329 research outputs found
Across the Universe and back with Bill Bryson
No full textInterview with Bill Bryson, author of 'A short history of almost everything'
Trips in the Smokies, 1930
No full text“Trips in the Smokies” is an 8-page brochure written by Horace Kephart (1862-1931), author of “Camping and Woodcraft” (1906) and “Our Southern Highlanders” (1913). The 1930 brochure, published by the Bryson City Drug Co., follows one with the same name printed in 1929. The two brochures demonstrate changes in travel opportunities, with Kephart suggesting Bryson City as a jumping off point for Smokies exploration, including a map and directions for traveling from Atlanta to Asheville. This brochure also includes mention of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Like the 1929 brochure, the one from 1930 was the personal property of Kephart and is stamped as such
Guide to MS291 Conrey Bryson Papers
No full textEl Paso newscaster, author, and historian, Conrey Bryson was born in Cleveland, Utah, October 13, 1905, the son of Samuel C. Bryson, a farmer and miner, and Clara E.(Davis) Bryson. He came to El Paso in 1929 and worked for a theater company that went bankrupt leaving him stranded. He then worked as a courier for Western Union until 1936 when he was hired by KTSM radio and television. Bryson worked for KTSM until 1964. In 1965 he went to Washington, D.C. to work as an administrative assistant for Congressman Richard C. White. Bryson retired in 1972. He received his BA and MA from the Texas Western College (now the University of Texas El Paso) in 1954 and 1959, respectively. He was a member of Western Writers of America, the Mormon History Association, The El Paso County Historical Society (where he was the president in 1963-1964 and 1974), the Heritage Commission of UTEP, and the El Paso Westerners Corral. Bryson’s papers contain manuscripts and research for his two books, Down Went McGinty and Winter Quarters, several unpublished manuscripts, radio scripts from KTSM, and personal papers which include speeches from Easter services and Christmas letters
Bryson City as Smokies gateway
No full textThis 1929 correspondence, from E. M. Zimmerman to Horace Kephart, proposes that Bryson City be promoted as the “best gateway to the ‘Smokies.’” Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author and promoter of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Bryson City is located in Swain County, North Carolina.Honorary President, Dr. John H. Finlby,
Pres. of the Walkers' League of America,
Editor, New York Times.
President, Professor Eugene C. Bingham,
Lafayette College, Easton, Pa.
Vice Presidents,
J. Brucb Btau., Box 968, Narberth, Pa.
William Skinnbr, Easton, Pa.
H. M. Cyr, Palmerton, Pa.
Prop. V. S. Babasinian, Lehigh
University, Bethlehem, Pa.
A. E. Rupp, Harrisburg, Pa.
Secretary, Mrs. Gborgb F. Wilson,
100 Pennsylvania Ave., Easton, Pa.
Treasurer, E. M. Zimmerman,
717 Linden St., Bethlehem, Pa.
©lyr 2lhir Mountain Club
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September 2j, 1^29
Dear Mr. Kephart:
I have been trym0 cVcr since rc ournin.,
home uo &©t the title of Benton Maekaye's recent booit
but have not been successful. Some months a.,o h*. _.avc
anc address to our club on the subject of tht Applachiaix
frail. We made copies of ohat aaarcss and sent, them out
to our club members. 1 am sena.in_ you a copy also.
She book is an elaboration of the theme of the audress.
Some days ac,o I came across an article
alludm^., to the youth movement in Germany. You will be
interested in the clipping so I am sendin^ it on to you.
Cooler weather has brought with it
an interest in our own trail work and. last week-end
we held one of our monthly outings, notice of which
is also enclosed.
I trust you have had favorable response
from the Asheville Chamber of Commerce on publicity
for Bryson City as the best ^gateway to the "Smokies".
I haven't forgotten the very interesting, talk with you
a month atoo. I rant to thank you now for your courtesies,
Please remember me to Mr. Bennett next time you are in
his druj, store.
I look forward to a trip to the Smokies,
but actin^, on your advice shall wait for a year or two
before -oin- out on the trails.
V/ith. best regards, I am,
Very truly yours,
Mr. Horace Kephart,
Bryson City, I. C.
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Bryson Apartments on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, ca.1917
No full textPhotograph of the Bryson Apartments on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, ca.1917. From the façade, the building is an inverted U-shape building. Flanking the path the leads up to the entrance of the building are a pair of sculptures showing two lions holding up a seal with some writing on it. The lions are situated on a platform held up by four columns. Small trees and bushes decorate the yard and the walkway. Two flags are flown on the roofs of each wing of the building.; "Bryson Apartments: 2701 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. This ten-story Beaux Arts/Classical Revival/Mediterranean style building designed by Architects Frederick Noonan and Charles H. Kysor was erected in 1912." -- unknown author. Engstrum Construction was the contracting company
Grave of noted author
No full textThis undated article is a memorial to Horace Kephart (1862-1931), a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist, and author. In 1904, he left his work as a librarian in St. Louis and permanently moved to western North Carolina. His popular book, “Camping and Woodcraft” was first published 1906; the 1916/1917 edition is considered a standard manual for campers after almost a century of use. Living and working in a cabin on Hazel Creek in Swain County, Kephart began to document life in the Great Smoky Mountains, producing “Our Southern Highlanders” in 1913. Throughout his life, Kephart wrote many articles supporting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.GRAVE OF NOTED AUTHOR—On a hillside overlooking Bryson City and with the Great Smoky
Mountains National park in view in the distance, a huge boulder marks the grave of Horace Kephart, of
Bryson City, author of "Our Southern Highlanders" and other books, and who was an active advocate of a
national park in the Smokies. The highest peak of the mountains in the distance is Mount Kephart, named
in honor of the author. The boulder that marks the grave in Bryson City cemetery was brought from the
Great Smokies as a CCC project
View of Lafayette Park (formerly Sunset Park), from the Bryson Apartments, Los Angeles, ca. January 1913
No full textPhotograph of a view of Lafayette Park (formerly Sunset Park), from the Bryson Apartments, Los Angeles, ca. January 1913. Windy paths navigate through the park at center. Benches are placed along the paths, and the grass is well maintained. A variety of trees are planted throughout the park, while residential blocks and mountains are visible in the distance. Wilshire Boulevard, Commonwealth Avenue and Hoover Street are in view.; "Bryson Apartments: 2701 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. This ten-story Beaux Arts/Classical Revival/Mediterranean style building designed by Architects Frederick Noonan and Charles H. Kysor was erected in 1912." -- unknown author
Mesilla's millions, and their mysteries
No full text29 p., 31 cm.Authored by the effectively-anonymous ‘B.M.L.’, this work examines the complicated maneuvers and secretive negotiations between agents of the US and Mexican governments regarding the sale of Mexican territory. At its most ambitious the plan called for the sale of much of northern Mexico, including the states of Sonora, Chihuahua, and Coahuila, but was eventually scaled back to the Valle de Mesilla, which runs between Mexico and Arizona. The deep involvement of Santa Anna, along with some of his closest associates, combined with his perpetual need for finances, cast the entire enterprise under a cloud of suspicion and the author suggests that the real or perceived corruption only served to entrench the uneasy relationship between the two countries, while eroding trust between the Mexican people and their officials.This document is an English translation of the "Los millones de la Mesilla, y sus misterios." Translated by Lorena Gauthereau-Bryson. The language of the original document is Spanish
Kephart's address before Bryson City Women's Club
No full textThis news clipping describes a speech made by Horace Kephart to the Women’s Club of Bryson City, North Carolina in 1929. The clipping was collected by George Masa. George Masa (1881-1933) was active in the Appalachian Trail Club and in the movement to establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In 1931, he was named to the three-person nomenclature committee for the North Carolina Park Commission and had the responsibility for accurately naming the peaks, streams, and other features. Mutual interests fostered Masa’s friendship with Horace Kephart (1862-1931), a noted author and promoter of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Kephart and Masa often hiked together with park officials on inspection trips and provided information to stir public interest. Kephart wrote many articles promoting regional conservation and the park movement
Designing a binary counter
No full textAs part of the curriculum of the Electronics Engineering Course at the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School the author was assigned as a junior engineer to the Engineering Products Department, RCA Victor Division, Radio Corporation of America, Camden, N. J. for a period of eleven weeks during the winter of 1949. He was specifically assigned to assist Mr. H. C. Bryson of RCA in the pre-production development of a counter under Navy Contract NObsr-393l3. This project consisted primarily of investigating miniature and sub-miniature techniques in order to produce an easily portable piece of test equipment. Prior to, and during this period, the author studied the articles listed in the Bibliography to assist him in this assignment and in the preparation of this thesis. Using this background and the circuitry already developed by Mr. W. H. Bliss of the RCA Laboratories Division. Princeton, N. J. the author attempted to design a 400,000 to 1 counter by scaling known designs to the needs of the assigned project. By trial and error techniques barely acceptable circuits were produced. It soon became apparent that it would be highly desirable to have some means of predicting the optimum circuit design. To meet this need, and at the instigation of Mr. Bryson, the author evolved the design procedures set forth in this thesis. Three different counter circuits were built using these procedures and upon testing gave highly satisfactory results. Rather than write a lengthy summary of the past literature on counters, the author hopes that this paper will be an extension to the literature. The only claim to true originality lies in the method for determining the optimum ratio of R2 to R3; it was on this phase that the author spent the major portion of his research time on this project. The other procedures set forth, however, represent a compilation in one article of known facts in other fields of electronics which are adaptable to the design of electronic counters. It is hoped that this paper will meet the need for which it was written; to this end it is additionally being offered for publication in a technical periodical. The Bibliography herein is offered for those who wish to make a more extensive study of counters, their circuitry and applications.Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.Lieutenant Commander, United States Navyhttp://archive.org/details/designingbinaryc109453633
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