John Walter Meek Memoir Typescript

Collection

Identifier: MC 1767

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Scope and Contents

The collection contains a typescript of Arkansas physician John Walter Meek’s memoirs, “Life History of J. W. Meek,” written primarily in 1913, with an update made in 1917. The typescript was created by Meek’s granddaughter, Anne Meek Garrett, in 2008. Meek discusses his family; his childhood in Union County, Arkansas; the Civil War; the cotton industry; his membership in the Ku Klux Klan; his medical studies and career; Reconstruction; and Arkansas politics, among other topics.

Dates

2008

Creator

Meek, John Walter, 1850-1917 (Person)

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 Walter Meek (1850-1917) was an Arkansas physician and state senator.

He was born Jan. 16, 1850, to James Madison Meek and Julia Frances Frazer Meek in Union County, Arkansas. He graduated from the New Orleans School of Medicine in 1870 and went on to practice medicine in Bradley County, Arkansas; in Atlanta, Arkansas; and in Camden, Arkansas. In 1873, he married Fannie Hampton. Meek served as an Arkansas state senator from 1887-1889. He passed away March 31, 1917, and is buried in Camden’s Oakland Cemetery.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection consists of a single typescript.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The John Walter Meek Memoir Typescript was donated to Special Collections by Martha Ann Meek Garrett on April 21, 2008. Garrett, the granddaughter of John Walter Meek, created the typescript.