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Benton County Justice of Peace court dockets in bound volumes, August 31, 1921-December 30, 1922; January 31, 1925-January 17, 1939.

Scope and Content Note Materials pertain primarily to Betty Lighton and date from her early college years to the last years of her life. Topics of interest relate primarily to northwest Arkansas, and include the Happy Hollow Foundation, the juvenile court system, the mental health system, and various community service organizations, especially materials pertaining to the United Community Services of Northwest Arkansas. Other topics include the Red Cross during World War II and Girl Scouts in northwest Arkansas and...

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The file consists of clippings and photocopies of clippings, a photograph, and Washington County documents pertaining to Suzanne Lighton's appointment to and resignation from the position of Referee of the county Juvenile Court in 1965 and 1967.

Scope and Content Note Letter dated at Washington, D. C. January 16, 1885, from United States Attorney General Benjamin Harris Brewster to Parker, Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Fort Smith, together with two other documents created or received by Parker, February 2, 1885 and August 22, 1888, pertaining to the employment of a stenographer for the court. After this term, Parker was elected to represent Missouri's 7th district in the U. S. House of Representatives,...

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Autographed letter signed, dated Little Rock, AR August 15, 1851 from Woodruff to Alexander McLean of Van Buren, AR pertaining to the shipment of "the press & seal for your district court, which I ordered for you..."