Scope and Content Note

Transparencies of Elkins and Vicinity. Slide show of Elkins past and present, especially Elkins High School, and views of other schools, events, and organizations in the vicinity of Elkins.

The transparencies were mainly taken from old photographs and many include a label. Carrigan apparently created a slide show in 1970 with 80 transparencies and later added to their number. Also included in the collection are a few negatives and three prints.

Scope and Content Note Collection of 256 glossy prints, mostly 8" by 10", made from the photographer’s negatives for Special Collections in the winter of 1980-1981. Subjects include rural schools before and after the WPA construction program and before and after consolidation; farm tenancy and migratory farm labor, many small rural churches and dwellings, including log structures, tenant houses, and sharecroppers’ cabins; and agricultural structures, including many types of chicken houses, barns, and...

Scope and Content Note

382 positive prints, 5 1/4" x 4" to 8 3/4" x 6 1/2", of photographs made by Mena, Ark, commercial photographer Bert Hiltebrand, 1900-1930, of buildings, persons, scenes, and activities in and around Mena. Photographs pertain to: churches; schools; agriculture, lumbering and other industrial and commercial activity; social, cultural, and recreational activities. Most are mounted; some are captioned or identified with penciled notation on verso of mounting; few are dated.

Scope and Content Note Materials in the collection include correspondence, newspaper clippings, class notes, bank documents, architectural blueprints, portraits, and miscellaneous other materials. The materials largely concern the personal matters of Ms. Alpha Williams; the blueprints in particular, however, speak specifically to her career as a rural social worker. Besides the above, there are as well certain documents signed by her brothers Mack and Earl Williams, and materials concerning other family...