Kephart, Masa Works Go to Park Museum

Kephart, Masa Works Go to Park Museum

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

Masa, George, 1885-1933

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This 1948 Asheville Citizen article is about the dispersal of belongings of George Masa and Horace Kephart (1862-1931), a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author. In 1904, he left his work as a librarian in St. Louis and permanently moved to western North Carolina. His popular book, “Camping and Woodcraft” was first published 1906; the 1916/1917 edition is considered a standard manual for campers after almost a century of use. Living and working in a cabin on Hazel Creek in Swain County, Kephart began to document life in the Great Smoky Mountains, producing “Our Southern Highlanders” in 1913. Throughout his life, Kephart wrote many articles supporting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photographer George Masa (1885-1933) was active in the Appalachian Trail Club and in the movement to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Horace Kephart Collection

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

1948-04-16

Asheville Citizen

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clippings (information artifacts)

eng

Text

26325

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/26325

2016-03-02

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Sevier County (Tenn.)

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

11" x 8.5"(dimension)

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