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Correspondence regarding Horace Kephart journals

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Correspondence regarding Horace Kephart journals

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Correspondence regarding Horace Kephart journals

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  • Great Smoky fational Park Gatlinburg, Tennessee April 6, 1945 :.x, .'/. L. McAtee, Technical Adviser Pish and Wildlife Service Departraent of the Interior Chicago 54, Illinois Dear Mr. McAteej The Horace Kephart journals, to which you refer in your letter of March 23, are not in our possession at the present time. We did have custody of these journals, as well as various other items which \sere the property of Mr. Kephart, some years ago, but due to the fact that no museum building had been constructed wherein they could be stored and displayed, these articles were recalled by their owner, tt are and will always continue to be interested in this isaterial and hope to acquire it within a reasonable time. Under the present arrangement, it is unlikely that these journals would be released for shipment through the malls. Within the next few weeks I expeet to re-examine the journals and will inquire as to Aether a person is both capable and available for the assignment you have indicated. The delay in replying to your letter was caused by further inquiries which had ■ pertaining to the status of the Kephart property. Sincerely yours. Arthur Stupka, Park Naturalist.
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  • This 1945 correspondence, between W. L. McAtee and Arthur Stupka, discusses Horace Kephart’s journals. Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author and promoter of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Arthur Stupka (1905-1999) was the first park naturalist to work at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Stupka was appointed in 1935 and began an inventory of thousands of plant and animal species. He later worked with Hiram Wilburn and Charles Grossman to study the preservation of the park’s remaining material culture.

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