William Bonner was a professor in the School of Social Work. The materials in this collection consist of departmental reports and professional research pertaining to sociology, urban planning, and rural development policies.

Completed questionnaires and summary reports compiled by the University of Arkansas Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology from social and economic surveys of selected Arkansas rural areas, some completed in cooperation with the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Adjustment Administration or Resettlement Administration.

Materials were collected or produced by Donald E. Voth during the course of his teaching and research both as a student and as a professor. Materials primarily consist of articles, reports, project files, background research and publications related to rural sociology and community and rural development both locally and internationally. The majority of the materials relate to his teaching the research during his time at the University of Arkansas.