Lee A. Seamster Papers
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Scope and Content Note
The Lee A. Seamster Papers include Seamster's correspondence, copies of his judicial decisions, and legal documents. Fannie Presley Seamster, Seamster's wife, was a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy; her papers, and Seamster's collection of sermons, are contained here as well. The collection concludes with family photographs.
Dates
- ca 1880-1986
Creator
- Seamster, Lee A., 1888-1960 (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
Born in Benton County, Lee A. Seamster (1888-1960) was the son of Martin Luther Seamster and Nancy Cole Seamster. He was a school teacher and rural letter carrier who studied law with Bentonville lawyers and was admitted to the bar in 1913. Seamster was Chancery Judge of the 13th District, 1925-42 and 1949-50 and served in the Arkansas Legislature, 1914-20 and 1947-48. Governor Orval Faubus named him Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1955, a post he held until 1957.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (4 Boxes)
Arrangement of the Papers
Material is arranged and described in three series
- Series 1. Political and Professional Papers. Box 1.
- Series 1. Subseries 1. Correspondence.
- Series 1. Subseries 2. Legislative and Judicial Papers.
- Series 1. Subseries 3. Private Legal Practice and Selective Service Papers.
- Series 2. Family and Genealogical Papers. Box 2.
- Series 2. Subseries 1. Biographical and Genealogical Papers.
- Series 2. Subseries 2. Anecdotes and Religious Materials.
- Series 3. Photographs. Boxes 3-4.
Acquisition Information
The Lee A. Seamster Papers were donated by Margaret Seamster Schwieger of Fayetteville, Arkansas on March 5, 1987.
Processing Information
Processed by Janet G. Tucker; completed in May 1988.
- Title
- Lee A. Seamster Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Janet G. Tucker
- Date
- 1988
- 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