The collection contains correspondence,
yearbooks, news clippings, programs, and material pertaining to the
organizations in which Anita E. Turner participated.
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Correspondence
o 1. 1937 February 28: J.R. O'Neal, Saint Louis,
Missouri, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas (Box 1)
o 2. 1947 December 20: Bernie Babcock, Little
Rock, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 3. 1952 September 2: Sam Strauss, President,
Pfeifers of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock
o 4. 1952 September 30: Mrs. Walsh and family to
Abner and daughters
o 5. 1954 March 11: Gladys and Claude Schlanger
baby announcement
o 6. 1954 August 27: Anita E. Turner, President,
Arkansas Authors' and Composers' Society, Little Rock, Arkansas, to "Dear
fellow member"
o 7. 1955 February 8: Postcard, "J" to
Anita Ellen Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 8. 1955 May 17: Postcard, Gladys and William
Turner, Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Mrs. L.B. Abner and Anita Turner, Little
Rock, Arkansas
o 9. 1956 December 17: Gladys W. Grone to Anita
Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 10. 1957 December 9: Billy Joette and Sheryl
Turner, Mission, Kansas, to Mrs. L.B. Abner and Anita Turner, Little Rock,
Arkansas
o 11. 1957 December 14: Francille, Memphis,
Tennessee, to Anita and William Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 12. 1957 December 16: Carolyn Ann to Anita E.
Turner and Mrs. William H.A. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 13. 1957 December 16: Mary and Gene Martin,
Colorado Springs, Colorado, to William H.A. Turner, Kansas City, Missouri
o 14. 1957 December 16: Eric, St. Louis,
Missouri, to Anita and William H.A. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 15. 1957 December 18: Doctor and Mrs. Ellery
Gay, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 16. 1957 December 19: Clifford C. Hahne, Saint
Louis, Missouri, to William H.A. Turner, Kansas City, Missouri
o 17. 1957 December 19: Ray Maxwell, Saint
Louis, Missouri, to William H.A. Turner, Kansas City, Missouri
o 18. 1957 December 19: R.H. Werner, Yorktown
Heights, New York, to William H.A. Turner, Kansas City, Missouri
o 19. 1957 December 22: Beulah, Covington,
Virginia, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 20. 1957 December 31: Myra Carithers,
Secretary, First Christian Church, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Anita Turner,
Little Rock, Arkansas
o 21. 1958 January 2: Horace and Florence
Booker, Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 22. 1958 January 3: Myra Carithers to Anita
Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 23. 1958 January 4: Sophie Mark, Detroit,
Michigan, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 24. 1958 January 6: Mrs. E.G. Poindexter to
Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 25. 1958 January 8: David Barton Clapp, Little
Rock, Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 26. 1958 February 1: Eula J. Spivey, Little
Rock, Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 27. 1959 November 30: Postcard, Glad and
William to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 28. 1960 December 5: Postcard,
"Beulah" to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 29. 1962 February 5: William H.A. Turner,
Kansas City, Missouri, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 30. 1962 April 25: Postcard, "J", at
the Grand Canyon, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 31. 1965 August 19, Postcard, from Ireland, to
Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 32. 1965 August 31: Glad and William Turner to
Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 33. 1966 April 21: Postcard, Gladys and
Claude, Paris, France, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 34. 1966 November 8: Postcard, Eric, Rolla,
Missouri, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 35. 1968 March 9: Lily Peter, Marvell,
Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 36. 1968 August 17: Dula H. Reid, Conway,
Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 37. 1968 October 21: Etta C. Harris, Hamburg,
Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 38. 1969 January 8: Governor Winthrop
Rockefeller, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 39. 1969 January 14, Maxine Fortenberry,
Little Rock, Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 40. 1969 December 19: Anna King Davis, Salem,
Arkansas, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 41. 1970 February 5: Lily Peter, Marvell,
Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 42. 1970 March 4: Mary Hamby, secretary to
Mrs. Winthrop Rockefeller, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Anita E. Turner, Little
Rock, Arkansas
o 43. 1970 March 13: Georgia McDonald, Memphis,
Tennessee, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 44. 1970 April 2: Alice Gray to Anita E.
Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 45. 1970 April 3: May Smith White, Monroe,
Louisiana, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 46. 1970 April 6: Georgia McDonald, Memphis,
Tennessee, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 47. 1970 April 8: Betty Gene to Anita E.
Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 48. 1970 April 12, Anita Turner, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to Mrs. Winthrop Rockefeller, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 49. 1970 May 18: Emogean Cameron, Charleston,
Arkansas, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 50. 1970 August 24: Margaret Garton,
Washington, District of Columbia, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 51. 1971 February 26: Postcard, Chloe Wren to
Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 53. 1972 May 3: "Old Buler" to Anita
Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 52. 1971 October 8: Postcard, from
"J" to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 54. 1972 July 22: William P. Campbell, Searcy,
Arkansas, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 55. 1973 January 30: John B. Jacobs,
Clarendon, Arkansas, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 56. 1973 March 17: Invitation, fiftieth
wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William H.A. Turner
o 57. 1973 September 1: Marguerite C. Williams,
Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 59. 1975 February 7: Cheryl to
"Neat"
o 58. 1973 December 20: Eunice to [?]
o 60. 1975 March 10: William H.A. Turner to
Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 61. 1975 March 17: William and Glad Turner,
Harrisonville, Missouri, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 62. 1975 March 24: William H.A. Turner,
Harrisonville, Missouri, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 63. 1976 November 7: Peggy Vining to Anita
Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 64. 1977 January 4: William H.A. Turner,
Kansas City, Missouri, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 65. 1977 March 27: Haco Boyd, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to Anita Turner and LaNell Compton, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 66. 1977 April 5: William A. Turner, Kansas
City, Missouri, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 67. 1977 June 22: C.E. Cardwell and Imogene
Cardwell to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 68. 1977 October 18: Georgia to Anita Turner,
Little Rock, Arkansas
o 69. 1977 December 21: Pauline to Anita E.
Turner
o 70. 1977 December 22: Frances Neal, Little
Rock, Arkansas, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 71. 1978 January 9: Glad Turner, Kansas City,
Missouri, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 72. 1978 March 21: Frances Neal, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 73. 1978 April 22: Barbara Mulkey to Anita
Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 74. 1978 July 22: Cary and Shawn Chestnut,
Hobart, Oklahoma, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 75. 1979 August 30: Invitation to Arkansas
State Library reception for LaNell Compton
o 76. 1979 September 15: LaNell Compton, Little
Rock, Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 77. 1980 February 29: Sue and Aubrey Laumin,
Shreveport, Louisiana, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 78. 1980 April 11: Mary Lincoln, Little Rock,
Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 79. 1980 June 14: Marilyn to "Dear
Nini"
o 80. 1980 July 26: Wedding announcement,
Madeline Rue Ross and Jerome Howard Schlanger
o 81. 1980 October 24: Melody Curtis, Mabelvale,
Arkansas, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 82. 1981 May 2: Wedding announcement, Kristine
Erika Werner and Scott Sven Sunden
o 83. 1981 May 2: Invitation to a gathering at
Deer Hill, Wappingers Falls, New York
o 84. 1981 May 9: Graduation invitation, Marla
Turner
o 85. 1981 July 3: Scott and Kristi Sunden,
Harrington Park, New Jersey, to Anita Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 86. 1981 July 3: Postcard, [?] to Anita E.
Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 87. 1981 September 14: Marge to Anita
o 88. 1981 October 12: Virginia Evansen,
Mountain Home, Arkansas, to Anita
o 89. 1982 January 21: Beulah Mitchell,
Covington, Virginia, to Anita
o 90. 1982 April 21: Verna Lee Hinegardner,
National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Incorporated, to Anita E.
Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 91. 1982 May 18: Beulah to Anita
o 92. 1982 June 5: Glad Turner, Kansas City,
Missouri, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 93. 1982 June 25: [?], Chesterfield, Missouri,
to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 94. 1982 July: LaNell Compton to Anita
Turner's friends
o 95. 1982 August 4: Mollie Mealing, Columbus,
Georgia, to the family of Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 96. 1983 March 19: Gordon Honda, Bensky Furs,
Little Rock, Arkansas, to LaNell Compton
o 97. 1987 May 7: Gladys S. Miller, Doylestown,
Pennsylvania, to Anita E. Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 98. Undated: [?] to LaNell Compton (Box 2)
o 99. Undated: Robert A. to Anita E. Turner
o 100. Undated: [?] Bass to Anita
o 101. Undated: [?] to Anita E. Turner
o 102. Undated: Kate Howard to Anita
o 103. Undated: Leona to Anita E. Turner
o 104. Undated: Lona Marion to Miss Turner
o 105. Undated: Mrs. Poindexter to Anita Turner,
Little Rock, Arkansas
o 106. Undated: [?] to "Neat"
o 107. Undated: [?] to Anita E. Turner
o 108. Undated: [?] Compton to [?]
o 109. Undated: Joe and Cleo Russell to [?]
o 110. Undated: Laura Turner Abner family to [?]
o 111. Undated: Postcards
o 112. [?] January 8: "Glad" to
"Nita"
o 113. [?] January 10: "Glad" to Anita
E. Turner
o 114. [?] April 8: "Glad" to
"Nita"
o 115. [?] June 21: "Glad" to
"Nita" Turner
o 116. [?] November 24: Glad Turner, Kansas
City, Missouri, to Anita Turner and LaNell Compton, Little Rock, Arkansas
o 117. [?] December 24: [?] to Anita Turner and
LaNell Compton
o 118. Birthday cards
o 119. Christmas cards
o 120. Christmas cards
o 121. Christmas greetings from Arkansas
Library Commission staff
o 122. Easter cards
o 123. Sympathy cards
o 124. Thanksgiving card
o 125. 1978: Valentine card
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Miscellaneous
o 126. Undated: Announcement, Doctor Margaret Moore
Jacobs' new book, "My Master Has A Garden"
o 127. Arkansas Authors', Composers', and
Artists' Society material
o 128. 1983 February 17: Bank statement, Anita
E. Turner, deceased
o 129. Church programs
o 130. Undated: Dried flowers from Pen Women's
Press luncheon
o 131. Florist's tag for funeral flowers to
Turner family
o 132. 1900 April 29: Funeral notice, Ella
Elliott, Humboldt, Tennessee
o 133. Literature contest rules, University of
Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri
o 134. 1974-1982: Little Rock Musical Coterie material
o 135. 1981 November 6: Luncheon guest list of
Alice Leigh
o 136. Manuscript, "For Ever Mine" by
Anita E. Turner
o 137. Map, hand-drawn guide to 620 North Oak
o 138. Undated: Miscellaneous notes
o 139. 1952-1983: Miscellaneous programs and
invitations
o 140. 1951-1979: Music programs
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Printed
material
o 141. National League of American Pen Women
(Box 3)
o 142. Undated: Newsclipping photocopy, "A
First Lady of Arkansas," Stella Payne Crow
o 143. Newsclippings
o 144. Newsclippings
o 145. Envelope, "Authors and Composers and
Josie Frazee Cappleman"
o 146. 1954 March 28: Program for Arkansas
Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College choir concert
o 147. Program for opera, "Aida"
o 148. Program for opera, "Othello"
o 149. Program, Presidents Day, Arkansas
Centennial celebration
o 150. 1980 May: Publication, Arkansas Orchestra
Society, "Notes"
o 151. 1955 April: Publication, Minnesota Mining, and Manufacturing Company, "3M Megaphone"
o 152. 1965 December and 1967 December:
Publication, National League of American Pen Women, "The Sign Board"
o 153. 1954 January and March: Publication,
"Words and Music"
o 154. Sheet music, "Moods and Tenses"
by Mabel Bean
o 155. Publication, "The Writer,"
Arkansas Authors' and Composers' Society
o 156. Sheet music, "Someday, Somewhere"
by Mabel Bean
o 157. Sheet music, 'For Rent-A Heart" by
Stella Payne Crow
o 158. Sheet music, "I Cling to You"
by Stella Payne Crow
o 159. Sheet music, "Melissa" by
Stella Payne Crow
o 160. Sheet music, "Oh Tell Me Little
Star" by Stella Payne Crow
o 161. Sheet music, "The Ozarks Are
Calling" by Stella Payne Crow
o 162. Sheet music, "Pamela" by Stella
Payne Crow
o 163. Sheet music, "Maytime in the
Ozarks" by Grace Speer Flickinger
o 164. Sheet music, "Song for Gigi" by
Stella Payne Crow
o 165. Sheet music, "What Is Love" by
Mrs. N.B. McArthur
o 166. Sheet music, "His Glory Shines
Through" by J.B. Martin
o 167. Sheet music, "Hills in the
Springtime" by Alma Colgan Schmitt
o 168. Sheet music, "Hold Me Close
(Sweetheart)" by Madeline Syrcher
o 169. Tract, "The Star of Hope" by
Anita E. Turner and Horace Booker
o 170. Typescript of a play by Bernie Babcock
o 171. Undated: Typescript by Anita E. Turner
o 172. Undated: Wedding invitation, Jerelene
Mitchell and William Richard Garcia
o 173. 1963-1970: Woman's City Club/Greater
Little Rock Federation of Women's Clubs
o 174. 1945 May 1: Woman's City Club,
Incorporated, certificate of stock, Anita E. Turner
o 175. 1964-1966: Yearbook, Arkansas Pioneer
Branch, National League of American Pen Women
o 176. 1968-1970: Yearbook, Arkansas Pioneer
Branch, National League of American Pen Women
o 177. 1970-1972: Yearbook, Arkansas Pioneer
Branch, National League of American Pen Women
o 178. 1972-1974: Yearbook, Arkansas Pioneer
Branch, National League of American Pen Women
o 179. 1976-1978: Yearbook, Arkansas Pioneer
Branch, National League of American Pen Women
o 180. 1978-1979: Yearbook, Arkansas Pioneer
Branch, National League of American Pen Women
o 181. 1980-1982: Yearbook, Arkansas Pioneer
Branch, League of American Pen Women
o 182. 1964-1974: Miscellaneous yearbooks
o 183. Printed napkins from receptions (Box 4)
o 184. 1956 May 25: Program, Arkansas Authors'
and Composers' annual awards luncheon
o 185. 1875: Book, "Patterson's speller and
analyzer adapted to written lessons, and accompanied by an exercise book,"
New York, Sheldon and Company
o 186. 1957 December 14: Memorial record book,
Laura Turner Abner
o 187. 1957-1958: Book, "Sterling 8 column
book," Arkansas Pioneer Branch, National League of American Pen Women,
Anita E. Turner, treasurer
o 188. Arkansas Gazette, volume 132, number 152
(1951), "Thousands roar welcome as MacArthur reaches America"
o 189. Undated: Poetry, "The Ballad of the
Pilgrim Cat"
o 190. Undated: Wedding announcement, "Miss
Sibold and Mr. Garcia are married"
o 191. 1967 November 19: Arkansas Democrat
Magazine, "Family history links Arkansas to old castle" by Gladys
Alexander
o 192. 1952 June 22: Arkansas Democrat Magazine
o 193. "Bernie Babcock made notable
contributions to literature-and history" by her granddaughter
o 194. "Social scene. Press honored with
luncheon" by Mardi Epes
o 195. List of names/addresses removed from
guest book
o 196. "Bill of Rights," with
compliments of General Life Insurance Company of Arkansas
o 197. Miscellaneous
