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This collection consists of correspondences, pictures, and photocopies of pictures and newspaper clippings.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of materials related to Troy Dale Campbell and his service in the U. S. Navy during World War II, including correspondence, journal entries, photographs, and military records. Correspondence is primarily from Campbell to his parents (William Robert and Laura Campbell of Conway, Ark.), and to his brother, Robert Campbell (also of Conway, Ark.); in most cases, the original correspondence is accompanied by edited typescripts created by the donor or donor’s family. Topics...

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Materials related to the life and military service of Robert (Bob) Ridgway Case, Sr., a decorated World War II veteran.

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The papers consist of correspondence, documents, genealogical material, and images related to the family of David Compton, Sr. (1850-1923) and his wife, Mary Eyre Haller Compton (1851-1934) as well as their sons, David Compton, Jr. (1885-1959) and William Eyre Compton (1890-1981). There is also documentation concerning the lives of Neil Ernest Compton (1912-1999) and his wife Laurene Putman Compton (1916-1991).

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The collection consists of materials relating to Willoughby McGehee and his family, and particularly to McGehee's service in the United States Navy during World War II. A notable inclusion is McGehee's personal diary of his experiences on the USS Miantonomah in 1942.

Scope and Content Note The collection is comprised of 428 photographs, including many of military scenes and personnel; a 180-page diary dated January 1, 1945 to December 31, 1945, pertaining to combat missions; 113 letters Rankin wrote to his family in Springdale during WWII; school report cards from grades 1-6; and newspaper clippings. The collection also contains a notebook in which Rankin listed bombing missions, including the Nagasaki raid on August 9, 1945, and one artifact, a military issued fork....

Scope and Content Note Materials include correspondence, court documents, scrapbooks, diaries, physician appointment books, photographs, drawings, etc. An avid collector of Arkansas-related historical materials, Margaret Smith Ross assembled a collection that includes her personal papers, historical and genealogical research materials, and the original records of the Pulaski County Circuit Court dating from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Her personal papers include correspondence,...