100 Years of Grand: The Grand Canyon Centennial Project
A digital archive celebrating the Centennial of the Grand Canyon National Park. A collaborative project of the Arizona State University Library, Cline Library, Northern Arizona University and the Grand Canyon National Park. Additional materials are available via the project website.
- 96 Hayden, Carl T.
- 16 Mather, Stephen T.
- 15 Eakin, J. R.
- 10 Cammerer, Arno B.
- 8 Boyce, Jesse L.
- 7 Demaray, A. E.
- 7 United States National Park Service
- more
- 6 Bass, W. W.
- 6 Cameron, Ralph H.
- 4 Fred Harvey
- 4 Gavin, J. E.
- 4 Goodman, Frank R.
- 4 Moran, P. J.
- 4 Riordan, M. J.
- 3 Albright, Horace M.
- 3 Breen, Fred S.
- 3 Cramton, Louis C.
- 3 United States Department of the Interior
- 2 Akers, Charles H.
- 2 Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
- 2 Dickinson, Alf
- 2 Finney, E. C.
- 2 Kimball, George W.
- 2 Rand McNally and Company
- 2 Ringland, Arthur C.
- 2 Steeves, X. N.
- 2 Williams, L. S.
- 1 Appalachia
- 1 Ashurst, Henry F.
- 1 Babbitt, David
- 1 Babbitt, Herbert
- 1 Bankhead and Henderson
- 1 Bankhead, Nathan
- 1 Black, W. J.
- 1 Bolton, George C.
- 1 Clarke, Petey
- 1 Coconino Sun
- 1 Crosby, W. W.
- 1 Cureton, T. H.
- 1 Edwards, John H.
- 1 Gaines, John W.
- 1 Gavin, B. F.
- 1 Gilliland, R. P.
- 1 Gold, F. M.
- 1 Grand Canyon National Park
- 1 Hamilton, Ed
- 1 Heard, Dwight
- 1 Henry O. Shepard Co.
- 1 Hunt, George W. P
- 1 Hunt, George W. P.
- 1 John G. Verkamp
- 1 Johns, A.A.
- 1 Kolb Bros.
- 1 Mathes, François E.
- 1 McCarl, J. R.
- 1 Miami Daily Silver Belt
- 1 Mitchell, Guy E.
- 1 Moon, Karl C.
- 1 Patterson, E. O.
- 1 Phelps, George
- 1 R. P. Gilliland, R. P. Gilliland
- 1 Rickel, J. B.
- 1 Ringland, Arthur
- 1 Russell, H. L.
- 1 The Coconino Sun
- 1 The Nation
- 1 United States Department of the Interior
- 1 United States Forest Service
- 1 United States House of Representatives
- 1 United States Railroad Administration
- 1 Waugh, F. A.
- 139 application/pdf
- 21 image/tiff
- 140 text
- 21 Image
- 19 still image
- 2 cartographic
- 160 Public
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)
- 98 Hayden, Carl Trumbull, 1877-1972
- 36 Bright Angel Trail (Ariz.)
- 27 Trails
- 19 Legislation
- 19 Roads
- 18 Dynamite
- more
- 17 Eakin, John Ross, 1879-1946
- 15 Mather, Stephen Tyng, 1867-1930
- 15 Tourism
- 13 Cameron, Ralph Henry, 1863-1953
- 12 Bass, William Wallace, 1849-1933
- 12 Boundaries
- 12 Grazing
- 10 Crosby, Walter Wilson, 1872-1946
- 9 Cammerer, Arno Berthold, 1883-1941
- 9 United States. Congress
- 8 Boyce, Jesse Lawrence, 1881-1961
- 7 Demaray, Arthur Edward, 1887-1958
- 7 Pasture, Right of
- 6 Coconino County (Ariz.)
- 6 Forrest Doucette Photographs
- 5 Automobiles
- 5 Gavin, John Edward, 1884-1959
- 5 Goodman, Frank R., 1882-1968
- 5 Mining
- 5 Railroad
- 4 Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company
- 4 Grand Canyon Village Historic District (Grand Canyon, Ariz. : City)
- 4 Hopi House (Ariz.)
- 4 Mather, Stephen Tyng, 1867-1931
- 4 Moran, Patrick Joseph, 1864-1936
- 4 North Rim (Ariz.)
- 3 Albright, Horace Marden, 1890-1987
- 3 Breen, Fred Sylvester, 1869-1932
- 3 Buggeln, Martin, 1867-1939
- 3 Camping
- 3 Cattle
- 3 Cramton, Louis Convers, 1875-1966
- 3 Flora and fauna
- 3 Forrest Doucette Photographs
- 3 Henry S. McCluskey Photographs
- 3 Hopi Tribe of Arizona
- 3 Ringland, Arthur Cuming, 1882-1981
- 2 Ashurst, Henry Fountain, 1874-1962
- 2 Automobile travel
- 2 Babbitt, Herbert G., 1893-1970
- 2 Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
- 2 Desert View road
- 2 Dickinson, Alfred E., 1870-1940
- 2 Flagstaff (Ariz.)
- 2 Fred Harvey (firm)
- 2 Gilliland, Richard P., 1883-1966
- 2 Goodenough, Annie
- 2 Hotel El Tovar
- 2 Hotels
- 2 Hunt, George Wylie Paul, 1859-1934
- 2 Kolb Bros.
- 2 Map
- 2 Panoramic photograph
- 2 Riordan, Michael James, 1865-1930
- 2 Staff
- 2 Steeves, X. N., 1852-1927
- 2 Williams, Lawrence S., 1868-1946
- 1 Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
- 1 Dynamite
- 1 Advertisements
- 1 Arizona. Legislature
- 1 Automobiles and fees
- 1 Babbitt Brothers Trading Company
- 1 Babbitt, David William, 1858-1929
- 1 Babbitt, Herbert George, 1893-1970
- 1 Black, W. J. (William Joseph), 1864-1946
- 1 Bolton, George Claybrook Sr., 1888-1959
- 1 Botany
- 1 Cameras
- 1 Cammerer, Arno Berthold (1883-1941)
- 1 Camp Fire Club of America
- 1 Camping
- 1 Carl T. Hayden Photographs
- 1 Cats
- 1 Clarke, Jesse C., 1876-1932
- 1 Coconino County
- 1 Conservation
- 1 Contractors
- 1 Cureton, Thomas Henry, 1875-1957
- 1 Dead animal disposal
- 1 Dogs
- 1 Doucette, Forrest Ernest, 1894-1989
- 1 Edwards, John Homer, 1869-1945
- 1 Fees
- 1 Fines (Penalties)
- 1 Fire
- 1 Fishing
- 1 Flora and Fauna
- 1 Fort Defiance (Ariz.)
- 1 Fred Harvey (Firm)
- 1 Gambling
- 1 Geography
- 1 Gold, Frank M., 1878-1976
- Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District with Atlas
- History of the Grand Canyon National Park
- Stage Coach Trip to the Grand Canyon, 1895, by Josephine Frankenberg of Tempe
- Letter from A. E. Demaray, National Park Service to Carl Hayden
- Letter from Carl Hayden to J. R. Eakin, Grand Canyon National Park
Brochure describing trips leaving from El Tovar Hotel.
- Contributors
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company, Rand McNally and Company
- Created Date
- 1912-03
Letter from The Camp Fire Club of America urging Carl Hayden to introduce a bill that would grant National Park status to the Grand Canyon.
- Contributors
- Gaines, John W., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1914-12-04
Brochure of the Grand Canyon of Arizona Replica at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco.
- Created Date
- 1915
Description of different tourist trips. Destinations include Yavapai Point, Hermit's Rest, Hopi House, and the Bright Angel Trailhead.
- Contributors
- Black, W. J., Henry O. Shepard Co.
- Created Date
- 1915-03-01

Black and white print of three women, one man and one child at a Hermit Creek Camp cabin. Handwritten annotation, "Annie Goodenough took the picture. Will Shope holding babe Mary on porch".
- Created Date
- 1916

Black and white print of five women and one man riding mules on the Bright Angel Trail. A wooden sign next to the trail says, "Photo by Kolb Bros." Handwritten annotation, "Annie Goodenough on Bright Angel Trail".
- Contributors
- Kolb Bros.
- Created Date
- 1916
Letter from Governor George W. P. Hunt to Carl Hayden expressing his support for legislation that would grant National Park status to the Grand Canyon.
- Contributors
- Hunt, George W. P, Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1916-05-25
Bill to establish the Grand Canyon as a National Park.
- Contributors
- United States House of Representatives
- Created Date
- 1917-01-24
Establishment of Grand Canyon National Park
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Johns, A.A.
- Created Date
- 1917-03-09
Letter from Ralph H. Cameron asking to speak to Carl Hayden concerning a matter relevant to the bill granting National Park status to the Grand Canyon.
- Contributors
- Cameron, Ralph H., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1917-12-04
Letter from Carl Hayden to Ralph H. Cameron responding favorably to a request to meet in regards to the bill granting National Park status to the Grand Canyon.
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Cameron, Ralph H.
- Created Date
- 1917-12-07
Letter from Ralph H. Cameron to Carl Hayden requesting a delay on the introduction of the Grand Canyon bill until he can meet with himself and Senator Ashurst in Washington.
- Contributors
- Cameron, Ralph H., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1917-12-08
Plan outlining the problems and potential solutions to facilitating the growth of Grand Canyon Village.
- Contributors
- Waugh, F. A., United States Forest Service
- Created Date
- 1918
Letter from Ralph H. Cameron to Carl Hayden thanking him for forwarding Senate Bill No. 390 with the report of March 31st, 1918, and expressing interest in their upcoming meeting in Washington.
- Contributors
- Cameron, Ralph H., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1918-03-25
Letter from Carl Hayden to Governor George W. P. Hunt asking the governor to submit the idea of a national park near the rim of the Grand Canyon to the state legislature during the special session. Hayden mentions the state of Arizona would be charged about $28,800 for the land at $1.25 an acre. W. W. Bass and Bass Camp are also included in the letter.
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Hunt, George W. P.
- Created Date
- 1918-04-18
Letter from Thomas Henry Cureton to Carl Hayden expressing a lack of interest in establishing the Grand Canyon as a national park.
- Contributors
- Cureton, T. H., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1918-05-01
Letter from Charles H. Akers to Carl Hayden expressing his support for the National Park bill.
- Contributors
- Akers, Charles H., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1918-05-21
Letter from Carl Hayden to C. H. Akers on the opposition to the Grand Canyon bill from A. A. Johns, J. W. Sullivan, Jesse Hoyce, T. E. Cureton, and Hugh Campbell. Hayden mentions his failure to contact the governor before the present special session, but expresses hope of the legislature passing a memorial on the subject.
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Akers, Charles H.
- Created Date
- 1918-05-28
Booklet with description of the Grand Canyon.
- Contributors
- United States Railroad Administration
- Created Date
- 1920

Carl Hayden's party of three women and 12 men pose on the edge of the Grand Canyon.
- Created Date
- 1922-08-01
Letter from F. R. Goodman to Carl Hayden expressing Coconino County's interest in handing over Bright Angel Trail to the government provided a sufficient amount of money is appropriated to build a road from Maine to the Grand Canyon.
- Contributors
- Goodman, Frank R., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1922-11-22
Letter from Carl Hayden to Stephen Mather regarding Coconino County's willingness to dispose of Bright Angel Trail as long as the funds acquired would go to building a road between Old Trails Highway at Maine to the Grand Canyon.
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Mather, Stephen T.
- Created Date
- 1922-11-28
Letter from E. C. Finney to Carl Hayden regarding the cost of the Bright Angel Trail and an improved road between the town of Maine and the Grand Canyon.
- Contributors
- Finney, E. C., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1922-12-06
Letter from Carl Hayden to F. R. Goodman regarding the construction of new roads.
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Goodman, Frank R.
- Created Date
- 1922-12-15
Rates for lodging and tours operated by the Fred Harvey Company including El Tovar, Bright Angel Cottages, Hermit Cabins, and Phantom Ranch.
- Contributors
- Fred Harvey
- Created Date
- 1923
Letter from Field Assistant Horace M. Albright to Carl Hayden requesting letters to be drafted in regards to the grazing of sheep and cattle on national park lands. Bankhead and Henderson are singled out as not keeping to their permit restrictions.
- Contributors
- Albright, Horace M., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-04-06
Letter from Carl Hayden to Bankhead and Henderson informing the company that their sheep can continue to graze inside the national park boundaries for the year 1923 as long as they obey the permit rules. Hayden issues a warning that at a certain point no cattle or sheep will be allowed to graze inside the park.
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Bankhead and Henderson
- Created Date
- 1923-04-09
Letter from George W. Kimball to Carl Hayden with an enclosed map detailing the cattle and sheep allotments on the portion of the Tusyan Forest next to the Grand Canyon. Listed are names of permit holders in both stock and allotment that are most likely to trespass into the park. The names are: W. F. Griffin, W. W. Bass, H. R. Lauzon, Swanner and Griffin, Bankhead and Henderson, Martin Buggeln, Babbitt Brothers, Sanford Rowe, and P. D. Berry.
- Contributors
- Kimball, George W., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-04-10
Letter from Carl Hayden to George Kimball regarding the grazing rights of Bankhead and Henderson.
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Kimball, George W.
- Created Date
- 1923-04-20
Letter from Nathan Bankhead to Carl Hayden concerning his sheep and the accusations of Horace M. Albright.
- Contributors
- Bankhead, Nathan, Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-04-21
Letter from Horace M. Albright to Carl Hayden requesting a formal submission from Coconino County concerning the Bright Angel Trail.
- Contributors
- Albright, Horace M., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-05-02
Letter from Carl Hayden to George C. Bolton on behalf of Bankhead and Henderson in regards to their sheep grazing permit.
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Bolton, George C.
- Created Date
- 1923-05-12
Letter from Carl Hayden to Horace M. Albright regarding the grazing rights of Bankhead and Henderson.
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Albright, Horace M.
- Created Date
- 1923-05-12
Letter from Jesse L. Boyce to Carl Hayden stating there is 30 tons of dynamite located in the Grand Canyon near tourist sites.
- Contributors
- Boyce, Jesse L., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-08-02
Letter from the Director of the National Park Service, Stephen T. Mather, to Jesse L. Boyce informing him that immediate action is being taken to remove the TNT from the Grand Canyon.
- Contributors
- Mather, Stephen T., Boyce, Jesse L.
- Created Date
- 1923-08-11
Letter from Arno B. Cammerer to Carl Hayden on the investigation by Superintendent Crosby regarding the TNT stored in the Grand Canyon.
- Contributors
- Cammerer, Arno B., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-08-13
Letter from Arno B. Cammerer to Carl Hayden informing him of the removal of the dynamite from Grand Canyon Village to a point near Rowe Well.
- Contributors
- Cammerer, Arno B., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-08-13
Letter to Jesse L. Boyce from unknown author (possibly Jack) about the investigation into the powder magazine located in the Grand Canyon. Some personal news is included in the letter such as the writer's marriage to the daughter of C.A. Taylor, former Supervisor of Cochise County.
- Contributors
- Boyce, Jesse L.
- Created Date
- 1923-08-14
Letter from Jesse L. Boyce to Carl Hayden stating that the Director of the National Park Service will order Colonel Crosby to remove the dynamite from the park.
- Contributors
- Boyce, Jesse L., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-08-18
Letter from W. W. Crosby to the Director of the National Park Service defending his placement of the dynamite near Grand Canyon Village. He states there is between 16-20 tons of dynamite.
- Contributors
- Crosby, W. W.
- Created Date
- 1923-08-21
Letter from Arno B. Cammerer to Carl Hayden reiterating the safe nature of the dynamite storage.
- Contributors
- Cammerer, Arno B., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-08-29
Letter from Arno B. Cammerer to Carl Hayden supporting Superintendent Crosby's stance that there is no need to remove the dynamite stored near Grand Canyon Village.
- Contributors
- Cammerer, Arno B., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-08-29
Letter from unknown author (possibly Jack) to Jesse L. Boyce regarding his complaint concerning the TNT located in the Grand Canyon. Enclosed is Superintendent Crosby's report in which he states that the current housing location of the TNT is not a threat to anyone.
- Contributors
- Boyce, Jesse L.
- Created Date
- 1923-08-31
Letter from Jesse L. Boyce to Jack in which he refers to W. W. Crosby as a "damn carpetbagger" and his frustration at Crosby making him out to be a "liar".
- Contributors
- Boyce, Jesse L., Gavin, J. E.
- Created Date
- 1923-09-12
Letter from Carl Hayden to Arno B. Cammerer on behalf of Jesse L. Boyce's complaint. Hayden states that Boyce believes Crosby's report to be inaccurate and an underestimation of the danger of the stored explosives.
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Cammerer, Arno B.
- Created Date
- 1923-09-20
Letter from the Acting Director of the National Park to Carl Hayden assuring him that Superintendent Crosby had removed the dynamite nearby Grand Canyon Village and placed it in a safe location on the South Rim.
- Contributors
- Cammerer, Arno B., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-09-21
Letter from J. E. Gavin to Jesse L. Boyce regarding the TNT storage in the Grand Canyon. Gavin states that although acting director Arno B. Cammerer is confident in Superintendent Crosby's report concerning the legitimacy of the storage, he will continue to investigate the matter to ensure public safety.
- Contributors
- Gavin, J. E., Boyce, Jesse L.
- Created Date
- 1923-09-24
Letter from Carl Hayden to Stephen Mather regarding the sale of Bass properties.
- Contributors
- Hayden, Carl T., Mather, Stephen T.
- Created Date
- 1923-09-28
Letter from Arno B. Cammerer to Carl Hayden regarding the storage of dynamite in Shoski Canyon. Written in red pencil at the top, "My dear Jesse, For your(?) further information, Jack"
- Contributors
- Cammerer, Arno B., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-10-03
Letter from Arno B. Cammerer to Carl Hayden regarding the storage of dynamite in Shoski Canyon.
- Contributors
- Cammerer, Arno B., Hayden, Carl T.
- Created Date
- 1923-10-03