Acknowledgements
he preparation of this report has involved the generous cooperation of literally hundreds of people from all walks of life. Scientists, historians, and Bartram scholars from around the country have lent their expertise to the study; federal, state and local government authorities have provided invaluable information about the trail route, and private citizens, through their phone calls, letters, written reports and participation in public meetings, have provided otherwise unobtainable data about Bartram, Bartram’s route of travel, and the recreational and educational needs of the Southeast region.
With so many people providing assistance, it would be impossible to list everyone by name; but the outstanding contributions of certain groups and individuals must be acknowledged, for without them this report might never have come to fruition.
The following authors of Bartram Trail Conference Technical Studies have supplied much of the original material contained in this report and, in so doing, have broken exciting new ground in the field of Bartram scholarship:
| R. Tucker Abbott |
Verda Horne |
Charles F. Moore |
| Kraig Adler |
Milo Howard |
Julia L. Morris |
| Margaret Allen |
William Howarth |
Nick Nader |
| Grady Bell |
Joseph Jacob |
Milton Newton, Jr. |
| Tim Berra |
Harley E. Jolley |
Jack Pittillo |
| Rowell D. Bosse |
Graydon Kingsland |
Charlotte Porter |
| Joffre Coe |
Wyman Long |
Lorraine Ridge |
| Helen Cruickshank |
Martha McInnis |
Rosalie B. Rotwein |
| Dorothy Driggers |
Helen L. McKelvey |
Alfred E. Schuyler |
| Margaret Evans |
Marie Mellinger |
Woodward B. Skinner |
| Charles Fryling, Jr. |
Horace Morgan |
James Stevens |
| Elbert Hilliard |
Sandra Thompson |
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The following institutions have provided valuable assistance in the preparation of this report. Bold text indicates a technical study was written by a member of the faculty or curatorial staff.
Academy of Natural Sciences of Mississippi State University
American Museum of Natural History, Philadelphia
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh
Clemson University, South Carolina
Cornell University
Delaware Museum of Natural History
Free Library of Philadelphia
Georgia Southern College
Gulf Coast Archeological Research Consortium
Gulf Coast Marine Research Laboratory
H. F. DuPont Winterthur Museum, Delaware
Haverford College. Pennsylvania
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Huntington Library, San Marino, California
Lake Forest College, Illinois
Library Company of Philadelphia
Louisiana State University
Mars Hill College. North Carolina
Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
New York Botanical Garden
Ohio State University
Philadelphia Missouri Botanical Garden
Princeton University
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Sutro Library, San Francisco
Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania
Tulane University
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Berkeley
University of Colorado
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Louisville. Kentucky
University of Michigan
University of Mississippi
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of Pennsylvania
University of South Carolina
University of Texas
Western Carolina University
The members of the Bartram Trail Conference Board of Managers have not only facilitated the gathering of information for the study, but have made the study possible by their devotion to the cause. The members of the Federal/State Bartram National Scenic Trail Study Task Force have provided much valuable data, and assisted in the formation of the concept plan reported here.
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Ewan, who have generously assisted in verifying some of the technical aspects of this report, have made its preparation a delight. Mrs. Francis Harper, widow of the man whose lifetime of Bartram scholarship has contributed more than any single factor to Bartram’s recognition, provided the difficult to obtain Naturalist’s Edition and unpublished journal of Bartram’s travels (both edited and annotated by Dr. Harper) without which Bartram historians would be hard pressed to operate.
To all of these people and to the many others who have made this study possible, the Bartram Trail Conference research staff owes a tremendous debt of gratitude.
