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Pendleton Woods Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1566

Content Description

The collection consists of papers related to Pendleton Woods and his family, including materials related to his father, John Powell Woods, Sr., a University of Arkansas graduate and Fort Smith-based lawyer; to his brother, John Powell Woods, Jr., a University of Arkansas graduate and Siloam-Springs-based lawyer; to his brother, Daniel H. Woods, a University of Arkansas graduate who served as Timex Corporation's human resource director and legal administrator; to his aunt, University of Arkansas graduate Lucy Hon Cuddy, who co-owned the First National Bank of Anchorage with her husband; and to his father's classmate at the University of Arkansas, Brodie Payne, who wrote the University of Arkansas' Alma Mater. Materials include clippings, correspondence, photographs, autobiographical and biographical essays, and a history of the Timex Corporation in Little Rock, Arkansas. In many cases materials are photocopies rather than originals.

Dates

  • circa 1916-1996

Creator

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

Pendleton Woods (1923-2014) was a journalist, philanthropist, and Army veteran.

Woods was born December 18, 1923, to Mabel Fairfax Hon and John Powell Woods, Sr. in Fort Smith, Arkansas. After graduating from Fort Smith High School, he served in the 99th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during World War II; from December 1944-April 1945, he was imprisoned in a German prisoner of war camp before escaping. He remained in reserve service following the war, until retiring from the Oklahoma Army National Guard as a colonel in 1983. Woods earned a B.A. in journalism from the University of Arkansas in 1948. In April 1948, he married Robin Freeman and the couple moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he served as editor of Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company's magazine, The Meter. He was influential in the founding of Oklahoma's 45th Infantry Division Museum, among other philanthropic and volunteer efforts, particularly related to veterans' organizations and to the Boy Scouts of America. Woods passed away December 1, 2014.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Arrangement

Materials were received organized in folders by the individual to whom the contents pertained; that original order has been maintained.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Pendleton Woods Family Papers were donated to Special Collections by Pendleton Woods of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, between 1996-1998.

Source

Creator

Title
Pendleton Woods Family Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Katrina Windon
Date
August 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

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444