Irvin and Gaynelle Park Graves Family and Business Records
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Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of correspondence, personal and business records, and a few photographs. The papers show how the Graves family's farm was financed, especially during the Great Depression and includes transactions with the Federal Land Bank and commercial banks, mortgage and loan records, and records pertaining to the Ozark Fruit Growers Association. Personal records include poll tax receipts, insurance policies, daily expense records and Odd Fellows records for 1910.
Dates
- 1899-1943
Creator
- Graves family (Family)
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 Graves family owned a peach-farming operation in Johnson County from the early twentieth century through the 1950s. Irvin Graves inherited the original orchard from his father, which came to be known as the Mountain Valley Orchard.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Arrangement of the Papers
These materials are arranged by format.
Acquisition Information
The Graves papers were donated to Special Collections by Irvin and Gaynelle Graves through their nephew, John Graves, in July, 1989.
Processing Information
Processed by Ellen Compton, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in October 2001.
- Title
- Irvin and Gaynelle Park Graves Family and Business Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ellen Compton
- Date
- 2001
- 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