General Lafayette Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution Records

Collection

Identifier: MC 1344

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Scope and Content Note

Three scrapbooks and a photographic album containing organizational files, correspondence, reports, programs, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and photographs, pertaining to the General LaFayette Chapter's activities from 1986 to 1988.

Dates

1987-1988

Creator

Sons of the American Revolution. General LaFayette Chapter (Ark.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

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.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

The General LaFayette Chapter of the Arkansas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, headquartered in Fayetteville, Arkansas, was officially certified at the ninety-sixth Annual Meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, on February 22, 1986. The initial organizational meeting took place in the Meeting Room of Fayetteville Public Library on January 4, 1986 with a view of organizing a new chapter of the Society to serve Washington County, Arkansas, and the surrounding area. All members are direct descendants of soldiers or supporters of the American Revolution.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

The scrapbooks were taken apart and the material placed in folders while the original order was maintained. The photographs from the album were placed in archival sleeves and numbered.