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Arkansas State Archives

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2020

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"Death By Design": The Secret Holocaust Of Wrightsville, Arkansas, Stage Production Final Grant Report, 2019-2020 Dec 2020

"Death By Design": The Secret Holocaust Of Wrightsville, Arkansas, Stage Production Final Grant Report, 2019-2020

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This collection is related to a play put on by the students of Meridian High School Theatre Department in Meridian, Mississippi, about the Wrightsville 21. The production was funded in part by the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant. The collection includes a final grant report for the project.


"Our Past, Our Future, Our Communicators" Central Delta/Delta Yes Inc. Final Grant Report, 2018-2020 Dec 2020

"Our Past, Our Future, Our Communicators" Central Delta/Delta Yes Inc. Final Grant Report, 2018-2020

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This collection contains a DVD, two spiral binders, and a syllabus.


"Our Past, Our Future, Our Communicators" - Preservation Of African American Cemeteries Final Grant Report, 2018-2020 Dec 2020

"Our Past, Our Future, Our Communicators" - Preservation Of African American Cemeteries Final Grant Report, 2018-2020

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This collection contains a final grant report for the "Our Past, Our Future, Our Communicators" project for the Preservation of African American Cemeteries Junior Preservation Society. The project was funded through the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program, administered by the Black History Commission of Arkansas. The Black History Commissioner of Arkansas (BHCA) was created by Act 1233 of 1991 and is composed of seven members appointed by the governor with approval of the Senate. The BHCA is charged with preserving the history of black Arkansans and black communities in Arkansas. This commission also encourages research of Arkansas’ black history …


A Centennial Commemoration: Historical Contributions Of African American Psychologists From Arkansas Final Grant Report, 2020 Dec 2020

A Centennial Commemoration: Historical Contributions Of African American Psychologists From Arkansas Final Grant Report, 2020

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This collection contains one 3-ring binder with a final grant report, transcripts of interviews and photographs on flash drive, flyers, email correspondence, and CD-ROM recording of event. The project was funded through the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program, administered by the Black History Commission of Arkansas. The Black History Commissioner of Arkansas (BHCA) was created by Act 1233 of 1991 and is composed of seven members appointed by the governor with approval of the Senate. The BHCA is charged with preserving the history of black Arkansans and black communities in Arkansas. This commission also encourages research of Arkansas’ black …


Arkansas Historical Commemorations: Civil War Sesquicentennial, Worldwar I Centennial, And Arkansas Women's Suffrage Centennial, 1861-2020 Dec 2020

Arkansas Historical Commemorations: Civil War Sesquicentennial, Worldwar I Centennial, And Arkansas Women's Suffrage Centennial, 1861-2020

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This collection contains web crawl and download captures from three commemoration commissions websites, the Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission, the World War I Centennial Commemoration Commission, and the Arkansas Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemoration Commission. Each website contains historical information about the event it honors and includes information about the commemoration events. The collection also includes physical material in paper format from the Arkansas Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemoration Commission consisting of a proclamation, meeting minutes, and research material collected by the Department of Arkansas Heritage committee designee.


Sillin-Monroe-Sprague Family Papers, 2020 Dec 2020

Sillin-Monroe-Sprague Family Papers, 2020

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This collection contains records of the Sillin-Monroe-Sprague family, including Bible records of births and deaths, correspondence, and other material related to the history of the family.


Arkansas Nursing Roundtable Covid-19 Survey, 2020 Dec 2020

Arkansas Nursing Roundtable Covid-19 Survey, 2020

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This collection contains a survey conducted in 2020 of nurses and their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nurses' names were kept confidential.


Texarkana (Ark.) Collection, 2020 Dec 2020

Texarkana (Ark.) Collection, 2020

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This collection contains programs from historical marker dedications and city birthday celebrations that occurred in Texarkana from 1963 to 1976.


Arkansas Archeological Survey Records, 2019-2020 Dec 2020

Arkansas Archeological Survey Records, 2019-2020

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This collection contains one annual report from the Arkansas Archeological Survey for the year 2019-2020.


Price-Helm/Helms Family Papers, 10th-20th Century Jun 2020

Price-Helm/Helms Family Papers, 10th-20th Century

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This collection contains genealogical information related to the Price family, with information dating to the earliest traces of the Price name in Wales during the tenth century, and continuing through descendants of Monsieur Price in the twentieth century.


Jeffie Hibler Papers, Circa Late 1800s Jun 2020

Jeffie Hibler Papers, Circa Late 1800s

NEARA finding aids

This collection has a late 19th Century diary filled with recipes and poems both handwritten and clipped from newspapers. There are also pages from a Bible, illustrated booklets, a greeting card, and other newsclippings.


W.B. Matthews Bible, Undated Jun 2020

W.B. Matthews Bible, Undated

NEARA finding aids

This collection contains one Bible belonging to W.B. Matthews.


Bill And Jerry Brewer Floyd Genealogical Collection, Circa 1800s-2000s Jun 2020

Bill And Jerry Brewer Floyd Genealogical Collection, Circa 1800s-2000s

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This collection contains genealogical research completed by Bill Floyd and Jerry Brewer Floyd related to the Floyd ancestral line. It also contains slides of photographs related to the family including vacation and reunion photographs, and photographs of various locations around Arkansas.


"Arkansas Agriculture: 200 Years" Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation Slide Presentation, Circa 1980s Jun 2020

"Arkansas Agriculture: 200 Years" Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation Slide Presentation, Circa 1980s

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This collection is comprised of a slide show presentation titled "Arkansas Agriculture: 200 Years" from the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, and includes the presentation slides, an audiocassette recording of the presentation, and the presentation's script.


Arkansas State Archives Disc Collection, 1994-2016 Jun 2020

Arkansas State Archives Disc Collection, 1994-2016

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This collection contains CDs and DVDs relating to Arkansas, spanning from 1994 to 2016.


S.C. Turnbo Manuscripts, Undated May 2020

S.C. Turnbo Manuscripts, Undated

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This is a collection of copies of 278 of Silac C. Turnbo's manuscripts numbering from 540 to 819; manuscript 589 missing. The manuscripts' subject dates range from 1830 to 1907.


Samson Booster Club Bulletin, Undated May 2020

Samson Booster Club Bulletin, Undated

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The bulletin in this collection contains the results of a canvas of citizens, polling them about who they would be voting for in the Congressional race. The candidates were Goodwin, Warnick, and Samson. The bulletin states that Samson was shown to be ahead.