Henry Edward Wilson Newllano Colony Papers
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Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, financial records, essays, addresses, notebooks, legal briefs, clippings, periodicals and other published and unpublished material, most of which dates from 1917 to circa 1950, pertaining to the history of the Llano Co-operative Colony of Newllano, Louisiana, especially as regards its founding in 1917; its legal and financial relationship with the Llano Del Rio Co.; its social and financial plans and problems; dissention and conflict among its leaders and members; and the founding of Commonwealth College.
Correspondents include Harry J. Early, William A. Gilbert, Job Harriman, A. James McDonald, Kate Richards O'Hare, George T. Pickett, Ernest Wooster, and William Edward Zeuch.
Dates
- 1915-1962
Creator
- Wilson, Henry Edward, 1921-2009 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are primarily 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).
Extent
2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Arrangement of the Papers
Arranged in three series:
- Series 1. Correspondence
- Series 2. Periodicals
- Series 3. Miscellaneous
Acquisition Information
Gift of Henry Edward Wilson, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 1962.
Processing Information
Processed by Samuel Sizer; completed February 1974.
Creator
- Wilson, Henry Edward, 1921-2009 (Person)
Source
- Wilson, Henry Edward, 1921-2009 (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Henry Edward Wilson Newllano Colony Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Samuel Sizer
- Date
- February 1974
- 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