Eureka Springs Preservation Society Oral History Project Materials

Collection

Identifier: MC 1198

Staff Only
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Content Description

The collection consists of recordings on audiocassette tapes and interviewee release forms related to a 1986-1990 oral history project conducted by the Eureka Springs Preservation Society to preserve the stories of Eureka Springs residents. Recordings are primarily oral history interviews; also included are recordings of Eureka Springs Preservation Society General Meetings that included related presentations. Release forms are present for most of the interviews conducted in 1986-1987. Interviewees include artist Louis Freund; writer Virginia Tyler; Zoe Harp; Charles (Charlie) Hoskins; Dewey Marie French; Jim Lent (the oldest resident of Eureka Springs at the time of his interview); and Catherine Pitts Cline.

Dates

1986-1990

Creator

Eureka Springs Preservation Society (Eureka Springs, Ark.) (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 Eureka Springs Preservation Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to preserve and promote the historic and natural resources of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Extent

0.56 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by format and by topic; tapes containing oral history interviews are arranged alphabetically by the name of the first interviewee listed.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Eureka Springs Preservation Society Oral History Project Materials were donated to Special Collections by Nellie Paisley Livingston on behalf of the Eureka Springs Preservation Society in November 1990.