National Park Service (NPS) administrative histories look at the history of our parks and the foundations of the agency as public programs and as a public trust. They analyze individual parks and their establishment and administration, as well as NPS programs and policies. Not all park units have had administrative histories written for them — below is a collection of parks which have, along with references of copyrighted works which chronicle the origins of selected park units.

National Park Service Administrative History: A Guide (Barry Mackintosh, 1991)

National Park Service Administrative History: A Guide (Janet A. McDonnell, March 2004)

Administrative Histories in the National Park Service's Alaska Region (Frank Norris, extract from Protecting Our Diverse Heritage: The Role of Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites, Proceedings of the 2003 George Wright Society / National Park Service Joint Conference, ©The George Wright Society, 2004)

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site

Peterson, Gloria. An Administrative History of Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. 107 p., 1969.

Acadia National Park

Dorr, George B. Acadia National Park: Its Origin and Background. Bangor: Burr Printing Co., 1942. 76 p.

Dorr, George B. Acadia National Park: Its Growth and Development. Bangor: Burr Printing Co., 1948. 46 p.

Dorr, George B. History of Acadia National Park. 71 p., c1939.

Adams National Historic Site

Freiberg, Malcolm. From Family to Nation: The Old House Becomes the Adams National Historic Site. 34 p., 1986.

Miller, Laura A. "Things Kept and Cherished": A History of Adams National Historical Park — Administrative History. 245p., October 2020.

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Cockrell, Ron. Bones of Agate: An Administrative History of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska. 311 p., 1986.

Alaska Region

Norris, Frank Alaska Subsistence: A National Park Service Management History. (HTML edition) 306 p., 2002

Williss, G. Frank. "Do Things Right the First Time": Administrative History—The National Park Service and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980. 323 p., 1985.

Kurtz, Rick S. Lessons to be Learned: The National Park Service Administrative History and Assessment of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. 213 p., 1995.

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

Lawing, Hugh A. Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. 23 p., 1963.

Binkley, Cameron. Administrative History: Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. 140 p., 2008.

Aniakchak National Monument and National Preserve

See Katmai National Park and National Preserve

Antietam National Battlefield

Snell, Charles W., and Sharon A. Brown. Antietam National Battlefield and National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Maryland: An Administrative History. 571 p., 1986.

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Jordahl, Harold C., Jr. A Unique Collection of Islands: The Influence of History, Politics, Policy and Planning on the Establishment of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. 863 p., 1994.

Jordahl, Harold C., Jr. and Annie L. Booth. Environmental Politics and the Creation of a Dream: Establishing the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. 360 p., 2011.

Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Foster, Charles H. W. The Appalachian National Scenic Trail: A Time to Be Bold. Harpers Ferry, WV: Appalachian Trail Conference, 1987. 232 p.

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

Howard, Josh. Thinking Beyond the "Surrender Grounds": An Administrative History of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park from 1930 to 2015. 393 p., May 2022.

Arches National Park

Purcell, David E. An Administrative History of Arches National Park. 526 p., April 30, 2019.

Arkansas Post National Memorial

Carrara, Gregorio S.A. Arkansas Post National Memorial Administrative History. 20 p., 1976.

Assateague Island National Seashore

Mackintosh, Barry. Assateague Island National Seashore: An Administrative History. (HTML edition) 210 p. plus illustrations, 1982.

Aztec Ruins National Monument

Lister, Robert H., and Florence C. Lister. Aztec Ruins National Monument: Administrative History of an Archeological Preserve (HTML edition) Southwest Cultural Resources Center Professional Papers no. 24. 313 p., 1990.

Badlands National Park

Mattison, Ray H., and Robert A. Grom. History of Badlands National Monument and The White River (Big) Badlands of South Dakota. (HTML edition) Ed. by Joanne W. Stockert. Interior, SD: Badlands Natural History Assn., 1968. 78 p.

Shuler, Jay. A Revelation Called The Badlands: Building a National Park, 1909-1939. Interior, SD: Badlands Natural History Assn., 1989.

Bandelier National Monument

Rothman, Hal. Bandelier National Monument: An Administrative History (HTML edition) Southwest Cultural Resources Center Professional Papers no. 14. 167 p., 1988.

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Mattes, Merrill J. "From Ruin to Reconstruction, 1920-1976." The Colorado Magazine 54, no. 4 (1977): 57-101.

Big Bend National Park

Jameson, John R. Big Bend on the Rio Grande: Biography of a National Park. New York: Peter Lang, 1987. 171 p.

Jameson, John R. "From Dude Ranches to Haciendas: Master Planning at Big Bend National Park, Texas." Forest & Conservation History 38, no. 3 (July 1994): 108-17.

Welsh, Michael Landscape of Ghosts, River of Dreams: A History of Big Bend National Park. (HTML) Washington, DC, National Park Service, 437 p. 2002.

Big Hole National Battlefield

Catton, Theodore. Commemoration and Preservation: An Administrative History of Big Hole National Battlefield (HTML edition) 187 p. plus appendices. 1999.

Big Thicket National Preserve

Cozine, James J., Jr. Assault on a Wilderness: The Big Thicket of East Texas. 334 p. Ph.D. dissertation, 1976.

Cozine, James J., Jr. Saving the Big Thicket: From Exploration to Preservation, 1685-2003. Denton: University of North Texas Press. 272 p., 2004.

Biscayne National Park

Poole, Leslie Kemp. Biscayne National Park: The History of a Unique Park on the "Edge" — An Administrative History. 260 p., 2021.

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument

Beidleman, Richard G. Administrative History of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument. 234 p., 1965.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Jolley, Harley E. The Blue Ridge Parkway: Origins and Early Development. 305 p. Ph.D. dissertation, 1964.

Jolley, Harley E. The Blue Ridge Parkway. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1969. 172 p.

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

Harvey, Bruce G. and Deborah Harvey. Telling A Story of Struggle: Administrative History of Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, Kansas. 218 p., 2022.

Booker T. Washington National Monument

Mackintosh, Barry. Booker T. Washington National Monument: An Administrative History. 160 p. plus illustrations, 1969.

Harold, Claudrena N. A Small Park With a Big Story: An Administrative History of the Booker T. Washington National Monument. 221 p., June 2021.

Buffalo National River

Compton, Neil. The Battle for the Buffalo River. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 1992. 481 p.

Pitcaithley, Dwight T. Let the River Be: A History of the Ozark's Buffalo River. (HTML) 133 p., 1987.

Cabrillo National Monument

Lehmann, Susan C. An Embarrassment of Riches: The Administrative History of Cabrillo National Monument. (HTML edition) San Diego: Cabrillo Historical Assn., 1987. 157 p.

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Brugge, David M., and Raymond Wilson. Administrative History: Canyon de Chelly National Monument. (HTML edition) 264 p. plus appendix, 1976.

Canyonlands National Park

Richardson, Elmo R. "Federal Park Policy in Utah: The Escalante National Monument Controversy of 1935-1940." Utah Historical Quarterly 33 (Spring 1965): 109-33.

Schmieding, Samuel J. From Controversy to Compromise to Cooperation: The Administrative History of Canyonlands National Park. 293 p., 2008.

Cape Cod National Seashore

Burling, Francis P. The Birth of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Plymouth, MA: Leyden Press, 1978. 67 p.

Carr, Ethan. The Greatest Beach: A History of Cape Cod National Seashore. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2019. 307 p.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Binkley, Cameron. The Creation and Establishment of Cape Hatteras National Seashore: The Great Depression through Mission 66. August 2007. 264 p.

Capitol Reef National Park

Frye, Bradford. From Barrier to Crossroads: An Administrative History of Capitol Reef National Park: Vol. 1 (HTML edition) Southwest Cultural Resources Report No. 12, 1998.

Frye, Bradford. From Barrier to Crossroads: An Administrative History of Capitol Reef National Park: Vol. 2 (HTML edition) Southwest Cultural Resources Report No. 12, 1998.

Thow, Jonathan S. Capitol Reef: The Forgotten National Park. 170 p. M.S. thesis, 1986.

Capulin Volcano National Monument

Hunner, Jon and Shirley G. Lael. Capulin Volcano National Monument: An Administrative History, Intermountain Cultural Resource Management Professional Paper No. 67, 149 p., 2003.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Gale, Bennett T. Historical Sketch, Carlsbad Caverns National Park. 50 p., 1952.

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Clemensen, A. Berle. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona: A Centennial History of the First Prehistoric Reserve, 1892-1992 — Administrative History (HTML edition) Denver: National Park Service, 1992. 237 p.

Van Valkenburgh, Sallie. The History of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. Southwestern Monuments Association, 1965. 31 p. (Reprinted from The Kiva 27, no. 3 [February 1962].)

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Krakow, Jere L. Administrative History of Castillo de San Marcos National Monument and Fort Matanzas National Monument. 132 p. plus illustrations, 1985.

Catoctin Mountain Park

Kirkconnell, Barbara M. Catoctin Mountain Park: An Administrative History. 273 p., 1988.

Elder-Norquist, Elise. Catoctin Mountain Park: Administrative History Update. 318 p., December 2020.

Cedar Breaks National Monument

Rothman, Hal. Shaping the Nature of a Controversy: The Park Service, the Forest Service, and the Cedar Breaks Proposal. Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 55 No. 3, Summer 1987, pp. 213-35.

Topham, Dale. Staking Claims on the Markagunt Plateau: Creation of Cedar Breaks National Monument, 1916-1934. Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 85 No. 3, 2017, pp. 238-256.

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Pierson, Lloyd M. A History of Chaco Canyon National Monument. 120 p. plus appendix, 1956.

Maruca, Mary. An Administrative History of the Chaco Project. 132 p., 1982.

Channel Islands National Park

Dilsaver, Lary M. and Timothy Babalis. The Oceanic Park: An Administrative History of Channel Islands National Park. 610 p., April 2021.

Dilsaver, Lary M. and Timothy J. Babalis. Restoring Nature: The Evolution of Channel Islands National Park. 406 p., 2023.

Roberts, Lois J. San Miguel Island: Santa Barbara's Fourth Island West. Carmel, CA: Cal Rim Books, 1991. 214 p.

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

Honious, Ann. "A String of Pearls...Too Valuable to Let Go": Administrative History, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Georgia. 442 p., September 2021.

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Mackintosh, Barry. C & O Canal: The Making of a Park. 208 p., 1991.

Bedell, John, Kate Umlauf and Meredith McCulley. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park Administrative History Update (1991-2021), Washington, D.C., Maryland, and West Virginia. 203 p., September 30, 2022.

Young, April L. Saving the C and O Canal: Citizen Participation in Historic Preservation. 104 p. M.A. thesis, 1973.

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

Paige, John C., and Jerome A. Greene. Administrative History of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. (HTML edition) 221 p. plus appendix and illustrations, 1983.

Chickasaw National Recreation Area

Boeger, Palmer H. Oklahoma Oasis: From Platt National Park to Chickasaw National Recreation Area. Muskogee, OK: Western Heritage Books, 1987. 215 p.

Colonial National Historical Park

Hatch, Charles E., Jr. The Evolution of the Concept of Colonial National Historical Park: A Chapter in the Story of Historical Conservation. 1964. 39 p..

Colorado National Monument

Look, Al. John Otto and the Colorado National Monument. Grand Junction, CO: Sandstone Publishing Co., 1962. 80 p.

Schoch-Roberts, lida. A Classic Western Quarrel: A History of the Road Controversy at Colorado National Monument (HTML edition) Cultural Resources Selections No. 10, Intermountain Region. 147 p., 1997.

Congaree National Park

Rametta, Francis T. Congaree Swamp National Monument: An Administrative History. 103 p., March 1991.

Coronado National Memorial

Sánchez, Joseph P., Bruce A. Érickson and Jerry L. Gurulé. Between Two Countries: The Story Behind Coronado National Memorial. 2001. 420 p.

Cowpens National Battlefield

Binkley, Cameron and Steve, A. Davis. Cowpens NB: An Administrative History, (HTML edition) Cultural Resources Stewardship, Southeast Regional Office, National Park Service, Atlanta, George, 2002.. 105 p., 2002.

Crater Lake National Park

Unrau, Harlan D. Administrative History: Volume I of II, Crater Lake National Park. 384 p. March 1988.

Unrau, Harlan D. Administrative History: Volume II of II, Crater Lake National Park. 317 p. 1988.

Mark, Stephen R. Administrative History — Chapter 17: Planning and Development at Rim Village, Crater Lake National Park. 50 p. 1991.

Mark, Stephen R. Administrative History — Chapter 18: Research, Crater Lake National Park. 90 p. 2003.

Mark, Stephen R. Administrative History — Chapter 19: Trails at Crater Lake National Park. 114 p. 2013.

Unrau, Harlan D and Stephen R. Mark. Administrative History, Crater Lake National Park. 702 p. (HTML edition, in two volumes, plus three additional chapters), 1988, 1991, 2003, 2013.

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

Louter, David. Craters of the Moon National Monument: An Administrative History (HTML edition) 389 p., 1992.

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

Tinney, Edward E. History of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. 75 p. plus illustrations and bibliography, 1965.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Cockrell, Ron. Compendium of the Oral History Project for the Cuyahoga Valley Administrative History. 780 p., 1991.

Cockrell, Ron. A Green Shrouded Miracle: The Administrative History of Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area. 542 p., 1992.

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

Ferentinos, Susan w/Hannah Craddock Mossman. Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: An Administrative History. 356 p., September 2022.

Death Valley National Park

Catton, Theodore. To Make a Better Nation: An Administrative History of the Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act. 123 p., 2009.

Rothman, Hal K. To Ride Alone In a Forever Unpossessed Country: An Administrative History of Death Valley National Park. 412 p., 2005.

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Albert, Richard C. Damming the Delaware: The Rise and Fall of Tocks Island Dam. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 202 p., 1987.

Denali National Park and Preserve

Pearson, Grant H. A History of Mount McKinley National Park. 59 p. plus appendix, 1953.

Norris, Frank. Crown Jewel of the North: An Administrative History of Denali National Park and Preserve, Volume I. 346 p., 2006.

Norris, Frank. Crown Jewel of the North: An Administrative History of Denali National Park and Preserve, Volume II. 458 p., 2008.

De Soto National Memorial

Whisnant, David E. and Anne Mitchell Whisnant. Small Park, Large Issues: De Soto National Memorial and the Commemoration of a Difficult History. 214 p., 2007.

Devils Postpile National Monument

Johnson, Christoper E. Nature and History on the Sierra Crest: Devils Postpile and the Mammoth Lakes Sierra. 263 p., 2013.

Devils Tower National Monument

Daugherty, D. John. Devils Tower National Monument: A History of National Park Service Developments Through 1966. 69 p., Spring 1984.

Rogers, Jeanne. Standing Witness: Devils Tower National Monument, A History. 290p., 2008.

Dinosaur National Monument

Beidleman, Richard G. Administrative History: Dinosaur National Monument. Variously paginated, n.d.

Beidleman, Richard G. Administrative History: Dinosaur National Monument. Variously paginated, n.d., retyped 2014 by Beth Sugan, notes added 2021 by Kenneth Carpenter.

Harvey, Mark W. T. A Symbol of Wilderness: Echo Park and the American Conservation Movement. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1994. 368 p.

Neel, Susan R. "Newton Drury and the Echo Park Dam Controversy." Forest & Conservation History 38, no. 2 (April 1994): 56-66.

Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve

McKinley, Laura. An Unbroken Historical Record: Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve Administrative History (HTML edition) 199 p., 1993.

Effigy Mounds National Monument

O'Bright, Jill York. The Perpetual March: An Administrative History of Effigy Mounds National Monument (HTML edition) 279 p., 1989.

El Malpais National Monument

Mangum, Neil C. In the Land of Frozen Fires: A History of Occupation in El Malpais Country (HTML edition) 101 p., 1990.

El Morro National Monument

Gardner, A. Dudley. Wind, Water, and Stone: The Evolution of El Morro National Monument 208p., April 1995.

Sievers, Douglas W. El Morro: A Unit History. 20 p., 1970.

Everglades National Park

Blythe, Robert W. Wilderness on the Edge: A History of Everglades National Park. Organization of American Historians, September 2017. 811 p.

Vance, Linda D. "May Mann Jennings and Royal Palm State Park." Florida Historical Quarterly 55, no. 1 (July 1976): 1-17.

Fire Island National Seashore

Thompson, Betty. Administrative History of Fire Island National Seashore. 20 p., 1977.

Koppelman, Lee E. and Seth Forma. The Fire Island National Seashore: A History. Albany: State University of New York Press, 208 p., 2008.

First Ladies National Historic Site

Harvey, Deborah E. and Bruce G. Harvey. A Place for the Ladies: Administrative History of First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio. 2023.

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Leopold, Estella B. and Herbert W. Meyer. Saved in Time: The Fight to Establish Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2012. 139 p.

Ford's Theatre National Historic Site

Crane, Jennifer Sale, Lauren Poole and Laura Purvis. Ford's Theatre National Historic Site: An Administrative History. 256 p., April 2021.

Fort Bowie National Historic Site

Gomez, Phillip J. "Fort Bowie National Historic Site: The Evolution of a Unique Western Park." The Journal of Arizona History 25, no. 2 (Summer 1984): 171-90.

Pinto, Robin L. The Past and Future of Fort Bowie National Historic Site: An Administrative History. 240 p., September 26, 2012.

Fort Davis National Historic Site

Welsh, Michael. A Special Place, A Sacred Trust: Preserving the Fort Davis Story (HTML edition) Intermountain Cultural Resource Center Professional Paper no. 58. 292 p., 1996.

Fort Donelson National Battlefield

Peterson, Gloria. Administrative History, Fort Donelson National Military Park, Dover, Tennessee. 116 p. plus illustrations, June 30, 1968.

Fort Laramie National Historic Site

Mattes, Merrill J. Fort Laramie Park History, 1890-1977. 329 p., January 1, 1978.

Mattes, Merrill J. Fort Laramie Park History, 1834-1977. (HTML edition) 382 p. plus illustrations, 1980.

Fort Matanzas National Monument

See Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine

Sullivan, Patrick. Administrative History: Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. 222 p., May 14, 2013.

Lessem, Harold I., and David A. Kimball. History of Fort McHenry as a National Monument and Historic Shrine. 60 p., c. 1955.

Fort Necessity National Battlefield

Sypolt, Larry N. Fort Necessity: Civilian Conservation Corps (Camp SP-12) Administrative History 1935-1937. 50 p., 1988.

Fort Pulaski National Monument

Fort Pulaski National Monument Administrative History. 2003. p. 136.

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

Binkley, Cameron and Davis, Steven Preserving the Mystery—Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Administrative History. 154 p., 2003.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Greenwald, Emily and Joshua Pollarine. Reclaimed from Obscurity, Preserved for Posterity: An Administrative History of Fort Scott National Historic Site, Fort Scott, Kansas. 223 p., December 2013.

Fort Stanwix National Monument

Jackson, William N. Administrative History Report (1923-1976), Fort Stanwix National Monument. 17 p., September 13, 1985.

Jackson, William N. Administrative History Report (1923-1976), Fort Stanwix National Monument. 26 p., April 21, 1992.

Zenzen, Joan M. Reconstructing the Past, Partnering for the Future: An Administrative History of Fort Stanwix National Monument. 225 p., 2004.

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

Comstock, Rock L., Jr. Short History, Fort Sumter. 50 p. plus appendixes, 1956.

Burton, Beatrice, Megan Taylor Shockley and Orville Vernon Burton. Administrative History, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultie National Historical Park, Charleston, SC. 234 p., November 2020.

Fort Union National Monument

Croy, Douglas. Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico: The First Twenty-Five Years. 113 p. M.A. thesis, 1984.

Liping Zhu. Fort Union National Monument: An Administrative History (HTML edition) Southwest Cultural Resource Center Professional Papers no. 42. 124 p., 1992.

West, B. June. James West Arrott. The Moving Spirit of Fort Union, Incorporated: Another Chapter in the History of Fort Union, New Mexico. 43 p. plus appendixes, c. 1966.

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Merritt, Jane T. The Administrative History of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (HTML edition) 262 p., 1993.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Mackintosh, Barry. The Making of a Monument: The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial 1955-1972. 66 p., December 12, 1972.

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site

Harley, Sharon. A Study of the Preservation and Administration of "Cedar Hill": The Home of Frederick Douglass. 84 p., 1989.

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields National Military Park

Happel, Ralph. A History of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park. 79 p. plus appendixes and illustrations, 1955.

Zenzen, Joan M. At the Crossroads of Preservation an Development: A History of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park — Administrative History. 455 p., August 2011.

Gateway National Recreation Area

Kelleher, Michael. The Changing Standard of National Significance: How the New Environmentalism of the 1960s Redefined National Significance and Led to the Creation of Gateway National Recreation Area, the First Urban National Park. 77 p, 1995.

Gateway Arch National Park (formerly Jefferson National Expansion Memorial)

Brown, Sharon A. Administrative History, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial National Historic Site (HTML edition) 187 p. plus appendixes, 1984.

Moore, Bob. Urban Innovation and Practical Partnerships: An Administrative History of Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, 1980-1991 (HTML edition) 462 p., 1994.

General Grant National Memorial

Pitkin, Thomas M. General Grant National Memorial: Its History and Possible Development. 86 p. plus illustrations, 1959.

George Rogers Clark National Historical Park

Rothman, Hal K. Maintaining a Legacy: An Administrative History of George Rogers Clark National Historical Park. (HTML edition) 356 p., 1994.

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

Bruggeman, Seth C. George Washington Birthplace National Monument Administrative History, 1930-2000. 88 p., 2006.

George Washington Carver National Monument

Toogood, Anna Coxe. Historic Resource Study and Administrative History, George Washington Carver National Monument. 81 p. plus appendixes and illustrations, 1973.

Krahe, Diane L. and Theodore Catton. Walking in Credence: An Administrative History of George Washington Carver National Monument. 320 p., 2014.

George Washington Memorial Parkway

Robison & Associates, Inc. George Washington Memorial Parkway Administrative History, 1985-2010. 316 p., August 2011.

Gettysburg National Military Park

Unrau, Harlan D. Administrative History: Gettysburg National Military Park and Gettysburg National Cemetery, Pennsylvania. 444 p., 1991.

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Russell, Peter. Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument: An Administrative History (HTML edition) Southwest Cultural Resources Center Professional Papers no. 48. 176 p., 1992.

Glacier National Park

Diettert, Gerald A. Grinnell's Glacier: George Bird Grinnell and Glacier National Park. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Publishing Co., 1992. 128 p.

Kauffmann, John M. Glacier National Park, Montana: A History of its Establishment and Revision of its Boundaries. 24 p. plus map, July 1954.

Robinson, Donald H., and Maynard O. Bowers. Through the Years in Glacier National Park: An Administrative History. West Glacier, MT: Glacier Natural History Assn., 1960. 127 p.

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Black, Bruce W. A History of Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska. 134 p., 1957.

Catton, Theodore. Land Reborn: A History of Administration and Visitor Use in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (HTML edition) 398 p., 1995.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

Martin, Russell. A Story That Stands Like a Dam: Glen Canyon and the Struggle for the Soul of the West. New York: Henry Holt, 1989. 354 p.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Rothman, Hal K. and Daniel J. Holder Administrative History of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. 2001.

Rothman, Hal K. The Park that Makes Its Own Weather: An Administrative History of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. 2002.

Grand Canyon National Park

Anderson, Michael F. Polishing the Jewel: An Administrative History of Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon, AZ: Grand Canyon Assn., 2000. 116 p.

Hughes, J. Donald. In the House of Stone and Light: A Human History of the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon, AZ: Grand Canyon Natural History Assn., 1978. 137 p.

Hughes, J. Donald. The Story of Man at Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon, AZ: Grand Canyon Natural History Assn., 1967. 195 p.

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument

Catton, Theodore and Diane L. Krahe. Backroads Bastion: Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument Administrative History. December 2018. 243 p.

Grand Portage National Monument

Catton, Theodore and Diane L. Krahe. Co-Managing Gichi Onigaming — "The Great Carrying Place": Administrative History of Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota. 312 p., 2023.

Cockrell, Ron. Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota: An Administrative History. (HTML edition) 146 p., 1983.

Grand Teton National Park

Jepson, Carl E. A Brief History of Grand Teton National Park. 54 p. plus appendix, 1952.

Righter, Robert W. Crucible for Conservation: The Story of Grand Teton National Park. Boulder: Colorado Associated University Press, 1982. 192 p.

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site

McChristian, Douglas C. Ranchers to Rangers: An Administrative History of Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site. 1977.

Great Basin National Park

Lambert, Darwin. Great Basin Drama. Niwot, CO: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1991. 255 p.

Trexler, Keith A. Lehman Caves: Its Human Story From the Beginning Through 1965. 122 p. plus appendixes, 1966, revised 1978.

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Carter, C. Joe. Great Sand Dunes National Monument: An Administrative History. The San Luis Valley Historian, Vol. XIV No. 2, Spring 1982, ©The San Luis Valley Historical Society.

Geary, Michael M. Sea of Sand: A History of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2016. 280 p.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Catton, Theodore. A Gift For All Time: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Administrative History. October 10, 2008. 390 p.

Campbell, Carlos C. Birth of a National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1960; rev. 1969, 1978. 154 p.

Lix, Henry W. Short History of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 126 p. plus appendixes, 1958.

Pierce, Daniel S. The Great Smokies: From Natural Habitat to Natural Park. 2000.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Fabry, Judith K. Guadalupe Mountains National Park: An Administrative History. (HTML edition) Southwest Cultural Resources Center Professional Papers no. 19. 277 p., 1988.

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

Baker, Thomas E. Redeemed from Oblivion: An Administrative History of Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. (HTML edition) 121 p., 1995.

Ingram, Oliver B., Jr. The Preservation of Guilford Battleground. 119 p. M.A. thesis plus appendixes, 1972.

Gulf Island National Seashore

Bowden, Jesse Earle. Gulf Islands: The Sands of All Time - Preserving America's Largest National Seashore. Eastern National Park and Monument Association, 143 pp., 1994.

Haleakala National Park

Jackson, Frances. An Administrative History of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park. 272 p. (HAVO) plus 82 p. (HALE), 1972.

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Moyer, Teresa S., Kim E. Wallace, and Paul A. Shackel. "To Preserve the Evidences of a Noble Past": An Administrative History of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. 425 p., 2004.

Harry S Truman National Historic Site

Harvey, Bruce G. and Deborah Harvey. The Ordinary Home of an Extraordinary Man: Administrative History of Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Missouri. 274 p., 2017.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Jackson, Frances. An Administrative History of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala National Park. 272 p. (HAVO) plus 82 p. (HALE), 1972.

Castro, Nash. The Land of Pele: A Historical Sketch of Hawaii National Park. Hilo: Hawaii Natural History Assn., 1953. 76 p.

Homestead National Monument of America

Harvey, Bruce G. and Deborah Harvey. Breaking New Ground: Administrative History of Homestead National Monument of America, Nebraska. 353 p., 2020.

Mattison, Ray H. Homestead National Monument: Its Establishment and Administration. 35 p., 1961.

Tecklenberg, Robert. Homestead National Monument of America: An Administrative History, 1962-1981. 17 p. plus appendixes and illustrations, 1982.

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (formerly Mound City Group National Monument)

Cockrell, Ron. Amidst Ancient Monuments: The Administrative History of Mound City Group National Monument / Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Ohio (HTML edition) 378 p. 1999.

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

Glaser, Leah. Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site: Administrative History. 341p. 2005.

Horace M. Albright Training Center

Bermultinational Limited. Horace M. Albright Training Center Administrative History Program Review: Executive Summary. 155 p., 2008.

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park

Hébert, Keith S. and Kathryn H. Braund. Horseshoe Bend National Military Park: Administrative History. 268 p., July 2019.

Hot Springs National Park

Benson, Forrest M., and Donald S. Libbey. History of Hot Springs National Park. 43 p., 1955.

Cockrell, Ron. The Hot Springs of Arkansas — America's First National Park: Administrative History of Hot Springs National Park. 572 p. 2014.

Scully, Francis J. Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Hot Springs National Park. Little Rock: privately published, 1966. 446 p.

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site

Manchester, Albert, and Ann Manchester. Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site: An Administrative History. (HTML edition) Southwest Cultural Resources Center Professional Papers no. 46. 229 p., 1993.

Independence National Historical Park

Greiff, Constance M. Independence: The Creation of a National Park. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1987. 281 p.

Indiana Dunes National Park

Cockrell, Ron. "A Signature of Time and Eternity": The Administrative History of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana. (HTML edition) 480 p., 1988.

Engel, J. Ronald. Sacred Sands: The Struggle for Community in the Indiana Dunes. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1983. 352 p.

Franklin, Kay, and Norma Schaeffer. Duel for the Dunes: Land Use Conflict on the Shores of Lake Michigan. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1983. 278 p.

Inventory & Monitoring Division

Biel, Alice Wondrak. Administrative History of the Inventory & Monitoring Division October 2022.

Isle Royale National Park

Little, John J. Island Wilderness: A History of Isle Royale National Park. 243 p. Ph.D. dissertation, 1978.

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

Blythe, Robert S. Administrative History of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. 228 p., 2012.

Bres, Edward S. Notes on the Establishment and Development of Chalmette Historical Park. 24 p. plus appendixes, 1964.

Jewel Cave National Monument

Gonzales, Jackie and Emily Greenwald. A Small Cave No More: An Administrative History of Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota. 448 p., 2020.

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

Mark, Stephen R. Floating in the Stream of Time: An Administrative History of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. (HTML edition) 302 p., 1996.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Becker, Ralph E. Miracle on the Potomac: The Kennedy Center from the Beginning. Silver Spring, MD: Bartleby Press, 1990. 217 p.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

Lowe, Hilary Iris. "To Keep a Birthplace": An Administrative History of John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site. 169 p., September 2023.

Joshua Tree National Park

King, Samuel, W. Egbert Schenck and Frank R. Givens. A History of Joshua Tree National Monument. 40 p. plus appendixes, 1954.

Dilsaver, Lary M. Joshua Tree National Park: A History of Preserving the Desert — Administrative History. 369 p. March 2015.

Katmai National Park and Preserve

Norris, Frank B. Isolated Paradise: An Administrative History of the Katmai and Aniakchak National Park Units, Alaska (HTML edition) 539 p., 1996.

Norris, Frank B. Tourism in Katmai Country: A History of Concessions Activity in Katmai National Park and Preserve. 200 p., 1992.

Ringsmuth, Katherine. At the Heart of Katmai: An Administrative History of the Brooks River Area. (with Special Emphasis on Bear Management in Katmai National Park and Preserve 1912-2006) 330 p., 2013.

Kenai Fjords National Park

Catton, Theodore. A Fragile Beauty: An Administrative History of Kenai Fjords National Park. 306 p., 2010.

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Capps, Michael A. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park: An Administrative History (HTML edition) 92 p., 1994.

Kings Canyon National Park

See Sequoia National Park

Kings Mountain National Military Park

Massey, Gregory De Van. An Administrative History of Kings Mountain National Military Park. 168 p. plus bibliography and illustrations, 1986.

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Skagway and Seattle Units)

Johnson, Julie A Wild Discouraging Mess: A History of the White Pass Unit of the Klondike Gold Rush NHP. 180 p. 2003.

Norris, Frank B. Legacy of the Gold Rush: An Administrative History of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. (HTML edition) 509 p., 1996.

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

Godfrey, Anthony. Contact With Northern Plains Indian Villages and Communities: An Administrative History of Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota. 299 p. plus park brochure, 2009.

Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

See North Cascades National Park

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Rothman, Hal K. and Daniel J. Holder. Balancing the Mandates: An Administrative History of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. 233 p., June 2002.

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

McKay, Kathryn L. and Rend, Nancy F. Currents and Undercurrents: An Administrative History of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. (HTML edition) 588 p., January 2002.

Lassen Volcanic National Park

Krahe, Diane L. and Theodore Catton. Little Gem of the Cascades: An Administrative History of Lassen Volcanic National Park. 422 p., University of Montana, September 2010.

Lava Beds National Monument

Godfrey, Matthew and Paul Sadin. Layers of Meaning: An Administrative History of Lava Beds National Monument, 1925-2006 340 p., 2009.

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

Gonzales, Jackie and Emily Greenwald. Commemoration and Collaboration: An Administrative History of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. 494 p., 2018.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

Cannon, Kelly. Administrative History: Fort Clatsop National Memorial. (HTML edition) 210 p., 1995.

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

O'Bright, Jill York. "There I Grew Up . . ." A History of the Administration of Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home. (HTML edition) 266 p., 1987.

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Townsend, Timothy P. "The Site Adrift in the City": The Evolution of the Lincoln Home Neighborhood. 100 p. M.A. thesis, 1995.

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

Rickey, Don, Jr. History of Custer Battlefield. Crow Agency, MT: Custer Battlefield Historical and Museum Assn., 1967. 151 p.

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site

Harvey, Bruce G. and Deborah Harvey. Witness to Courage: Administrative History of Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Arkansas. 208 p., 2019.

Longfellow National Historic Site

Pitcaithley, Dwight T. Longfellow National Historic Site: A Preservation History. 7 p., 1986.

Zarrelli, Sara Patton. The Long Road to Restoration: An Administrative History of Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site. 218 p., April 2021.

Lowell National Historical Park

Ryan, Loretta. Lowell in Transition: The Uses of History in Urban Change. 449 p. Ph.D. dissertation, 1987.

Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative

Eppley Institute for Parks & Public Lands. Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative Administrative History. 249 p., January 2021.

Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site

Shockley, Megan Taylor. The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site: An Administrative History. 198 p., August 2022.

Manassas National Battlefield Park

Zenzen, Joan M. Battling for Manassas: The Fifty-Year Preservation Struggle at Manassas National Battlefield Park. 363 p., 1995.

Manzanar National Historic Site

Catton, Theodore and Diane L. Krahe. The Sands of Manzanar: Japanese American Confinement, Public Memory, and the National Park Service, Manzanar National Historic Site Administrative History. 318 p., 2018.

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site

Julin, Suzanne. Administrative History, 1974-2006: Martin Van Buren National Historic Site. 169 p., July 2011.

Mesa Verde National Park

Smith, Duane A. Mesa Verde National Park: Shadows of the Centuries. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1988. 254 p.

Torres-Reyes, Ricardo. Mesa Verde National Park: An Administrative History, 1906-1970. (HTML edition) 396 p. plus appendixes and illustrations, 1970.

Midwest Archeological Center

Catton, Theodore and Thomas Thiessen. An Administrative History of the Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, Nebraska. 286 p., 2019.

Minute Man National Historical Park

Zenzen, Joan. Bridging the Past: An Administrative History of Minute Man National Historical Park. 428 p., 2010.

Missouri National Recreational River

Harvey, Bruce G and Deborah Harvey. Managing the Mighty Mo: Administrative History of the Missouri National Recreational River, Nebraska and South Dakota. Outside the Box, LLC, 375 p., 2016.

Mojave National Preserve

Nystrom, Eric Charles. From Neglected Space To Protected Place: An Administrative History of Mojave National Preserve. (HTML edition) Great Basin CESU, 2003.

Monocacy National Battlefield

Paula S. Reed & Associates, Inc. Monocacy National Battlefield, Frederick, Maryland: An Administrative History. 260 p., December 2019.

Montezuma Castle National Monument

Eason, Nicholas J. History of Montezuma Castle National Monument. 113 p., 1965.

Protas, Josh A Past Preserved in Stone: A History of Montezuma Castle National Monument. Tucson, AZ: Western National Parks Association, 256 p., 2002.

Moores Creek National Battlefield

Gibbs, Russell A. A History of Moores Creek National Military Park. 37 p. plus appendixes and illustrations, 1965.

Capps, Michael A. and Steven A. Davis. Moores Creek National Battlefield: An Administrative History. 1999.

Mount Rainier National Park

McIntyre, Robert N. Short History of Mount Rainier National Park. 361 p., 1952.

Martinson, Arthur D. Mountain in the Sky: A History of Mount Rainier National Park. 174 p. Ph.D. dissertation, 1966.

Martinson, Arthur D. Wilderness Above the Sound: The Story of Mount Rainer National Park. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1986. 72 p.

Catton, Theodore Wonderland: An Administrative History of Mount Rainier National Park. (HTML edition) May 1996.

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Fite, Gilbert C. Mount Rushmore. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1952. 272 p.

Natchez Trace Parkway

Phelps, Dawson A. Administrative History of the Natchez Trace Parkway. Paginated by chapter, 1965, annual updating to 1982.

National Capital Parks-Central

Dowd, Mary-Jane M., comp. Records of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital. Record Group 42, Inventory No. 16. Washington: National Archives and Records Administration, 158 p., 1992.

Heine, Cornelius W. A History of National Capital Parks (HTML edition) 161 p., 1953.

National Capital Parks-Dupont Circle

Olszewski, George J. Dupont Circle. 70 p. plus illustrations, 1967.

National Capital Parks-Farragut Square

Olszewski, George J. Farragut Square. 40 p. plus illustrations, 1968.

National Capital Parks-Franklin Park

Olszewski, George J. Franklin Park. 50 p. plus illustrations, 1970.

National Capital Parks-Judiciary Square

Stanley, Joan H. Judiciary Square, Washington, D.C.: A Park History. 108 p. plus illustrations, 1968.

National Capital Parks-Lafayette Park

Olszewski, George J. Lafayette Park. 65 p., 1964.

National Capital Parks-Lincoln Park

Olszewski, George J. Lincoln Park. 55 p. plus illustrations, 1968.

National Capital Parks-Mt. Vernon Square

Olszewski, George J. Mt. Vernon Square. 41 p. plus illustrations, 1970.

National Capital Parks-President's Park South

Olszewski, George J. The President's Park South. 69 p. plus illustrations, 1970.

National Capital Region

Robinson & Associates, Inc. National Capital Region Administrative History, 1952-2005. 90 p., June 6, 2008.

National Mall

Olszewski, George J. History of the Mall. 111 p. plus appendixes, 1970.

_____. A History of the National Mall and Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Park. 13 p., 2010.

National Park Service

Olsen, Russ. Administrative History: Organizational Structures of the National Park Service, 1917 to 1985. 136 p., 1985.

Farabee, Jr., Charles R. "Butch" and Daniel J. Lenihan. Diving in the National Park Service: An Administrative History. 230 p., 2019.

Unrau, Harlan D. and G. Frank Williss. Expansion of the National Park Service in the 1930s: An Administrative History. 322 p., 1983.

Paige, John C. The Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Park Service, 1933-1942: An Administrative History. 250 p., 1985.

Mackintosh, Barry. Visitor Fees in the National Park System: A Legislative and Administrative History. 1983.

Navajo National Monument

Rothman, Hal K. Navajo National Monument: A Place and Its People, An Administrative History (HTML edition) Southwest Cultural Resources Center Professional Papers no. 40. 173 p., 1991.

New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve

Collins, Beryl R., and Emily W. B. Russell, eds. Protecting the New Jersey Pinelands: A New Direction in Land Use Management. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1988. 344 p.

New River Gorge National Park and Preserve

Good, Gregory A. and Lynn Stasick. New River Gorge National River Administrative History. 374 p., 2008.

Nez Perce National Historical Park

Catton, Ted. Nez Perce National Historical Park Administrative History (HTML edition) 176 p. 1996.

Nicodemus National Historic Site

Harvey, Bruce G. and Deborah E. Harvey. Nicodemus on the Great Plains: Administrative History of Nicodemus National Historic Site, Kansas 229 p., 2023.

Ninety Six National Historic Site

Rehm, Karen G. The Administrative History of Ninety Six National Historic Site. 35 p. plus appendixes, 1987.

North Cascades National Park

Sommarstrom, Allen R. Wild Land Preservation Crisis: The North Cascades Controversy. 169 p. Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.

Louter, David Contested Terrain: An Administrative History of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, Washington. (HTML edition) 338 p. plus appendices and index. 1998.

Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park

Marsh, Alan. Ocmulgee National Monument: An Administrative History. 72 p. M.A. thesis, 1986.

Olympic National Park

Rothman, Hal K. American Eden: An Administrative History of Olympic National Park. 395 p., Final Draft July 2006.

Fringer, Guy. Olympic National Park: An Administrative History. 254 p., 1990.

Lien, Carsten. Olympic Battleground: The Power Politics of Timber Preservation. 2nd Edition. Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. 447 p.

McLeod, Rebecca L. M. An American Wilderness: Olympic National Park. 158 p. M.A. thesis, 1984.

Richardson, Elmo R. "Olympic National Park: Twenty Years of Controversy." Forest History 12 (April 1968): 6-15.

Schene, Michael G. "Only The Squeal Is Left: Conflict Over Establishing Olympic National Park." The Pacific Historian 27 (Fall 1983): 53-61.

Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve

Mark, Stephen R. Pausing at the River Styx: An Administrative History of Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve 328 p., 2019.

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

Hoy, Wilton. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Administrative Historical Research. 138+ p., 1970.

Lissoway, Brenna. An Administrative History of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: The First Thirty Years, 1937-1967. M.A. thesis, 2004.

Padre Island National Seashore

Jones, W. Dwayne. Padre Island National Seashore: An Administrative History (HTML edition) 1999.

Pea Ridge National Military Park

Parrish, Alaric. Pea Ridge National Military Park Administrative History. 86 p., 1974.

Huggard, Christopher J. Pea Ridge National Military Park: An Administrative History. 300 p., c1997.

Pearl Harbor National Memorial (formerly USS Arizona Memorial

Spencer Architects, Inc. USS Arizona Memorial: Administrative History. Review Draft 1.0, 125 p., September 15, 2004.

Harpster, James D. Pearl Harbor Remembered: December 7, 1941-December 7, 1991. 99 p., 1993.

Slackman, Michael. Remembering Pearl Harbor: The Story of the USS Arizona Memorial. Honolulu: Arizona Memorial Museum Assn., 1986. 112 p.

Petersburg National Battlefield

Olsen, Herbert. Poplar Grove National Cemetery History. 67 p. plus appendixes and illustrations, 1954.

Wallace, Lee A., Jr., and Martin R. Conway. A History of Petersburg National Battlefield. 167 p. and 86 p. plus illustrations, 1983.

Petrified Forest National Park

Lubick, George M. Petrified Forest National Park: A Wilderness Bound in Time. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1996. 212 p.

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Karamanski, Theodore J. The Pictured Rocks: An Administrative History of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. 161 p., 1995.

Pinnacles National Park

Babalis, Timothy. The Heart of the Gabilans: An Administrative History of Pinnacles National Monument. 294 p., 2009.

Oberg, Reta R. An Administrative History of Pinnacles National Monument. 314 p. plus appendixes, 1979.

Pipe Spring National Monument

McKoy, Kathleen L. Cultures at a Crossroads: An Administrative History of Pipe Spring National Monument. (HTML edition) Cultural Resources Selections No. 15, Intermountain Region, 2000.

Pipestone National Monument

Corbett, William P. A History of the Red Pipestone Quarry and Pipestone National Monument. 98 p. M.A. thesis, 1976.

Corbett, William P. Pipestone: The Origin and Development of a National Monument. Minnesota History, Vol. 47 No. 3, Fall 1980.

Murray, Robert A. A History of Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota. Pipestone Indian Shrine Association. 60 p., 1965.

Murray, Robert A. Administrative History of Pipestone National Monument. 121 p., 1961.

Rothman, Hal K., and Daniel J. Holder. Managing the Sacred and the Secular: An Administrative History of Pipestone National Monument. (HTML edition) 243 p. plus illustrations, 1992.

Piscataway Park

McDonnell, Janet A. Preservation and Partners: A History of Piscataway Park. 198 p., December 2020.

Point Reyes National Seashore

Lage, Ann, and William Duddleson. Saving Point Reyes National Seashore: An Oral History of Citizen Action in Conservation. Berkeley, CA: Bancroft Library, 1993. 390 p.

Sadin, Paul. Managing a Land in Motion: An Administrative History of Point Reyes National Seashore. October 2007. 412 p.

President's Park (White House)

The White House & Presidents Park Administrative History 1791-1983, Epilogue 1983-1997. 474 p., 2001.

Prince William Forest Park

Strickland, Susan C. Prince William Forest Park: An Administrative History (HTML edition) 115 p. plus appendixes, 1986.

Rainbow Bridge National Monument

Sproul, David Kent. A Bridge Between Two Cultures: An Administrative History of Rainbow Bridge National Monument (HTML edition) Cultural Resources Selections No. 18, Intermountain Region. 2001. 231 p.

Redwood National and State Parks

Schrepfer, Susan R. The Fight to Save the Redwoods: A History of Environmental Reform, 1917-1978. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1983. 338 p.

Spence, Mark David. Watershed Park: Administrative History Redwood National and State Parks. 423 p. 2011.

Richmond National Battlefield Park

Willett, John T. A History of Richmond National Battlefield Park. 95 p. plus illustrations, c. 1965.

Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River

Skiles, Raymond, ed., John Morlock and George Simmons. An Administrative History of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River with Focus on Major Concerns and Public Comment (HTML edition) 27 p., 1988.

Rock Creek Park

Davis, Timothy. Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway: History and Description. 159 p. plus 36 drawings, 1992.

Mackintosh, Barry. Rock Creek Park: An Administrative History (HTML edition) 127 p., 1985.

Zenzen, Joan M. An Urban Oasis: Rock Creek Park's History and Management. 350 p., October 2020.

Rocky Mountain National Park

Buchholtz, C. W. Rocky Mountain National Park: A History. Boulder: Colorado Associated University Press, 1983. 255 p.

Fazio, Patricia M. Cragged Crusade: The Fight for Rocky Mountain National Park, 1909-15. 195 p. M.S. thesis plus appendixes, 1982.

Hess, Karl, Jr. Rocky Times in Rocky Mountain National Park: An Unnatural History. Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado, 1993. 167 p.

Musselman, Lloyd K. Rocky Mountain National Park Administrative History, 1915-1965. (HTML edition) 251 p., 1971.

Roosevelt Campobello International Park

Poyas, Frank B. "Twenty-Fifth Anniversary History of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park and Commission." Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission Twenty-Fifth Anniversary, 1964-1989, Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission 1988 Annual Report, pp. 9-13.

Ross Lake National Recreation Area

See North Cascades National Park

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Kaufman, Ned. Home, Park, and Shrine: Theodore Roosevelt's Sagamore Hill — An Administrative History. 381 p., 2007.

Saguaro National Park

Burtner, Marcus. Crowning the Queen of the Sonoran Desert: Tucson and Saguaro National Park: An Administrative History. 234 p., 2011.

Saint Croix National Scenic River

Karamanski, Theodore J. Saving the Saint Croix: An Administrative History of the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. 264 p., 1993.

Salem Maritime National Historic Site

Chase-Harrell, Pauline, Carol Ely, and Stanley Moss. Administrative History of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site. 238 p., 1993.

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

Ivey, James E., Marlys Bush Thurber and Santiago Escobedo. Of Various Magnificence: The Architectural History of the San Antonio Missions in the Colonial Period and the Nineteenth Century, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, San Antonio, Texas, Vol. 1. Southwest Cultural Resources Center Professional Papers No. 11, 354 p., 1990.

Ivey, James E. Of Various Magnificence: The Architectural History of the San Antonio Missions in the Colonial Period and the Nineteenth Century, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, San Antonio, Texas. James E. Ivey, Center for Cultural Sustainability, University of Texas at San Antonio 543 p., undated..

San Juan Island National Historical Park

Cannon, Kelly June. San Juan Island National Historical Park Administrative History. (HTML edition) 167 p. 1997.

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site

Kelman, Ari. Remembering Sand Creek: An Administrative History. Draft. 2016.

Miller, Laura A., ed. Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Administrative History, Volume II (2007-2017). 245 p., June 2024.

Scotts Bluff National Monument

Cockrell, Ron. Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska: An Administrative History, 1960-1983. 196 p., 1983.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Dilsaver, Lary M., and Douglas H. Strong. "Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks: One Hundred Years of Preservation and Resource Management". California History 69, no. 2 (Summer 1990): 98-117.

Dilsaver, Lary M., and William C. Tweed. Challenge of the Big Trees: A Resource History of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Three Rivers, CA: Sequoia Natural History Assn., 1990. 379 p.

Strong, Douglas H. A History of Sequoia National Park. 336 p. Ph.D. dissertation, 1964.

Shenandoah National Park

Lambert, Darwin. Shenandoah National Park Administrative History, 1924-1976. 464 p., 1979, w/2021 formatting rev.

Lambert, Darwin. The Undying Past of Shenandoah National Park. Niwot, CO: Roberts Rinehart, Inc., 1989. 330 p.

Simmons, Dennis E. The Creation of Shenandoah National Park and the Skyline Drive, 1924-1936. 213 p. Ph.D. dissertation, 1978.

Shiloh National Military Park

Shedd, Charles E., Jr. A History of Shiloh National Military Park. 65 p. plus appendixes and illustrations, 1954.

Sargent, Liz, Deborah Slaton and Timothy Penich. Administrative History, Shiloh National Military Park 396 p. June 2018.

Sitka National Historical Park

Antonson, Joan M., and William S. Hanable. Sitka National Historical Park: An Administrative History. (HTML edition) 162 p. plus appendixes, 1987.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Karamanski, Theodore J. A Nationalized Lakeshore: The Creation and Administration of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. (HTML edition) 2000.

Southeast Archeological Center

Binkley, Cameron. Science, Politics, and the "Big Dig": A History of the Southeast Archeological Center and the Development of Cultural Resources Management in the Southeast, 234 p., January 2007.

Springfield Armory National Historic Site

Kaufman, Ned. Conflicting Goals for a National Park: The Historic Arsenal at Springfield, 1968-2008, Springfield Armory National Historic Site Administrative History. 412 p., July 2010.

Statue of Liberty National Monument

Blumberg, Barbara. Celebrating the Immigrant: An Administrative History of the Statue of Liberty National Monument, 1952-1982. 158 p. plus illustrations, 1985.

Holland, F. Ross. Idealists, Scoundrels, and the Lady: An Insider's View of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Project. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1993. 266 p.

Hugins, Walter. Short History of the Statue of Liberty. 92 p., 1956.

Hugins, Walter. Statue of Liberty National Monument: Its Origin, Development, and Administration. 106 p., 1958.

Stones River National Battlefield

Willett, Ann Wilson. A History of Stones River National Military Park. 127 p. M.A. thesis plus appendixes, 1958.

Sirna, Angela and Rebecca Conard. Stones River National Battlefield Administrative History. 170 p. November 2016.

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Tallgrass Historians L.C. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Legislative History, 1920-1996, Administrative History. (HTML edition) 1998.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Harmon, David. At the Open Margin: The NPS's Administration of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. (HTML edition) Medora, ND: Theodore Roosevelt Nature and History Assn., 1986. 277+ p.

Timpanogos Cave National Monument

Iorio, Ralph. The History of Timpanogos Cave National Monument. 39 p. plus appendixes, 1968.

Pulham, Cami. Heart of the Mountain: The History of Timpanogos Cave National Monument. 2009. 112 p.

Tumacacori National Historical Park

Ringenbach, Ray B. A Short History of Tumacacori National Monument. 21 p. plus appendixes, 1955.

Baker, Steven Christopher and Joan M. Zenzen. Tumacácori National Historical Park: An Administrative History December 2014. 192 p.

Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River

Curtis, Mary E. The Aginners and Others: A Case Study of Citizen Protest on the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River. 186 p. M.A. thesis, 1988.

Valley Forge National Historical Park

Treese, Lorett. Valley Forge: Making and Remaking a National Symbol. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995. 269 p.

Unrau, Harlan D. Administrative History: Valley Forge National Historical Park. 756 p., 1985.

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site

Snell, Charles W. An Administrative History of Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York, 1939-1955. 181 p., 1956.

Vicksburg National Military Park

Meyers, Richard. The Vicksburg National Cemetery, Vicksburg National Military Park: An Administrative History. 199 p. plus appendixes and illustrations, March 31, 1968.

Voyageurs National Park

Witzig, Fred T. "The Crane Lake Issue in the Establishment of Voyageurs National Park." Upper Midwest History 3 (1983): 41-53.

Zenzen, Joan M. Building a Park for All: A History of Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota. 313 p., 2017.

War in the Pacific National Historical Park

Administrative History (HTML edition) 2004.

Washington Monument

Olszewski, George J. A History of the Washington Monument, 1844-1968. 70 p. plus appendixes, 1971.

Torres, Louis. "To the Immortal Name and Memory of George Washington": The United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Construction of the Washington Monument. Washington: Corps of Engineers, 1984. 145 p.

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area

Milestone, Jim. From the White House to Whiskeytown: An Administrative History of the Creation of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. 52 p., 2003.

White Sands National Park

Schneider-Hector, Dietmar. White Sands: The History of a National Monument. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1993. 268 p.

Welsh, Michael. Dunes and Dreams: A History of White Sands National Monument. (HTML edition) Intermountain Cultural Resource Center Professional Paper no. 55. 213 p., 1995.

Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Crabtree, Jennifer. Administrative History: Whitman Mission National Historic Site. 375 p., 1988.

William Howard Taft National Historic Site

Catton, Theodore. Home on a Hill: Administrative History of William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Ohio. 257 p., 2020.

Lee, Antoinette J. William Howard Taft: An Administrative History. 129 p. plus appendixes, 1986.

Wind Cave National Park

Bohi, John W. 75 Years at Wind Cave: A History of the National Park. 118 p., 1962.

Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts

Mackintosh, Barry. Wolf Trap Farm Park: An Administrative History. 139 p., 1983.

Elder-Norquist, Elise. Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts: Administrative History Update. 300 p., May 2023.

Women's Rights National Historical Park

Conard, Rebecca. "All Men and Women are Created Equal:" An Administrative History of Women's Rights National Historical Park. 450 p., 2012.

Hart, Judy. A National Park for Women's Rights: The Campaign That Made It Happen. Three Hills Publishing. 232 p., 2023.

World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument (USS Arizona Memorial)

Slackmn, Michael. USS Arizona Memorial and Visitor Center Administrative History. 102 p., 1982.

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

Lappen, Michael Anthony. Whose Promised Land? A History of Conservation and Development Management Plans for the Wrangell and Saint Elias Mountains Region, Alaska, 1938-1980. 259 p. M.A. thesis, 1984.

Bleakley, Geoffrey T. Contested Ground: Administrative History of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. 383 p., 2002.

Wright Brothers National Memorial

Amundson, Theodore A. Wright Brothers National Memorial: An Administrative History, 1968-1987. 35 p. plus appendixes, 1987.

Hewes, Andrew M. Wright Brothers National Memorial: An Administrative History. 105 p. plus illustrations, 1967.

Yellowstone National Park

Bartlett, Richard A. Yellowstone: A Wilderness Besieged. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1985. 437 p.

Chase, Alston. Playing God in Yellowstone: The Destruction of America's First National Park. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986. 446 p.

Haines, Aubrey L. Yellowstone National Park: Its Exploration and Establishment., 1968.

Haines, Aubrey L. The Yellowstone Story: A History of Our First National Park. Yellowstone National Park: Yellowstone Library and Museum Assn., 1977. 2 vols.

Jurale, James A. A History of Winter Use in Yellowstone National Park. 210 p. M.A. thesis, 1986.

Vick, Denise S. Yellowstone National Park and the Education of Adults. 344 p. Ph.D. dissertation, 1986.

Rydell, Kiki Leigh and Mary Shivers Culpin. Managing the "Matchless Wonders": A History of Administrative Development in Yellowstone National Park, 1872-1965. 231 p., 2006.

Yosemite National Park

Demars, Stanford E. The Tourist in Yosemite, 1855-1985. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1991. 168 p.

Runte, Alfred. Yosemite: The Embattled Wilderness. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990. 271 p.

Russell, Carl P. One Hundred Years in Yosemite: The Story of a Great Park and Its Friends. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1947. 175 p.

Zion National Park

Markoff, Dena S. An Administrative History: Decision-Making That Shaped Zion National Park, 1909 to 1981. 280 p., 1982.