Study for the Preservation of Mountain Culture in Field Museum of History

Study for the Preservation of Mountain Culture in Field Museum of History

Barns

Buildings

Farm buildings

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

Log cabins

Reports

Wooden fences

This 28-page book, “Study for the Preservation of Mountain Culture,” was written by Charles S. Grossman (1900-1972) for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. An architect by trade, Grossman worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps, but spent most of his time on historic preservation. In the 1930s, he began an inventory of existing structures in the park, cataloguing more than 1,500 structures. This 1937 report highlighted the results of the historic buildings survey and advocated for a “policy or program to preserve this wealth of material” before “it is destroyed and lost.” Grossman rightfully concluded that much could be learned about pioneer life from studying its material culture.

Grossman, Charles S., 1900-1972

Charles Grossman Papers

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

1937

United States. National Park Service

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publications (documents)

eng

Text

18553

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2013-11-05

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

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

10.5" x 8" - 11" x 8.5"(dimension)

28 pages(pages)

Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America