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The material consists of a diary fragment, "Sketches of a journey from Camden [New York] to [Peoria County?] Illinois," written by an unknown woman, June 13 - November 6,1837. Also included in the collection are eleven Civil War letters (most of them written by M. E. Barnes, a member of the Army of the Cumberland, later called the Army of Georgia), an envelope, and an unsigned poem.

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: Five of the six letters in this collection are addressed to P.G. or Martha P. Henry, John's father and mother living in Locust Cottage. Two letters from John describe his living arrangements and financial difficulties in Fayetteville. Another letter, from O.C. Gray of Fayetteville, describes John's final illness. The last two letters are from relatives living or visiting Fayetteville and describe John's death and his burial site at Evergreen Cemetery. The earliest letter in the...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: Materials consist of hotel guest registers, clippings, and other items pertaining to William Hope Harvey and to his resort at Monte Ne, Arkansas. Materials were found in the McWhorter family home (which had formerly belonged to W. H. Harvey) or was collected over the years. This collection was originally processed in 1977. Because many items originally in the collection have special storage or access needs, the collection was reorganized by Nan Lawler in 1988. The original...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: Materials consist of hotel guest registers, clippings, and other items pertaining to William Hope Harvey and to his resort at Monte Ne, Arkansas. Materials were found in the McWhorter family home (which had formerly belonged to W. H. Harvey) or was collected over the years. This collection was originally processed in 1977. Because many items originally in the collection have special storage or access needs, the collection was reorganized by Nan Lawler in 1988. The original...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: Materials consist of hotel guest registers, clippings, and other items pertaining to William Hope Harvey and to his resort at Monte Ne, Arkansas. Materials were found in the McWhorter family home (which had formerly belonged to W. H. Harvey) or was collected over the years. This collection was originally processed in 1977. Because many items originally in the collection have special storage or access needs, the collection was reorganized by Nan Lawler in 1988. The original...

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Diary by an anonymous author, 15 June 1894 - 26 May 1895. Chronicles a grand tour cruise ship voyage from Boston to Europe to New York, and sightseeing in Europe.

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[Mimeographed] musical score for cornet and typed dialogue to go with The Arkansas Traveler.

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Certificates for two witnesses, George Lewis and Sam [Speight], in the case of Arkansas vs. [Janie] Jones, signed by F. J. Ginocchio, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Pulaski County, October 27, 1911.

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History of the Magnet Cove Missionary Baptist Church, 1868-1968, compiled from the Church records by Clara A. Golden.

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Letter Regarding Mail Transportation, 1865.

Letter from James H. Starr, Agent, Post Office Department Trans-Mississipppi, Marshall, Texas, May 18, 1865, advocating public aid for mail transpotation west of the Mississippi. Positive photocopy.

Positive photocopy of an original letter dated May 18, 1865, Marshall, Texas, written by James H. Starr, Confederate agent for the postal service west of the Mississippi River; it advocates public aid for mail transportation.

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: Notebook, transcribed by Stuart G. Vogt, 1975, of Charles William Fry (1842-1922), containing lists of personnel, military expenditures, inventories of ordinance, and copied quotations. Includes biographical note. Positive photocopy. Positive photocopy of a transcription of a notebook kept by Captain Charles William Fry, Fry's Company of Virginia Light Artillery (Orange Artillery). Captain Fry took part in many fights in Virginia during the war and kept a record of ordinance...

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The material consists of speeches delivered by Governor Parnell, as well as articles written by him, and two newspapers.

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Oath of allegiance issued by the provost marshal's office of Helena, Arkansas, to H.J. Briggs on January 5, 1863

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: Letter, signed by E.B. Dayne and two other former officers of the 37th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, from Lake County, Illinois, testifying to the favorable conduct of Brigadier General Julius White during the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March 6-8, 1862 Letter, signed by Lt. Colonel E. B. Dayne, First Lieutenant E. P. Messer, and Captain E. N. B. Messer, of the Thirty-seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, all of Lake County, Illinois, testifying to the favorable conduct of...

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Collection consists of the "First Notebook," a notebook used by William Johnson Barton while a student at Arkansas Industrial University.

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In which he states his claim to being the first American Army officer in Berlin after cessation of hostilities.

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The material consists primarily of letters to and from members of the Badgett family in Caswell County, North Carolina, and in Jefferson, Texas. The letters pertain to human trafficking of enslaved persons, farming, impressions and observations of Thomas J. Badgett while he was a student at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and at the University of Pennsylvania (events include the execution of John Brown), the Civil War, and conditions and events in Texas following the Civil War. Other papers...