Stories: The Havasupai Photograph Project, by Stephen and Lois Hirst

Chapter 2: A Study of the Historic Occurrence of African Americans in the Grand Canyon Region, by Margaret Hangan

Chapter 3: Through the Camera’s Lens: Historic Images Help Unravel the Stories of Forgotten Pack Trips to the Grand Canyon and Beyond, by Harvey Leake

Chapter  4: Julius Farlee, John Hance, W.W. Bass, and the Birth of Grand Canyon Tourism, 1883-1893, by Shane Murphy

Chapter  5: Eroding Footholds: Grand Canyon Pioneers vs Federal Control, by Dick Brown

Chapter  6: A Geography of Elusive Sight: Henry G. Peabody’s Slideshow of the Grand Canyon, by Nicholas Bauch

Chapter 7: The George W. Parkins Inscription: Now We Know Who He Was!, by Jonathan Upchurch, Ph.D.

Chapter 8: The Grand Canyon Rose: Grand Canyon National Park’s First Botanist, Rose Collom, by Richard D. Quartaroli

Chapter 9: The Phenomenon of Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter: Creating an Architectural Sense of Place on Grand Canyon, by Barbara Ann Matusik

Chapter 10: My Experience as a Seasonal Park Ranger at Havasu Campground in Grand Canyon National Park, 1970, by George Billingsley

Chapter 11: Cruise Control: Inspecting the Foundations of Grand Canyon National Park Colorado River Management, 1916 to 1956, by Tom Martin

Chapter 12: Even at First Sight, If You Take a Good Long Look, the Grand Canyon may Claim More of Your Life Than You Can Afford, by Brad Dimock

Chapter 13: Mission Accomplished?: An Exploration of the Successes, Failures, and Controversies of Mission 66, by Mike Gallant

Chapter 14: The Railroading of Visitors: Management Missteps and Cautionary Lessons from Transportation Planning in the Last Millennium, by Dennis Foster

Chapter 15: The Park Service Cemetery at Grand Canyon, by Kern Nuttall

Chapter 16: The Shrine of the Ages: Community and Complexity, by Susan Verkamp

Backmatter
Appendix A: Symposium Participants
Appendix B: Schedule and Registration
Index

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