Congress for Appalachian Development/Gordon Ebersole collection 1926-1977.

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Congress for Appalachian Development/Gordon Ebersole collection 1926-1977.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34946089

Consists of documents created by CAD, and the professional and personal papers of Ebersole.

70 boxes (35.5 linear feet)5 folders (photographs) : b&w.90 maps ; 48 x 36 in. or smaller.

East Tennessee State University, TET

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SNAC Resource ID: 7367587

East Tennessee State University, TET

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