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Fayetteville (Ark.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Naf

Found in 133 Collections and/or Records:

J.H. Field Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MC 539
Scope and Content Note The collection includes prints made by Field, contact prints made from Field's negatives by the Special Collections Department, glass plate negatives, publications, and other papers pertaining to Field. The collection originally included Field's camera, tripod, focusing cloth, film holders, and awards. Field described many of his techniques in magazine articles and interviews. It is evident, especially from the negatives in this collection, that most of his "soft focus"...
Dates: 1899-1931
Found in: Special Collections Department / J.H. Field Photographs

Julius Herman Field Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS F456 434
Scope and Content Note

Sepia or black and white prints, produced by Julius Herman Field in and around Fayetteville, Ark. Includes scenes near Happy Hollow Farm, the University of Arkansas, the Washington County Courthouse, Monte Ne, and Eureka Springs' Crescent Hotel; portraits of Charles Joseph Finger, John Leonard Hancock, Margaret Campbell Hancock and Marian Campbell Martin; and several unidentified subjects.

Dates: circa 1920-1925
Found in: Special Collections Department / Julius Herman Field Photographs

Charles J. Finger Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 639
Scope and Content Note

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.

Dates: 1893-1987
Found in: Special Collections Department / Charles J. Finger Papers

Fayetteville First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1954
Scope and Content Note

Materials in this collection include church histories, congregational records (attendance, donations, meeting minutes), and legal documents.

Dates: 1867-2001
Found in: Special Collections Department / Fayetteville First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Records

Friends For Fayetteville Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2525
Content Description

Organizational records of Friends For Fayetteville, a community organization focused on responsible development and land use. Materials include a board member orientation packet, a list of organizational accomplishments, photographs, and materials regarding the group's commemorative tree program.

Dates: circa 1997-2000
Found in: Special Collections Department / Friends For Fayetteville Records

General Lafayette Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1344
Scope and Content Note

Three scrapbooks and a photographic album containing organizational files, correspondence, reports, programs, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and photographs, pertaining to the General LaFayette Chapter's activities from 1986 to 1988.

Dates: 1987-1988
Found in: Special Collections Department / General Lafayette Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution Records

Ollace Glenn Property Title Abstract

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2183
Abstract

Ollace Glenn's title abstract for Lot 15 and the southern half of lot 16 in Block 3 of Putman's Addition, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Dates: 1922-1926
Found in: Special Collections Department / Ollace Glenn Property Title Abstract

Goldenrod Club and Junior Civic League Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1332
Scope and Content Note The scrapbook contains materials depicting the activities connected with the contest itself. These include photographs, newspaper clippings about the fundraising programs, and the correspondence from various business organizations, local government offices, public schools and the university, student Greek societies, a hospital, churches, etc., pledging their cooperation and support for the club's endeavor to improve the city's appearance. It also contains various printed material,...
Dates: 1960-1962
Found in: Special Collections Department / Goldenrod Club and Junior Civic League Scrapbook

Good Government League Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS G591 300-E
Scope and Content Note

Correspondence, lists, notes, legal documents, transcripts of County Court records, and other materials created or received by leaders of the citizens' reform group organized to correct alleged electoral abuses and political corruption in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Dates: 1933-1936
Found in: Special Collections Department / Good Government League Records

The Grapevine Newspaper Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1604
Scope and Content Note Contents of the collection include editor’s files, reporter’s files, business records, advertiser records, written and art newspaper copy, research materials, images, and issues of The Grapevine newspaper. Also included are issues of newspapers published by interest groups, including the Audubon Society; the American Civil Liberties Union; the United Mine Workers; and white supremacist organizations including the Ku Klux Klan. Materials include...
Dates: 1955-1993
Found in: Special Collections Department / The Grapevine Newspaper Records

Gregg Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1000
Scope and Content Note Family and legal papers pertaining to the Lafayette Gregg family of Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas. The family papers consist of letters, biographical materials, invitations, diplomas, poetry, tax receipts, deeds, financial papers, and newspaper clippings. Of particular interest in the family letters are those written by Russell Cravens Gregg while serving with the U.S. Army at Camp Pike, Arkansas, and in France during World War One. The legal papers consist of court...
Dates: 1839-1983
Found in: Special Collections Department / Gregg Family Papers

Growing 59ers Extension Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC 959
Scope and Content Note

This collection includes record books containing minutes from the club meetings.

Dates: 1963-1984
Found in: Special Collections Department / Growing 59ers Extension Club Records

Robert Hamon Prints of Fayetteville, Arkansas

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2482
Content Description

The collection consists of two signed black-and white prints of drawings of Fayetteville, Arkansas buildings (the Old Post Office and the Frisco Depot) by Robert Hamon. Both prints are artist's proofs.

Dates: 1982
Found in: Special Collections Department / Robert Hamon Prints of Fayetteville, Arkansas

Wilbur G. Hanks Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1270
Scope and Content Note The collection pertains primarily to three generations of the Hanks family: Green P. and Fanny Hanks, Wilbur G. and Martha Hanks, and Ora Joe Hanks of Johnson, Arkansas. Green P. Hanks (1838, Boonsboro, Arkansas-1929) served in the US army during the Civil War and was honorably discharged in 1865. Wilbur G. Hanks (1870-1931) was justice of the peace in Johnson, Arkansas. Ora Joe Hanks graduated from the Fayetteville, Arkansas, High School in 1922 and received the Teachers' Course certificate...
Dates: circa 1864-1950
Found in: Special Collections Department / Wilbur G. Hanks Family Papers

Peter Harkins Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MC 573
Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of two ledgers, a day-book, two letter-press books, an inventory, and several pages of drawings (plats)and descriptions of property that had been laid in Volume 1.

Volumes 1, 2, and 3 (two ledgers and the day-book) were given to the donor by Myrtle McIlroy in 1971.

Dates: 1852-1937
Found in: Special Collections Department / Peter Harkins Collection

John D. Henry Letters

 Collection — Box Small Manuscript Collections Box 3: Series 2; Series 2 [Barcode: 35129217141486]
Identifier: MC 49
Scope and Content Note Five of the six letters in this collection are addressed to P.G. or Martha P. Henry, John's father and mother living in Locust Cottage. Two letters from John describe his living arrangements and financial difficulties in Fayetteville. Another letter, from O.C. Gray of Fayetteville, describes John's final illness. The last two letters are from relatives living or visiting Fayetteville and describe John's death and his burial site at Evergreen Cemetery. The earliest letter in the...
Dates: 1861-1881
Found in: Special Collections Department / John D. Henry Letters

Morriss M. Henry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 542
Scope and Content Note

This collection contains correspondence, speeches, legislative papers, press releases, bills, reference material, photographs, and clippings from Henry's political career.

Dates: 1970-1985
Found in: Special Collections Department / Morriss M. Henry Papers

Dusty Higgins Cartoons and Illustrations

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1888
Scope and Contents The collection contains cartoons and illustrations created by Arkansas artist Dusty Higgins. The bulk of the collection consists of editorial cartoons created by Higgins for the Arkansas Traveler, the Northwest Arkansas Times, the Benton County Daily Record, and the Arkansas Times. Other materials include art boards for the comic book ...
Dates: 2001-2009
Found in: Special Collections Department / Dusty Higgins Cartoons and Illustrations

A History of the Fayetteville Country Club by Hugh Brewer

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1051
Scope and Content Note

History of the Fayetteville Country Club, from its beginnings in 1921 until 1990. Includes lists of presidents, boards of directors, golf professionals, club managers, and champions. Positive photocopy.

Dates: 1990
Found in: Special Collections Department / A History of the Fayetteville Country Club by Hugh Brewer

Tom Jim Hudson Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2190
Scope and Content Note Typescript memoirs of Tom Jim Hudson, entitled "My Experiences- In and Around the Coal Mines." His account mentions the dangers of working in the coal mines, including his own workplace injuries, as well as working during World War I to supply coal to Camp Pike. The latter portion of the memoir details his experiences working for University of Arkansas' Buildings and Grounds. Hudson's employers in Arkansas included the Western Coal Co., the Blue Hills Coal Co., the Melton Coal Co., and,...
Dates: 1981
Found in: Special Collections Department / Tom Jim Hudson Reminiscences

Kaleidoscope Players Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1115
Scope and Content Note

Scrapbook containing clippings, newsletters, memorabilia, and photographs of Kaleidoscope Players, a Fayetteville, Arkansas, community theater group.

Dates: 1978-1984
Found in: Special Collections Department / Kaleidoscope Players Scrapbook

Viola C. Kerr Photographs and Painting

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1584
Content Description The collection consists primarily of photographic slides documenting Viola C. Kerr's family, home, and activities in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as well as her travels in locations including Arkansas, Arizona, Missouri, California, Michigan, and Canada. Included are images from University of Arkansas Homecoming celebrations and the University of Arkansas 1968 spring commencement ceremony, of Beaver Lake and Dam, and of Expo 67 in Montreal, Canada. Post offices are a common subject of the...
Dates: circa 1935-1976
Found in: Special Collections Department / Viola C. Kerr Photographs and Painting

Carl A. Koffler and Anne Prichard Collection of Northwest Arkansas Event Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2582
Content Description The collection primarily contains programs, tickets, newspaper clippings, and other materials related to events attended by Carl A. Koffler and Anne Prichard in Northwest Arkansas between 2003-2017. The most commonly represented event venues are the Walton Arts Center and the University of Arkansas. Other venues and organizations represented include Opera of the Ozarks, the OMNI Center, the Arts Center of the Ozarks, Rogers Little Theater, Butterfield Trail Village, the Springdale Performing...
Dates: 1992-2017; Majority of material found within 2003-2017
Found in: Special Collections Department / Carl A. Koffler and Anne Prichard Collection of Northwest Arkansas Event Materials

Lighton Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 779
Scope and Content Note The papers pertain primarily to William Rheem Lighton (1866- 1923), his wife Laura McMaken Lighton (1869-1948) and their children, Dorothy (1893-1967), Louis Duryea (1895-1963), Suzanne Chalfant (1905-1978), and Betty (b. 1912). Most of the papers were collected and saved by daughters Suzanne and Betty. Included are materials pertaining to their extended family, in particular, Dorothy Lighton's children and grandchildren and Laura McMaken's father, Andrew Campbell McMaken. These...
Dates: 1828-1987
Found in: Special Collections Department / Lighton Family Papers

Lighton Family Papers Addendum

 Collection
Identifier: MC 779a
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...
Dates: 1913-2007
Found in: Special Collections Department / Lighton Family Papers Addendum

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