Correspondence between Edwin A. Gaskill and Zebulon Weaver, June 1932

Correspondence between Edwin A. Gaskill and Zebulon Weaver, June 1932

Bills, Legislative

Gaskill, Edwin Austin, 1878-1958

Weaver, Zebulon, 1872-1948 -- Correspondence

Acquisition of property

Government purchasing of real property

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 Mountain National Park and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway. This correspondence-a set of two letters-- between Zebulon Weaver and Edwin A. Gaskill deals with the progress in Congress of Weaver’s bill securing money for the Smoky Mountains National Park from the Reconstruction Finance Commission. Following are brief summaries of each of the letters: Edwin A. Gaskill to Zebulon Weaver, June 23, 1932 In this letter Gaskill expresses his approval of Weaver’s bill, introduced in the Congress, requesting money from the Reconstruction Finance Commission for completing the land acquisition for the national park. Zebulon Weaver to Edwin A. Gaskill, June 27, 1932 In this letter Weaver updates Gaskill about the progress of his bill in the Congress stating he was hopeful that something positive could be achieved by the next session of the Congress.

Gaskill, Edwin Austin, 1878-1958

Weaver, Zebulon, 1872-1948

Zebulon Weaver Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1932-06

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Buncombe County (N.C.)

Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)

10.5" x 8"(dimension)

2 pages(pages)

7.25" x 11"(dimension)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America