Nancy Mooney Rector Memoir

Collection

Identifier: MC 2352

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Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of a copy of a typescript of Nancy Mooney Rector's unpublished 21-page memoir, "The House Built Upon the Sand," recounting her life at the Rector Plantation along the Arkansas River, near Little Rock. Topics include her family; the plantation's overseer, Mr. "Big" Williams, and other workers; agriculture; and the Great Flood of 1927.

Dates

circa 1927-1940

Creator

Rector, Nancy Mooney, 1877-1950 (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

Nancy Mooney was born January 8, 1877, to John W. and Mary Cayce Mooney. When she married Henry Massey "Juba" Rector III (grandson of Henry M. Rector, Sr., Arkansas' sixth governor) she moved to the family's plantation along the Arkansas River. She passed away March 23, 1950, and is buried in Little Rock's Mount Holly Cemetery.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

The collection consists of a single folder, stored in a box with other small manuscript collections.

Acquisition Information

The Nancy Mooney Rector Memoir was donated to the Special Collections Department by her grandson Mike Rector of Little Rock, Arkansas, in January 2012.