John Ardis Tyson Photographs
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Content Description
This collection consists of scans of photographs that depict Tyson and fellow University of Arkansas students on campus, at the Confederate Cemetary, and a First Baptist Church in Fayetteville. Also included is a unique photo of a dining room in the basement of Hill Hall where Tyson worked as a waiter.
Dates
- Creation: 1908-1910
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
John Ardis Tyson (1883-1962) was born in Pope, Arkansas to John Marshall Tyson and Elizabeth Catherine Boyd. He attended the University of Arkansas from 1908 to circa 1910. It is unclear if he ever graduated. In 1911, he married Ila Jane Matthews. He died in 1962 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Extent
949 Megabytes (949 MB of digital files; eight photographs total)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Photographs have been arranged in the order in which they were received.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The John Ardis Tyson Photographs were donated to the Special Collections Department by William T. Cains, Sr. of London, Arkansas on October 4, 2017.
Processing Information
Processed by Sam Ownbey on December 19, 2022.
Source
- Cains, Bill (William) (Donor, Person)
- Title
- John Ardis Tyson Photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sam Ownbey
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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