Harvey Broome Papers.
Scope and Contents
Harvey Broome (1902-1968) was a lawyer, conservationist, writer of natural history. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee (1923), received a law degree from Harvard (1926), and was licensed to practice law in Tennessee and before the Sixth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, Harvey Broome was one of the organizers of the Wilderness Society in 1935. Harvey and his wife Anne were avid hikers and members of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club. He was a director of the Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Society (1932-1935). Three books were published posthumously: “Harvey Broome, Earth Man,” “Faces of the Wilderness,” and “Out under the Sky of the Great Smokies.” .
Dates
- 1929-1968
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
112 boxes + 8 boxes of photograph & negatives and 7 boxes of slides
- Broome, Anna (Anne) Purcel, 1904-1983 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Broome, Harvey Benjamin, 1902-1968 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Smoky Mountains Hiking Club (SMHC) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wilderness Society Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Harvey Broome Papers.
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Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
