Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Yosemite National Park" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Muir, Yosemite, national park, Sierra Nevada mountains
Names of sites within Yosemite can be used to find articles about those locations:
Half-Dome, Hetch Hetchy Valley, Mariposa Grove, Mirror Lake, El Capitan
Other names & terms to use in combination with Yosemite:
Joseph Le Conte, Sierra Club, Theodore Roosevelt, Galen Clark
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"A Picture of Our Situation"
The Morning Call (San Francisco, CA), June 6, 1890, Page 4, Image 4, col. 1.
"Saved From Vandals"
Sacramento Daily Record-Union (Sacramento, CA), November 28, 1890, Image 2, col. 4.
"The Sierra Club"
The Morning Call (San Francisco, CA), June 18, 1892, Page 3, Image 3, col. 4.
"A Mountain Climbers Outing"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), August 24, 1902, Image 14, col. 1-7.
"It's Spoliation, So Says Muir of the Yosemite"
The Morning Call (San Francisco, CA), January 12, 1893, Page 7, Image 7, col. 1.
"John Muir on Yosemite"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), November 20, 1895, Page 10, Image 10, col. 4.
"Professor Joseph Le Conte of State University Dies in Yosemite Valley"
The San Francisco call (San Francisco, CA), July 7, 1901, Image 13, col. 1-7.
"President Eludes Crowds and Rides in Snowstorm to Enjoy Yosemite Beauty"
The San Francisco call (San Francisco, CA), May 17, 1903, Image 17, col. 5-7.
"President Makes Camp at Bridal Veil Falls"
The San Francisco call (San Francisco, CA), May 18, 1903, Image 1, col. 5-7.
"Play Time is Over and Mr. Taft Goes to Work"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican (Salt Lake City, UT), October 10, 1909, Image 1, col. 5.
"Makes Strong Plea for Keeping Hetch Hetchy Valley Safe from Hands of Possible Despoilers"
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), October 31, 1909, Page 11, Image 23, col. 1.
"City Throws Off Spring Valley Yoke"
The San Francisco call (San Francisco, CA), January 15, 1910, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1.

Yosemite National Park: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America