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Chief Blackstar's "Indian Mystery Revue", Michael Claxton Ph.D.

Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Fra Angelico In San Marco: A Comparison Of Fra Angelico’S Frescoes And Altarpieces During His Time In San Marco, Isaac Copeland

Tenor of Our Times

Fra Angelico stood at the crossroads of two major art movements in the early 15th century, the old International Gothic style, and the new Renaissance style. During his stay at San Marco between 1436, when the monastery moved to Florence, and 1445, when Fra Angelico was summoned to Rome, his work reflected elements of both the International Gothic style and the Renaissance style. However, in his works at San Marco, his panel paintings were more conservative, painted with more Gothic conventions than his frescos, which exhibited elements of the rising Renaissance.

Abu Simbel: The Beginnings Of World Heritage, Olivia Womack

Tenor of Our Times

This articles explores the preservation of Abu Simbel and its role in sparking an international interest in cultural heritage. Additionally, the author analyzes the current UNESCO World Heritage system in light of its beginnings at Abu Simbel.

Evangelizing For The American Way: The Professed Mission Of Harding Under George S. Benson’S Presidency, Laren Houstoun

Tenor of Our Times

No abstract provided.

Windows To The Divine: The Development Of Byzantine Art, Sam Klein

Tenor of Our Times

Byzantine art took significant inspiration form its Greco-Roman heritage but then distinguished itself through a shift in focus away from Hellenic realism and towards formal abstractions of Christian motifs. These conventions developed alongside political and theological turbulence to eventually influence a vast area of Asia Minor and Eastern Europe.

White County Heritage 2015, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Message by Bill Leach
Charter Members and Past Presidents
White County Cook Books
Other Historical Publications
William Pate's Start at Robbins-Sanford by Billie Grunden
Floyd Public School by Ruth Couch and Floyd Alumni
Floyd Flashes Student Newspaper
CSA Veteran Richard Waring by Emmet Powers
General McRae's Civil War Letters by Alan Thompson
Confederate Cavalryman by J. Merrick Moore
Griffithville's First Funeral Director by Windle Porter
Baptist Settlers Renamed Judsonia by Diana Sherwood
Life and Times of Ben C. Black by Paula Black Rosselet
Mail
Index

White County Heritage 2010, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication
Presidental Message by Mary Beth Waters
Buford M. Maddox
White County Publications
Recently Reprinted Works
My Father Was A Cpl. In the U.S. Army by Diann Poe
Azalee by Ray Tolar
Things sure have changed!!
Little League Baseball in Searcy Began Sixty Years Ago
1950’s Sandwich Menu from Woodworths
Up from the Cotton Fields by Helen Stinnett
Houseboat Child by Fannie Brown
New Dixie Drive-In Theater
Jack Edward Caldwell
The John P. May Family in Searcy by Milton Davis May
A Different Use for Onion?
Reflections On A Local Legend by Cliff Roberts
Searcy Population Tops …

White County Heritage 2009, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Message by Tony Young
White County Publications
Romance's Artist in Overalls by Kristy Pollard
Dr. Muncy's History Is a Scholarly Tribute to the City by Perrin Jones
Lord of the Rings: Smyrna Is the Oldest Church by Bill Leach
Story of the Rock: Gold Map or Grandpa's Joke? by Eddie Best
Looking for the Fabled Pink Mint by Ray Toler Jr.
Living to 100, Thanks to God, Mom and Onions by Shirley Hughes
My Original Steel Magnolia by Linda Temple Acrey
Civil War Veterans by Leroy Blair
You Run, We Gun: Judsonia Fights Crime in the …

White County Heritage 2008, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Message by Tony Young
White County Publications
Old Railroad Car Underwent Many Changes by Jim Wakefield
Teaching at White Oak by Homer Fulbright
Stuart Coffey: Barber, Fighter, Storyteller by Ann Henry
Let's Mark Our Historic Sites by Scott Akridge
Red Cross Poster Girl by Janis Cantwell
The Soldier From Marsh Mountain by James Wesley Marsh
Cousin Howard Marsh's Story by Heber Taylor
A House on Marsh Mountain by Glenda Marsh Williams
Appreciating My Mother by Raymond W. Toler Jr.
The Harbors at Bald Knob Lake by Robert Adair
Miss Frona, Voice of Judsonia by W.E. Orr …

White County Heritage 2007, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Message by Tony Young
White County Publications
Strawberry Heyday by Paul E. Miller
Strawberry Boom, Box Bonanza by Paul E. Miller
Strawberry Growers by Paul E. Miller
Where the Strawberry Went by Paul E. Miller
150 Years of Newspapers by Michael Bruce Dougan
1929 White County Citizen
The Great Train Robbery of 1893 by Ray Rains
Only 25 Witness Triple Hanging
Civil War Train Wreck by Norman L. Ezell
The M&NA Moving Van by Leon Van Patten
Railroad Ransom: History of Searcy RR by Bill Pollard
Back To Pearl Harbor by Linda S. Caillouett
1875 Sliter …

White County Heritage 2006, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Message by Dewitt Yingling
White County Publications
Beasts Outside My Window by J. Allen Whitt
Murder in the Pleasant Grove Church by Coy R. Benton
A Rough Start at Griff in 1932 by Homer Fulbright
Silas Cox Never Made It Home by Marianne S. Welch
Big News in Small Towns of 1930 by Venson M. Henderson
Judsonia Blacksmith Built a Car in 1908 by Bill Helbron
The Jowers of Judsonia by Shirley A. Finch Hughes
Judson University
Hard Times on a Railroad Gang by Marion M. Noble
Injustice by Kitty Shook
The Silent Christmas of 1926 …

White County Heritage 2005, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Message by Dewitt Yingling
White County Publications
The McDaniels at Russell in 1898 by Laura Lafferty
Curtis' Illusive Little Rock by Scott Akridge & Emmett Powers
May 29, 1930, News
Aunt Lucy and the Ladies' Aid Society by Ray D. Rains
1915 Edition of Pangburn News
White County Word Hunt by Lucille Smith Harris
They Called Me Lucky by Robert James Palmer
Walker School 1929-30 (submitted by Bill Leach)
A Son Remembers the Song Writer by Leister Presley
Searcy Memories by Lucille Smith Harris
May 30, 1940, News
Rose Bud Cotton Gins by Milton Davis May …

White County Heritage 2004, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pioneer Village Depot
President's Message by Ron Busbea
White County Publications
Aunt Estella's Scrapbook (submitted by Mary Reynolds)
Lost Dreams at Devil's Tea Table by Paul E. Miller
Story of a Muzzle Loader by Jimmy Gill
Old Black Pot Has a War Story by Elizabeth Short
Drug Problem in the Good Old Days
Confederate Finally Gets a Tombstone by Milton D. May
Civil War Letter
Snake Tales From Snaky Acres by Billie Willingham
Once Upon a Town by Tim Bruner
Growing Up in Smyrna by Sam C Sowell
Deener & Dobbins Came in 1877 by Sam C. …

White County Heritage 2003, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Message by Ron Busbea
White County Publications
Searcy History Was America's Birthday Gift by Eloise Muncy
It Takes a Village to Move Pioneer Village by Bill Leach
History of Armstrong Springs Resort by Mildred Kitts Staerkel
Jacob Douglas Armstrong Family by Leah Dewberry Moss
Armstrong Springs Milestones
Armstrong Springs' Schoolhouse by Juanita Bogard
Birth and Death of Morris School by Eddie Best
Too Hot For the French by Ed Sanders
Saying Goodbye Was Hard To Do
Like a Weaver's Last Thread by Julian Lane
Growing Up At Crosby in the 1940s by Robert J. Finch
A …

For Patriot Dream: America Freedom Endures, Don P. Diffine Ph.D.

Belden Center Books

This book describes what in the world is at stake for America's war on terrorism. How shall we gauge the future of our land so recently visited with terrorism against our pillars of capitalism? For over 200 years, our country, through freedom and hard work, has changed the world. Our religious freedoms, civil freedoms, human rights, and the importance we place on the dignity of the individual--all these set us apart. Among all the world's nations, America still stands out in front. We should never forget that we are Americans, first, last, and always.

White County Heritage 2002, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Message by William E. "Bill" Leach
White County Publications
What Happened in the Titan II Silo? by Dr. David Stumpf
'It Was Scary Down There' by David Lowery
A Full Measure, Good Top to Bottom by Jimmy Turley
Doc Rayburn's ll-year-old Raider by Eddie Best
Mama's New Cook Stove by Christina Doyle Spear
White County Roots
How To Obtain Arkansas Vital Records by Ed Sanders
The Piker Letters From Bradford by Eddie Best
The Lost Black History by Frances A. Tolliver
Hard Times, High Fur Prices by Maurice O. Thompson
1912 Fishing Trip by Bob Highsmith …

White County Heritage 2001, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Message by William E. "Bill" Leach
Historical Society Charter Members
Men Oughta Do the Milking by Christina Doyle Spear
A Ride on the Biggest Turtle I Ever Saw by Walter E. Wisdom
Stuck in the Golden Age by Bob Douglas
West Point 1905 Postcard by Steven Hanley
Lonnie Glosson, Harmonica Ambassador by Marcella Pry
How to Order Lonnie's Music
Cotton Gins and Giggle Water by R.C. McCourt
1918 Arkansas Motor Vehicle License
My Experiences As A Prisoner of War by Warren B. Thornton
Beebe Freshman Class of 1940 (submitted by Mary Reynolds)
Cursing the Yankees at …

White County Heritage 2000, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Remembering Our First President by Eddie Best
Georgetown to Jupiter by Irene Emde
Orphan of the Storm by Averil Beaver
Internet? You Bet! Try www.rootsweb.com/~arwhite
White County Roots
The Silers And the McCauleys by Iva Mae Wright
1900 Bald Knob Postcard by Steven Hanley
Nancy Fletcher O'Kelly McCauley by Gloria Estlin
Doc Was Welcome at the Table by Eddie Best
1917 Armstrong Springs Baseball Team
Robert R. Douglas: Journalist Who Got It Right by Scott Morris
Hospitality in the Hobo Jungle by Earnest Best
Logging Trains on the M&NA by Bill Pollard
The Original Mule Train by …

White County Heritage 1999, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pearls For Your Pocket: Our president finds treasures from the past by Eddie Best
White County Roots
Wilbur D. Mills, Freshman Congressman: A second look at the remarkable Man From Kensett by Kay Goss
Harding University Observes Its 75th Year by Ashley Miller
Harding Timeline: Milestones in the growth of a university
The Day the College Moved: A young girl moves to a new campus with her family in 1934 by Fayetta Coleman Murray
Burned the Mortgage: Thanksgiving was a special time in '39 by Elton English
History of the Harding Swing: How to make the Symbol …

White County Heritage 1998, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Stories From Ina & Others: Our president dedicates this issue to Ina Leach & exhorts us by Eddie Best
C.W. Riggins Family of Kensett
New White County War Memorial Is Dedicated: The old bell tolls for 172 on "A Day To Remember"
Those We Remember
The Day We Saluted "The Beer Barrel Polka" by Leister Presley
Wilbur D. Mills, Young Populist Leader by Kay Goss (Introduction by Darrell Hickman)
Reflections on a Long-Gone Railroad: Legend of "The Great Atterberry" by Eddie Best
The Little Train to Des Arc: Memories from a man searching for an orphans home …

White County Heritage 1997, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication, W.E. Orr
Mr. SMS, W.E. Orr
One-Room Schools by Ruth Couch
Lookin' Down Main by W.E. Orr (reprint from White County Record)
Obituary, W.E. Orr (reprint from Daily citizen)
Inquiry, German Americans in Arkansas
Col. Jacob Frolich, Jr., by Heber Taylor
Edwards Sisters by Fiona I. Sohns
Battle of Whitney's Lane (newspaper article)
White Co. War Memorial update by Hank Fulbright
Yarnell's Ice Cream Company by Eddie Best
Some Thoughts of the Past by Leister E. Presley

• Kitchen Safe Episode
• Well Windless Accident
• The Old Armstrong House
• A Missing Sweater
• The Old White Oak Basket
• Rich …

White County Heritage 1996, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Status of Veterans' Memorial Project by Hank Fulbright
Spanish Land Grant
My Dear Wife and Children by Wm. R. Young
The Humorous History of White County, Arkansas by Claude E. Johnson
White County, Arkansas Post Offices by Claude E. Johnson
Arkansas Civil War Veterans by Neal Kimmel
Children of John Peter Aclin by Martha Hubbard
John Peter Aclin by Martha Hubbard
Dream Shattered But Promised Land Found by Gladys Richardson
Mabel Vaughan Stokes (Taped and written Mar. 1996) by Cloie Presley
Missouri & North Arkansas Motor Car, Kensett
Son Collects Father's Songs by Leister E. Presley
Judsonia …

What I Know Now That I Wish They'd Told Me Back Then: A Time Capsule Of Advice From Baby Boomers To The Baby Busters Of Generation X, Don P. Diffine Ph.D.

Belden Center Books

Consider this--if the fountain of youth is unattainable, wouldn't it be great to avoid being, as the Dutch say, "too soon old and too late smart?" After all, nobody gets a second chance to go through life again. Alas, we must learn from those who have been around the block a few more times than we have. We won't live long enough to make all their collective mistakes--as resourceful as we might be behind their backs.

Those wonderful voluntary participants interested in this writing project, most of whom had done a "heap of living," were encouraged to focus their wisdom …

White County Heritage 1995, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication
Mayor's Proclamation
Letter, Arkansas Historic Preservation
Searcy' First Armistice Day by Elbert "Flywheel" Morgan
WWII Veteran 50th Anniversary
Obituary: Maurice "Footsie" Britt (reprint from Ark. Democrat Gazette)
Letter from Lecil Brown
Toll Was Great on Merchant Ships by L.E. Brown
WW II Scrapbook (Property of Leister Presley)

• G.C. Davis Return Visit
• First GI's in Germany
• Also the Bulge
• Billy Angel Recalls Holocaust
• Rembering V-E Day by Modean Lowe
• He Can't Recall All by Dean Hunter
• Victory Division News
• Drake Spur Men in World War II by L. Presley

Secession Convention by Jesse Cypert (reprint from Arkansas …

White County Heritage 1994, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Arthur Pryor Strother - Dedication
The Dee M. Green Story by Dr. Dee M. Green
It Happened On Little Red River by Paul Miller
Christmas Memories by Peggy Wisdom
Story in Picture by Paul Sutherland
A Living History Museum for White County? It's Just Around the Corner! by Emmett Powers
Pioneer Village (collected material)
Infectious' Voice of Kindness' Brings Stories Old Days (Bob Buice) by Paul Johnson
From Mother's Scrapbook by Mary Reynolds
Titan Missile Silos - Historic Preservation
Preservation of Titan Missile Sites by Cloie Presley
Flash Fire Traps Workmen in Missile Silo (Abstracted from Searcy …

White County Heritage 1993, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WELCOME - Civil War Round Table
Remarks on the History of Spring Park by W.E. Leach
Rude Awakening: The Struggle for Popular Support in 1868 White County by Chad Moser
Arkansas Postcard Past - Beebe
Brindletail Confederate by Lyle Sparkman
The Cook Family of White County, Arkansas by Sybil F. Crawford
Clark School by Paul E. Miller
Clearwater School by Paul E. Miller
Plainview High School by Paul E. Miller
Providence Owes Much to Its Earlier Settlers (copied)
The Rise and Fall of a Railroad Town: Bradford in Its First Sixty years by Bryce Thomason
John F. …

White County Heritage 1992, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication
Israel Merrick Moore: Early Searcy Benefactor by Mary Lou Dunn
Spring Park Through The Years by Betty Freiday
Plaque Honors I.M. Moore by Cloie Presley
Historical Monument At Oak Grove Cemetery by Cloie Presley
Steamboats Don't Come Here No More by Gene Harbert
Letter from Kevin L. Campbell
William Riley Campbell
Pangburn Soldier's Letter (WWI clipping) by Leon Van Patten
Riding With Chrisman by Lyle Sparkman (collection)
From Osage to Atomic-Age in Garner by W.J. Leach
Arkansas Post Card Past - Beebe Church (clipping)
Aunt Sadie's Fun Park Is Dedicated by Ina Leach
Letters From the …

White County Heritage 1991, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication
Arkansas Heritage Weed

• From Footprints to Highways by Cloie Presley
• John Magness: Settled at Mt. Pisgah in 1820 by Nell Henry
• Settlers on Littel Red River by Cloie Presley
• Early Perils of Travel by James A. Hudgins
• Waterways in White County History by Betty Freiday
• The Men of Royal Colony by Cloie Presley

Letter from Josiah Shinn to Eugene Cypert
History Along the Searcy-Batesville Road by Paul Miller
Garner and the Sloan Family: Early Generations by W. Kelly Austin
Sloan Austin by W. Kelly Austin
Reminiscences of Days Past by Hinkle F. Tyler
The Fruit of …

White County Heritage 1990, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

William J. Leach - Dedication
The Chicago-Arkansas Colony by Paul Miller
A White County Who's Who for 1862 by Lyle Sparkman
Reminiscense of Lola Webb Bailey
Excursion Through the Slave States by G.W. Featherstonhaugh
The Big Rock Gives Birth to a Town by Elizabeth Short
Mary Ann Biggs: Her trials and survival by F. Marion Biggs
History of the White County Training School (copied)
William Anderson Prothro Family by N.G. Prothro
A Bit of Society News by Cloie Presley
Tracing a Story From an Old Picture by Cloie Presley
Written as My Grandfather Told Me by Robert …

White County Heritage 1989, White County Historical Society

White County Heritage Journal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Mary E. Robbins Gifford - Dedication
Retired Merchant, C.D. Van Patten by Gladys Richardson
The Mysterious Case of Mr. VanMetre by Lyle Sparkman
History of Bradford, Ark. by Nancy Lynn Byler
The Miracle of Spring Water by Elizabeth Short
From the Tales of Frederick Gersteacker by Virginia Smith
New Exhibit Through the eyes of German Traveler (from Arkansas Traveler)
White County Courthouse Picture (saved by Richard Hill)
White County Courthouse Events by Cloie Presley
Contract for Building Court House (1870) County Court Record
Notes From May Hopper
Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
Table of Contents of Manuel of …