Lee Treadwell Papers
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Scope and Contents
The collection consists of handwritten notes pertaining to the study of engineering.
Dates
- 1888
Language of Materials
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
Lee Treadwell was born in 1864 in Texas but moved to Arkansas at the age of two. He graduated from the Arkansas Industrial University in 1888 with a degree in civil engineering. He worked as an assistant engineer for J.A.L. Wadell of Kansas City, where he worked on bridges and elevated railroad construction, most notably the bridge across the Missouri River at Sioux City, IA. He later worked on the dry dock of the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Arrangement
Materials are arranged with school notebooks first followed by loose notes.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Lee Treadwell Papers were purchased from Vigilante Rare Documents in 2003.
Processing Information
Processed by Amy Allen in June 2022.
Source
- Vigilante Rare Documents (Fullerton, Calif.) (Seller, Organization)
- Title
- Lee Treadwell Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amy Allen
- Date
- June 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu