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Scope and Content Note Typewritten transcript of original one page letter, dated April 15, 1935, and attached eight page typewritten memorandum from Hays to Paul Porter, executive assistant to the administrator of the U.S. Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Memorandum reports Hays' findings on the social conditions and economic plight of share-croppers and tenant farmers in eastern Arkansas, especially as these reflect the impact of AAA policies implemented there. Original documents in U.S....

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Most of the papers in this collection comprise correspondence from H.L. Mitchell to East regarding Mitchell's union work after the STFU merged with other labor unions. Some correspondence concerns East's personal and political activities. Other materials include clippings, pamphlets, brochures, and newsletters that East either obtained himself or received from Mitchell.

Content Description The collection consists of materials related to the Delta Cooperative Farm (DCF) in Rochdale, Mississippi, a 1938-1939 agricultural cooperative made up primarily of former tenant farmers, many of them from Arkansas. The materials were primarily compiled by Louise Heflin Stuart for her master's thesis, and also include materials regarding other agricultural labor groups such as the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union (STFU). Collection materials include manuscripts, interview notes,...

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The William Gilbert papers consist of correspondence, business records, newspapers, pamphlets, tracts, brochures, amd microfilm reflecting his wide range of interests including socialism, mysticism, pacifism, and the American Legion. The bulk of the papers are printed materials, and those which form an integral part of the collection have been retained.

Scope and Content Note Correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, minutes of proceedings, bulletins, pamphlets, newspapers, clippings, and other material pertaining to the history of the radical labor school at Mena, Arkansas. Correspondents include Cedric Belfrage, Wilbur Clarke Benton, Douglass Carr, Winifred L. Chappell, J. Vance Clayton, Kenneth C. Coffelt, William Fadjo Cravens, Samuel W. Eiges, Henry Pratt Fairchild, Mabel Fulks, Nathan Green Gordon, Laura Ley Gray, Claris G. "Crip" Hall, Arthur...

Scope and Content Note Contains 22 items pertaining to a 1935 Federal Emergency Administration Relief Workers' Strike in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Xerox copy of selected material, Jan. 9 - Mar .1, 1935, from state files of National Archives and Records Service's Records Group 69, Records of Federal Emergency Relief Administration. Records relate, in part, to: Arkansas Emergency Relief Administration, Horace Bryan, Commonwealth College, Students League for Industrial Democracy, Ward H. Rodgers, Southern Tenant...

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The collection consists primarily of William Henry Cobb's research and writings on the history of Commonwealth College, including essays, correspondence, newspapers, and photographs. Also included are materials regarding his related research on the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union and regarding his efforts to encourage the University of Arkansas to honor the memory of former professor Dr. Walter Lee Brown.

Content Description From the Collection: The collection consists of materials related to the Delta Cooperative Farm (DCF) in Rochdale, Mississippi, a 1938-1939 agricultural cooperative made up primarily of former tenant farmers, many of them from Arkansas. The materials were primarily compiled by Louise Heflin Stuart for her master's thesis, and also include materials regarding other agricultural labor groups such as the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union (STFU). Collection materials include manuscripts, interview notes,...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The collection comprises personal, academic and professional/research records. The personal records consist mostly of correspondence and files pertaining to Reed’s studies at Harvard University. The academic records pertain to the classes taught by Reed, such as classroom lecture notes, syllabi, tests, newspaper and magazine articles, typescripts, and other classroom items created and collected by him. The professional/research records contain subject files that concern primarily Reed’s...

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The collection consists primarily of William Henry Cobb's research and writings on the history of Commonwealth College, including essays, correspondence, newspapers, and photographs. Also included are materials regarding his related research on the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union and regarding his efforts to encourage the University of Arkansas to honor the memory of former professor Dr. Walter Lee Brown.

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The Ernie Deane Papers include materials related to Arkansas writers, especially Walter Lemke; World War II, including numerous materials pertaining to Maurice "Footsie" Britt and other Arkansas veterans, as well as the University of Arkansas during the war; and other materials pertaining to Arkansas and the University of Arkansas. The collection also includes documents used as evidence and photographs taken during the Nuremberg Trials in 1945-1949; the documents are English...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: Correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, minutes of proceedings, bulletins, pamphlets, newspapers, clippings, and other material pertaining to the history of the radical labor school at Mena, Arkansas. Correspondents include Cedric Belfrage, Wilbur Clarke Benton, Douglass Carr, Winifred L. Chappell, J. Vance Clayton, Kenneth C. Coffelt, William Fadjo Cravens, Samuel W. Eiges, Henry Pratt Fairchild, Mabel Fulks, Nathan Green Gordon, Laura Ley Gray, Claris G. "Crip" Hall, Arthur...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries includes correspondence and related documents with various businesses and individuals. Notable correspondents include Senators Joseph T. Robinson and Hattie Caraway; Governors Charles Brough, Harvey Parnell, and Homer Adkins; and Scipio Jones and Harmon Liveright Remmel. Not all correspondence occurred while these politicians were in office. Materials relate to railways, banks, and the agricultural industry, especially cotton. Topics of interest include the New Deal,...

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The Film Projects Series contains correspondence, scripts, photographs, and research materials related to documentary projects developed by Jack Hill. Of particular interest are the materials related to Hill's Civil War documentaries.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Materials in this subseries pertain to businesses and individuals. Included are invoices, vouchers, photocopies of land abstracts, tax receipts, and freight way bills. Materials are divided into categories by type of document. Generally materials of each type are arranged alphabetically within spans of certain dates; date spans are arranged chronologically. Original order has been preserved. Employee records (Box 378) are restricted for...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: Correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, minutes of proceedings, bulletins, pamphlets, newspapers, clippings, and other material pertaining to the history of the radical labor school at Mena, Arkansas. Correspondents include Cedric Belfrage, Wilbur Clarke Benton, Douglass Carr, Winifred L. Chappell, J. Vance Clayton, Kenneth C. Coffelt, William Fadjo Cravens, Samuel W. Eiges, Henry Pratt Fairchild, Mabel Fulks, Nathan Green Gordon, Laura Ley Gray, Claris G. "Crip" Hall, Arthur...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: Correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, minutes of proceedings, bulletins, pamphlets, newspapers, clippings, and other material pertaining to the history of the radical labor school at Mena, Arkansas. Correspondents include Cedric Belfrage, Wilbur Clarke Benton, Douglass Carr, Winifred L. Chappell, J. Vance Clayton, Kenneth C. Coffelt, William Fadjo Cravens, Samuel W. Eiges, Henry Pratt Fairchild, Mabel Fulks, Nathan Green Gordon, Laura Ley Gray, Claris G. "Crip" Hall, Arthur...

Scope and Content Note From the Collection: Correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, minutes of proceedings, bulletins, pamphlets, newspapers, clippings, and other material pertaining to the history of the radical labor school at Mena, Arkansas. Correspondents include Cedric Belfrage, Wilbur Clarke Benton, Douglass Carr, Winifred L. Chappell, J. Vance Clayton, Kenneth C. Coffelt, William Fadjo Cravens, Samuel W. Eiges, Henry Pratt Fairchild, Mabel Fulks, Nathan Green Gordon, Laura Ley Gray, Claris G. "Crip" Hall, Arthur...

Scope and Contents Correspondence in Folders 17-20 concerns the Fair Employment Practices Act, Civil Rights legislation, Equal Rights Amendment, Ku Klux Klan, labor, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, race relations, Wagner Act, Henry Agard Wallace, Southern Tenant Farmers Union, Wagner-Murray Bill, presidency of Columbia University, and Congress of Industrial Organizations. Correspondents include: W.E. Battle, Clyde B. Berry, David O. Burgauer, F. Cash, Earl Cobb, Palmer Danaher,...

Scope and Contents Correspondence in Folders 17-20 concerns the Fair Employment Practices Act, Civil Rights legislation, Equal Rights Amendment, Ku Klux Klan, labor, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, race relations, Wagner Act, Henry Agard Wallace, Southern Tenant Farmers Union, Wagner-Murray Bill, presidency of Columbia University, and Congress of Industrial Organizations. Correspondents include: W.E. Battle, Clyde B. Berry, David O. Burgauer, F. Cash, Earl Cobb, Palmer Danaher,...

Scope and Contents Correspondence in Folders 17-20 concerns the Fair Employment Practices Act, Civil Rights legislation, Equal Rights Amendment, Ku Klux Klan, labor, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, race relations, Wagner Act, Henry Agard Wallace, Southern Tenant Farmers Union, Wagner-Murray Bill, presidency of Columbia University, and Congress of Industrial Organizations. Correspondents include: W.E. Battle, Clyde B. Berry, David O. Burgauer, F. Cash, Earl Cobb, Palmer Danaher,...

Scope and Contents Correspondence in Folders 17-20 concerns the Fair Employment Practices Act, Civil Rights legislation, Equal Rights Amendment, Ku Klux Klan, labor, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, race relations, Wagner Act, Henry Agard Wallace, Southern Tenant Farmers Union, Wagner-Murray Bill, presidency of Columbia University, and Congress of Industrial Organizations. Correspondents include: W.E. Battle, Clyde B. Berry, David O. Burgauer, F. Cash, Earl Cobb, Palmer Danaher,...

Scope and Contents Consists of very miscellaneous folders. Besides conscription and peacetime conscription, subjects include child care, congressional salaries, daylight savings time, demobilization, Equal Rights Amendment, excess profits tax, Fair Employment Practices Law, Fair Labor Standards Act, Filipino Naturalization Bill, foreign relations, immigration, Lanham Act, compulsory military training, Nationality Act, Naturalization, Navy Pay Bill, Navy Retirement Act, Office of Price Administration, petroleum...

Scope and Contents Page 1: [poem] " After the heat has hung upon these granite walls Suddenly thunder comes, and the rain falls Over the boulders, over the jewelled ferns As far as me discern." Page 3-4: 9-26-37 [poem] Transcontinental I. Farewell to New England "The sweeping threads of long-expected rains." Page 5-6: n.d. II. Vermont: Green mountains. "Here, by the roadside edge" Page 7-11: 9-26-37 III. Elmira: with Thoughts of mark Twain "Here, in these lordly hills."...