gennettlumberco Inventory of the Gennett Lumber Company Records, 1832-1954, bulk 1920-1945 Processed by: Rubenstein Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by: Robert Carlson David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: April 2009Processed by Rubenstein Library staff, June 1957; finding aid encoded by Robert Carlson, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, April 2009 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and local Style Guide Inventory of the Gennett Lumber Company Records, 1832-1954, bulk 1920-1945 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

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 Descriptive Summary David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University Gennett Lumber Company (Asheville, N.C.). Gennett Lumber Company Records, 1832-1954, bulk 1920-1945 Material in English 19 Linear Feet Approximately 16,000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Lumber company founded in 1902 by Andrew and Nat Gennett, headquartered in Georgia and South Carolina, later in Asheville, N.C. Correspondence, contracts, legal documents, and other records of the Gennett Lumber Co., mostly for the years 1920 to 1945. The two Gennett brothers Nat and Andrew, founders of the company, were part of the effort to establish the South's national forest system. Subjects covered by materials in the collection include Civil War reminiscences, life at Nashville and at Tulane and Vanderbilt universities shortly after the war, the lumber business after 1890, economic conditions in the U.S. after 1900, forest conservation, U.S. politics and foreign relations during World War I, and travel in Europe after the war. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Gennett Lumber Company Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

 Provenance

The Gennett Lumber Company Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in April 1957.

 Processing Information

Processed by Rubenstein Library staff, June 1957

Encoded by Robert Carlson, April 2009

Accession 56-375 is described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Collection Overview

Correspondence, contracts, legal documents, and other records of the Gennett Lumber Co., mostly for the years 1920 to 1945. The two Gennett brothers Nat and Andrew, founders of the company, were part of the effort to establish the South's national forest system. Subjects covered by materials in the collection include Civil War reminiscences, life at Nashville and at Tulane and Vanderbilt universities shortly after the war, the lumber business after 1890, economic conditions in the U.S. after 1900, forest conservation, U.S. politics and foreign relations during World War I, and travel in Europe after the war.

 Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.

Gennett family. Gennett Lumber Company (Asheville, N.C.). Tulane University--Students. Vanderbilt University--Students. Forests and forestry--United States. Lumber trade--Georgia. Lumber trade--North Carolina. Lumber trade--South Carolina. Universities and colleges--Southern States. World War, 1914-1918. Industries--North Carolina--Asheville. Industries--Georgia. Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs. Southern States--Economic conditions. United States--Foreign relations--1913-1921. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate. United States--Politics and government--1913-1921. Related Material

Autobiography of Andrew Gennett IV (Rubenstein Library Microfilm #101-1-1). The autobiography chiefly concerns Gennett's personal experiences and family history.

Contents of Collection Business Records Series, 1832-1954 (29 boxes) 1Contract Files 1Union County, Georgia contracts 1Chattahoochee National Forest 1United States Department of Agriculture 1North Carolina contracts 2Contract Files 3Timber Sales 3Government Land Exchange 4Business Correspondence 4Contract Files 4Correspondence with the Department of Justice, Northern District of Georgia 5Contract Files: Georgia, Kentucky, and North Carolina 6-8Contract Files 9Contract Files: Kentucky 10Contract Files: North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee 11Contract Files: North Carolina 12IRS Documents 12Yearly Earnings 12Federal Taxes Withheld 12Abstract of the Lands of N.W. and Andrew Gennett 13Volumes of Accounts 14Accounts 15Contract Files: Clarkesville, GA 15Partnership Agreement, 1942 15Business Correspondence 16Contract Files 16H. P. Campbell Papers, Mill and Purchase Papers, 1946-1949 16Timber Sales, 1941-1948 16Insurance 17Correspondence, 1927-1952 17Clippings 18Timber Sales, 1938-1944 19Contract Files 19H. P. Campbell Papers 20Contract Files 20H. P. Campbell Papers and Purchase Papers, 1950-1952 21Contract Files: Georgia and North Carolina 21Miscellaneous Real Estate 21Social Security File 21Asheville Country Club 22Contract Files: Georgia and North Carolina 22Government Timber Offerings, 1947-1948 23Contract Files 23General Correspondence 24Contract Files: North Carolina and Pennsylvania 25Contract Files: North Carolina 25Business Correspondence 25Legal Documents 25Wachovia Bank Papers 26Contract Files: North Carolina 26Business Correspondence 26Investment Registry 27Contract Files 27Unpaid Bills 28Contract Files: North Carlina and Ohio 28Business Correspondence, 1929-1936 28Santeetlah Operation 29Bound Anthologies 30Ledger, 1942 Aug.-1944 Oct. 30Invoices: New Bridge, N.C., 1945 May-1947 Dec. 30Invoices: Hayesville, N.C., 1945 Jan.-1947 Dec. 31Invoices: Hayesville, N.C., 1943 Sept.-1944 Dec. 31Invoices: Beattyville, Ky., 1945 Jan-1949 Sept. 32Invoices: Beattyville, Ky., 1943 Sept. 15-1944 Dec. 16