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First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Little Rock Geoff Winningham Commission Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2137

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains materials regarding photographer Geoff Winningham's commission by the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Little Rock to photograph Arkansas architecture. The materials are primarily financial in nature, and include Winningham’s correspondence with bank President H. Charles Johnson and bank employee Dana Durst; Winningham’s budgets, invoices, and receipts; planning notes for the project; and drafts and a final copy of Winningham’s contract.

Dates

  • 1980-1981

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 First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Little Rock was founded in 1933 in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 1982, it began a series of mergers with other Arkansas banks, and in 1983 it was renamed First Federal Savings of Arkansas, F.A.; it ceased operations in 1991.

In 1980, the bank commissioned Geoff Winningham, a Houston, Texas-based photographer, to photograph examples of vernacular architecture around Arkansas. The commission resulted in a photographic essay and a portfolio, Of the Soil: Six Classics of Arkansas' Vernacular Architecture, Photographs by Geoff Winningham.

Extent

0.05 Linear Feet (5 folders)

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by format in a box shared with several other small collections.

Acquisition Information

The First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Little Rock Geoff Winningham Commission Materials were donated to the Special Collections Department by Dana Durst Lawrence of Little Rock, Arkansas, on November 12, 2014.

Related Materials

Processing Information

Processed by Katrina Windon; completed in November 2016.

Title
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Little Rock Geoff Winningham Commission Materials
Status
Completed
Author
Katrina Windon
Date
November 2016
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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