Horace J. Ford Diary
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Scope and Content Note
Photocopy of a diary with regular entries describing enslaved labor plantation life, the cotton trade on the Mississippi River, and activities of enslaved persons.
Dates
- 1848-1849
Creator
- Ford, Horace J., active 1848-1849 (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
Horace J. Ford was a Chicot County, Arkansas, enslaved labor plantation overseer, employed by Horace F. Walworth.
Extent
0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Acquisition Information
The Horace J. Ford Diary was photocopied from the original diary in the collections of the Arkansas Territorial Restoration, Little Rock, Arkansas, circa 1991.
Location of Originals
The original diary is in the collections of the Historic Arkansas Museum (formerly the Arkansas Territorial Restoration) in Little Rock, Arkansas: Ford Journal, 92.45.3
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff; completed in August 1993.
Finding aid language was updated by Adam Heien in June 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.
Creator
- Ford, Horace J., active 1848-1849 (Person)
Source
- Arkansas Territorial Restoration (Museum) (Owner, Organization)
- Title
- Horace J. Ford Diary
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- August 1993
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- June 2023: Finding aid revised by Adam Heien in June 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.
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