Yellowstone and the Smithsonian: centers of wildlife conservation

Introduction

Part I. Center of new knowledge. The Smithsonian Institution : type specimens and the origins of specimen exchange

Yellowstone National Park : the survival of the specimens

Centennial exhibition : object maps of US commercial resources

Part II. Centers of conservation. In the beginning were the bison : habitat groups and the vital spark

A national and zoological park : "a home and city of refuge for the vanishing races of the continent"

Part III. Animals and artifacts. An almost certain fate : animal displays and the contest for Yellowstone resources

The greatest game preserve in the country : city of refuge or a national zoological park

Yellowstone and wild animal displays : "the most wonderful and best known of the great government reservations"

Conclusion.