Scope and Content Note

The material consists of correspondence and documents relating to Clark's careers and political interests in the area. A large portion concerns political appointments and Clark's ties to Senator Hattie W. Caraway and Congressman Ben Cravens. Also included are several newspaper clippings (primarily obituaries of Clark) and one broadside (folder 4) concerning the national elections of 1932.

Scope and Content Note The material relating to Clark's bid for himself or his friends to be appointed U. S. Marshall dates from 1932 to 1940. It comprises primarily copies of letters of reference in Clark's behalf, but also includes two petitions and an incomplete index created by Clark of the reference letters. The general correspondence spans 1931-1940. It is primarily business correspondence related to Clark's banking interests and involvement with the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce. Some political matters...

Scope and Content Note The collection consists of McRae’s personal and professional papers. Materials relate to McRae’s tenure with the Office of Equal Opportunity, the Model Cities Program, and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. Materials also relate to the Arkansas constitutional convention of 1979-1980 and McRae’s campaign for governor and lieutenant governor. Also included are items related to the Ozark Society’s trips to Nepal in 1979 and Mt. Everest in 1989. The collection includes speeches made by...

Abstract

85 photographic and illustrated postcards of places in Arkansas, primarily hospitals and medical facilities.