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Earle, Fontaine Richard, 1831-1908

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Fontaine Richard Earle Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MC 192
Scope and Content Note The earliest letters, from 1861 to 1865, deal with the courtship of Earle and Amanda, Earle's Civil War exploits, and living conditions at Cane Hill and Van Buren during the war. Much of the post-war correspondence deals with Earle's experiences as a legislator at Little Rock and his interest in the presidency of the Arkansas Industrial University at Fayetteville. The last letters concern Earle's business interests at Cane Hill, correspondence with his children during their travels, and...
Dates: 1861 - 1908

Fontaine Richard Earle Military and Other Records

 Collection
Identifier: Microfilm E 605 E23
Scope and Contents

Microfilm reel containing scans of printed program, biographical sketches, lists, military reports, and rosters pertaining to the education of Amanda Buchanan Earle (1858), to the life of Fontaine Richard Earle (1893, 1908), and to his military career as Captain in command of Co. B., Brooks' Regiment of Arkansas Infantry, Army of the Confederate States of America (1863-1864).

Dates: 1858-1864

Fontaine Richard Earle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 68
Scope and Content Note

The papers in the collection consist of sermons, essays, lectures, letters, and poetry written by Earle during his lengthy career, along with broadsides, tracts, and newspaper clippings he collected, all of which have been arranged into five series.

Dates: 1856-1907

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Clergy -- Arkansas 1
Poetry 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 1