Herman E. Baggenstoss South Cumberland State Park records
Collection
Identifier: RG-0000-0066
Content Description
The Herman E. Baggenstoss Collection details the creation of the South Cumberland Recreation Area from its inception as the Grundy State Forest in 1935. Included in this collection are maps, photographs, contracts, reports, minutes, clippings, articles, brochures, studies, statistics, correspondence and memorabilia.
Dates
- 1935 - 1992
Biographical / Historical
Herman E. Baggenstoss, a conservationist, was born at Tracy City, Tennessee on October 29, 1903. He was the son of Swiss settlers, of whom operated a bakery in the city. He was educated in local schools and at Falls Business College in Nashville. He studied forestry at the University of the South. Baggenstoss served in the United States Navy Seabees during World War II. In the 1930s, Baggenstoss was the superintendent of the Civilian Conservation Corps Grundy Camp.
He was owner and editor of the Grundy County Herald and the Dunlap Tribune as well as being active in the Baggenstoss family bakery business. In 1935 he began his conservation efforts by helping raise funds for and lobby the legislature for the creation of the Grundy State Forest. He helped organize the Grundy County Wildlife Federation, served as Executive Secretary and President of the Tennessee Federation of Sportsmen, the forerunner of the Tennessee Conservation League. He was the president of the American Forest Association, Forest Famers Association, Tennessee Outdoor Writers Association, and “Keep Tennessee Green.” He was founder and Chairman of the Grundy County Conservation Board and was instrumental in raising interest in acquiring Savage Gulf, Hawkins Cove and numerous other wild and scenic areas for the South Cumberland Recreation Area. Mr. Baggenstoss continued to be active in conservation issues until his death in 1992.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Conservation of natural resources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Forests and forestry--Tennessee Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Grundy County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Herman E. Baggenstoss South Cumberland State Park records
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2016 December 15
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- 2 ed.
Repository Details
Part of the Tennessee Tech University Special Collections Repository
Contact:
1100 North Peachtree Avenue
PO Box 5066
Cookeville Tennessee 38505 United States
matkinson@tntech.edu
1100 North Peachtree Avenue
PO Box 5066
Cookeville Tennessee 38505 United States
matkinson@tntech.edu