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University of
North Carolina at Asheville Chase P. Ambler CollectionM2008.04.1 |
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| Title | Chase P. Ambler Collection |
| Creator | Chase Ambler |
| Alt. Creator | A. Chase Ambler, Jr. |
| Identifier | http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/ambler_chase/default_ambler_chase.htm |
| Subject Keyword : | Chase Ambler ; A. Chase Ambler, Jr. ; Great Smoky Mountains National Park ; Carolina Mountain Club ; Samuel Robinson ; Jerome Dykeman ; mountaineering ; Appalachian Trail ; Bernard Elias ; Dr. Gaillard [Gail] Tennent ;George Masa ; Peter Steurer ; Archer Nichols ; Eloise Whitson ; William T. Kirkman ; parks ; Appalachia ; mountains ; Rattlesnake Lodge ; Appalachian National Park Association |
| Subject LCSH : | Ambler, Chase Appalachian Mountain Club Appalachian Trail Appalachian Trail -- History Appalachian Trail -- Guidebooks Carolina Mountain Club Dykeman, Jerome (d. 1964) Elias, Bernard Hiking -- North Carolina Hiking -- Appalachian Trail Hiking -- Appalachian Trail -- Planning Hiking -- Appalachian Region Kirkman, William T (1923-2000) McDonald, Howard Masa, George Nichols, Archer (d. 1989) Tennent, Gaillard, Dr. (d. 1953) Whitson, Eloise (d. 1992) |
| Description | A small group of booklets, reprints, photocopy images, and correspondence related to the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at the turn of the century. Included is a chronology of the development of the park and a narrative chronicling the involvement of Chase Ambler in the development of the national park. Five photocopy images of the area near "Rattlesnake Lodge" summer home of the Ambler family and other views of the mountains are included. The correspondence contains information on the park and on the Ambler family. |
| Publisher | D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 |
| Contributor | Appalachian National Park Association |
| Date | 2008-03-31 |
| Type | Collection ; Text ; Images |
| Format | 5 booklets and one thesis (total 6 items) |
| Source | M2008.04.01 |
| Language | English |
| Relation | Is related to: William T. Kirkman Photograph Collection, UNCA Special Collections ; Jerome Dykeman Papers, UNCA Special Collections ; Carolina Mountain Club, home page for the active club: http://carolinamtnclub.com/index.html ; Appalachian Mountain Club ; A. Chase Ambler, Jr., Rattlesnake Lodge: A Brief History and Guidebook, http://www.rattlesnakelodge.com/ ; E.M Ball Collection , UNCA Special Collections ; Kirchner, Matthew Michael. "The Carolina Mountain Club's Campaign to Create Shining Rock Wilderness Area", UNCA Senior Papers ; Samuel Robinson Papers (1891-1973) UNCA Special Collections ; A Chase Ambler Collection of Books Appalachian State University, Special Collections Archives, Collection 426 |
| Coverage | 1899 - present ; Asheville, NC ; western North Carolina |
| Rights | No restrictions. Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
| Donor | Donor number 324 |
| Acquisition | 1999-12-08 and 2008-03-27 |
| Citation | Chase P. Ambler Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804. |
| Processed by | D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections staff, 2008-03-31 ; 2009-04-14 HW |
| BIOGRAPHY | Dr. Chase P. Ambler was a physician in
western North Carolina who came to the area early in his life and
remained a staunch supporter of the natural environment of the region.
He is generally credited with the initial efforts to establish the Great
Smoky Mountains as a National Park. It is told that he was inspired to
make the establishment of the Park his life work when he went fishing
with his friend Judge Day to the Sapphire country in western North
Carolina and while roughing it in wilderness he began to formulate plans
that he later pushed forward for the establishment of the Park.
The earliest efforts toward the establishment of the park were taken through the Asheville Board of Trade committee, which Dr. Ambler chaired. This committee called for the creation of |
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Item I.D. # | Description | Thumbnail |
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UNCA
SPEC COLL
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272382502 |
PRESENTATION
The Appalachian National Park Association and
The Appalachian National Forest Reserve Association |
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| UNCA SPEC COLL | 43937426 |
THE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL REVIEW
The Appalachian National Park Movement By Charles Dennis Smith (A 2004 Photocopy) January 1950 Volume XXXVII Number 1 Published Quarterly By STATE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY Corner of Edenton and Salisbury Streets Raleigh, N.C. |
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| UNCA SPEC COLL |
8160579 |
The Campaign for a National 1885-1940 A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Western Carolina University by Jesse R. Lankford June 3, 1973 |
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| UNCA SPEC COLL |
43937570 |
THE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL REVIEW
North Carolina's Role in the Establishment of the By Willard Badgette Gatewood (A 2004 Photocopy) APRIL 1960 Published Quarterly by STATE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY CORNER OF EDENTON AND SALISBURY STREETS Raleigh, N.C. |
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272382502 |
The First Movement for the 1885-1923 Including the 1899 Memorial to the Congress of the U.S. petitioning the establishment of a National Park. A. Chase Ambler, Jr. (This is a modified print-out of a web page, www.chasea.com/GSMNP.html) |
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| UNCA SPEC COLL |
40138074 |
APPALACHIAN FOREST RESERVE ISSUED BY THE APPALACHIAN NATIONAL PARK ASSOCIATION
ASHEVILLE PRINTING COMPANY
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