Historian. Manuscripts and typescripts (n.d.) by Benson regarding Lee Vining Creek, California; the boundaries of New Mexico, Colorado, and No Man’s Land and the panhandle of Oklahoma; the Pecos River; the tri-state corner of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Colorado; Charles Goodnight’s trail; and several other locales in the American West, along with a history (n.d.) of the American Garden Service.