NEARA Starts Oral History Project

Photo Courtesy of NEARA

Behind the building of Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives (NEARA) in Powhatan stands an old and gnarly tree, still leafless in early April. Steven Saunders, a local historian and retired park interpreter, thinks this is the tree from which a man was lynched in 1887.

Saunders, an avid researcher and a connoisseur of local history, is the first person to be interviewed as part of a new oral history project, called “Gathering Oral Histories Project.” The project kicked off April 5 as a long-term endeavor to record interviews with community members and to make audio recordings and transcripts available to researchers. The project captures the stories and voices of local residents.

It was during his interview on April 5 that Saunders shared details with Fatme Myuhtar-May, the NEARA archival manager, about Andrew Springer. Saunders showed Myuhtar-May the tree where he thinks Springer was lynched in May of 1887, after Springer was accused of rape. There is a document at NEARA that attests to Springer’s arrest for rape and confinement at the Powhatan Jailhouse. 

Because of the lynching, many assumed Springer was a black man, but Vesta Smith, a former archival assistant at NEARA, found a newspaper article identifying him as white. The article described Springer as a “white tramp,” or a white vagabond.

Steven Saunders shows
NEARA staff a tree he thinks
was used in a lynching in 1887

As Saunders tells the story, Springer raped a woman after he snatched and threw her infant to the ground. It was on the testimony of the victim that Springer was arrested and jailed. The crime so enraged the community that the victim’s husband and several other men broke into the jail, dragged Springer from his cell and took him a quarter of a mile uphill to a tree, where they hanged and shot him. The story is one of many NEARA staff hope to preserve in digital recordings that disseminate the research of others. 

The interview with Saunders brought the Springer case back to life, said Myuhtar-May, who spearheads the project. “The added value of oral history interviews, such as the one already recorded with Steven Saunders, is that stories like Andrew Springer’s  –  only surviving in snippets of archival documents –  gets fleshed out and are made tangible to people in the present,” she said.

Saunders, along with Smith and Jeanette Darris, are among several local residents who have become part of the budding “Gathering Oral Histories Project.” The community is excited about the project because it is designed to record local stories for the benefit of future generations. Oral histories are important because they convey the living memory and gathered wisdom of community members, preserve the voices of loved ones and capture the work of diligent researchers, Myuhtar-May said.

The project is a community effort, she said, and everyone can contribute.

To help participants, NEARA has two digital voice recorders and two small microphones available for use at NEARA. Participants also can use their own equipment, such as cell phones, if the device is capable of delivering a clear sound quality in digital format.

Any oral histories about Northeast Arkansas and that meet a certain quality standards can be donated to the project. NEARA staff are happy to instruct participants on proper collection of oral histories, including obtaining written consent, and formulating questions. To donate recordings or to get more information on the project, contact Myuhtar-May at 870-878-6521 or fatme.myuhtar.may@arkansas.gov.

Arkansas State Archives Announces New Collection

 

State Historian John L. Ferguson signs a contract for construction of a
bicentennial memorial at the Arkansas State Capitol in 1976.
Photo courtesy of Arkansas State Archives.

The Arkansas State Archives, along with the Department of Arkansas Heritage, is pleased to announce the acquisition of important documents from the family of Dr. John L. Ferguson, who was the longest-serving state historian and director of the Arkansas History Commission (now the Arkansas State Archives) from 1960 to 2005.

“The collection provides a glimpse into what life was like for farmers in southwest Arkansas in the 19^th and 20^th centuries,” said Julienne Crawford, curator.

Dr. Wendy Richter, state historian and director of the Arkansas State Archives, announced the acquisition to the Arkansas History Commission in March. The collection was donated by the Ferguson family earlier this year and is connected to the Ferguson, McCrary and Neece families.

“We strive to acquire and preserve Arkansas’s historical materials, including family collections, so that generations after us can benefit from them,” Dr. Richter said. “These records will now be accessible to the public. We want to thank the Ferguson family for donating these fascinating and significant records, the preservation of which will add to our understanding of our state’s people, heritage and culture.”

The collection, which includes photographs, provides insight into life in Howard County and surrounding areas. The collection contains letters between family members during World War I, the Great Depression and World War II.  Among the most interesting items in the collection are letters written by Hugh G. McCrary while he served in the U.S. and France during World War I, Crawford said.

“Family collections, like this one, provide unique information about the daily lives of Arkansans through letters, diaries, ledgers, photographs and other historic records,” Crawford said.

John L. Ferguson, who died in 2006, was an important figure in Arkansas. He was a historian, minister, author, archival administrator and historic preservationist who led the way in expanding the preservation of historically significant collections at the State Archives. Dr. Ferguson also started the state’s first agency devoted to saving historic sites and buildings, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.

The Arkansas State Archives collects the history of Arkansans from all over the state. Anyone interested in donating historical material may call Archives at 501-682-6900 or email state.archives@arkansas.gov.

New Accessions Include Vintage Photos, Original 1932 Arkansas License Plates and More!

We are pleased to showcase our new collections! This month’s accessions include photos by Gustave Joseph Shrader, a 1920s Valentine’s Day postcard and a group photo of Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus with U.S. President Harry S. Truman.

Archival Collections

Shrader Collection

•  Harper’s New Monthly Magazine: The magazine includes an article on Little Rock. The document was donated by Jason B. Hendren, chairman of the Arkansas History Commission.
•  Arkansas Maps: More than 1,000 U.S. Genealogical Survey topographic maps, Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department maps and various other maps have been donated to State Archives by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, APHIS Wildlife Services, in North Little Rock.
• Photographer Gustave Joseph Shrader: These negatives and photographs were donated by Paul A. Lehman and are mostly portraits, which are unidentified. The collection includes six glass plate negatives and 13 photographs taken by the Hot Springs photographer. Shrader signed some of the images. Lehman collected the photos and negatives when he lived in Little Rock in the 1980s and 1990s. The collection will be added to State Archives’ other Shrader holdings. 
• Valentine’s Day Postcard: A 1920s postcard, written to Dora Oswald from an unknown sender, and donated by Cindra Henry. The card will become part of other, previously donated correspondence for Oswald.
• Ron Fuller Collection: Ron Fuller, a member of the Arkansas History Commission, donated two 1932 Arkansas license plates and a group photograph with Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus and U.S. President Harry S. Truman. Faubus was governor from 1955 to 1967. Fuller also donated a McArthur Museum poster that shows an event on the Tuskegee Airmen of WWII, an Arkansas Gazette article and a stock certificate for the Curtis Motor Car Co.

•  Bearden Family Genealogical Collection: The collection contains genealogical and family research information on the Bearden-Dodson family.
• Topographic Maps: More than 100 U.S. Genealogical Survey topographic maps and other various maps have been donated to State Archives by the Arkansas U.S. Department of Agriculture and Wildlife Services.
• Arkansas Historic Preservation Program: various records
• War Memorial Stadium Records: Documents include concession reports, event folders, invoices, stadium files, receipts and newspaper clippings.
•  Arkansas Department of Emergency Management: Records are federal surplus files.

Artifacts

• Curtis E. Wilson Collection: Artifacts related to Curtis E. Wilson, who served in World War I, were donated and include some items used by him as a soldier. The artifacts were donated by Richard Wilson.

 Printed Material

•  Thomas Cemetery, North Little Rock, Pulaski Co., Arkansas: Material includes interments, obituaries and other articles.

The Archives and our library is open and available to the public from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday at 1 Capitol Mall, Suite 215, in Little Rock. You can also donate material by visiting our website or by contacting Julienne Crawford, our collections services coordinator, at julienne.crawford@arkansas.gov.

Ron Fuller Collection: Group Photo of Gov. Faubus and President Truman

ASA Creates Traveling Exhibit on Arkansas Territory

"Territorial Arkansas: The Wild Western Frontier" 
moves to Hot Springs National Park,
May 18 through June 18.
Photo courtesy of ASA.

The Arkansas State Archives is creating a second copy of the traveling exhibit on the Arkansas Territory to meet demand!

The Arkansas State Archives debuted its new traveling exhibit, “Territorial Arkansas: The Wild Western Frontier,” at the Arkansas Territory Bicentennial Celebration at the Arkansas State Capitol on March 1. The exhibit explores the creation of Arkansas as a U.S. territory in 1819 and what life was like in the territory though the collections of the Arkansas State Archives and its branch archives, the Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives in Powhatan and the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives in Washington. Arkansas Territory, which included part of Oklahoma, was on the western frontier of the U.S. and was known as a rough-and-tumble place.

Hundreds of people came to the Capitol to celebrate and view the exhibit when it opened in March, and a little more than a month later, the exhibit was reserved well into 2020. Only a few weeks of next year are left open, said Curator Julienne Crawford, who spent more than a year researching and producing the exhibit. The second copy of the traveling exhibit will be completed in May and will be available for booking at additional locations.

“We are looking forward to being able to bring our traveling exhibit to more communities statewide,” said Dr. Wendy Richter, state historian and director of the State Archives. “The second copy of the exhibit will allow more people to have the chance to learn about the Arkansas Territory and our collective identity as Arkansans.”

The traveling exhibit is available to museums, libraries, archives, universities, schools, historical societies and other educational or cultural institutions around the state. The State Archives makes its traveling exhibits available at no cost. Traveling exhibits must be picked-up and returned to the Arkansas State Archives, but can be transported in most vehicles.

“This exhibit allows us to bring the incredible Arkansas Territory resources of the State Archives to local communities. Our traveling exhibits are very popular with museums, libraries, universities and schools. Many institutions eagerly await the next exhibit we produce, and I am always being asked when the next one will be available,” Crawford said.

The popularity, in part, is because of how convenient the exhibit is to set up and show, Crawford said. The 15 roll up banner style panels can be set up in a variety of ways and can accommodate different size spaces. This flexibility allows large and small entities, including schools, to use the exhibit. The panels collapse down into cases for easy transport. The number of panels displayed can be scaled back; however, Crawford said it’s best for all panels to be shown to provide a more complete interpretation of the history of Arkansas Territory.

Since its debut in March, “Territorial Arkansas: The Wild Western Frontier” has already traveled to the Arkansas Historical Association in Stuttgart, Harmony Grove School in Benton, the Saline County Library  and Fulbright Junior High School in  Bentonville. 

 The exhibit is currently on display at Brackett Library at Harding University in Searcy until May 10, 2019. Then, it will be at the Hot Springs National Park, May 17- June 19; the Boone County Library in Harrison, July 1-22; and the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock in August.

Anyone interested in reserving the traveling exhibit can fill out a form at http://archives.arkansas.gov/outreach/exhibits/traveling.aspx or can contact Crawford at julienne.crawford@arkansas.gov or 501-682-6978.

A visitor reads the Arkansas Territorial exhibition during its debut at
the Arkansas State Capitol in March.

ASA Staff Attend, Make Presentations at AHA Conference

Jane Wilkerson, ASA archival assistant, speaks during the
78th annual Arkansas Historical Association Conference.
Photo Courtesy of AHA. 

ASA Staff. Photo courtesy of
Gary Jones, Filmmaker

We were excited and proud to be part of the Arkansas Historical Association annual conference April 11-13. Our presenters were:

• Brian Irby: “The Vast Tide of Immigration…Only Awaits Our Action: The Failure of the Powell Clayton Administration’s Commission of Immigration and State Lands.”
• Rebecca Ballard: “Race in Territorial Hempstead County.”
• Dr. Wendy Richter: “Class in Territorial Hempstead County" and "Identity in Early Nineteenth-Century Southwest Arkansas."
• Jane A. Wilkerson: “Gender in Territorial Hempstead County.”
• Darren Bell: “The Largest Cooperage Factory in the World: The H.D. Williams and Export Cooperage Companies of Leslie, Arkansas, 1906-27.”

More than 100 historians attended the 78^th Annual Arkansas Historical Association Conference this year in Stuttgart.

The Grand Prairie Historical Society hosted the conference. This year’s theme, “Land, Race and Identity,” included not only topics like the history of the Bicentennial of the Arkansas Territory; it also included presentations on the Centennial of the Elaine Massacre, gender, immigration and Native American culture and history. The Arkansas State Archives’ new traveling exhibit, “Territorial Arkansas: The Wild Western Frontier,” also was on display at the conference.

Brian Irby, archival assistant.
 Courtesy of Gary Jones

Several Arkansas State Archives staff members presented this year. Brian Irby spoke on the failure of the Commission of Immigration and State Land’s under Clayton Powell’s administration; Darren Bell, introduced the H.D. Williams Cooperage Co. of Leslie, Arkansas; and Dr. Wendy Richter, Rebecca Ballard and Jane A. Wilkerson discussed identity in early 19th century in southwest Arkansas. Richter, Ballard and Wilkerson used information gleaned from loose county court records from Hempstead County. 

Some of the highlights from the conference were Friday’s luncheon keynote presentation on “Rectifying Identity of a Black Southerner” by Dr. Calvin White, Jr. White is a Stuttgart native and the associate dean of the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Science at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Also, Peggy Lloyd, a former archival manager of the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives, received the Arkansas Historical Association lifetime achievement award for her contributions and encouragement of future Arkansas historians.

Dr. Wendy Richter, state historian and ASA director
Courtesy of Gary Jones.

Genealogy Symposium Set for May 4 at SARA

Join us at the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives and learn how to go beyond the basics of researching family history during a free genealogy workshop! The event is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the WPA Gymnasium at the Historic Washington State Park at 100 S.W. Morrison St.

Melissa Nesbitt, SARA archival manager, will present information on lineage societies and tips for how to join them.

Lineage societies are organizations that honor descendants of a specific heritage or event. Members must prove they deserve memberships. Nesbitt will explain the benefits of these societies, best research practices and required documentation.

From left to right, speakers Callie Williams,
Kermit Channell and Melissa Nesbitt

Kermit Channell, executive director of the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory, will talk about ways DNA can be used for genealogy research. His presentation, “Forensic DNA – Advances in Forensic Science,” will give a basic overview of DNA in forensic science and how advanced the technology is today.

Callie Williams, education and outreach coordinator with the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, will talk about the National Register of Historic Places, which is the official list of the nation's historic places worthy of preservation. The register is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect America's historic and archaeological resources. Williams will discuss the history and development of the register and the process for getting on the list.

Light refreshments and lunch will be provided. The deadline to reserve a seat is April 29 in order to get lunch. Be sure to tell us your lunch preference: beef, chicken or vegetarian!

Teachers can earn up to three hours of professional development credit by attending. After the presentations, attendees also can do research at SARA, ask for help on research projects or network.

The event is free, but registration is required. Reservations can be made online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tracing-your-arkansas-roots-tickets-60087060014 or by contacting the Arkansas State Archives at 501-682-6900. For more information, contact Melissa Nesbitt at melissa.nesbitt@arkansas.gov.

The Elaine Massacre: 100 Years Later

The Black History Commission of Arkansas, in conjunction with the Arkansas State Archives, will present a free, half-day symposium on the Elaine Massacre of 1919 from 9:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center.

Check-in starts at 9:15 a.m. Teachers earn three professional development credits by attending. Tickets are available at http://archives.arkansas.gov or via Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-elaine-massacre-100-years-later-tickets-60087049984.

Special speakers Drs. Brian Mitchell, Cherisse Jones-Branch and Guy Lancaster will speak on the history of the massacre, its aftermath and ongoing influence. The Elaine Massacre is the deadliest racial confrontation in Arkansas history and among the bloodiest racial conflicts in the U.S. At least 200 black people were killed by white people over the course of several days in September 1919.

U.S. Army troops took
African American men prisoner
during the massacre, 1919.

Dr. Brian Mitchell, professor of history at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will examine the lives of the Progressive Household Workers Union whose meetings for fair pay from white landowners rattled the white community. Mitchell’s discussion will include what happened to surviving African American union and community members in the wake of the massacre.

Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch, a history professor at Arkansas State University and member of the Black History Commission, will speak about how women experienced the Elaine Massacre and on women’s individual and organizational activism on behalf of the men who were imprisoned after the massacre. Jones-Branch has been part of a collaborative project with the UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture, local historians and community members to commemorate the 100 year anniversary. Her forthcoming manuscript, “Better Living By Their Own Bootstraps: Black Women’s Activism in Rural Arkansas, 1913-1965,” is under review for publication with the University of Arkansas Press.

Dr. Guy Lancaster will address the terminology used to describe what happened in Elaine and how these terms speak to different facets of the violence perpetrated against African Americans. Lancaster is the editor of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, a project of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. He also is an adjunct professor and freelance writer and has authored and edited multiple works on racial violence in Arkansas.

Charles Hillman Brough addressed
a crowd in Elaine in October 1919.

The Elaine Massacre started Sept. 30, 1919, when African American sharecroppers met to discuss better pay for their cotton. During a union meeting, shots were fired, sparking mass killings. Up to 1,000 white people from surrounding Arkansas counties and as far away as Tennessee traveled to Elaine to take part in the massacre. U.S. troops were eventually called in, and the white mob finally dispersed Oct. 2.

  

Afterward, more than 200 African Americans were put in jail or stockades, where there were reports of torture. A Phillips County grand jury charged 122 African Americans with crimes connected with the massacre, and a jury convicted 12 African American men of murder. The 12 men were sentenced to death but were eventually released after long court battles.

The Black History Commission of Arkansas, a board of the State Archives, seeks to raise awareness of the contributions and impact black Arkansans have had on the state’s history. For more information, contact Tatyana Oyinloye, African American program coordinator, at 501-682-6892 or tatyana.oyinloye@arkansas.gov. 

Twelve men were sentenced to death in connection with the massacre.

A Conversation with Brian Irby

Brian Irby

Brian Irby is an archival assistant who holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in history from the University of Central Arkansas. Irby is among our staff members who gave a presentation recently during the Arkansas Historical Association Conference earlier this month. He took time from his hectic schedule to talk more about the Archives and his work.

Q: What’s your job title, and how long have you worked at the Arkansas State Archives?

A:  I’m an archival assistant who has been here for over 10 years.

Q: What do you do on a typical day at the Arkansas State Archives?

A: There are no “typical days” at the Archives, which is great. Every day is different depending on what is coming up. Sometimes I do research for articles; sometimes I work in the research room assisting researchers. 

Q: How did you become interested in Arkansas history or working at the Arkansas State Archives?

A: I’ve been interested in history since I was a kid. I actually used to enjoy reading encyclopedias. As I grew up, I kept that interest and fascination with the past. Arkansas has such an interesting past, full of drama and intrigue. 

Q: What’s the most important or interesting thing you’ve discovered while working at Archives? Why?

A:  One of the most interesting things I have found is the handwritten journal for the first legislative session of the Arkansas Territory from 1820. I call it Arkansas’s baby book. In there you will see the establishments of all of the counties and the establishment of Little Rock as the territorial capital. Many of the earliest laws governing Arkansans are in that book – all hand written and signed by the governor. 

Q: Why do you think the Arkansas State Archives is important for Arkansans?

A: Without the Arkansas State Archives, so much of Arkansas’s history would have been lost. A case in point is the records donated by L.C. Gulley. When they were moving into the new capitol building, those papers were all in a pile about to be sent to the dump. Gulley rescued them and donated them to the State Archives. In that pile were letters and documents from the early territorial governors. There were even letters from Native Americans on the Trial of Tears. Can you imagine what would have lost had Gulley not donated them to be preserved for future generations?

Q: What is the most rewarding part of your job?

A: I love it when a researcher comes in with a research project and I am able to suggest a collection that they may not have known about. 

Q: How do you see archiving evolving in the future?

A: A lot of archiving is probably going to go digital. I don’t believe that the process of archiving physical documents is going to change. It is always important to keep the physical items. But, much of archiving is going to involve storing digital files. Especially since many institutions and individuals are conducting business digitally. When is the last time you wrote a physical letter?  As a result I can foresee many archival positions being dedicated solely to preserving digital records.

Q: What do you wish people knew about Archives?

A:  That we have the largest collection of Arkansas materials in the world and the most dedicated staff. Also, I wish people knew archives are not scary places, we are here to help both experienced and new researchers. 

Wednesday’s Wonderful Collection - Thomas C. McRae congressional papers, MS.000682

Thomas C. McRae was born December 21, 1851, at Mount Holly, Union County, Arkansas. He studied law and began his practice in 1873, in Rosston, Nevada County, Arkansas. He married Amelia Ann White in December 1874, and shortly thereafter, moved to Prescott, Arkansas. McRae became a state representative in 1877, chaired the Democratic State Conventions in 1884 and 1902, and served as a United States Congressman from 1885-1903. Upon retiring from Congress, McRae returned to his law and banking businesses. In 1921, he became Arkansas's twenty-sixth governor, serving two terms. While governor, McRae fought for improvements to the state highways and public education. He returned to Prescott after his second term ended in 1925, continuing with his law practice until his death on June 2, 1929.

This collection contains correspondence and printed material related to Thomas McRae's term of office in the United States Congress, as well as his law and banking businesses. Included are his efforts with Mountain Meadows Massacre claims, forest and natural resource reclamation, and timber land in Indian Territory, etc.

·         Correspondence (Reel MG00207)

o    Joseph Beal, Prescott, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 February 23 (Folder 1)

o    O.A. Greening, Camden, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1886 March 13 (Folder 2)

o    Fred C. Greiner, Homan, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1886 May (Folder 3)

o    G.H. Kyle, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1886 May 11 (Folder 4)

o    J.M. Bragg, Camden, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1886 May 11 (Folder 5)

o    I.B. Huff, Hollywood, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 May 12 (Folder 6)

o    John D. Merritt, Waldo, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1886 May 17 (Folder 7)

o    G.B. Carter, Dobyville, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 May 25 (Folder 8)

o    H.B. VanValkenburgh, Warren, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 May 31 (Folder 9)

o    C.P. Couth [?], Lockesburg, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 May 31 (Folder 10)

o    J.P. Dunn, Antoine, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 June 5 (Folder 11)

o    John T. Cheairs, Tillar, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1886 June 7 (Folder 12)

o    L.E. Cowling, Mineral Springs, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1886 June 8 (Folder 13)

o    Henry D. Britt, Three Creek, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 June 15 (Folder 14)

o    Thomas Cluire [?], Dayton, Ohio, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 June 28 (Folder 15)

o    J.M. Bragg, Camden, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1886 July 3 (Folder 16)

o    W.F. Avera, Camden, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1886 July 9 (Folder 17)

o    John H. Bell, Nashville, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1886 July 12 (Folder 18)

o    George W. Copley, Huntsville, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 July 13 (Folder 19)

o    D.B. Sain, Centre Point, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1886 July 15 (Folder 20)

o    H.G. Bunn, Camden, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 July 21 (Folder 21)

o    Edwin Mims, Richmond, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1886 August 6 (Folder 22)

o    J.R. Dale, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1886 August 9 (Folder 23)

o    Elizabeth L. Green, Point Cedar, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 August 12 (Folder 24)

o    G.A. Hays, Garden City, Kansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 August 17 (Folder 25)

o    Willis T. Brooks, Long View, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 September 6 (Folder 26)

o    Ed Hood, Emmet, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 October 4 (Folder 27)

o    George Wainwright, Ozan, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1886 October 22 (Folder 28)

·         Correspondence

o    Thomas McCabe, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae 1901 December 14 (Folder 30)

o    H.A. Taylor, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 January 14 (Folder 31)

o    James C. McDearmon, Liberty, Texas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 January 20 (Folder 32)

o    H.C. Conlin, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 January 23 (Folder 33)

o    F.P. Martin, Athens, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 January 27 (Folder 34)

o    H.C. Conlin, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 January 31 (Folder 35)

o    Joseph D. Milans, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae 1902 January 31 (Folder 36)

o    N.W. Cooper, Hope, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 February 3 (Folder 37)

o    F.W. McKee, Stephens, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 February 7 (Folder 38)

o    Jeff Davis, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia (telegram) 1902 February 8 (Folder 39)

o    Jeremiah Collins, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 February 8 (Folder 40)

o    Charles C. McRae, Houston, Texas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 February 12 (Folder 41)

o    The Farmer's National Bank, Hudson, New York, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 February 15 (Folder 42)

o    Claude N. Bennett, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae 1902 February 17 (Folder 43)

o    J. Bernhardt, Dumas, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 February 18 (Folder 44)

o    Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War Department, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 March 12 (Folder 45)

o    William S. Mitchell, Little Rock, Arkansas, to T.C. Ashcroft, Memphis, Tennessee 1902 March 22 (Folder 46)

o    T.C. Ashcroft, Memphis, Tennessee to Addison C. Thomas, Chicago, Illinois 1902 March 24 (Folder 47)

o    Charles H. Boynton, New York, to F.C. Haviland, Hudson, New York 1902 March 27 (Folder 48)

o    Thomas F. Cole, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 March 29 (Folder 49)

o    Alex Grant, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 April 1 (Folder 50)

o    Prescott Furniture Factory, Prescott, Arkansas, to "Sir" 1902 April 1 (Folder 51)

o    James L. Norris, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 April 5 (Folder 52)

o    Henry B.F. McFarland, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 April 5 (Folder 53)

o    James F. Read, Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 April 7 (Folder 54)

o    United States Circiut Court of Appeals, Eighth Circiut, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 April 16 (Folder 55)

o    John M. Pittman, Prescott, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae 1902 April 19 (Folder 56)

o    Austin A. Burnham, Chicago, Illinois, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 April 23 (Folder 57)

o    S.B. Sheibley, to Thomas C. McRae (telegram) 1902 April 30 (Folder 58)

o    E.T. Haynie, Prescott, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 May (Folder 59)

o    Macon A. Leiper, Wilmar, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 May 2 (Folder 60)

o    J.H. Hamlin, Portland, Maine, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 May 17 (Folder 61)

o    James F. Read, Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1902 June 3 (Folder 62)

o    S.W. Fordyce, Saint Louis, Missouri, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1903 January 31 (Folder 63)

o    C.C. Hamby, Prescott, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Washington, District of Columbia 1903 February 18 (Folder 64)

o    65. 1904 September 13: T.A. Vanderlip, New York, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas (Folder 65)

o    T.A. Vanderlip, New York, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1904 September 29 (Folder 66)

o    Charles L. Thompson, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1906 January 10 (Folder 67)

o    Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas, to unknown 1906 March 26 (Folder 68)

o    Charles L. Thompson, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1906 August 21 (Folder 69)

o    Gans Wall Paper Company, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1906 August 22 (Folder 70)

o    C.C. Henderson, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1906 September 3 (Folder 71)

o    Charles L. Thompson, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1906 November 10 (Folder 72)

o    C.A. Culberson, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae 1907 October 1 (Folder 73)

o    W.S. McCain, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1907 November 22 (Folder 74)

o    William E. McRae, El Dorado, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1908 February 12 (Folder 75)

o    William E. McRae, El Dorado, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1908 February 15 (Folder 76)

o    H.B. McKenzie, Prescott, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1908 March 6 (Folder 77)

o    Mermod, Jaccard, and King Jewelry Company, Saint Louis, Missouri, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1908 May 15 (Folder 78)

o    L.J. Ridling, Emmet, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1908 May 27 (Folder 79)

o    Thomas C. McRae to Reverend L.J. Ridling, Emmet, Arkansas 1908 May 29 (Folder 80)

o    Sam W. Reyburn, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1909 May 22 (Folder 81)

o    Thomas C. McRae to Sam W. Reyburn, Little Rock, Arkansas 1909 May 24 (Folder 82)

o    Thomas C. McRae to C.T. Walker, Little Rock, Arkansas 1909 May 24 (Folder 83)

o    Thomas C. McRae to Sam W. Reyburn, Little Rock, Arkansas 1909 July 28 (Folder 84)

o    John F. Cannon, Saint Louis, Missouri, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1909 July 29 (Folder 85)

o    B.E. Wallace, Fordyce, Arkansas, to A.M. Ellsworth, Prescott, Arkansas 1909 July 29 (Folder 86)

o    Gans Wall Paper Company, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1909 August 20 (Folder 87)

o    Gifford Pinchot, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1911 March 7 (Folder 88)

o    Thomas C. McRae, to Gifford Pinchot, Washington, District of Columbia 1911 March 13 (Folder 89)

o    P.S. Stahlnecker, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1911 March 17 (Folder 90)

o    Overton W. Price, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1911 June 3 (Folder 91)

o    Gifford Pinchot, Washington, District of Columbia, to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1911 April 18 (Folder 92)

o    Thomas C. McRae, to Gifford Pinchot, Washington, District of Columbia 1911 May 22 (Folder 93)

o    Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas, to Dallas T. Herndon, Little Rock, Arkansas 1918 February 20 (Folder 94)

o    Dallas T. Herndon to Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas 1918 February 21 (Folder 95)

o    Thomas C. McRae, Prescott, Arkansas, to Dallas T. Herndon, Little Rock, Arkansas 1918 February 22 (Folder 96)

o    James Cochran, Paris, Arkansas, to E.L. Matlock, Van Buren, Arkansas 1927 March 22 (Folder 97)

·         Printed materials

o    "McPherson's Hand-Book of Politics for 1886" 1886 (Folder 29)

·         Miscellaneous

o    House Bill 9355, "For the relief of the heirs of the persons murdered at the time of Mountain Meadow massacre" 1902 January 18 (Folder 98)

o    Private resolution number 1 1893 October 25 (Folder 99)

o    Republic of Cuba gold bond resolution Circa 1896 (Folder 100)

o    " The Galveston Hurricane, Sept., 1900," by Thomas McCabe 1900 (Folder 101)

o    Invitation, unveiling of the statue of Marshal de Rochambeau 1902 May 24 (Folder 102)

o    Notes (Folder 103)

o    Newsclipping 1902 April 24 (Folder 104)

o    "Reclamation of Arid America" Circa 1902 (Folder 105)