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The papers consist of correspondence, most of which pertains to Charles J. Finger, and some to his daughter, illustrator Helen Finger Leflar. Also included are Finger's diaries, notebooks, manuscripts, indexes, and other papers as well as materials by Helen Finger Leflar, Mrs. Charles J. Finger's guest book, clippings, photographs, film, and microfilm. The three indexes, prepared by Finger on index cards, comprise an index of his bibliography, and one each on music and literature.

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Original materials that are restricted for access because of their fragility.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Activities to which the material specifically relates include: Donaghey's role in the construction of the Arkansas state capitol; his work as governor and as member of the state Capitol Arts Commission, Centennial Commission, Board of Charities and Corrections, and Planning Board; his work as member of the (Little Rock) Broadway-Main Street Bridge Commission and of the National Board of Finance of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; creation of the Donaghey Foundation and endowment of...

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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Materials related to Arkansas history and Arkansas writers, as collected by Clara B. Kennan, as well as a promotional flier for a book by Kennan.

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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This subseries contains a short autobiography and handwritten magazine as well as illustrations by Helen Finger Leflar. In addition, there is the guest book of Nellie B. Finger (Mrs. Charles J. Finger); and manuscripts by Grace Ferguson, a relative of Nellie B. Finger; Charlie May Simon, Arkansas writer; Wendy T. McElheny, a University of Arkansas graduate student; and R.B. Cunninghame Graham, British writer and correspondent of Charles J. Finger.

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This subseries contains a short autobiography and handwritten magazine as well as illustrations by Helen Finger Leflar. In addition, there is the guest book of Nellie B. Finger (Mrs. Charles J. Finger); and manuscripts by Grace Ferguson, a relative of Nellie B. Finger; Charlie May Simon, Arkansas writer; Wendy T. McElheny, a University of Arkansas graduate student; and R.B. Cunninghame Graham, British writer and correspondent of Charles J. Finger.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains correspondence reflecting Charles J. Finger's personal as well as literary development.  He was a voracious, interesting, and widely-read correspondent.  Significant correspondents are Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, Philip Cornick, Glenn Ward Dresbach, John Gould Fletcher, James Keddie (See Finger-Keddie correspondence, MC 640), H.L. Mencken, Vance Randolph, William Marion Reedy, Carl Sandburg, George Bernard Shaw, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, George Stirling, Wilbur...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains letters to Leflar as illustrator of children's books, condolences for her father's death, letters for permission to use Charles J. Finger's literary works, and royalties from the opus of Charles J. Finger.  Significant correspondents include Katherine Murdoch Davis, Charles J. Finger (referred to in the correspondence as "Dad"), Lewis Gannett, Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni, Charlie May Simon Fletcher, and Wilbur Stone (see Finger-Stone correspondence, MC 449).

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Typed letter, signed, dated "Septr 27th/Gayeta [i.e., Fayetteville, Ark.]", to Lessie [Stringfellow] R[ead], regarding Charles [Morrow?] Wilson, Charles Joseph Finger's literary activities, and his views on the U.S. National Recovery Administration and Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This subseries contains a short autobiography and handwritten magazine as well as illustrations by Helen Finger Leflar. In addition, there is the guest book of Nellie B. Finger (Mrs. Charles J. Finger); and manuscripts by Grace Ferguson, a relative of Nellie B. Finger; Charlie May Simon, Arkansas writer; Wendy T. McElheny, a University of Arkansas graduate student; and R.B. Cunninghame Graham, British writer and correspondent of Charles J. Finger.