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Edward Mays Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1175

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains correspondence, account ledgers, time and payroll sheets, sale invoices, a minute book, a report, picture postcards, and photographs. Most of the material relates to Edward Mays' business activities.

Dates

  • ca 1910-1950s

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

Edward Mays (1883-1951) was an owner of manufacturing company in Leslie, Arkansas, financier, and a co-founder of the Grand National Bank and the Continental Life Insurance Company based in St. Louis, Missouri, in early 1920s.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by type and chronologically.

Acquisition Information

Edna Mays Seeger of Leslie, Arkansas, donated her father's papers to the Special Collections Division on May 23, 1988.

Processing Information

Processed by Vera Ekechukwu, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in October 1998.

Creator

Source

Title
Edward Mays Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Vera Ekechukwu
Date
1998
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