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Lynn McWhorter Mabry Collection: William Hope "Coin" Harvey Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MC 261

Scope and Content Note

Materials consist of hotel guest registers, clippings, and other items pertaining to William Hope Harvey and to his resort at Monte Ne, Arkansas. Materials were found in the McWhorter family home (which had formerly belonged to W. H. Harvey) or was collected over the years.

This collection was originally processed in 1977. Because many items originally in the collection have special storage or access needs, the collection was reorganized by Nan Lawler in 1988. The original finding aid is at the end of this one, with references to present location of items. So far as possible, the original order of materials has been retained.

Dates

  • 1901-1936, 1976

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are inEnglish.

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

William Hope Harvey (1851-1936), usually called "Coin" Harvey because of his interest in monetary reform, was a schoolteacher, lawyer, real estate developer and promoter, politician, and author of such books as Coin's Financial School and A Tale of Two Nations. He developed the resort complex at Monte Ne, Benton County, Arkansas, in the early 1900s. Convinced that civilization was on the verge of collapse, he planned to build an obelisk (usually referred to as a "pyramid") containing a history of the rise and fall of civilization and instructions for rebuilding society. He was the Liberty Party's presidential candidate in 1932, winning some 54,000 votes nationwide.

Extent

4.58 Linear Feet (4 boxes and 4 folders)

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged in two series.

  1. Series 1. Hotel guest registers
  2. Series 2. Newspaper clippings and other items

Acquisition Information

Materials pertaining to William Hope ("Coin") Harvey were donated to Special Collections by Lynn McWhorter (Mrs. Roger) Mabry, Bentonville, Arkansas; Sandra McWhorter (Mrs. R. A.) Daughters, Taos, New Mexico; Nancy McWhorter (Mrs. J. A.) Doughty, Moorestown, New Jersey; and Clayton Ward "Jim" McWhorter, Rogers, Arkansas, September 1976.

Separated Materials

Pamphlets, newspapers, other publications were removed for cataloging in the Arkansas Collection.

Processing Information

Processed in 1977. Reorganized by Nan Lawler in 1988.

Creator

Source

Title
Lynn McWhorter Mabry Collection: William Hope "Coin" Harvey Materials
Status
Completed
Author
Samuel Sizer
Date
February 1977
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

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444