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Kephart personal belongings inventory

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  • KEPHART PERSOHAL BELOWQINqs Number and Article 6251 - 1 Canteen - canvas, leather lace at top, aluminum container. 6|-B x 3" x 8s 6252 - 1 pack sack - canvas . l = ather straps - 23® 3? 23M 6253 - 1 rubber mattress ai c - -, cover - 24 H X 40* 62 f - 1 piece canvas material 17" x 33" 6255 - 1 lightweight pyramid type tent open-face §256 - 1 shoulder canvas bag - 10" x 16" 6257 « 1 lightweight canve ■ >lee ■ig bag 6258 - 1 bedding bag linen - wool 6259 - set of canvas 1- ?i|ng 1 6260 - 1 set legging wrappings 4>26l & 6262 - set of tent md canvas strap 4263 - 5 pairs of shoes -high cut shoes, 3 black, 2 brown 4264 - 1 saw - a disston double duty 6265 - 1 portable foldingjwriting table - used by Mr. Kephart 8266 - 1 leather covered* ibr s 3, personal chest. Round shape, except bottom 6267 - I mesquito netting! , $268 - 1 heavy canvas ground cloth cover for sleeping bag (?) 6269 & 6270 - 2 gun cleaning rods (wooden) % 6J271 - 1 wooden personal b< ler strap handle B%* x 6" x 128 6272 - 1 metal box - «&«» a
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  • This 1974 list is of personal belongings of 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.