Correspondence between Guy Weaver and Zebulon Weaver, May 1934

Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway. This correspondence between Guy Weaver, attorney, and Zebulon Weaver-a set of two letters-- discusses land acquisition in North Carolina and work of the C.C.C. Guy Weaver to Zebulon Weaver, May 2, 1934 In this letter Judge Guy Weaver expresses his pleasure at the completion of land acquisition of the North Carolina side of the park and also his opinion that the Conservation Corps Camps (C.C.C) be made into a permanent branch of the government because of their important work in conservation of natural resources and youth. Zebulon Weaver to Guy Weaver, May 5, 1934 In this letter Weaver states that he too was happy with the completion of the park project even though he had faced criticisms and personal attacks during this work. He also agrees with Judge Weaver that the C.C.C. ‘s work was going to have a lasting effect especially with regard to beautification of the park