Natchez Trace Parkway: Administrative History
Phelps DA. 1965. Natchez Trace Parkway: Administrative History. Park Administrative Histories. Mississippi
A full and accurate account of this phase of parkway history can only be produced after all relevant data will have been extracted from the papers of Busby and Stephens. Since Senator Harrison had some part in the origins of the Parkway, his papers also should be looked into. These papers, believe, are In the University of Mississippi Library and are being cataloged. Senator Bilbo's papers should yield some insight into parkway history. They now are in the library of the University of Southern Mississippi, and also are being cataloged. The essay, 'Evolution of a Parkway Concept,' which should be the heart of the work, suffers so seriously from Insufficient documentation as to require redoing by an experienced hand. To make it a viable work, the compiier should have untrammeled access to the files of both the Service and the Department, particularly the papers of Secretary Ickes. For a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of the idea, something more than a cursory look at the Blue Ridge experience should be had. To assure· the author of a keener appreciation of the many differing views and clashes of opinion, he should be afforded an opportunity to Interview and In the immediate future, Messrs. Drury, Vlnt, R.F. Lee, Tolson, Truitt, Allen, Cox, Zimmer, Kahler, Porter, Young, and Gardner. Is there any I likelihood that A.E. Demaray kept a diary? If so, It could prove valuable.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Phelps, Dawson
- Date of Issue
- 1965-03
- Units
- HIST , NATR
- Keywords
- Administration, Administrative, American Revolution, ehistory, History, Mississippi, Natchez Trace, superintendent, Trail