Northwest Arkansas Schoolmasters Club Records

Collection

Identifier: MC 1700

Staff Only
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Scope and Contents

The collection contains meeting minutes, agendas, member lists, financial records, a constitution, and other organizational records of the Northwest Arkansas Schoolmasters Club and of its predecessor, the Washington County Schoolmasters' Club.

Dates

1934-1978

Creator

Northwest Arkansas Schoolmasters Club (Organization)

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

The Northwest Arkansas Schoolmasters Club was a professional organization for male school teachers and administrators in Northwest Arkansas, as well as for male faculty in the College of Education at the University of Arkansas and John Brown University. Its constitution declared its purpose included “discuss[ing] means for securing a united front in the defense of an adequate program of free public education in Arkansas.” The organization began in 1920 as the Washington County Schoolmasters' Club, and later expanded.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by format.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Northwest Arkansas Schoolmasters Club Records were transferred to Special Collections by Anthony J. Wappel, Washington County Archivist, on behalf of the Washington County Archives on August 14, 2008.

Processing Information

Preliminary processing, including arrangement and rehousing, was completed by Special Collections staff circa 2008. Processing completed and finding aid created by Katrina Windon in December 2022.