This 1960s correspondence, from George S. Kephart to Michael Frome, discusses what the author considers misinformation about his father, Horace Kephart. Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author and promoter…
In this letter George Radcliffe, Special Adviser to the Secretary of the Interior, Thomas MacDonald, Chief of Bureau of Public Roads, and Arno Cammerer, Director of National Park Service, propose a route for the scenic parkway. Their recommended…
This 1899 note and receipt by the Washington, D.C.-based American Forestry Association expresses support for a National Park in the southern Appalachians. The effort to establish a park was promoted by the Appalachian National Park Association.…
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…
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 from Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, to Rouen, Chairman of the Committee on the Public Lands in the House of Representatives, Ickes mentions that he has no objection to the enactment of bill H. H. 7425 provided some amendments are…
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…