Record Series Name:  CMC Early Documents, History, Member Narratives, Bylaws.
Physical Location:  Box 15
Record Series Value (High, Medium, Low):  Estimated as High
Record Series Description:  The early club history is extremely important and as such a separate series has been created even though these records apply to other series in the collection.  See these other record series for additional documents.  Summary of records:
BOX FOLDER DESCRIPTION
CMC 2002.2.15. 1 CMC hike reports, 1931.  (8 items.)
2 CMC hike reports, 1932.  (23 items.)
3 CMC hike reports, 1933.  (15 items.)
4 CMC hike reports, 1934.  (16 items.)
5 CMC hike reports, 1935.  (8 items.)
6 CMC hike reports, 1938-39.  (31 items.)
7 CMC history.  Printed booklet: "History of the Carolina Mountain Club Commemorating the 70th Anniversary 1923-1993;" two typed and five handwritten pages marked 1936 and titled "The Carolina Mountain Club;"  two copies of printed brochure: "The Carolina Mountain Club 50th Anniversary;" newspaper clipping, undated: "Mrs. Glenn Speaks on Mountain Club's History at Meeting;" two typed pages titled "History of the Carolina Mountain Club," dated 11/1/63; two typed pages--green tissue paper--titled "History of the Carolina Mountain Club;" one typed page titled "A Brief History of the Carolina Mountain Club, Inc., Asheville, N.C.;"  typed three page paper with note: "Presented at the special 30th Anniversary Meeting held on April 18, 1953;" four typed pages titled "History of the Carolina Mountain Club (Condensed);"  typed "list of Members of Appalachian Mountain Club, Southern Chapter;"  two typed pages titled "History of the Carolina Mountain Club" marked "George Sanders; two copies of four-page history titled "The Carolina Mountain Club," with written note: "composed by Arch Nichols, Nov. 1963;"  copy of Asheville Chamber of Commerce newsletter noting CMC's 30th Anniversary, April 1, 1953.  (14 items.)
8 Folder with newspaper clipping glued inside, Asheville Times, April 26, 1985.
9 Hike reports and correspondence, 1940. (16 items.)
10 Obituary of Jerome Dykeman; nine letters, most concerning contributions to a memorial fund.
11 Copy of Jerome Dykeman's will; three letters pertaining to it.
12 Obituary of Arch Nichols; memorial service program; copy of newspaper article about Nichols; "Bibliography of Arch Nichols;" copy of letter from Nichols to Harry Baker; copy of speech noting the importance of Hot Springs to the Appalachian Trail
13 Copy of booklet "From Cabin to Cabin, the life of A. Rufus Morgan;" clipping of obituary of Morgan; four photographs of Morgan and Arch Nichols; handwritten letter from Nichols to Judy Jennes about Morgan's death; copy of letter from Nichols to Hank Lautz; copy of letter from Nichols to Francis P. Hulme.
14 Letters and program about the Charles H. Lindsley Memorial Hike to Mt. Leconte.
15 Correspondence about George T. Cutting and the auction of his paintings to benefit CMC.
16 Correspondence about CMC's automobile liability insurance, 1936
17 CMC membership applications, 1924-25.
18   Cabins folder:  1933-34 correspondence on rental agreement with Forest Service; 1930s cabin rules; numerous original cabin use forms filled out by members;  also Oct. 1962 cabin rules
19   CMC Certification of Incorporation:  original 1924 document with member signatures; also 1957 extension of incorporation document, and Notice of Proposed Amendments, 1987 (see CMC Legal Documents series)
20 CMC Financial Reports folder:  Annual budget reports from 1933-39 (1935 missing) and 1947(see CMC Financial Documents series)
  21 Appalachian Trail Conference Documents. Important 1938 letter outlining the state of the AT in North Carolina (several copies); also contains 1948 and 1950s documents. Correspondence on ATC meeting and miscellaneous letters.
22 Correspondence between the Appalachian Trail Conference and CMC,  1935-60.
23 Appalachian Trail Conference annual meeting, reports and programs, 1931, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1952, 1955.
24 Pamphlet describing origin and purpose of CMC; two copies of "Guide to Trails in Western North Carolina."
25 Letters to Roger Morrow from Senators B. Everett Jordon and Sam Ervin; copy of constitution of  the Carolina Appalachian Trail Club; article from Appalachian Trailway News, May 1948; note on personal data for members with 25 years in CMC; CMC Bulletin, Feb. 1953; two CMC membership lists: May 1957 & Jan. 1963.
26 Seven letters to Roger Morrow dated 1953; copies of four letters to CMC from former members; five copies of CMC brochure, 1937-41; letter to CMC from George Stephens, 4-18-53; letter to CMC from Ruth Church; copy of CMC Bulletin, January, 1932; two page typed "History of the Carolina Mountain Club;" four page typed "History of the Carolina Mountain Club (Condensed), 4-18-53; three half pages, handwritten, titled "List of Bulletins + Hike Schedules;" nine handwritten membership lists; three newspaper clippings about CMC meetings; obituary of Dr. Tennent; obituary of Roger Morrow; postcard to Roger Morrow; undated CMC brochure.
27 Two page typed "Report on Mt. Mitchell Camping Trip, July 4-5, 1931; typed four page "Heart of the Alleghanies."
28   CMC Founding Documents folder:  1920-23 documents that outline the creation of CMC in 1923; original letters and signatures; H.D. Ramsey listed in Jan.14, 1923 letter (note Ramsey likely did not join the Club after the CMC incorporation but appears to have been a member prior to incorporation)
29     CMC Poetry folder: no date (est. 1930s-40s) poem by Andy Martenson
30 Group of thirty-one questionnaires about CMC charter flight to Europe, 1966;