Judge Wendell Hall Materials
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Scope and Content Note
The collection contains four framed political cartoon drawings by Ron Meyer of the Saline Courier, a photocopy of a newspaper column by Meyer sharing anecdotes about Judge Hall, and two undated photographs of Hall.
Dates
- Majority of material found within ca 1970-1990
Creator
- Hall, Oliver Wendell, Jr. (Person)
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
Oliver Wendell Hall, Jr. was born June 6, 1920 in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas National Guard, including active service during World War II, and retired as colonel from the Reserve. In 1945, he married Joanna Edmonson, and they lived in Fayetteville, Arkansas while he studied at the University of Arkansas School of Law. After graduating, Hall moved to Saline County, Arkansas in 1949, where he practiced private law and then served as a deputy prosecuting attorney and as a municipal judge in Benton. The Saline County Bar Association’s O. Wendell Hall Lawyer of the Year award is named in his honor. Hall died in Benton November 19, 2004.
Extent
0.9 Linear Feet (1 box)
Arrangement of the Papers
Materials have been arranged by format.
Acquisition Information
The Judge Wendell Hall Materials were donated to the Special Collections Department by Dr. Oliver Wendell Hall, III of Little Rock, Arkansas, on September 16, 2016.
Processing Information
Processed by Katrina Windon; completed in October 2016.
- Title
- Judge Wendell Hall Materials
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Katrina Windon
- Date
- 2016
- 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
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu