Arkansas Children's Home Society Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 652

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Scope and Content Note

Folder about Arkansas Children's Home Society, Little Rock, and letter (2 pages, envelope) from the Reverend O. P. Christian, Superintendent, to John W. Gresham, Probate Clerk, Dallas County. Folder, letterhead, and envelope contain half-tone illustrations of children and Hilliard Receiving Home.

Dates

Creation: 1918

Creator

Arkansas Children's Home Society (Organization)

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

The Arkansas Children's Home Society was founded by Horace Gaines Pugh in 1912. Dr. Orlando P. Christian was named superintendent in late 1916, when the Society moved from Morrilton to Little Rock. It was renamed the Arkansas Children's Home and Hospital in 1929, and has now evolved into the Arkansas Children's Hospital.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Additional Description

Abstract

Folder about Arkansas Children's Home Society, Little Rock, and letter from the Reverend O. P. Christian, Superintendent, to John W. Gresham.

Acquisition Information

The Arkansas Children's Home Society Papers were purchased by the Special Collections Department from South by Southwest Books (List #25, Item #4) of Fayetteville, Arkansas, in Summer 1984.