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Manuscript Collections

The manuscript collections listed below contain materials about the Great Smoky Mountains region. The formats include letters, books, articles, clippings, photographs, county records, and maps.

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Adams: Paul Jay Adams Papers, 1918-1962 (pdf)
Tennessee State Library Archives, Archives and Manuscripts

Adams: Paul Jay Adams Papers, Addition 1, 1912-1977 (pdf)
Tennessee State Library Archives, Archives and Manuscripts

Adams: Paul Jay Adams Papers, Addition 1A, 1951-1981 (pdf)
Tennessee State Library Archives, Archives and Manuscripts

Albright: Horace Marden Albright Papers, 1918-1972
California Digital Library, Online Archive of California
Search "albright" to view catalog entry. Select "entire finding aid" to view contents. Scroll down to see Box 75- Great Smoky Mountains.

Anderson: John Fain Anderson Collections, 1796-1938
East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia

Appalachian Museum collection, 1889-1980
Berea College, Hutchins Library, Special Collections and Archives

Atkins: James Atkins Papers, 1874-1931
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Wilson Library Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection
Includes materials on Haywood County, NC, schools.

Austin-Brooks Photograph Collection, 1914-1924
The University of North Carolina at Asheville, D. Hiden Ramsey Library, Special Collections & University Archives
Click on Collection title in list.

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Ball: Ewart W. Ball Photographic Collection, 1918-1969
The University of North Carolina at Asheville, D. Hiden Ramsey Library, Special Collections & University Archives
Click on Collection title in list.

Barden: Graham Arthur Barden Papers, 1934-1960
Duke University, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
Includes photograph of proposed Clingman Dome tower, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Box 20, Folder 117.

Baumann: J. Fred Baumann Jr. Collection, 1839-1999
The University of Tennessee, Special Collections Library

Beeson: D.R. Beeson, Sr. Papers, 1830-1980 and undated (predominantly 1913-1970)
East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia

Blount Co: Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record
The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Prints and Photographs Reading Room
Click on Blount County to view images.

Blount Co: Tennessee Library and Archives, Historical and Genealogical Information
Tennessee State Library and Archives, Archives and Manuscripts
Rolls 73, 80, 139 and 148.

Brewer: Carson Brewer Collection, 1949-1995
The University of Tennessee, Special Collections Library

Burton: Thomas G. Burton Collection, 1967-91
East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia
Interview by Vikki Ganger, "Creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park," June 28, 1986, of Frank C. Davis, in Box 1 Folder 2, and Box 2 Tape 4.

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Cherokee Documents in Foreign Archives
Western Carolina University, Hunter Library, Special Collections

Cherokee Maps, 1580-1863
Western Carolina University, Hunter Library, Special Collections

Cherokee People and Great Smoky Mountain People and Structures, 1931-1937
The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Prints and Photographs Reading Room

Chiltosky: Dr. Louis D. Silveri Oral History Collection: Mary Chiltosky, April 1978
The University of North Carolina at Asheville, D. Hiden Ramsey Library, Special Collections & University Archives

Claxton: Philander P. Claxton Papers, 1890-1955
The University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
Pigeon River and Townsend photographs in Box 105. Also includes numerous photographs of the outlying Great Smoky Mountains region.

Cochran: William C. Cochran Family Papers, 1839-1936
Oberlin College Library Special Collections
Great Smoky Mountains photographs, Subgroup II, Series 7.

Cochran: William Cox Cochran Great Smoky Mountains Photographic Collection, 1886
The University of Tennessee Special Collections Library
Digital Version: William Cochran Digital Collection

Cocke Co.: Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record
The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Prints and Photographs Reading Room
Click on Cocke County to view images.

Cocke Co.: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Historical and Genealogical Information
Tennessee State Library and Archives, Archives and Manuscripts

Colvard: Dean W. Colvard Papers, 1949, 1952
North Carolina State University, D.H. Hill Library Special Collections

Cornwell: Ilene Jones Cornwell Collection, 1923-1994
The University of Tennessee Special Collections Library

Craft Revival: Shaping Western North Carolina Past and Present
Western Carolina University, Hunter Library, Special Collections

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District Courts: Records of the District Court of the United States, 1716-1988
National Archives and Records Administration Southeast Region, East Point, GA
Scroll to Record Group 21. Tennessee's Eastern District records of 1852-1988 include materials on land condemnation cases for the Park.

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Fox: Leroy G. Fox Collection, 1927-1999
The University of Tennessee Special Collections Library

Fox: George Washington Fry Collection, 1911-1973
The University of Tennessee Special Collections Library

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Ganier: Albert F. Ganier Photographic Collection, 1900-1955
Tennessee State Library and Archives, Archives and Manuscripts
Choose Subject search. Under "Browse by Subject", enter "ganier". Choose "Ganier, Albert F." then "Albert F. Ganier photographic collection".

George: Jean Craighead George Papers, 1948-1995
University of Minnesota Libraries, Children's Literature Research Collections
Production materials for The Moon of the Bears.

Graham Co.: The North Carolina County Photograph Collection, Graham County
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Wilson Library, North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (John Peine) Collection, 1982-1990
The University of Tennessee Special Collections Library

Green: Archie Green Papers, 1929-1988
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Wilson Library, Southern Folklife Collection
Scroll down to "Green, Archie."

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Hammer: J. M. Hammer's History of Sevier County, 1876
Tennessee State Library and Archives, Archives and Manuscripts
Click Title and enter "History of Sevier County".

Haywood Co.: The North Carolina County Photograph Collection, Haywood County, 1910-1950s
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wilson Library, North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives

Haywood Co.: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, Haywood County (NC) photographs
The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Prints and Photographs Reading Room
Scroll down to "NORTH CAROLINA--Haywood County."

Haywood County (NC) Records, 1786-1978 (pdf)
North Carolina State Archives
See pages 168-171.

Hogue: Charlene N. Hogue Collection, 1989
The University of North Carolina, Manuscripts Department, Southern Folklife Collection
Enter "Charlene N. Hogue" in catalog search box.

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Jennings: Joe Jennings Collection, 1802-1967
East Tennessee State University Archives of Appalachia

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Kennedy: Frank Hunter Kennedy Papers, 1789-1985
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, D. H. Wilson Library, Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection
Materials on Mellinger Edward Henry, folders 207-9.

Kephart: George S. Kephart Family Papers, 1789-1985
Cornell University Library, Carl A. Kroch Rare & Manuscript Collections
Search "george s. kephart family papers" in Title. Collection includes "correspondence of Horace Kephart and printed material pertaining to his work as a naturalist and early advocate for establishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Kephart: Horace Kephart Collection, 1895-1948
Western Carolina University, Hunter Library Special Collections

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LeCompte: L. C. LeCompte Postcard Collection, 1910-1977
The University of North Carolina at Asheville, D. Hiden Ramsey Library, Special Collections/University Archives
See postcards 61-111.

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Map of GSMNP: Shaded relief map of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, produced by the U.S. National Park Service, 1995
The University of Texas at Austin, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

Map of GSMNP: Park map of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, produced by the U.S. National Park Service, 1999 (pdf)
The University of Texas at Austin, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

Map of GSMNP: Trail map of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, produced by the U.S. National Park Service, 1999 (pdf)
The University of Texas at Austin, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

Maps of Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, Geography and Map Reading Room

Masa: George Masa Photographs
Pack Memorial Library North Carolina Collection
Enter "George Masa" in the 'Subjects or Keywords' box. Choose "Image" in the 'Collections or Images or Newspapers or Map' dropdown box.

Masa: George Masa Collection, 1915-1933
Western Carolina University, Hunter Library Special Collections

McCoy: George William McCoy Papers, 1922-1955
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, D. H. Wilson Library Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection
Collection includes a typed manuscript by McCoy entitled Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Moses: Edward P. Moses Papers, 1901-1948
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, D. H. Wilson Library Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection
Some materials concern land acquisition, legislation, and development of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 1932-1940s.

Mountain View Hotel (Gatlingburg, TN) Register, 1927-1933
The University of Tennessee, Special Collections Library

Mumford: Lewis Mumford Papers, 1905-1987
University of Pennsylvania, Van Pelt Library, The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Letters from Harvey and Anne Broome, some concerning the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club, Box 7 Folder 610.

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NPS: Records of the National Park Service, 1785-1990
National Archives and Records Administration, National Archives Building, Washington, DC
See record group 79.3.2 and 79.15 for the records of Horace M. Albright, Arno B. Cammerer, and a silent film on the Park.

NPS: Records of the National Park Service, 1865-1949
National Archives and Records Administration, Southeast Region, Atlanta, GA
See record group 79.

NPS: Records of the National Park Service, 1910-1967
National Archives and Records Administration, Mid-Atlantic Region, Philadelphia, PA
See record group 79.

Nothstein: Dr. Louis D. Silveri Oral History Collection: William Nothstein (1902-), August 1977
The University of North Carolina at Asheville, D. Hiden Ramsey Library, Special collections/University Archives

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Panoramic Photographs
The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Prints and Photographs Reading Room
Search for "waynesville" and "cherokee carolina" to see sample photographs. Click here to view a description of the collection.

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Quillen: James H. Quillen Papers, c. 1918-1999 and undated
East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia

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Records of the Committee on Public Lands, 1816-1921, and the Committee on Public Lands and Surveys, 1921-46
Library of Congress, National Archives
Unprinted transcripts document "hearings from the 1941 investigation of J. Ross Eakin, the superintendent of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park" (77A-F27). Scroll down the page for this entry.

Reece: B. Carroll Reece Papers, 1865-1971
East Tennessee State University Archives of Appalachia
May 13, 1937 speech about the Park, Box 22 Folder 26.

Ritter: W.M. Ritter and Ritter Lumber Company, 1920-1983
Western Carolina University Hunter Library, Special Collections

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Sevier Co.: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Prints and Photographs Reading Room
Click on Sevier County to view images.

Sevier Co.: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Historical and Genealogical Information
Tennessee State Library Archives, Archives and Manuscripts

Sierra Club Members Papers, 1892-1996
University of California at Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
See Series 1, 38, 44, and 63.

Sierra Club Legislative Office Records, 1960-
University of California at Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
See Subseries 2.12 and 2.30.

Sierra Club Records, 1891-1991
University of California at Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Photographs from Ms. Simms' collection.

Sing Along with Appalachia Collection, 1930s, 1969-70, and undated
East Tennessee State University, Archives of Appalachia

Smoky Mountain Railroad Collection, 1938-1963
The University of Tennessee, Special Collections Library

Smoky Mountains Hiking Club Collection, 1924-1999
Knox County Public Library System, Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection

Stephens: George Erwin Gullett Stephens Papers, 1884-1968
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, D. H. Wilson Library, Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection

Stephens: Dr. Louis D. Silveri Oral History Collection, George Meyers Stephens, 1904-1976
The University of North Carolina at Asheville, D. Hiden Ramsey Library, Special Collections/University Archives

Stephens: George Meyers Stephens Papers, 1924-1979
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, D. H. Wilson Library, Manuscripts Department, Southern Historical Collection

Swain Co.: The North Carolina County Photograph Collection, Swain County, 1910-1940
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, D. H. Wilson Library, Manuscripts Department, North Carolina Collection

Swain Co.: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Prints and Photographs Reading Room
Click on Swain County to view images, index continues on next page.

Swain Co. Records, 1871-1970 (pdf)
North Carolina, Office of Archives and History, State Archives
See pages 326-327.

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Tanner: James Taylor Tanner Papers, 1935-1990
Cornell University, Carl A. Knoch Library Rare and Manuscript Collections
Search the Library Catalog for "james taylor tanner" as Title. The collection includes "field notes on Junco study in the Great Smoky Mountains."

Taylor: Papers of Congressman Roy Arthur Taylor, 1959-1977
The University of North Carolina at Asheville, D. Hiden Ramsey Library Special Collections/University Archives
Cherokee Information, D-178; Gatlinburg spur road information, 16-4-1.

Tennessee Department of Conservation Photograph Collection, 1937-1976 (pdf)
Tennessee State Library and Archives, Archives and Manuscripts
Includes four volumes (15, 15a, 15b, 15c) of photographs of the Great Smoky Mountains, Boxes 34-38.

Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission, 1927-[1931]-1937 (pdf)
Tennessee State Library and Archives, Archives and Manuscripts

Tennessee Post Card Collection, 1966
Cleveland Public Library
Search for "tennessee post card collection" in Keyword Search.

Tennessee State Library and Archives Post Card Collection
Tennessee State Library and Archive, Archives and Manuscripts
Alphabetical list, look for regional locations such as Gatlinburg, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Thomas: William Holland Thomas Collection, 1796-1956
Western Carolina University, Hunter Library Special Collections

Thompson: James Edward Thompson Photographs, ca. 1924
Colorado College, Tutt Library Special Collections and Archives
Search "views in the great smok" for catalog record.

Thornburgh: Laura Thornburgh Papers, 1926-1946
The University of Tennessee Special Collections Library

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Weakley: S. A. Weakley Papers and Genealogical Collection, 1795-1971
Tennessee State Library and Archive, Archives and Manuscripts
Select "TN Public Library Catalog", select "Begin", search "weakley papers" in Keyword Search.

Weaver: Zebulon Weaver Collection, 1850-1960
Western Carolina University, Hunter Library Special Collections

Whaley: Writings on "Aunt" Lyddy Whaley, 1925-1929
Tennessee State Library and Archive, Archives and Manuscripts
Click Begin. Then search "lyddy whaley" in Keyword Search.

Whittaker: Robert Harding Whittaker Papers, 1940-1984
Cornell University, Carl A. Knoch Rare and Manuscript Collections
Search "robert harding whittaker" as Title. Includes materials related to "an effort to obtain measurements of the biomass and productivity of the forest communities along an elevation gradient in the Great Smoky Mountains."

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Site Updated October 18, 2006.

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