Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931
Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist and author. In 1904 he gave up a career at the St. Louis Mercantile Library and moved to western North Carolina to engage in outdoor pursuits and study the region. He settled in the Bryson City area of Swain County. Kephart wrote two books--Camping and Woodcraft and Our Southern Highlanders--based on his skills and observations. He has been called the "Father of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park" because of his involvement in promoting the area and support of legislation creating the park.
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Louis Hampton Collection, 1903-1949 | Western Carolina University, Hunter Library | |
| referencedIn | Hiram C. Wilburn Collection, 1829-1962 | Western Carolina University, Hunter Library | |
| creatorOf | Hohenberger, Frank Michael, 1876-1963. Photographs and papers, 1917-1960. | Indiana University | |
| referencedIn | Kephart, Calvin, 1883-. Calvin I. Kephart genealogical research materials, 1911-1969. | Historical Society of Pennsylvania | |
| creatorOf | Chase, Richard, 1904-1988. Isabel Gordon Carter collection, 1921-1942. | Library of Congress | |
| referencedIn | Kephart, George S.,. George S. Kephart family papers, 1791-1985. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | George Lincoln Burr papers | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Horace Kephart and Laura Mack Kephart Family Collection, 1873-2016 | Western Carolina University, Hunter Library | |
| referencedIn | George S. Kephart family papers, 1791-1985. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
| creatorOf | Ujfalvy de Mezö-Kövesd, Károly Jenö, 1842-1904. Certain principles of Finnish phonetics, 1887. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | George Lincoln Burr papers | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| creatorOf | Horace Kephart Collection, 1886-1948 | Western Carolina University, Hunter Library |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Horace Kephart Digital Collection, 1886-1930 | Western Carolina University, Hunter Library | |
| referencedIn | Horace Kephart: Revealing an Enigma exhibit | Western Carolina University, Hunter Library | |
| referencedIn | Horace Kephart Collection in Great Smoky Mountains - A Park for America Digital Collection, 1913-1930 | Western Carolina University, Hunter Library |
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| associatedWith | Burr, George Lincoln, 1857-1938. | person |
| associatedWith | George S., Kephart | person |
| founderOf | Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Agency : U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hohenberger, Frank Michael, 1876-1963. | person |
| associatedWith | Kephart, Calvin, 1883- | person |
| associatedWith | Kephart, George S., | person |
| associatedWith | Masa, George | person |
| associatedWith | Ujfalvy de Mezö-Kövesd, Károly Jenö, 1842-1904. | person |
| associatedWith | Walser, Richard Gaither, 1908- | person |
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| Swain County (N.C.) | NC | US | |
| St. Louis | MO | US | |
| Ithaca | NY | US | |
| Swain County (N.C.) | NC | US |
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| Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) |
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Birth 1862-09-08
Death 1931-04-02
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