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Activities of the Appalachian National Park Association and the Appalachian National Forest Reserve Association: 1899-1906

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  • Page 44 the sorapbooks already mentioned were the evidence of this intensive publicity campaign carried on in the newspapers. The loss of several of these books has been explained. The remaining two—"Exhibits E and F"—accompany this report. PUBLICITY—Petitions: Immediately following the organization, printed petitions were gotten up, which papers measured 8^x18 inches. A copy of this petition will be found on page 9 of "Exhibit A". Five thousand copies were printed and sent to all interested parties possible--many of them circulated by school children, as has been explained. About one half of these petitions were filled with names, each blank carrying from two to three hundred names, and it was estimated that, after all were finally colleoted, we had something like six or seven hundred thousand signatures. These signed petitions to Congress were sent to Washington, presented to Congress by Senator Pritchard, but were not returned to the office of the Association. PUBLICITY—Articles: A oomplete list of articles written will be found in"Exhlbit A". Each article in this Exhibit is marked v/ith figures in blue pencil, representing the approximate number which was printed of that particular article.
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  • This 72-page journal recording “The Activities of the Appalachian National Park Association and the Appalachian National Forest Reserve Association: 1899-1906” was compiled by the association’s secretary and founding member Chase P. Ambler (1865-1932). The manuscript was created in 1929, the year Ambler donated the association’s records to the State Archives. The Appalachian National Park Association was formed in 1899 for the purpose of promoting the idea of a national park in the eastern U.S. Although housed in Asheville, North Carolina, the organization was a multi-state effort, attracting representatives from six southern states. The association lobbied Congress for the creation of a park, but with limited success. The association disbanded in 1905.