Bird's-eye view of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, looking toward the Flat-Iron Building, Nesbit's Restaurant, and the Crescent Hotel (card-mounted black-and-white photographic print), ca 1886-1906
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains materials gathered by David Zimmerman during his historical research, including two photographs documenting the African-American community in Harrison, Arkansas, around the turn of the 20th century. Also included is a photograph of Eureka Springs, and two letters from folklorist Vance Randolph to Thelma O'Dell Carter of Green Forest, Arkansas, in which he solicits her knowledge on the location of Bradshaw Mountain and on reports of “white-cappers” and race-related violence in the Ozarks, as well as other miscellaneous collected correspondence, primarily relating to the Shook family.
Dates
- Creation: ca 1886-1906
Creator
- From the Collection: Zimmermann, David, 1946- (Person)
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu