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Army Specialized Training Program Materials
Collection
Identifier: MC 1764
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of correspondences, pictures, and photocopies of pictures and newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1944-1995
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Ralph Clayton Barnhart U. S. War Relocation Authority Records and Related Materials
Collection
Identifier: MS B266 382
Scope and Content Note
Legal opinions, proceedings, memoranda, report, and published materials pertaining to the U.S. War Relocation Authority, especially as regards its Central Utah Relocation Project at Topaz, Utah, and to its successor agency, the War Agency Liquidation Unit of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Dates:
1942-1947
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Vernie L. Bartlett Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 1687
Scope and Content Note
The Vernie L. Bartlett Papers contain correspondence from various family members, newspaper clippings, and over one hundred and fifty hand-written sermons. There are also photographs documenting life at the School of the Ozarks, Vernie Bartlett’s experiences in the Philippines and New Guinea during World War II, Bartlett family life, as well as images of rural religious life in Arkansas.
Dates:
1921-1999
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Tom Boyett Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MC 1677
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists primarily of correspondence between Tom and Evelyn during the periods 1924-1925, after Tom had left Hope, and 1942-1945, when Tom served in the Navy. Other correspondence includes a letter commending Tom’s military service signed by James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy during World War II, and a couple of letters to Tom from his mother, Ida. Remaining items include greeting cards from 1904...
Dates:
1904-1963
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Bragg Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 1257
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains correspondence, legal documents, genealogical materials, photographs, and other materials relating to the Samuel and Hosea Bragg family. Family correspondence includes letters written during the era of the antebellum South as well as the Civil War. Included in Folder 12 is a list of birth dates, and in some cases death dates, of persons enslaved by Hosea Bragg. Also included is correspondence during the period 1866-1911, as well as letters written during the First...
Dates:
circa 1836-1993
Found in:
Special Collections Department
William Albert Brewster, Jr. Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MC 2643
Content Description
The collection consists of the correspondence of William Albert Brewster, Jr., primarily letters written to his mother (Annie Brewster) and sister (Dorothy Lee Brewster) of Ruston, Louisiana, while Brewster was stationed at Camp Neil Martin (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas) and at Fort Chaffee (Fort Smith, Arkansas) during World War II. Also included is a letter from one of Brewster's hallmates at the University of Arkansas, William Howard, to Brewster's sister Dorothy. ...
Dates:
1944-1946
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Maurice "Footsie" Britt Collection
Collection
Identifier: MC 1238
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the personal and professional papers of University of Arkansas athlete, World War II officer, and politician Maurice "Footsie" Britt. Materials include scrapbooks, photograph albums, speeches, printed materials, photographs, film, audio and video cassettes, and awards collected by Britt over his sports, military, and political careers. Included are albums assembled by Britt's mother, Virgie; photographs of Britt during World War II and his subsequent acceptance of...
Dates:
circa 1890-2021
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Jack Brown Letter
Collection
Identifier: MC 2228
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of a letter written from Jack Brown, then stationed in the United Kingdom during WWII, to his wife, Faye, then living in England, Arkansas. It discusses his daily life and his thoughts on wartime rationing.
Dates:
1944
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Arthur Brann Caldwell Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS C127 209 209A-F
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, addresses, reports, photographs, printed materials, and other records created, received, or collected by Caldwell. Most items are dated in the period 1950-1970, Specific areas to which materials pertain include: University of Arkansas Glee Club, 1927-1928; Arkansas and national political affairs, ca. 1917-1974; Japanese-Americans in the U.S. armed forces and the U.S. War Relocation Authority relocation centers in World War II; civil rights legislation...
Dates:
1912-1975
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Troy Campbell World War II Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 2106
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of materials related to Troy Dale Campbell and his service in the U. S. Navy during World War II, including correspondence, journal entries, photographs, and military records. Correspondence is primarily from Campbell to his parents (William Robert and Laura Campbell of Conway, Ark.), and to his brother, Robert Campbell (also of Conway, Ark.); in most cases, the original correspondence is accompanied by edited typescripts created by the donor or donor’s family. Topics...
Dates:
circa 1940-2012
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Robert Ridgway Case, Sr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 2423
Abstract
Materials related to the life and military service of Robert (Bob) Ridgway Case, Sr., a decorated World War II veteran.
Dates:
circa 1928-2018
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Charles Edd Caudle Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 1843
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes genealogy, correspondence, drafts of two books, business information, financial information, legal information, photos, and newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1937-2002
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Alan and Mary Cazort Papers Related to Japanese American Incarceration in Arkansas
Collection
Identifier: MC 1489
Scope and Content Note
The collection consist of correspondence, printed and mimeographed material, newspaper clippings, and notes. Correspondence includes letters between the Y.W.C.A. and Mary Cazort concerning the creation of a Y.W.C.A. program at the Rowher and Jerome American concentration camps. The collection also contains newspaper clippings pertaining to the American concentration camps, including the employment of Japanese American incarcerees on local farms. The collection also includes copies of the...
Dates:
1942-1945
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Bruce Neal Choate Letters
Collection
Identifier: MC 1928
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes correspondence of Choate and his family, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Dates:
1927-1945; Majority of material found within 1941-1945
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Compton Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 1453
Scope and Content Note
The papers consist of correspondence, documents, genealogical material, and images related to the family of David Compton, Sr. (1850-1923) and his wife, Mary Eyre Haller Compton (1851-1934) as well as their sons, David Compton, Jr. (1885-1959) and William Eyre Compton (1890-1981). There is also documentation concerning the lives of Neil Ernest Compton (1912-1999) and his wife Laurene Putman Compton (1916-1991).
Dates:
1807-1980
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Crump/Garvin Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 846
Scope and Content Note
The papers include correspondence, clippings, and a wedding book concerning the Crump, Garvin, and Fitton families.
Dates:
1866-1985
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Ernie Deane Letters
Collection
Identifier: MS D344 414
Scope and Content Note
35mm positive microfilm, copied by Arkansas Historical Commission from original negative film produced and owned by Commission, of war-time letters written by U. S. Army officer Ernie Deane, while in military service in the United States and in Europe, to his wife, Lois K. Deane, to his parents, and to University of Arkansas professor of journalism Walter J. Lemke.
Dates:
1941-1946
Found in:
Special Collections Department
James C. Dunbar Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 1045
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Arkansas physician James C. Dunbar. Included are materials related to his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, including a photograph album documenting his life and work while stationed at Truk Lagoon; certificates, diplomas, and other recognition of his professional achievements; brochures and correspondence related to other Arkansas healthcare providers and organizations; and materials related to Dunbar's hobbies,...
Dates:
circa 1938-1989
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Adelbert W. Duskin WWII Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 2053
Scope and Content Note
This collection is primarily comprised of correspondence written from Adelbert to his wife, Dorothy, and son, Joel, during World War II. Materials also include correspondence written before the war, 1931-1936, biographical material, ephemera, such as military patches and pins, two datebooks, two printed items on the Po Valley Campaign, and a small number of photographs.
Dates:
1931-2001; Majority of material found within 1933-1945
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Leland and Letty Duvall Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MC 1934
Scope and Content Note
The Leland and Letty Duvall Correspondence include correspondence, newspaper articles, and photographs.
Dates:
1942 - 1945
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Gregory “Jack” Elsken Memoir
Collection
Identifier: MC 1635
Scope and Content Note
The memoir consists of Elsken’s account, as told to Brigid Elsken Galloway in April 1999, of his wartime experiences until his discharge shortly after Easter, 1945.
Dates:
1937-1945
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Paul and Ann Faris Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 2612
Content Description
The collection contains the photography, writings, and other personal and professional papers of Paul and Ann Faris. Series 1 contains personal and professional papers, including correspondence, biographical materials, and materials related to Paul Faris' work as a professor at Hendrix College. Series 2 contains research materials, photographs, drafts, and other materials related to Paul Faris' 1983 book Ozark Log Cabin Folks: The Way They...
Dates:
circa 1933-2022
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Orval Eugene Faubus Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS F27 301 FAUBUS
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, speeches, diary, lists, notes, petitions, certificates, clippings, literary manuscripts, legislative bills, scrapbooks, sound recordings, motion picture film, financial, legal, military, and other records created, received, or collected by Faubus (1910-1978) or by staff members of the Arkansas gubernatorial office (1955-1967). Records pertain, for the most part, to the operations (1955-1967) of Arkansas state constitutional and other offices,...
Dates:
1910-1978; Majority of material found within 1939-1974
Found in:
Special Collections Department
Orval Eugene Faubus Papers Addendum
Collection
Identifier: MC 922
Scope and Content Note
This collection is essentially a continuation of the Orval Eugene Faubus Papers, 1910...(1939-74)-1978 (MS/F27/301/FAUBUS). Materials in this collection pertain primarily to the life of Orval Faubus following his six terms as governor of Arkansas. Included are items pertaining to his marriage to Elizabeth (Beth) Drake Thompson Westmoreland (1969); his adoption of her daughter, Kim Elizabeth, and son, Frederick ("Ric" or "Ricci") King (1971); Beth's death (1983); and his marriage to Janice...
Dates:
1928-1994
Found in:
Special Collections Department
George Fisher Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 1495
Abstract
Cartoons, art, correspondence, clippings, photographs, and artifacts from the life of George Fisher, a political cartoonist from Arkansas.
Dates:
1918-2003
Found in:
Special Collections Department
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