Devereux Butcher

Background

Butcher, Devereux was born on September 24, 1906 in Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Clay and Constance (Devereux) Butcher.

Education

Graduate, St. George's School. Graduate, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, 1928.

Career

Free lance writer, photographer, 1936-1939; editorial assistant, American Forests magazine American Forestry Association, 1941-1942; executive secretary, National Parks Association, 1942-1950; field representative, National Parks Association, 1950-1957; founding editor, National Parks Magazine, 1942-1957; editor, public, National Wildlands News, 1959-1962; director, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association, 1963-1980; director, John Burroughs Memorial Association, 1965-1980. Member advising committee on conservation Secretary Interior, 1952-1953.

Works

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  • Exploring Our National Parks & Monuments

    (Details through word and picture the many wonders of the ...)

  • Exploring our national parks and monuments

    (Describes in detail all US national parks and natural and...)

  • Exploring Our National Parks and Monuments

    (Describes in detail all US national parks and natural and...)

  • Exploring Our Prehistoric Indian Ruins.The National Archeological Monuments of the United States (Administered by the National Park Service)

    (Booklet of 64 pages, illustrated. A good summary of Prehi...)

  • Our national parks in color.
  • Exploring Our National Wildlife Refuges
  • Exploring Our Prehistoric Indian Ruins.The National Archeological Monuments of the United States (Administered by the National Park Service)
  • Exploring our national wildlife refuges
  • Exploring Our National Parks and Monuments
  • OUR NATIONAL PARKS IN COLOR
  • Exploring Our National Parks and Monuments (Sisth Edition, Revised).
  • Exploring Our National Parks and Monuments: Fourth Edition
  • Exploring our national parks and monuments
  • Exploring Our National Parks and Monuments
  • Exploring Our National Wildlife Refuges
  • EXPLORING OUR NATIONAL PARKS AND MONUMENTS. SIXTH EDITION REVISED.
  • Exploring our national parks and monuments
  • Exploring Our National Parks and Monuments SIGNED COPY
  • Exploring Our National Parks & Monuments
  • Exploring Our National Parks and Monuments by Devereux Butcher, Russell Butcher (2000-03-28)

Membership

Member Wilderness Society, Defenders Wildlife (secretary 1947-1959), National Parks Association.

Connections

Married Mary Frances Taft, December 13, 1935. 1 son, Russell Devereux.

Father:

Henry Clay Butcher

Mother:

Constance (Devereux) Butcher

Spouse:

Mary Frances Taft