- Title:
- Marion O. Smith Papers
- Creator:
- Smith, Marion O., 1942-2022
- Contributor to Resource:
- Dade County (Georgia) Public Library
- Date of Original:
- 2022
- Subject:
- Caving--Georgia
Caving--Tennessee
Caving--Alabama
Spelunkers--Georgia
Spelunkers--Tennessee
Spelunkers--Alabama
Biography
Saltpeter
Discovery and exploration
Independent scholars
United States--History--War of 1812
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Graffiti
Caving
Soldiers
Tourism--Moral and ethical aspects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Saltpeter industry--History
Gunpowder industry
Guano industry
Nitrates
Caving
Caves
Speleology
Journal of Spelean History
Speleologists
Geology, Economic
Graffiti
Geotourism
Sustainable tourism
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America. Nitre and Mining Bureau
Enslaved persons
Manufacturing industries--United States--History--19th century
Manufacturing industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th century
Mineral industries--United States--History--19th century
Mineral industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th century - People:
- Smith, Marion O., 1942-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Dade County, 34.85452, -85.50453
- Medium:
- field notes
photocopies
facsimiles (reproductions)
notes (documents)
research notes
graffiti (casual notations)
cave paintings
rock engravings
drawings (visual works)
rock paintings
rock drawings - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Materials from the notebooks of Marion O. Smith (1942-2022), a world-renowned cave explorer who climbed the caves of Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama, among others. He recorded significant details about his discoveries which include drawings and writings left behind by cave visitors, mostly soldiers and laborers that include enslaved persons, from the War of 1812 and the American Civil War.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/dade-ga-hs_msp
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/dade-ga-hs_msp
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- Dade County Ga. Historical Society
- Rights:
-
