David Zimmerman Research Materials
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Scope and Content Note
The collection contains materials gathered by David Zimmerman during his historical research, including two photographs documenting the African-American community in Harrison, Arkansas, around the turn of the 20th century. Also included is a photograph of Eureka Springs, and two letters from folklorist Vance Randolph to Thelma O'Dell Carter of Green Forest, Arkansas, in which he solicits her knowledge on the location of Bradshaw Mountain and on reports of “white-cappers” and race-related violence in the Ozarks, as well as other miscellaneous collected correspondence, primarily relating to the Shook family.
Dates
- circa 1860-1934
Creator
- Zimmermann, David, 1946- (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
David Zimmerman is a Eureka Springs-based historian, freelance writer, poet, and artist. With journalist Jacqueline Froelich, he co-wrote a 1999 Arkansas Historical Quarterly article, “Total Eclipse: The Destruction of the African American Community of Harrison, Arkansas, in 1905 and 1909,” which was awarded the Arkansas Historical Association’s Violet B. Gingles Award.
Extent
0.04 Linear Feet (3 folders)
Arrangement of the Papers
Materials are arranged by format, and are stored in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.
Acquisition Information
The David Zimmerman Research Materials were donated to the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, on July 17, 2014, by David Zimmerman of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Additional materials (those in folder 3) were donated by Zimmerman in August 2015.
Processing Information
Processed by Katrina Windon; completed in May 2017. Additional materials (Folder 3) incorporated in June 2019.
Creator
- Zimmermann, David, 1946- (Person)
- Title
- David Zimmerman Research Materials
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Katrina Windon
- Date
- May 2017
- 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
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu