Broome, Anna (Anne) Purcel, 1904-1983
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Harvey Broome Papers.
Collection
Identifier: MSC 0259
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...
Dates:
1929-1968
William A. Hart Jr. Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSC 1003
Scope and Contents
1) Approximately 100 letters from Anne Broome written to the donor between 1975 and 1983. Included is a beaver-chewed stick with Harvey Broome's mailing label attached, a letter from Anne describes where he found the object. 2) Research done by the donor for an article about Harvey Broome titled "A View in the Wilderness: The Miracle of Harvey Broome" published in Smokies Life Magazine, Volume 8, No. 1.
Dates:
1975 - 1983; 2014
