Carl Alwin Schenck papers, 1865-1959 [manuscript].

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Carl Alwin Schenck papers, 1865-1959 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/466906166

Collection includes diaries, correspondence, field notes, manuscripts, articles, student records, photographs, negatives, photo albums, and artifacts, dating from 1865 - 1955. While the bulk of the material is in English, a substantial number of items, including a portion of the correspondence, diaries, and writings, are in German. This collection documents the professional and personal activities of Dr. Carl Alwin Schenck. These activities include his work at the Biltmore Estate and Forest and logging operations throughout Europe and the United States. In addition, this collection also provides significant information on the Biltmore Forest School and its students.

40 linear feet (102 archival boxes)

North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7568822

North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries

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Biltmore Estate (Asheville, N.C.)

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Biltmore Forest School

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Schenck, Carl Alwin, 1868-1955

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Carl Alwin Schenck, founder of the first forestry school in the United States, Biltmore Forest School (1898-1913), was born in Darmstadt, Germany on March 25, 1868. Prior to the opening of the school at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, he studied forestry in Tubingen and Giessen Universities, receiving a Doctorate of Philosophy. In 1895, he was appointed forester of the Biltmore Estate. He returned to Germany to marry Adele Bopp in 1896, and settled in North Carolina, where he o...