James Sewell Letter
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Scope and Content Note
Autograph letter signed, dated Roseville (Logan County), Arkansas, December 4, 1878, from Sewell to D. H. Hill, president of Arkansas Industrial University, regarding conduct and health of writer's children, students John M. Sewell and Pink Sewell.
Dates
- circa 1828
Creator
- Sewell, James (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
James A. Sewell was a merchant located in Roseville, Arkansas. He was born in approximately 1828 and married Elizabeth "Betsy" Stringer in 1864 at which time he became step father of John M. Sewell and Pink Sewell, the subjects of the letter.
Extent
.001 Linear Feet (1 item)
Arrangement of the Papers
The collection consists of a single item, housed in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.
Acquisition Information
The James Sewell Letter was donated to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries in 1975 by David R. Perdue of Pine Bluff, Arkansas through Dean J. J. Hudson and President C. E. Bishop of the University of Arkansas.
Processing Information
Processed by Samuel Sizer; completed May 1974.
- Title
- James Sewell Letter
- Status
- Completed
- 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