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Fort Chaffee (Ark.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Naf

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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 / William Albert Brewster, Jr. Correspondence

J. William Fulbright Papers, Second Accession

 Collection
Identifier: MS F956 144-B
Scope and Content Note The second increment of the J. William Fulbright papers (primarily 1960-1975) comprises approximately nine hundred linear feet of materials and documents the tenure of the Arkansas Democrat in the U.S. House and Senate. The collection consists of constituent, official, and personal correspondence, memoranda, legislative bills, speeches, photographs, and other records related to the political, governmental, and diplomatic interests and activities of the senator. An important component of the...
Dates: 1940-1975; Majority of material found within 1960-1975
Found in: Special Collections Department / J. William Fulbright Papers, Second Accession

Charles Lee Hughes Fort Chaffee Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2250
Scope and Content Note The collection consists of black and white photographic prints and 35mm negatives, color slides, original artwork, and other records created or acquired by Charlie Hughes while working for the Cuban-Haitian Task Force at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Other materials include a copy of the camp's newsletter, La Vida Nueva, Hughes' press passes, and a handbook for potential sponsors of refugees. Photographs capture daily life and recreation (particularly baseball and...
Dates: 1980-1982, undated
Found in: Special Collections Department / Charles Lee Hughes Fort Chaffee Photograph Collection

Proft Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2551
Content Description

The collection consists of records relating to the Proft family, and particularly to Paul Otto Proft and his wife, Florence Ellenor Beers Proft. Many Proft family members lived in Mena, Arkansas and Polk County; the collection particularly includes materials related to Mena's Trinity Lutheran Church. Materials include scrapbooks, correspondence, photographs, vital records, memoirs, and genealogical research. Much of the genealogical research was compiled by Helena Beers Buechner.

Dates: circa 1870-2020
Found in: Special Collections Department / Proft Family Papers

World War II Prisoner of War Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC 509
Scope and Content Note

These copies concern prisoner of war camps in Arkansas during World War II, and include various kinds of inspection reports and labor reports for each camp and branch camp.

All copies are from RG 389. Box numbers were written on groups of photocopies, and these are included in the box lists.

Dates: 1943-1946
Found in: Special Collections Department / World War II Prisoner of War Records

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