Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

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Item 1 - Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

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Item 2 - Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

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Item 3 - Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

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Item 4 - Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

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Item 5 - Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

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Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

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Item 7 - Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

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Item 8 - Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

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Item 9 - Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, W. E. Bird, A. E. Demaray, George McCoy, J. Ross Eakin, 1934

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  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS80_08_01_19_02_1
Transcript

WESTERN CAROLINA TEACHERS COLLEGE 12, 1934 Mr* J* Ross Eakin, Superintendent Great aaoky mountains national Park Washington, B* C* Copyrighted Material Western Carolina University DOST Ml** Mkint Hunter Library I am Just ib receipt of a copy of your letter of reeent date to Mr* George W, McCoy, Asheville, ttorth.Carolina, Secretary of the »Mt«u north Carolina division of Park Museum* Your letter, as 1 direct communication frore Mr* leOoy Weaver In the interest of the letter I feel that that* was the Oomalttee of tba Museum is GMnlttaa Just now would not wl a museum curator, or a para museum* for two reasons w ' cause of the lack of suf the lack of a suitable plac< in hand. Our primary interest . to be ranking collections lng them ready whenever a Mountains National i was in reply to an in- through Congressman Prom the text of your a misunderstanding as to what ing at the present time* Our ss for the appointment of exhibits and conduct the ady for that yets first, be- s| and second, because of such exhibits even if they . is to have some person available p_uabla materials with tha view of hav« .ding is provided* Two comrcitteaa are already appointed, on© In western north Carolina and the other In last Tennessee, both approved by the national Park Service, whose primary interest is la the establishment of a museum such as those of some of the national parks of the West* The Horth Carolina Goer Ittee has already effected a complete organisation, including a full set-up of necessary eub-eeandttae** and has proceeded in dead earnest toward collecting articles a® a nucleus for the museum* 10m Tennessee committee has been appointed only recently, but I cam not ai^rwhat advaneeraent It has wade toward organisation, nor to what extent It is actually functioning* In spit© of the enthusiasm that our members have shown and are still showing la this matter, more than half of whom have actually inadeoash contributions froa their own pockets to make possible the securing of needed supplies and equipment for keeping records, etc*,, it is obvious that no great progress can be made until -we can have some full time person assigned to ,:ask of scouting the- territory and picking up valuable articles, with which the territory is certainly very rich* We have two temporary quarters for storing, collections at present, one at Sylva, Horth Carolina, and on© in Aeheville. Hven with the purely

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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 between W. E. Bird, Zebulon Weaver, A. E. Demaray, George W. McCoy, J. Ross Eakin-a set of 8 letters--discusses the setting up of a museum in the national park. W. E. Bird to Zebulon Weaver, May 2, 1934 In this letter Bird, Chairman of Western Carolina Teachers’ College, discusses the setting up of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Museum, Weaver’s desire to serve on the subcommittee for the museum , and whether it would be possible for Weaver to secure an appropriation for the maintenance and building of a park museum. Zebulon Weaver to W. E. Bird, May 5, 1934 In this letter Weaver thanks Bird for his interest in setting up a museum in the park and states he will speak with the Director of National Parks about this. A.E. Demaray to Zebulon Weaver, August 27, 1934 In this letter Demaray, Acting Director of the National Park Service, states he was very pleased with the work of the museum committee and that he was requesting Mr. J. Ross Eakin to give his opinion with regards to the appointment of a ranger-naturalist for the park. Zebulon Weaver to George W. McCoy, August 31, 1934 In this letter Weaver expresses his pleasure in McCoy’s interest in having a ranger-naturalist in the Park and hopes that Mr. Eakin’s recommendation in this regard was favorable. W. E. Bird to J. Ross Eakin, September 12, 1934 In this letter Bird informs Eakin that the committee of the Museum for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is not yet looking to hire a curator for the museum. Rather they were looking for a person responsible for collecting valuables with the object of setting up of a museum and it would be helpful it were someone already employed by some branch of the government. W. E. Bird to J. Ross Eakin, September 12, 1934 Bird refers to the enclosed letter being sent to George McCoy and hopes that Eakin could convince the Museum Committee in getting a person to help with the work of the Museum. J. Ross Eakin to George McCoy, September 5, 1934 In this letter Eakin, Superintendent for the National Park Museum, tells McCoy that there was no money to pay the salary of a person who would arrange exhibits and conduct the work of the museum. George McCoy to Zebulon Weaver, October 27, 1934 In this letter McCoy, Secretary-Treasurer of the Western North Carolina Division of the Park’s Museum Committee, thanks Weaver for convincing Mr. Eakin to appoint H. C. Wilburn and Willis King to assist with the work of the Western North Carolina and East Tennessee Museum Committees.
Details
- Creator
- Format
  - Letters (correspondence)
- Type
  - Text
- Date
  - Date original: 1934
  - Date digitized: 2013-10-16
- Extent
  - Dimension: 11.5 x 8.5"
  - Dimension: 10.5" x 8"
  - Pages: 9 pages
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
  - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Zebulon Weaver Collection
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS80_08_01_17-20
- Repository
  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library