Scope and Content Note The collection contains materials by or relating to Catherine Ophelia Babb McGraw and her family, particularly regarding their time living in Altus, Arkansas and Fort Smith, Arkansas. Her diaries date from 1887 to 1924, and contain entries on topics such as travels in the American West, her Christian faith, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, her friends and family, weather, and household accounting. Most diaries contain a mixture of diary entries and other notes and memos....

Scope and Content Note Materials include poetry, articles, and books written by Maggie Smith. Also included is correspondence by Smith and her extended family, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Smith and topics of interest. Genealogical materials pertain to relations of Smith, including the Aldridge, Chastain, and Sager families, as well as efforts to preserve the Simon Sager cabin. Other genealogical materials relate primarily to families from Benton County, Arkansas, including the diary and photo album of...