Record Series Name: CMC Newspaper Clippings and Miscellaneous Pamphlets
Physical Location:  Box 9
Record Series Value (High, Medium, Low):  Estimated as Medium - High
Box	Folder	Description
CMC 2002.2.9	1	Newspaper clippings from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.  Most appear to be from the Asheville Citizen and Times.  There is one clipping from the New York Times dated March 15, 1942.  One of the earliest clippings describes the organization of the Carolina Mountain Club with a handwritten date: "7/17/21."  Other clippings note the establishment of the Appalachian trail, the death of George Masa--June, 1933, and general news about club activities.  The clippings are grouped by date:  1920s (7); 1930s (5); 1940s (4); No date (5).
	2	Newspaper clippings from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.  These clippings include news about club activities, obituaries, photographs of members, articles on hiking and wilderness preservation, and related events.  For example, there are several clippings about the 100th anniversary of the death of Elisha Mitchell in 1957; the 40th anniversary of the Carolina Mountain Club in 1963; the controversy about the proposed Fontana road in 1960; a bad fall by a club member--Bernard Elias--in 1975.  They are grouped by date:  1950s (11); 1960s (55); 1970s (40); no date (24).
	3	Newspaper clippings from the 1980s and 1990s.  Some notable events from the 1980s reflected in these clippings include the death of club member and environmental activist Arch Nichols in 1989; the opening of the Mountains to the Sea hiking trail; and  controversies over Forest Service management decisions.  There are only a few clippings from the 1990s, and most reflect continuing concern about Forest Service policies.  Grouped by date:  1980s (280; 1990s (8); no date (12).
	4	Scrap book inscribed "Miss Laura Smith's Scrap book presented to CMC."  Contains seven pages of clippings pasted in.  Most of these are hike announcements; they are undated but appear to be from the 1930s and 1940s.  The book also contained thirty-one loose clippings, a typed sheet of "sing along" songs, and a photograph of "Eiler U. Larsen with one of his little friends," dated April 24, 1933.
	5	A group of clippings marked "from Mrs. Glenn."  Most are photographs of mountain vistas and waterfalls.  (13)
	6	Miscellaneous pamphlets collected by the CMC.  These include: guides to the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Nantahala National Forest; a copy of "Trailway News;" several brochures about the Appalachian Trail; copy of an article about Arch Nichols from "Trailway News;" announcements for meetings and dedications; several articles on wilderness issues and hiking safety.  (22)