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Translations from Paris Archives Nationales and Archivo General de Indias, Seville, concerning Arkansas; outline of work by Albert Tate, Jr., on Spanish colonial records pertaining to Louisiana territory. Positive photocopies.

Scope and Content Note The collection includes personal materials of the members of the extended Core family, including both Mr. and Mrs. Core's parents and grandparents, as well as their children and Mrs. Core's siblings. These range from diaries, scrapbooks, and correspondence to financial and medical records. The collection also contains materials gathered by Dorothy Core in her historical and genealogical research. They address four distinct areas of history--colonial Arkansas, Arkansas County after...

Scope and Content Note The collection contains some personal materials, including correspondence between the Norrells and their daughter, their obituaries, and funeral memorials. However, the bulk of the collection relates to the professional lives of the Norrells. Especially noteworthy are items pertaining to Mr. Norrell's activities as a member of the Subcommittee on Military Appropriations. These include first-hand materials from Operation Crossroads in 1946; the ships sunk in that operation included the...