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Arkansas. Constitutional Convention (1969-1970)

 Organization

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Arkansas Constitutional Convention Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS Ar4 Con 89, 89A-D
Scope and Content Note

Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, lists, speeches, minutes of meetings, sound recording's and transcripts of proceedings, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, legislative bills, resolutions and acts, and other published and unpublished materials created, received, or assembled by members and staff of the convention in the course of its work.

Dates: 1969-1970

Sidney S. McMath Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 899
Scope and Content Note

This collection contains correspondence, law material, speeches, papers, photographs, tape recordings, awards, certificates, and clippings from McMath's political and military careers, as well as his personal life. The papers also contained broadsides, which have been removed to the broadside collection.

Dates: circa 1880-1989

Carolyn Reaves Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2107
Scope and Contents The collection contains the personal papers of amateur photographer Carolyn Reaves. The bulk of the collection consists of photographic negatives and prints, many of which document Cleveland County, Arkansas, including junior high school and high school football, basketball, donkey basketball, Homecoming celebrations, the Pioneer Craft Festival, 4-H club activities, Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, parades, and Halloween carnivals. Also among the Cleveland County photographs are images of...
Dates: circa 1880-2017; Majority of material found within 1968-1993

Charles B. Roscopf Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2631
Scope and Contents The collection contains materials created or collected by Arkansas lawyer and legislator Charles B. Roscopf. Included are materials related to the 1969-1970 Arkansas Constitutional Convention, at which Roscopf served as a delegate; correspondence with elected officials, particularly on topics related to Phillips County, Arkansas; and two telegrams sent to Roscopf by Gov. Orval E. Faubus when Faubus called a special session of the Arkansas General Assembly in response to court-ordered school...
Dates: 1928-2010

Dorothy D. Stuck Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2088
Scope and Content Note

This collection includes documents, newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia relating to the life and work of Dorothy Davis Stuck. The materials emphasize her personal and professional accomplishments in the fields of civil rights, politics, and small business, and include draft manuscripts of her published works. The collection also includes documents relating to her family history and her brother Floyd H. Davis’s military service.

Dates: circa 1900-2019; Majority of material found within 1940-2000

Ray Thornton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1964
Scope and Content Note Materials pertain to both personal and professional aspects of Ray Thornton’s life. Personal materials include correspondence from family and friends; annotated books; and collected mementoes. Other personal materials encompass genealogical notes, including research materials related to A.J. Stephens: As Remembered by His Family (1983) and an unpublished biography of Witt Stephens. Professional materials pertain to Thornton’s multifaceted career,...
Dates: 1898, 1928-2017; Majority of material found within 1945-2011

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Arkansas -- Politics and government 4
Lawyers -- Arkansas 2
Political campaigns -- Arkansas 2
Archaeology -- Arkansas 1
Basketball 1