Scope and Content Note The papers contain two scrapbooks. Marie Antoinette Purkins's scrapbook details the kindergarten she founded and taught in Hope, Arkansas from 1938-1962. Of special interest is the Christmas photocard of the child William Jefferson (Billy) Blythe III, who later became Arkansas Governor and United States President Bill Clinton. Sophia Delony Purkins's scrapbook documents her husband's death in 1934 and special events in her immediate family. Also included are two travel journals from the...

Scope and Content Note The papers contain correspondence; financial and professional records; bank ledgers; appointment and address books; diplomas, certificates, awards, and plaques; photographs; a scrapbook; twelve black and white reproductions on silk by Italian artist Oscar D'Amico, and other materials and records pertaining to Rabie Rhodes' personal life, business affairs, and professional and civic activities. Notable correspondents include: Dale Bumpers, William Jefferson Clinton, Orval Faubus, J. William...