Hudson Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 2392

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Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of materials related to the Hudson family of Arkansas: a photocopy of the "Memoirs of Jess S. Hudson," written at some point after 1924 and primarily detailing the early life of Jesse Sullivan Hudson in Cabot, Arkansas, and his service in France during World War I; and a color copy of a letter from J. E. Hudson to his wife Mrs. S. J. Hudson, while Hudson was serving during the Civil War, along with a transcript. In his letter, Hudson mentions fighting in the recent Battle of Shelbyville.

Dates

1865, undated

Creator

Hudson family (Family)

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

Jesse Sullivan Hudson was born March 25, 1896, to James Monroe Hudson and Edna Frances Jolly Hudson; he grew up in Cabot, Arkansas. James Monroe Hudson was a farmer and later a salesman for Cabot's Murrell Nursery Company and Little Rock's Vestal Company. Jesse Sullivan Hudson attended Hendrix University, served in World War I, and then earned a Master of Science from the University of Oklahoma and a Doctor of Education from Oklahoma State University. He worked as an educator for more than forty years. In 1924, he married Vivian Hollingsworth.