Calvin I. Kephart genealogical research materials, 1911-1969.

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Calvin I. Kephart genealogical research materials, 1911-1969.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232116506

The collection is comprised mainly of genealogical research materials related to the Kephart family and related families. In addition to the Kepharts, family names researched include Britten, Weisel, Runyan, Heller, Fretz, and Rittenhouse. The bulk of the collection consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence with libraries, archives, and historical societies (many in Germany), relatives, and others doing genealogical research on the family. There are also , notes, pedigrees, copies of wills and vital records, and obituaries. There is also a small amount of information on and personal papers of Calvin I. Kephart, including obituaries, memoirs and articles by and about Kephart, advertisements for his books, copies of membership applications, materials related to Kephart's involvement with the National Genealogical Society, and correspondence with other genealogists, including Edward W. Hocker, Milton Rubincam, and William M. Mervine. Some of the genealogical research was conducted by Rubincam.

5 linear ft.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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SNAC Resource ID: 7097082

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Mervine, William M. (William McKinley), 1874-1914

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William McKinley Mervine was a Philadelphia genealogist and one of the Board of Managers of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. From the description of Papers, 1688-1788. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 86165565 ...

Rubincam, Milton, 1909-

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Britton family.

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Fretz family.

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Runyan family.

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Kephart, Calvin Ira

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Calvin I. Kephart (1883-1969) was a historian and hearing examiner with the Interstate Commerce Commission. He served on the faculty of the National University (now George Washington University) for 12 years. He held six degrees and published four books. He was twice president of the National Genealogical Society and helped found the Maryland State Poetry Society. His wife was Olga Ahlson. From the description of Calvin I. Kephart genealogical research materials, 1911-1969. (Historic...

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

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Horace Kephart (1862-1931) was a noted naturalist, woodsman, journalist and author. In 1904 he gave up a career at the St. Louis Mercantile Library and moved to western North Carolina to engage in outdoor pursuits and study the region. He settled in the Bryson City area of Swain County. Kephart wrote two books--Camping and Woodcraft and Our Southern Highlanders--based on his skills and observations. He has been called the "Father of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park" because of his involve...

Gebhardt family.

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Weisel family.

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Rittenhouse family.

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Heller family.

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Hocker, Edward W., 1873-

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Edward W. Hocker was a professional genealogist who lived in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He was the director of the Germantown Historical Society. From the description of Edward W. Hocker genealogical research materials, 1931-1958. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 232362034 Edward W. Hocker was a librarian at the Germantown Historical Society, a local historian, and a journalist who wrote the popular column "Up and Down Montgomery County."...