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Arkansas State Grange Clipping

 Collection
Identifier: MS L34 1874

Scope and Content Note

Mounted clipping from unidentified periodical, publishing exchange of correspondence, October 26 and November 24, 1874, between F. G. McCauley of West Salem, Ohio and John T. Jones, Master of State Grange, Little Rock, regarding conditions in Arkansas with respect to treatment of Republicans, black citizens, and northerners.

Dates

  • circa 1874

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

The National Grange of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry, more commonly known as "The Grange", came to Arkansas in 1872. The organization is a labor and activist group for farmers. The first Arkansas chapter was formed in 1872 by John Thompson Jones, of Helena, Arkansas, with the state chapter forming in June 1873 with a meeting of delegates from the fifteen local Grange chapters in Arkansas. The state chapter continued its operations and was eventually absorbed by the Arkansas Farmers' Alliance in early 1890s.

Extent

.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Arrangement of the Papers

The collection consists of a single item, housed in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.

Acquisition Information

The Arkansas State Grange Clipping were purchased by Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries on May 1951.

Processing Information

Unknown processing information.

Creator

Title
Arkansas State Grange Clipping
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

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