R. S. Biggers Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 614

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

Letters and copies of letters to and from R. S. Biggers.

The letters mainly pertain to R. S. Biggers's behind-the-scenes political activities: letters requesting his help in getting people jobs and letters he wrote to Wilbur D. Mills, Hattie W. Caraway, and John E. Miller, recommending people for jobs. Unless otherwise noted, it should be assumed that R. S. Biggers' location was Hardy, Arkansas.

Dates

1929-1940

Creator

Biggers, R. S. (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

R. S. Biggers, born in Tennessee in 1865, came to Arkansas at age six and lived in Ash Flat, Alta, and Dougherty, farming in Sharp and Craighead Counties. In 1920 he built a general store in Hardy, a railroad resort in the 1930s and 1940s. R. S. Biggers was active in Democrat politics and worked for, among other things, paved roads.