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Correspondence: George Kephart to Michael Frome

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  • ". . . My parents understood each other\ and the reasons which made their separa-1 tion necessary. None the less, the affection, one for the other, continued ' throughout their lifetimes. "I would have corrected your impression, expressed at pages 150 and 375, that Kephart was unaware of, or chose to ignore, those who preceded him with accounts of the Smokies. Did you read page 12 of Our Southern Highlanders where my father refers to novels by Miss Murfree, John Fox Jr., and Alice Mac- Gowan? Was he wrong in his reference to what you term a '. . . . momentous document published in 1902 by the Federal Government. . .'? It is to my father's credit that, in 1904, when he was seeking information on the Smokies, he unearthed such a document in '. . . the dustiest rooms of a great library. ...'... The document covered a subject of very minor public interest when published, in 1902. Regardless of its ultimate value, is it surprising, then, that it was still relatively unknown when my father found it in 1904? "I would have commented on your statement (page 375) regarding Kephart's treatment of the mountain dialect, where you say: 'Kephart, too, is disappointing, despite his manifest absorption in the speech of the hills-man and the abundant linguistic observations contained in his note-books. He seems to have been impressed particularly by what would look like good dialect on paper, . . .' Do you recall this in the 'Preface to the Revised Edition' of Our Southern Highlanders: 'No one book can give a complete survey of mountain life in all its aspects. Much must be left out. / have chosen to write about those features that seemed to me most picturesque. The narrative is to be taken literally. There is not a line of fiction or exaggeration in it.' (Emphasis added) "There are other matters in which I could have helped you to become better informed, had you accorded me the opportunity." In my letter to Frome, I disagreed with some of his comments on my father's literary ability, but acknowledged that this is a matter of opinion, rather than fact, on which he has a perfect right to express himself. In my letter, I did not ask Frome whether he had obtained permission to quote, at some length, from my father's copyrighted works. It is my understanding that he neither requested nor was granted such permission. I believe this strange lapse on his part violates the spirit, and perhaps the letter, of the copyright laws. At least one other person has found what he considers a distortion of fact by Mr. Frome. In the April 1966 issue of American Forests, Mr. Hugh Morton challenges some statements in Frame's article "Beauty or the Bulldozer." To quote Mr. Morton, "When he (Frome) states as facts things that are not so, he commits a mistake that he can expect to have challenged. . . ." I regret the need of this letter. But, in my opinion, distortion of facts is not "... a permanent contribution to American literary history." And it is inexcusable for Mr. Frome to suggest, or imply, that I had verified his so-called facts regarding a very personal family relationship. George S. Kephart 9501 St. Andrews Way Silver Spring, Maryland 20901 FEBRUARY, 1967 J
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