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Horace J. Ford Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1249

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

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Finding aid language was updated by Adam Heien in June 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.

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  • June 2023: Finding aid revised by Adam Heien in June 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.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

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