Linebarger Brothers Papers Addendum

Collection

Identifier: MC 946A

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Scope and Content Note

The collection contains business correspondence from 1919 to ca. 1960. It has been sorted by year and includes agreements, contracts, deeds, easements, permits, plans, letters and notes from employees, and financial statements pertaining primarily to Bella Vista. Some materials pertain to and record the activities of Linebarger brothers' winery business. These include the mothly operation reports between 1935 and 1941, samples of order forms for wine stamps, receipts of payments, and a sheet of wine stamps.

Personal correspondence, dated from 1919 to ca. 1960 and marked "Linebarger," includes letters among the brothers, Clarence A. Linebarger, Forrest W. Linebarger, and Clayton C. Linebarger; letters to and from Linebarger's father, S. C. Linebarger; letters from C. A. Linebarger, Jr., and other familial correspondence.

Dates

1919-1965

Creator

Linebarger family (Family)

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

Clarence A. Linebarger, Forrest W. Linebarger, and Clayton C. Linebarger purchased land in Benton County in 1917. Experienced in real estate development (Tomball, Texas, was their most successful early venture), they began promoting Bella Vista as a resort community. Guests could stay in lodges or rent cottages, or could buy lots and have cottages built on them. The Linebarger brothers built most of the cottages, using several standard plans. As Bella Vista grew, amenities were added: a boat dock, swimming pool, dance pavilion, resort photographer, the Sunset Hotel, shops, beauty parlors, a night club in the "Wonderland" cave, golf course, newspaper. The Linebargers licensed some thirty local farmers and craftspeople to sell produce, baked goods, clothing, milk, butter, and other items door to door. In 1951 C. A. Linebarger sold the community to another resort developer, E. L. Keith.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged chronologically and by type.

Acquisition Information

This addendum to the Linebarger Brothers Papers was acquired by Special Collections through Mr. Gilbert Fite of Bella Vista, Arkansas, on December 20, 1993. The papers, until that time, were retained by Mr. Fite for his personal research.