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Maude K. Coffin and Fairy Coffin Lynd Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 915

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains a manuscript and rough drafts of Maude Coffin's memoirs "Pioneer Days," genealogical information, family papers, photographs, and clippings. Material concerning Fairy Coffin Lynd includes biographical information on her work as a soil scientist. Of special note are late nineteenth and early twentieth century photographs and photographic post cards of St. Paul and Fayetteville.

Dates

  • 1860-1988

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 Loans Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Maude Kendrick Coffin was born in Virginia on April 19, 1888, the youngest of James and Josephine Barker Kendrick's six children. Her father and older brother left for Arkansas in 1892, and the rest of the family moved west and settled in St. Paul (Madison County) in 1900. The Kendricks built and ran a mill and lumber company where Maude Kendrick and the rest of the family worked and lived.

In 1920, she married a World War I veteran, Harry Coffin of St. Paul. During their marriage, they operated a bakery near the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) campus and later in Lincoln (Washington County). They had four children, Fern, Fairy, Wayne (Buddy) and Josephine (Babe). In the late 1920s they moved to Fayetteville and bought a house on School Street. Maude Coffin lived the rest of her life at this location.

Fairy Coffin married J.Q. Lynd in 1943. Lynd later earned his Ph.D and became a soil scientist, with Fairy assisting in his research. During the next thirty years the Lynds worked on research regarding antibiotics in soil microorganisms, and cancer research. Fairy became a highly recognized scientist, and presented her research findings to scientific conferences in the United States and Europe.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (2 Boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Arrangement of the Papers

Material is arranged and described in two series:

  1. Papers and clippings (Box 1)
  2. Photographs (Boxes 1-2)

Acquisition Information

Papers and photographs of Maude Kendrick Coffin (1888-1988) of Fayetteville (Washington County), Arkansas, and her daughter, Fairy Coffin Lynd (1922-1986) of Stillwater, Oklahoma, were donated by Dr. J.Q. Lynd of Stillwater on October 12, 1988.

Processing Information

Processed by Susan Lynn Parks, January, 1989. Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Creator

Source

Title
Maude K. Coffin and Fairy Coffin Lynd Papers
Author
Susan Lynn Parks
Date
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