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Real estate records from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the period 1904-23 while Douglass was employed by Carnegie Museum. The 1923 records show the sale of two lots owned by Douglass.

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Correspondence between the Industrial Commission of Utah and Carnegie Museum, 1921, regarding insurance for employees at the quarry. Statements from a machine company in Vernal to Carnegie Museum for tools and other supplies, and other business accounts related to the quarry.

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Papers relating to the Desert Land Claim of Nettie Douglass near Jensen, Utah, approved in 1915. Included are papers continuing from the death of Nettie in 1923 to 1927 in an attempt to transfer rights to Earl Douglass.

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Public Land Lease information on Pearl Douglass's lease in Uintah County, 1920.

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Land Grant of Earl Douglass with related correspondence and records.

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Tax Notices, 1924-26, on properties in Uintah County held by Earl and Pearl Douglass.

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Business records, 1929-35, of Pearl Douglass on her property in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Financial records, 1931-37, and a series of letters, 1931, between Congressman Don B. Colton and Pearl's attorney attempting to persuade the federal government to purchase the Douglass property adjoining Dinosaur National Monument. In one letter the suggestion is again made that Earl Douglass's name be added to the Monument, that he be given credit for the discovery and development of the area.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Earl Douglass papers (1879-1953) consist of the family and business records of Earl Douglass (1862-1931), a paleontologist from Minnesota, including the records of the discovery, history, and development of Dinosaur National Monument. Click here to view the digitized materials from the collection or the links below. Douglass worked for the Carnegie Museum...