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Correspondence between David C. Chapman and Zebulon Weaver, 1933
No full textZebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
This correspondence-set of three letters-between David C. Chapman Zebulon Weaver discusses the legislative steps being taken for completion of the park project.
David C. Chapman to Zebulon Weaver, May 29, 1933
In this letter Chapman states he hoped Weaver had gotten the commitment that was necessary for the park completion from the Director of the Budget.
Zebulon Weaver to David C. Chapman, June 1, 1933
In this letter Weaver assures Chapman that the Reforestation Act contained provision that would allow for land purchases necessary for the completion of the park. If that does not work out, Weaver would work towards getting the necessary amendment attached in the Senate to the Public Works Bill.
David C. Chapman to Zebulon Weaver, June 2, 1933
In this letter Chapman suggests making changed to the proposed amendment to the Public Works Bill making it mandatory for the established park Commissions to work towards land acquisition necessary for completion of the park project
Correspondence between David C. Chapman, Zebulon Weaver, and Nathan L. Bachman, 1934
No full textZebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
This correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, David C. Chapman, President of the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association, and Senator Nathan Bachman-a set of three letters-centers around a legislative bill.
David C. Chapman to Zebulon Weaver, March 24, 1934
In this letter Chapman requests from Weaver a copy of Weaver’s amended bill relating to the park lands.
Zebulon Weaver to David C. Chapman, April 7, 1934
In this letter Weaver explains to Chapman his plans with regards to introducing the bill in the Senate by Senator Bachman and in the House and also that money will likely be available soon to complete land purchase for the park on the North Carolina side.
Zebulon Weaver to Nathan L. Bachman, April 7, 1934
In this letter Weaver refers to the enclosed copy of bill 5360 and requests Bachman to introduce it in the Senate with amendments as set out in the House report. The amendments would ensure that the President can transfer to the park the lands acquired in North Carolina and Tennessee under the Reforestation Act
Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, Arno B. Cammerer, and David C. Chapman, 1935-36
No full textZebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway. This correspondence between David C. Chapman, President of the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association, Arno Cammerer, , Director of the National Park Service, and Zebulon Weaver-a set of 10 letters-revolves around issues in land acquisition for the park.
Zebulon Weaver to David C. Chapman, December 20, 1935
In this letter Weaver refers to disagreeing with Mr. Cammerer’s view regarding land acquisition by the Park and also states he would be going to Washington soon to deal with the issue.
David C. Chapman to Zebulon Weaver, December 14, 1935
In this letter David Chapman refers to an enclosed letter from Mr. Cammerer stating that 445,000 acres were needed to complete the park instead of 400,000. Chapman feels it would be helpful if Weaver went to Washington to sort this matter out with the Attorney General.
Arno B. Cammerer to David C. Chapman, December 7, 1935
In this letter Cammerer states he was not comfortable to acquire 400,000 acres to establish Smokies as a completed park. He also advises Chapman’s conservation group to await the efforts of the Park to secure more money for securing what he considered sufficient acreage needed for completion of the park.
David C. Chapman to Arno B. Cammerer, December 14, 1935
In this letter Chapman states he was confident of securing a ruling from the Attorney General that once 400,000 acreas were acquired the Smokies would be considered a completed park. Delaying this further for more acreage would create a lot of disappointment and bad feelings about the delays in completing this venture.
David C. Chapman to Zebulon Weaver, December 24, 1935
In this letter Chapman mentions that Representative from the Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee were of the same opinion as with Weaver and saw no reasons for delay in the completion of the Park.
David C. Chapman to Zebulon Weaver, January 3, 1936
In this letter Chapman states that he agrees with Cam that declaring the Smokies a completed park might prevent them from getting the balance of the money needed for the park. He also requests Weaver to follow up on this matter with Secretary Ickes or the President in Washington.
Zebulon Weaver to David C. Chapman, January 6, 1936
In this letter Weaver mentions he feels that acquiring 400,000 acres would allow the Smokies to be established as a completed park and that he was confident it would be open within the year. He also mentions following up on the matters with Daniels, Cam, and if possible Secretary Ickes.
David C. Chapman to Zebulon Weaver, January 11, 1936
In this letter Chapman states that Cam thought they had enough acreage for the Smokies to be declared a completed park but that Cam wanted to wait till they got the allotment.
David C. Chapman to Zebulon Weaver, January 24, 1936
In this letter Champan mentions while some allotment had come through, it was important for the matter to be pursued to get the remaining money. He also mentions Senator McKeller being unhappy with Cam since the latter did not spend any of the allotted money in Tennessee.
Zebulon Weaver to David C. Chapman, January 27, 1936
In this letter Weaver discusses the source of the allotted funds. He also states he was sorry that Cam’s role was being misunderstood by McKeller while people in North Carolina thought he was spending money on Tennessee
Correspondence between Zebulon Weaver, Fred L. Weede, W. H. Woodbury, David C. Chapman, Mark Squires, Junius G. Adams, March 1932
No full textZebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
This set of eleven letters deals primarily with an article published in the March 1st, 1932 issue of the "Asheville Citizen Times." The article highlighted the Tennessee delegation’s role in the Congress supporting development of the park ignoring the role of North Carolina Representatives like Zebulon Weaver. The letters revolve around this issue of misrepresentation in the Times and attempt to clarify the situation. Following are brief summaries of each of these letters:
Fred L. Weede to Zebulon Weaver, March 2, 1932
In this letter Weede refers to an enclosed story about Knoxville taking credit for legislation regarding the Smoky Mountain National Park. He also states that proposals for federal appropriation for a Skyline Parkway and a Skyline Highway was not going to receive any endorsement from the Asheville Chamber of Commerce. He urges Weaver to find a way to publicize the cooperation provided by the Chamber of Commerce towards Weaver’s work affecting highways and the National Park.
Zebulon Weaver to W. H. Woodbury, March 4, 1932
In this two page letter Weaver acknowledges the receipt of Woodbury’s letter and of the Haywood County deed showing the certificate of registration. He also express hurt about the “Asheville Citizen” falsely representing Col. Chapman as giving credit to Mr. Warren and Mr. Taylor for an amendment, introduced in the House, to the Emergency Road Bill providing for road development in the National Park. According to Weaver, he had suggested the amendment and had worked towards getting the support of the House members.
Zebulon Weaver to Fred L. Weede, March 4, 1932
In this three page letter Weaver acknowledges receiving Weede’s letter of the 2nd and states that the “Asheville Citizen” had wrongfully credited Congressman Taylor from Tennessee for securing the amendment to the Road Bill which was beneficial to the development of the National Park. The rest of the letter mostly includes Weaver’s detailed discussion of his role in the passage of the amendment in an effort to clear the misrepresentation of Tennessee’s role and to uphold the work of the North Carolina delegation in the Congress towards the park.
Zebulon Weaver to David C. Chapman, March 4, 1932
In this two page letter Weaver refers to the letters he had received regarding the article that appeared in the Asheville Citizen about lack of support from the North Carolina delegation regarding the amendment to the Road Bill promoting development of the park. Weaver clarifies for Chapman the train of events that actually led to the introduction of the amendment, his role in bringing it to the House, and how Congressman Warren had opposed it.
David C. Chapman to the Asheville Citizen, March 7, 1932
In this letter Chapman refers to the March 1st issue of the “Asheville Citizen” that portrayed him as crediting Congressman Taylor and Congressman Warren in the House for securing an appropriation for the Great Smokies in a recent emergency road legislation. Chapman clarifies that Representative Warren had in fact opposed this measure and it was Representative Weaver who had argued for it following which the measure was passed and the latter should be duly credited for that.
David C. Chapman to Zebulon Weaver, March 7, 1932
In this letter Chapman acknowledges receiving Weaver’s letter and clarifies to the latter that he had not made any statements to any newspaper crediting Congressmen Taylor and Warren for the amendment to the House bill securing support for the Smokies. He also mentions writing to the Asheville Citizen and asking them to correct the news item that included a quote from Chapman as praising Congressmen Taylor and Warren for their work in support of the park.
David C. Chapman to Mark Squires, March 9, 1932
In this letter Chapman refers to how he had been wrongly quoted in the “Ashville Times” as stating that Congressmen Taylor and Warren had supported an amendment to the road bill securing funds for the Smokies development. In reality, he had not given any newspaper interviews and it was Zebulon Weaver who was responsible for the passage of the bill.
Junius G. Adams to Zebulon Weaver, March 9, 1932
In this letter Adams tells Weaver he would find out why Weaver’s name was dropped from the Times article and how Chapman had written to the Times correcting a previous report where Weaver had not been given proper credit for his work supporting the Smoky Mountain National Park.
Fred L. Weede to Zebulon Weaver, March 10, 1932
In this letter Weede refers to the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and their actions regarding the Skyline Parkway and Skyline Drive, his attempts to publish a story about Weaver’s role in securing the amendment to the Road Bill, and the possibility of a temporary measure that would allow the Government to go in and start work on the National Park.
Zebulon Weaver to David C. Chapman, March 12, 1932
In this letter Weaver thanks Col. Chapman for writing to the Asheville Citizen clarifying Weaver’s role in bringing the amendment to the road bill and securing funds for the park. He further states if the President vetoes the bill, he still hopes to get a bill through the Congress securing the amount necessary for forestry and park work and he would work with Chapman regarding this.
Zebulon Weaver to Fred L. Weede, March 12, 1932
In this letter Weaver acknowledges the support provided by the Asheville Chamber of Commerce towards the development of the park. He also states he will work towards getting the amendment to the Road bill passed in the Senate, discuss with the Park service about introducing a bill reducing the acreage necessary for the government to begin development, and hoped the Park would be established soon as a national project
Writers Talk featuring David Weaver
No full textDavid Weaver from the Ohioana Library discusses Ohioana's September 8 trip to Cleveland Playhouse Square. And Ohioana Book Festival authors Les Roberts and Robin Yocum talk to OSU student Joe Frazier about their books, The Cleveland Creep and The Essay: A Novel, respectively.The media can be accessed here: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/WritersTalk-Audio/WT_2012-8-27.mp3Ohio State University. Center for the Study and Teaching of Writin
Weaver, David
No full textDavid Weaver - Assistant Professor of Chemistry.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_photos/3924/thumbnail.jp
Reading: Will Weaver
No full textIn this audiovisual recording from Friday, March 23, 1990, as part of the 21st Annual UND Writing Conference: “The Literature of Immigration,” Will Weaver reads an excerpt from “The Bread-Truck Driver” and “Blood Pressure.”
Introduced by David Thorton
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The David W. Fentress Family Letters, 1856-1969
No full textTranscript of a letter by an unidentified author to David Fentress regarding sharing federal newspapers and the banning of federal newspapers in some areas. The author passes on the news of the war including the destruction of the Federal merchantmen by the Confederate fleet. He passes along world news: Russia preparing to go to War with Europe and how that could negatively affect the Confederacy. There is also speculation on the future of the war
The David W. Fentress Family Letters, 1856-1969
No full textTranscript of a letter by an unidentified author to David Fentress regarding sharing federal newspapers and the banning of federal newspapers in some areas. The author passes on the news of the war including the destruction of the Federal merchantmen by the Confederate fleet. He passes along world news: Russia preparing to go to War with Europe and how that could negatively affect the Confederacy. There is also speculation on the future of the war
Portrait of author David Foster at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author David Foster at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 8 June 2011.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
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