Ruth Polk Patterson Papers Addendum
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Scope and Content Note
Materials in this collection are various draft manuscripts of Ruth Polk Patterson’s books about her grandfather’s life and work as a slave in Arkansas. Spencer Polk, Patterson’s grandfather, was born to an enslaved woman, Sally, and her enslaver Taylor Polk. Unusually, Spencer and his siblings by Sally were raised along with Taylor Polk's white children.
Dates
- 1971-1986
Creator
- Patterson, Ruth Polk, 1930- (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
Ruth Polk Patterson attended the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and graduated in 1958 with a bachelors degree in English. She then received her masters degree in English at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in 1967. In 1977 she obtained her doctorate in American Studies from Emory University in Atlanta. Her book The Seed of Sally Good’n, originally titled “Spencer Polk: The Man, His Home, His Family, The Story of a Black Homesteader in Arkansas,” was published in 1985. Polk died in 1988.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 box)
Acquisition Information
The Ruth Polk Patterson Papers Addendum was donated to the University of Arkansas Special Collections Department by Tracey Patterson of Little Rock, Arkansas on December 13, 1988.
Processing Information
Processed by Avalon Gurel, October 2008 Finding aid language was updated by Catherine Wallack in November 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.
- Title
- Ruth Polk Patterson Papers Addendum
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Avalon Gurel
- Date
- October 2008
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- November 2023: Finding Aid Revised by Catherine Wallack in November 2023 as a part of project to update outdated or harmful descriptions related to slavery or to enslaved persons.
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