Jewel Minnis Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 2588

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Content Description

The collection consists of the papers of Arkansas philanthropist and University of Arkansas alumna Jewel Minnis and the Minnis family. The bulk of the materials are financial, legal, and property records, including 19th-century Arkansas deeds. The last series of the collection consists of a biography of Jewel Minnis by Bill Sayger, as well as photographs and research materials he compiled for the project.

Dates

1859-2005

Creator

Minnis, Jewel, 1902-1964 (Person)

Language of Materials

Finding aid is written 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

Jewel Minnis (1902-1964) was an Arkansas philanthropist and University of Arkansas alumna.

She was born August 14, 1902 to Jefferson Davis and Jodie Minnis. Jewel Minnis was a student at the Arkansas State Teachers College and later graduated from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. She taught third grade in Brinkley, Arkansas from the mid-1920s to 1940, and was active in the Roe Methodist Church of Roe, Arkansas. Minnis passed away May 5, 1964. Following her death, the Jewel Minnis Trust funded scholarships at the University of Arkansas.

Additional biographical information about Minnis is available in Bill Sayger's "Jewel Minnis and Her Time" (Box 2, Folder 1).