Lessie Stringfellow Read Literary Manuscripts

Collection

Identifier: MS R22L 351A

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Scope and Contents

Autobiographical sketch of Lessie Stringfellow Read, 2 pages, prepared for "General Federation Personal Sketch File," and text of an article, 4 pages, "Niloak of the Ozarks."

Dates

undated

Creator

Read, Lessie Stringfellow, 1891-1971 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Conditions Governing Use

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical / Historical

Lessie Stringfellow Read (1886-1971) was a Fayetteville, Arkansas-based newspaper editor, and was active with the Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs and the General Federation of Women's Clubs, among other community organizations. She was, at various times, State Chairman of Publicity for the Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs; Arkansas editor of the General Federation of Women's Clubs' General Federation Magazine, and Publicity Chairman for the GFWC. (Biographical note copied from the finding aid for MS R22 233B, Lessie Stringfellow Read Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs Records)

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Lessie Stringfellow Read Literary Manuscripts were purchased by Special Collections from South by Southwest Books of Fayetteville, Arkansas in April 1979.