R. S. Biggers Papers
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Not requestable
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.
Extent
0.02 Linear Feet (2 folders)
Arrangement of the Papers
Materials are arranged in chronological order in two folders.
Acquisition Information
Letters and copies of letters to and from R. S. Biggers were transferred to Special Collection by Mr. and Mrs. Larry Swetman, Hardy, Arkansas, 1986.
Processing Information
Processed by Nan Lawler, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in February 1987.
- Title
- R. S. Biggers Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nan Lawler
- Date
- February 1987
- 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