Thomas Wright Frost Collection

Collection

Identifier: MC 2509

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Content Description

The collection consists of papers relating to the Frost and Boone families of Tennessee and Arkansas, particularly property and financial records. Also included are records pertaining to estates administered by Thomas Wright Frost, and records relating to the Regular Baptist Church of Washington County, Arkansas.

Dates

circa 1836-1913

Creator

Frost, Thomas Wright, 1813-1916 (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

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

Thomas Wright Frost was born February 13, 1813, to Ebenezer Boone Frost and Nancy Wright Frost. He married Polly Boone on April 23, 1843, in Nashville, Tennessee. At the time of the 1850 census, the family was living in Bedford County, Tennessee, and Frost was working as a farmer; the couple and their children moved to Washington County, Arkansas at some point before the Civil War. During the Civil War, Frost served in the Confederate Army. Frost passed away March 24, 1916, in Arkansas.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by the individual or family group to which they pertain, and/or by topic.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Thomas Wright Frost Collection was donated to Special Collections by Debra J. Frost of Elizabeth, Illinois, on February 1, 2021, on behalf of her father, Donn L. Frost.