W. E. Darby Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 1963

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Scope and Contents

The collection consists of materials related to the life and career of W. E. Darby, an Arkansas businessman who served as president and chairman of the board of the National Old Line Insurance Company of Little Rock, Arkansas. Many of the collection materials relate to Darby's posthumous induction into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame in 2001; a scrapbook contains materials relating to celebrations of Darby's reaching the milestone of $100,000,000 in insurance sales with his company in 1953. Other collection materials include company magazines, a portrait of Darby, Darby's University of Arkansas diploma, and materials related to the history of the National Old Line Insurance Company.

Dates

1953-2001

Creator

Darby, W. E. (William Edson), 1904-1979 (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

William Edson Darby (1904-1979) was an Arkansas businessman who served as president and chairman of the board of the National Old Line Insurance Company. In 2001, he was posthumously inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.

Extent

7.375 Linear Feet (3 boxes and 1 oversize item)

44 Megabytes (1 digital file)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by topic.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The W. E. Darby Papers were donated to Special Collections by Darby's sister, Phoebe Norman of Little Rock, Arkansas. The bulk of the materials were donated by Norman in 2009; the painting of Darby (Item 1) was donated by the estate of Phoebe Norman, through Phoebe Norman's daughter and executor Phoebe Ellen Bullard, on November 7, 2014.