Fink, Paul M.

Paul Fink was a Jonesborough, Tennessee resident interested in the history of eastern Tennessee. He served on the Board of Managers of the Appalachian Trail from 1925 to 1949. He wrote That's why they call it; the names and lore of the Great Smokies (1956), Some phases of the history of the state of Franklin (1957), Jonesborough, the first century of Tennessee's first town (1972, 1989), Bits of mountain speech gathered between 1910 and 1965 along the mountains bordering North Carolina and Tennessee (1974), Bits of mountain speech (1974), Backpacking was the only way: a chronicle of camping experiences in the southern Appalachian Mountains (1975).

From the description of Paul M. Fink papers 1663-1974. (Western North Carolina Library Network). WorldCat record id: 51072105

Paul M. Fink researched regional history for Jonesboro, Tennessee. He wrote Early Explorers in the Great Smokies (1933), The Nomenclature of the Great Smoky Mountains (1937), That's Why They Call It; The Names and Lore of the Great Smokies (1956), Joesborough: the First Century of Tennessee's First Town, 1776-1876 (1972), Bits of Mountain Speech (1974), and Backpacking was the Only Way: A Chronicle of Camping Experiences in the Southern Appalachian Mountains (1975).

From the description of Jonesboro, Tennessee photographs, 1915 - 1973. (Western North Carolina Library Network). WorldCat record id: 213494553