This 1935 correspondence, between Alden B. Stevens and I. K. Stearns, discusses the possibility of a “Horace Kephart Memorial Library.” Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author and promoter of the Great…
This 4-page series of correspondence between W. B. Gwyn and C. P. Ambler discuss an upcoming meeting of Ways and Means committee. Once the Appalachian National Park Association submitted its memorial to Congress in 1900, members and supporters made…
The Membership Committee of the Appalachian National Park Association drafted a letter to various Boards of Trade to build membership in the association. Heading the committee was Claybrook James, general manager of the Asheville Hardware Company.…
In this 3 pages of letters, J. A. Holmes and Chase Ambler discuss a meeting at Blowing Rock. Chase P. Ambler (1865-1932) was a founding member and long-time secretary of the Appalachian National Park Association. Joseph Austin Holmes (1859-1915) was…
Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky…
Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky…
Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky…
In this letter Weaver conveys that Mr. McClure who was with the Board of Conservation and Development was opposed to destroying the Park Commission and transferring its duties to the Board. He also expressed his conviction that the bill for this…
Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky…
Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky…