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Finding Aid for the J. Fred Baumann, Jr., Collection, 1839-1999


MS-2053

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, November 27, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: J. Fred Baumann, Jr., Collection

Date/Date Range :   1839-1999

Extent: 1.0 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection houses a V.H.S. tape, rough architectural drawings, correspondence, minutes, sketched maps, membership lists, newspaper articles, bylaws, deeds, wills, and photographs documenting life in the Elkmont community in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Call number: MS-2053

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
J. Fred Baumann donated these papers to the University of Tennessee's Special Collections Library.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], J. Fred Baumann, Jr., Collection, MS-2053. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of one box.


Biography / History

J. Fred Baumann is a former president of the Appalachian Club and a Trustee of the Preddy Memorial Foundation.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection houses a V.H.S. tape, rough architectural drawings, correspondence, minutes, sketched maps, membership lists, newspaper articles, bylaws, deeds, wills, and photographs documenting life in the Elkmont community in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Subject Terms

  • Baumann, J. Fred.
  • Elkmont (Tenn.).
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.).
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
Sketched map and list of Elkmont lessees, undated

Scope Note:

Includes a sketched map of "Appalachian Club town" showing lessees' last names and a list of cottage lessee's names given numerically by cottage number (lessees' names differ from the sketch).
Box   1     Folder   2    
Framed List, undated

Scope Note:

Includes a framed list of Elkmont cottage lessee's names, listed numerically by cottage number.
Box   1     Folder   3    
Sketched Maps, undated

Scope Note:

Includes a sketched map of "Wonderland Hotel area" showing lessees' last names.
Box   1     Folder   4    
Elkmont Deed Forms, Wills, and Abstractor's Certificate, 1839-1930

Scope Note:

The packet's title is "Abstract of title to the Appalachian Club and new Appalachian Club subdivision in the town of Elkmont, Tennessee, eleventh civil district, Sevier County, Tennessee, prepared for the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains Park Commission by Lassiter and Rippy, Abstractors."

All documents are filed chronologically. The handwritten numbers at the bottom of the pages correspond to the order in which the documents appeared in the packet before they were rearranged chronologically. All Wills are filed by their probated date, and Deed Forms are filed by the "Date of Deed." When two Deed Forms have the same "Date of Deed," they are then filed by the "Date of Record" and, if necessary, by the book and page numbers.

  1. 1. Title of Elkmont land to Drury P. Armstrong, 1839. Registered on November 6, 1852. Recorded in State of Tennessee no. 22667, Book I, page 208.
  2. 2. Will of Drury P. Armstrong, 1856. Dated: 2/27/1856 . Probated: 10/6/1856. Recorded in Estate Book no. 12, pages 287-?, County Court Clerk's office, Knox County, Tennessee.
  3. 3. Portion of the R.L. Trentham's Will, 1908. Dated: 9/2/1905. Probated: 2/22/1908. Recorded in Will Book no. 2, page 195, County Court Clerk's office, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Box   1     Folder   5    
Miscellaneous Elkmont property documents, 1930-1980

Scope Note:

Includes a Special Use Permit, deeds, warranty deeds, and agreements.
Box   1     Folder   6    
Miscellaneous photographs and cards, 1933-1985

Scope Note:

Includes six photographs of the Lem Ownby home and property, one photograph of a 1933 Appalachian Club newspaper photograph, two undated postcards of the Appalachian Club, and one notecard of a cottage.
Box   1     Folder   7    
Two Personal Items, 1936

Scope Note:

Includes a 1936 newspaper photograph of Fred and other children and Mr. Baumann's facetious mayorial campaign postcard.
Box   1     Folder   8    
Miscellaneous Elkmont documents, 1942-1992

Scope Note:

Includes correspondence, member lists, financial statements, agendas, minutes, and proposals of or related to the Appalachian Club and the Elkmont Preservation Committee. Most documents are related to maintenance of Elkmont and attempts to renew leases. Documents are filed chronologically.
Box   1     Folder   9    
Miscellaneous bills, receipts, and checks for work on Mr. Baumann's cottage, 1973-1976
Box   1     Folder   10    
Bylaws, 1977-1986

Scope Note:

Includes bylaws of the Appalachian Club, Inc. and the Elkmont Preservation Committee, Inc. and proposed revisions.
Box   1     Folder   11    
Four Newspaper Articles, 1987-1995
Box   1     Folder   12    
Newspaper Articles about Elkmont, 1988-1999
Box   1     Folder   13    
Elkmont V.H.S. Tape, 1990-1992

Scope Note:

Detailed description available upon request.
Box   Oversized Roll      
Appalachian Club property survey, 1'=200', undated
Box   Oversized Roll      
Elkmont newspaper article, 1965

Scope Note:

Yarbrough, Willard. "Early days recalled...future in doubt: Elkmont, rooted in Smoky Park history, is proud of tradition" The Knoxville News-Sentinel Sunday, August 29, 1965, Page F-3.
Box   Oversized Roll      
Two rough architectural drawings of Elkmont cabins, 1981

Scope Note:
  1. Cottage #10, approx. 1/4"=1', 1981
  2. Two bedroom cottage; no cottage number, scale, or date