Norma Mae Bigger Scrapbook

Collection

Identifier: MC 1720

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Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a scrapbook likely created by Norma Mae Bigger of Fayetteville, Arkansas; it includes photographs of Fayetteville; photos and clippings related to Bigger family members, and particularly to her brother Ed Bigger's service in World War I; and autograph pages signed by people living in Fayetteville as well as by Bigger family members and others living elsewhere. Also included is a 1914 postcard addressed to Norma Bigger.

Dates

circa 1914-1922

Creator

Bigger, Norma Mae, 1892-1963 (Person)

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

Norma Mae Bigger was born April 3, 1892, to George Birdwell and Willie Ann Huff Bigger in Dardanelle, Arkansas. The family moved to Farmington, Arkansas in December 1904, and then to Fayetteville around 1908. Norma Bigger worked as a nurse at a Fayetteville hospital and was an active member of the Mt. Comfort Home Demonstration Club. She passed away July 25, 1963, and is buried in Fayetteville’s Mount Comfort Cemetery.

Extent

0.875 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Materials are primarily stored in their original scrapbook. Loose photographs and a postcard that had been stored at the back of the scrapbook have been sleeved and placed in Folder 1.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Norma Mae Bigger Scrapbook was donated to Special Collections by Jo Blatti, Director of the Old Independence Regional Museum of Batesville, Arkansas, on behalf of the Museum on July 31, 2007. The scrapbook, identified by the donor as having belonged to James Washington McLeod (?-1940), was found in the attic of a home McLeod had lived in in southern Sharp County and donated to the Museum.

Processing Information

Preliminary processing, including numbering of photographs, was done by Zachary Mosley in December 2007. Processing was completed and finding aid created by Katrina Windon in August 2023.