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J. M. Futrell Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1662

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of one scrapbook that contains photographs and newspaper clippings. The photographs are primarily of family members and friends of J.M. Futrell. The newspaper clippings include wedding announcements and other miscellaneous events.

Dates

  • 1920-1955

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 Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

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

Biographical Note

Junius Marion (J.M.) Futrell was born on August 14, 1870 in Jones Ridge, Greene County, Arkansas to Jeptha and Arminia Eubanks Futrell. He received an education at Greene County public schools and attended the University of Arkansas from 1892 to 1893. He returned to eastern Arkansas, where he worked as a public school teacher in Greene, Independence, and Craighead counties. He married Tera A. Smith in September 1893. The couple had six children.

In 1896, he began farming and also entered the timber business. He was elected representative from Greene County to the Arkansas General Assembly serving from 1897 to 1904. In 1906, he was elected circuit court clerk serving for four years. In 1912, he was elected state senator from Arkansas’s first district (Greene, Clay, and Craighead counties). In 1913, Futrell became president pro tempore of the state senate. When Governor Joseph T. Robinson resigned to become a United States senator, Futrell was selected as interim Governor of Arkansas serving from March to July 1913. In 1913, he was admitted to the Arkansas Bar after following a course of independent study. He practiced law in Paragould for the next eight years.

In 1921, he was appointed Circuit Court Judge of the Second Judicial District. In 1924 and 1930, he was elected to consecutive six-year terms as Chancellor of the Twelfth District. Resigning that post in 1932, he was elected Governor of Arkansas and served from 1933 to 1937. During his tenure as governor, Futrell established the State Planning Board and created the Arkansas Department of Public Welfare. After completing his second term as governor, he resided in Little Rock and served as attorney for the Dyess Colony, a cooperative farm in Mississippi County created under the auspices of the New Deal resettlement program.

On July 4, 1948, Futrell suffered a debilitating stroke. He passed away on June 22, 1955, and was buried in Linwood Cemetery in Paragould.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 box)

Arrangement of the Papers

Material is arranged by topic.

Acquisition Information

The J. M. Futrell Materials were donated to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, on July 15, 2005, by Deann Coleman of Batesville, Arkansas.

Processing Information

Processed by Gentry Collier; completed August 2007.

Title
J. M. Futrell Materials
Status
Completed
Author
Gentry Collier
Date
2007
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