Horace Kephart writes his family on February 16, 1929 sending them a copy of a letter from Will C. Barnes, Secretary for the United States Geographic Board, regarding the decision to name a mountain in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains, Mount…
In response to Kephart’s July 5,1920 request to the U. S. Infantry Association, G. S. Barr sends a list of military books they can furnish him upon receipt of order.
In this letter of May 22, 1898, J. W. Barre replies to Horace Kephart and asks to be enrolled in his company of sharpshooters and expresses his concern about expense.
In this letter of May 12, 1898, J. W. Barre writes Horace Kephart from Louisiana, Missouri to ask that he be considered for Kephart's Sharpshooters company he read about in an advertisement. He refers Kephart to George Rawlings of Rawlings Sporting…
In a letter to Horace Kephart on July 17, 1928, Helen M. Barrett of the University of Chicago Press writes about the “Hows and Whys of Cooking” by Halliday and Noble. She includes a list of chapters and how he may obtain a copy.
In a letter to the Honorable S. R. Brame on April 22, 1921, Charles J. Beck, Federal Prohibition Agent, describes a distillery he aided in seizing and destroying on April 12. Jim Woodring and Charles Anders were arrested and detained in Sylva, N.C.,…
In a letter to Horace Kephart on March 14, 1925, Bob Becker thanks Kephart for complimenting his “Field and Stream” story on yarn. Mr. Becker read Kephart’s article on the Great Smoky Mountains and makes inquiries about the national park plans. He…
In this letter of January 2, 1935, George Kephart (1894-1961) writes to his mother, Laura Kephart from Winnebego, Nebraska while working as a Forest Engineer for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He describes long days of driving as his office covers…
In this letter of July 23, 1943, Barbara Bird writes her sisters, Cornelia, Margaret, and Lucy to let them make travel plans and let them know of their mother’s present condition, which is deteriorating. She suggests they all get together over the…