George Phillips Collection
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Scope and Content Note
The George Phillips Papers consist of research material pertaining to Lewis Evans.
Dates
- circa 1983-1984
Creator
- Phillips, George (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
Lewis Evans, born in 1799, was an early settler and the first sheriff of Washington County, Arkansas, and founder of Evansville, Arkansas, (formerly Vineyard Township). He organized the Washington County Gold Mining Company in 1849 and was a captain of the wagon train from Fayetteville, Arkansas, to the gold fields of California. Isaac Murphy, Arkansas Governor (1864-1868), was in Lewis Evans's company.
Extent
.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Arrangement of the Papers
The collection consists of a single folder, housed in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.
Acquisition Information
The George Phillips Collection were donated to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries in 1990 by Mrs. George Phillips of Brookings, South Dakota.
Processing Information
Processed by Vera Ekechukwu; completed in January 1999.
- Title
- George Phillips Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Vera Ekechukwu
- Date
- January 1999
- 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