Buffalo National River (Ark.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Neil Compton Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 1091
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes both Compton's personal and professional materials. These include medical log books, calendars, correspondence, clippings, and various memorabilia relating to his past as a student of Bentonville High School, the University of Arkansas, and the University of Arkansas School of Medicine. Also included are drafts and notes Compton used in writing his books. The collection contains materials relating to Compton's activities as a conservationist and outdoor...
Dates:
1914-1998
Found in:
Special Collections Department
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Neil Compton Papers
Mary Virginia Ferguson Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: MC 2662
Content Description
Scrapbook created by Mary Virginia Ferguson related to the campaign to save the Buffalo River and to her service on the Governor's Committee on Stream Preservation. The bulk of the scrapbook's contents are newspaper clippings; also included is an April 1963 "Suggested Buffalo National River" map created by the Ozark Society; correspondence from the Ozark Society, including a letter from Secretary Evangeline Archer to Ferguson; correspondence from Charlie Johnson to members of the Governor's...
Dates:
circa 1960-1979
Ozark Society Records
Collection
Identifier: MC 477
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of administrative files that include, among other records, the Society's by-laws, certificate of incorporation and membership lists; general correspondence as well as the one received and generated by the Society's presidents, secretaries, newsletter editors, and other officers; financial records comprising bank statements, treasurers reports, federal and state tax returns and others; minutes of the Board meetings as well as materials relating to general membership...
Dates:
circa 1922-2013
Found in:
Special Collections Department
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Ozark Society Records
Kenneth L. Smith Papers
Collection
Identifier: MC 1423
Scope and Content Note
The collection includes photographs, interviews, notes, research materials, organizational records, and other materials documenting the life and work of Kenneth L. Smith, particularly related to his involvement in environmental conservation in Arkansas and to his research and writings on the lumber industry in the Ouachita region of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Series 1 contains materials related to Arkansas environmental organizations, including the Ozark Society, the Arkansas...
Dates:
circa 1850-2021
Robert W. Vater Records Pertaining to Proposed Buffalo National River
Collection
Identifier: MS V453 402
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, news releases, clippings (electrostatic copy), report, memorandum, list, April 1964, December 3, 1964 to March 2, 1965 and undated, created received, or collected by Fort Smith, Ark. lawyer Robert W. Vater and pertaining to efforts by Ozark Society and others on behalf of Congressional legislation to establish the Buffalo National River. Correspondents include Evangeline Pratt Waterman Archer, Neil Ernest Compton, William Orville Douglas, Edmond Augustus...
Dates:
1964-1965