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Finger-Stone Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MC 449

Scope and Content Note

The papers consist of letters from Charles J. Finger to his friend Wilbur M. Stone; one letter from Helen Finger to Wilbur M. Stone, (1941); two photographs of Finger, (one with his daughter, Helen Finger); clippings; and miscellaneous.

Dates

  • 1923-1941

Creator

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

Charles J. Finger born December 25, 1869 to Charles Finger and Julia Connolly Finger in Willesden, England, died seventy-one years later on January 7, 1941, at his farm, Gayeta Lodge, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He attended Kings College in London, England, and studied music in Frankfurt, Germany; then in 1887 began his adventures which took him to North and South America, Africa, and Antarctica. His life of travel was the basis for his prize-winning children's books, among them Tales from Silver Lands, a collection of South American folk tales, and Courageous Companions, the story of a boy who sailed with Magellan. In addition to children's books, Finger also authored numerous books, "Little Blue Books," articles, editorials, book reviews, and short stories. Most of his literary output was published during the last twenty-two years of his life.

Charles J. Finger came to Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1920 with his wife Nellie B. Ferguson whom he had married in Texas in 1902. They had five children. One of them, Helen Finger Leflar, helped to illustrate his books. He immediately began publication of All's Well, his one-man monthly magazine. All's Well was published until 1935 and had a national circulation. From 1936-1938, Finger worked on the Arkansas Guide for the Works Progress Administration.

Having become ill with influenza, Charles J. Finger died January 7, 1941, and was buried at Gayeta Lodge under a favorite elm.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by format.

Acquisition Information

The Finger-Stone Correspondence was acquired by Special Collections from Howard S. Mott, Inc. of Sheffield, Massachusetts, in August, 1982.

Processing Information

Processed by Norma Ortiz-Karp, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in June, 1989.

Title
Finger-Stone Correspondence
Status
Completed
Author
Norma Ortiz-Karp
Date
June 1989
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444