Fink and Dulaney Papers, 1779-1932
Title | Fink and Dulaney Papers, 1779-1932 |
Publication Type | Manuscript |
Year of Publication | 1850 |
Authors | Fink, Paul M. |
Collection Title | Fink and Dulaney Papers |
Manuscript Number | MS.2018 |
Date Published | circa 1850 |
Library/Archive | University of Tennessee Libraries, Special Collections |
Subjects | Appalachian Trail, History, Park development |
Description | This collection houses an impressive array of materials documenting East Tennessee history. Of particular interest are the personal papers of such prominent men as J. F. Deaderick, A. A. Taylor, and William Bean. Paul M. Fink was an active mountaineer and conservationist, and was instrumental in establishing the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Appalachian Trail in Tennessee and North Carolina. Fink wrote several books, including That's why they call it (1956), Jonesborough: the first century of Tennessee's first town (1972), Bits of mountain speech (1974), and Backpacking was the only way (1975). |
URL | http://dlc.lib.utk.edu/spc/view?docId=ead/0012_001549_000000_0000/0012_001549_000000_0000.xml;query=smoky%20mountains;brand=default |