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Lawrence County (Ark.) Drainage District Records, 1905-1920 Dec 1920

Lawrence County (Ark.) Drainage District Records, 1905-1920

NEARA finding aids

This collection contains Swan C. Dowell's personal records of his efforts and actions on the behalf of the Village Creek and Lake Pond Drainage Districts. The records include correspondence, work orders and estimates, legal documents, land records, and financial information.


Snyder Medical Company Collection, 1904-1920 Dec 1920

Snyder Medical Company Collection, 1904-1920

NEARA finding aids

This collection contains three photographs of the Snyder Medical Company and six trademark registration certificates for their various products. Also included are five matchbox-size samples of Snyder's Headache Powder.


Albert Pike Collection, 1833-1920 Dec 1920

Albert Pike Collection, 1833-1920

Finding aids

This collection contains correspondence about Native American tribes and Pike’s willingness to work with the tribes in order to gain their support for the Confederacy in the Civil War. Personal correspondence, a list of supplies needed during the Mexican-American war and other miscellaneous material pertaining to Albert Pike.


Strong-Mccolloch Family Papers, 1825-1920 Dec 1920

Strong-Mccolloch Family Papers, 1825-1920

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This collection contains genealogical papers related to the Strong and McColloch families between 1825 and 1920. It consists mainly of letters, deeds, and genealogical research by various members of the Strong and McColloch families.


United Confederate Veterans Camp Roster, 1920 Dec 1920

United Confederate Veterans Camp Roster, 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains a copy of Camp V.Y. Cook's camp roster.


Theodore Percival Mcglone Papers, 1870-1920 Dec 1920

Theodore Percival Mcglone Papers, 1870-1920

Finding aids

This collection contains letters, pension papers, and Grand Army of the Republic papers belonging to Theodore Percival McGlone of Cane Creek and Enola, Arkansas.


William A. Oilfield Letters, 1920 Dec 1920

William A. Oilfield Letters, 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains four letters


Guest Family Letters, 1861-1920 Dec 1920

Guest Family Letters, 1861-1920

Finding aids

This collection contains seven letters and a newspaper article by members of the Guest family of Arkansas between 1861 to 1920.


John C. Hughes Papers [Photocopy], 1874-1920 Dec 1920

John C. Hughes Papers [Photocopy], 1874-1920

Finding aids

This collection contains correspondence and papers written by and to John C. Hughes of Arkansas written between 1869 and 1920.


"The Arkansas History Commission: A Brief Review Of The History, Form, And Personnel Of The Commission," 1920 Dec 1920

"The Arkansas History Commission: A Brief Review Of The History, Form, And Personnel Of The Commission," 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains a history of the Arkansas History Commission and its members around 1920.


Union Bank And Trust Company Stock Certificate, 1920 Dec 1920

Union Bank And Trust Company Stock Certificate, 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains one stock certificate.


Nettie Davis Funeral Notice, 1920 Dec 1920

Nettie Davis Funeral Notice, 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains a funeral notice for Nettie Davis.


Revolutionary War Soldiers Of Arkansas, 1920 Dec 1920

Revolutionary War Soldiers Of Arkansas, 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains information on Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Arkansas.


Arkansas National Forest Presidential Proclamation, 1920 Dec 1920

Arkansas National Forest Presidential Proclamation, 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains a Presidential Proclamation concerning the Arkansas National Forest's boundaries in Arkansas.


Hale Bath House Envelope, Ca 1920 Dec 1920

Hale Bath House Envelope, Ca 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains an envelope for the Hale Bath House located in Hot Springs.


Eureka Springs Water Company Article, C. 1920 Dec 1920

Eureka Springs Water Company Article, C. 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains two copies of a promotional broadsheet measuring about 6x17" which contains a personal essay on the healing properties of the hot springs at Eureka Springs. The header reads "from the Kansas City Weekly Journal," and the essay is formatted like a news article, but there is no newsprint on the back, no author credited, and the footer directs readers to their local Ozarka Water Company for further questions. The date is given only as November 20, but the year is thought to be about 1920.


"Washington Telegraph" Newspaper, 1920 Dec 1920

"Washington Telegraph" Newspaper, 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains one issue of the "Washington Telegraph" newspaper from Washington, Arkansas, dated December 31, 1920.


Arkansas State Board Of Health Instructions To Midwives, C. 1920 Dec 1920

Arkansas State Board Of Health Instructions To Midwives, C. 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains one pamphlet, "Instructions to Midwives," Arkansas State Board of Health, Bureau of Statistics, circa 1920.


A.C. Hamilton Shipping Costs Circular, C. 1920 Dec 1920

A.C. Hamilton Shipping Costs Circular, C. 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains an advertisement from A.C. Hamilton and Company for apple cider, as well as a shipping cost circular for the shipment of apples.


Afro-American Historical And Genealogical Society-Arkansas Final Grant Report, 1800-1920 Dec 1920

Afro-American Historical And Genealogical Society-Arkansas Final Grant Report, 1800-1920

Finding aids

This collection contains a final grant report on "Dr. Henry Thibault's Medical Records of Afro-Americans during the late 1800's thru 1920's," with Thibault family genealogical information; list of patients; and 1 CD-ROM containing scans from ledgers. 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 …


Arthur Edward Tabor World War I Record Of Descendants Papers, Circa 1920 Dec 1920

Arthur Edward Tabor World War I Record Of Descendants Papers, Circa 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains a form and duplicate form for World War I record of Confederate descendants for Arthur Edward Tabor.


Louis Walther Papers, 1900-1920 Dec 1920

Louis Walther Papers, 1900-1920

Finding aids

This collection contains the business and financial papers of Louis Walther, a businessman and alderman in Little Rock, Arkansas. The collection includes personal and business correspondence, records for the German American Business Association, records for the City of Little Rock Improvement District No. 110, warranty deeds, receipts, financial statements, promissory notes, and checks.


Joseph Lawrence Dickson Land Patent, 1857-1920 Dec 1920

Joseph Lawrence Dickson Land Patent, 1857-1920

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This collection contains a land patent for Joseph Lawrence Dickson, filed in the Fayetteville, Arkansas, Land Office on April 4, 1857. It also contains a letter stating that the annexed copy of the patent is true and literal exemplification from the record held in the Department of Interior, General Land Office.


Polk County (Ark.) Deed Records, 1869-1920 Dec 1920

Polk County (Ark.) Deed Records, 1869-1920

Finding aids

This collection contains two plat maps for land in Polk County, Arkansas, and four envelopes.


Journals Of The Annual Council Of The Church In The Diocese Of Arkansas. 1919-1920 Dec 1920

Journals Of The Annual Council Of The Church In The Diocese Of Arkansas. 1919-1920

Finding aids

This collection contains journals of the Annual Council of the Church in the Diocese of Arkansas. It includes two copies from the 1919 meeting and one copy from the 1920 meeting.


Searcy County Confederate Pensioner's Report, 1920 Dec 1920

Searcy County Confederate Pensioner's Report, 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains a Certificate of Pensioners' Continued Indigency and Disability for Searcy County, Arkansas.


Clara Eno Report To Van Buren Udc Chapter, 1920 Dec 1920

Clara Eno Report To Van Buren Udc Chapter, 1920

Finding aids

This collection contains a report from Clara B. Eno.


William Kavanaugh Oldham Plantation Records, 1885-1920 Dec 1920

William Kavanaugh Oldham Plantation Records, 1885-1920

Finding aids

This collection contains three plantation ledgers and a college yearbook.


Leslie Family Papers, 1803-1920 Dec 1920

Leslie Family Papers, 1803-1920

Finding aids

This collection contains deeds, tax receipts, family correspondence, land grants, and legal contracts concerning the Leslie family and their property in Searcy County, Arkansas, near the town of Leslie.


Lorenzo Gibson Family Papers, 1820-1920 Dec 1920

Lorenzo Gibson Family Papers, 1820-1920

Finding aids

This collection consists of the papers of Lorenzo Gibson and various members of his family. The bulk of material relates to Lorenzo Gibson, James E. Gibson, McAlmont and Gibson Druggists, and F.T. Gibson. The papers are mostly correspondence and financial spanning almost a century beginning in the late 1820s.