Aubrey L. Haines

Aubrey Leon Haines (1914 2000) was a Yellowstone National Park and Mount Rainier National Park ranger and the first Park Historian of Yellowstone National Park.

Early life and education Aubrey Leon Haines was born to Doris E. and Albert S. Haines on August 30, 1914, in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from high school in Seattle in 1933. In 1938, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry from the University of Washington. In June 1941, Haines was furloughed from Yellowstone National Park for military service, where he spent four years with the Army Corps of Engineers. Following the conclusion of his military service in 1945, Haines returned to work as a ranger until his promotion to assistant park engineer in 1946. Haines spent two years as the assistant park engineer before departing to undertake degree work for his master's degree at the University of Montana. Over the years, the couple had three children: Alan, Betsy, and Calvin. He donated his papers to Montana State University, which are now held by Special Collections and Archival Informatics at the Montana State University Library.

Publications Haines, Aubrey L. Historic Sites along the Oregon Trail. Denver: Denver Service Center, National Park Service, 1973. Haines, Aubrey L. The Yellowstone Story: A History of Our First National Park. Rev. ed. Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. : Niwot, Colo.: Yellowstone Association for Natural Science, History & Education; University Press of Colorado, 1996. Haines, Aubrey L. Yellowstone Place Names: Mirrors of History. Niwot, Colo.: University Press of Colorado, 1996. Haines, Aubrey L. Three Biographical Sketches from the Mountain Men in the Fur Trade, Vol. 1. Glendale, Calif.: A. H. Clark, 1965. Haines, Aubrey L. Mountain Fever, Historic Conquests of Rainier. Portland: Oregon Historical Society, 1962. Haines, Aubrey L, Haines, Aubrey L., and United States. National Park Service. Issuing Body. Yellowstone National Park: Its Exploration and Establishment. Washington: U.S. National Park Service; [for Sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1974. Haines, Aubrey L. A History of the Yellowstone National Park Chapel, 1913-1963. Rev.. ed. Yellowstone Park, Wyo.: Yellowstone National Park, 1998. Haines, Aubrey L., and Jack R. Williams. An Elusive Victory: The Battle of the Big Hole. West Glacier, Mont.: Glacier Natural History Association, 1991.