Louise Heflin Stuart Delta Cooperative Farm Materials

Collection

Identifier: MC 2193

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Content Description

The collection consists of materials related to the Delta Cooperative Farm (DCF) in Rochdale, Mississippi, a 1938-1939 agricultural cooperative made up primarily of former tenant farmers, many of them from Arkansas. The materials were primarily compiled by Louise Heflin Stuart for her master's thesis, and also include materials regarding other agricultural labor groups such as the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union (STFU). Collection materials include manuscripts, interview notes, correspondence, publications, meeting minutes, and newspaper clippings.

Dates

circa 1934-2016

Creator

Stuart, Louise Heflin (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

Louise Heflin Stuart was born April 5, 1917, in Streator, Illinois. She earned a B.A. from Wells College in 1938; following graduation, she served as a summer missionary with the American Friends Service Committee at the Delta Cooperative Farm (DCF) in Rochdale, Mississippi. The DCF was a 1938-1939 agricultural cooperative made up primarily of former tenant farmers, many of them from Arkansas. She attended graduate school at American University in Washington, D.C.; her master's thesis focused on the DCF. She married Arthur Waters Stuart in 1941. In 1968, she earned a Library Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and went on to work for the Citizens Library in Washington, Pennsylvania. Stuart passed away January 28, 2019.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by topic and by format.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Louise Heflin Stuart Delta Cooperative Farm Materials were donated to Special Collections by Jeannie Whayne of Fayetteville, Arkansas, on May 31, 2017.