Lakeport Plantation Records
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Scope and Content Note
Chicot County, Arkansas, enslaved labor plantation that grew cotton, founded by Joel Johnson in 1831. Primarily cotton books, ledgers, and some laid-in correspondence pertaining to the operation of Lakeport Plantation under the direction of Dr. Victor M. Johnson, Joel's grandson. Arranged chronologically within topically labeled folders.
Dates
- 1833-1929
Creator
- Lakeport Plantation (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
Lakeport Plantation was an enslaved labor plantation that grew cotton founded by Joel Johnson in 1831. The enslaved labor plantation was situated in Chicot County, Arkansas.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (1 item)
Arrangement of the Papers
This is a single item collection.
Acquisition Information
The Lakeport Plantation Records were loaned to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries for microfilming in 1992 by Raymond T. Johnson of Memphis, Tennessee.
Processing Information
Processed by Kim A. Scott; completed in September 1992.
Finding aid language was updated by Adam Heien in October 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.
Creator
- Lakeport Plantation (Organization)
- Title
- Lakeport Plantation Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kim A. Scott
- Date
- September 1992
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- 10/24/2023: Finding aid revised by Adam Heien in October 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.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