Walter L. Lovett Letter
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Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of a letter from Walter L. Lovett, then serving in the 2nd Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, Company K, during the Spanish-American War, and stationed at Camp Thomas in Chickamauga, Georgia, to Robert McFarland. Lovett discusses his recent illness, conditions at the camp, and his desire for more letters from friends and family back home.
Dates
- 1898
Creator
- Lovett, Walter L., 1977-1940 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Walter L. Lovett was born April 28, 1877, in Boone County, Arkansas. He served in the 2nd Arkansas Volunteer Infantry, Company K, during the Spanish-American War. Lovett passed away August 11, 1940, and is buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Harrison, Arkansas.
Extent
0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Arrangement of the Papers
The collection consists of a single letter stored in a box with other small manuscript collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Katrina Windon; completed in January 2019.
Creator
- Lovett, Walter L., 1977-1940 (Person)
- Title
- Walter L. Lovett Letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Katrina Windon
- Date
- January 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
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