Archie Washington Ford Scrapbooks
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Scope and Content Note
Seventy-three scrapbooks, 16" x 11 1/2" x ca. 2 " each, of mounted clippings, compiled 1953-1978 by members of the staff of Arch Ford, Director of the Arkansas Department of Education from 1953 until his retirement in 1978.
The scrapbooks pertain to public school education in Arkansas. The collection also includes two smaller volumes pertaining to Ford's editorial opinion published in the department's Newsmagazine, ca. 1974-1978, and to his retirement.
Dates
- 1953-1978
Creator
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
Archibald (Arch) Ford Washington served as Director of the Arkansas Department of Education from 1953 until his retirement in 1978.
Extent
28.13 Linear Feet (25 boxes)
Arrangement of the Papers
The collection is arranged in two series:
- Series 1. Scrapbooks, 1953-1978
- Series 2. Reprints, guest register, ca. 1974-1978.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Archie Washington Ford, April 1982, to the Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Processing Information
Processed by Samuel Sizer in June 1982; scrapbooks rehoused and container information updated by Katrina Windon in December 2018.
- Title
- Archie Washington Ford Scrapbooks
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Samuel Sizer
- Date
- June 1982
- 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