Milton P. Boyd Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 1124

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Scope and Content Note

Papers consist of diaries with nearly complete daily entries from 1906-1927 describing Boyd's professional, personal, and business life; one folder of letters, 1911-1921; one folder of newspaper clippings; one folder of miscellaneous papers. Also included are photographs taken at Bloomington, Illinois of stone ornamentations for the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Memorial Hall which were designed by Rem J. Slattery Jr. of the firm Haralson and Mott, ca. 1938. A 2023 addition to the collection includes a family photograph album and family history documentation compiled by Michelle Mock Pontrelli.

Dates

circa 1870-2023

Creator

Boyd, Milton P. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection 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

Milton P. Boyd (1858-1927) was a Louisiana native and prominent Fort Smith, Arkansas, insurance business owner.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

71.9 Megabytes (53 jpg files)

Additional Description

Acquisition Information

Donated by Mary Boyd Mock Slattery, Houston, Texas, July 22, 1991.

Additional materials (Box 2) were donated by Michelle Mock Pontrelli, the great-granddaughter of Milton P. Boyd and niece of Mary Boyd Mock Slattery, of San Marcos, Texas, on January 24, 2023.

Processing Information

Processed by Kim Allen Scott; completed in May, 1992. An additional donation of materials (Box 2) was incorporated into the collection by Katrina Windon in February 2023.