Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Wednesday’s Wonderful Collection - Arkansas Authors and Composers Society records, MS.000009

The Arkansas Authors and Composers Society sought to raise public awareness of local and state authors and composers, providing them with opportunities for publication in newspapers and in the society's own publications.
This collection contains records, scrapbooks, and publications of the Arkansas Authors and Composers Society.
·         1. 1916-1917: Outline of work (Box 1)
·         2. 1921: "Sketches of Arkansas Writers," L.L. Whitney
·         3. 1929: "Sketches of Arkansas Writers," L.L. Whitney
·         4. 1935: "Arkansas Authors' and Composers' Biographies," Florence E. McRaven
·         5. 1924 October 14-1933 June 6: Business reports, minutes
·         6. 1933 June 15-1944 June 6: Business reports, minutes
·         7. 1933-1935: "Arkansas Authors' and Composers' History," Florence E. McRaven
·         8. 1935-1944: "Arkansas Authors' and Composers' Society History"
·         9. 1933: "Poetry," Arkansas Authors and Composers Society, Volume 1
·         10. Undated: "Poetry," Arkansas Authors and Composers Society
·         11. Undated: "History" scrapbook
·         12. Undated: "Historic" scrapbook
·         13. Undated: "Young Writers" scrapbook (Box 2)
·         14. 1937-1947: "Publicity Pertaining to the Arkansas Authors and Composers Society"
·         15. Undated: Pamphlet, Arkansas Authors and Composers Society
·         16. 1921: "Miscellaneous Number 3" scrapbook
·         17. 1913: "Miscellaneous Number 4" scrapbook
·         18. 1914, 1922-1923, 1938: Yearbook, "Sketches" by Catherine O. McGraw, and annual convention program (Box 3)
·         19. 1932-1933: Reports, correspondence
·         Membership applications and poems
o    20. Adaruson, Mary L.
o    21. Bradley, Carrie F.
o    22. Brennen, Laura H.
o    23. Brown, Valerie
o    24. Buck, Mary
o    25. Burns, Ada V.
o    26. Burr, Ruth Herndon
o    27. Carmicheal, Lily
o    28. Christian, Mary Shelby
o    29. Cooper, Mary Diemer
o    30. Corn, Martha Vickers
o    31. Crow, Stella P.
o    32. Crump, Bonnie Lela
o    33. Cuft, Ruth
o    34. Curtis, Doris L.
o    35. Daugherty, Alma K.
o    36. Dickenson, R.E.
o    37. Digby, Linda K.
o    38. Dobbins, Anna M.
o    39. Dodson, J.H.
o    40. Dorr, Dorothy
o    41. Fletcher, Vera Blood
o    42. Flickriger, Grace Spew
o    43. Forster, Bobbie Hughes
o    44. Garrett, Jennie M.
o    45. Goldsmith, Adoph Oliver
o    46. Hall, Marie Fairchild
o    47. Hampton, Mildred
o    48. Humphreys, Florence J.
o    49. Johnson, Zoe
o    50. Jones, Mollie C.
o    51. Key, Maude W.
o    52. Leveck, Ruth Arnold
o    53. Lewis, Maude B.
o    54. Longstreth, Lucille Rainey
o    55. McCain, W.H. (Box 4)
o    56. Means, H.W.
o    57. Millikew, A. Lemox
o    58. Moore, Ethel
o    59. Morgan, Sarah Mizelle
o    60. Portis, Mrs. Palmer
o    61. Rogers, Reba
o    62. Routh, Josephine
o    63. Sanders, Laura Adrene
o    64. Scoggin, Dorrill
o    65. Sherwood, Dianna
o    66. Short, G.Y.
o    67. Sparks, Rufus C.
o    68. Stricker, Lover
o    69. Stucky, Alma G.
o    70. Thompson, Elizabeth
o    71. Unknown
o    72. Upton, Neva M.
o    73. Wade, Reverand J.A.
o    74. Walter, Ruby Richardson
o    75. Ward, Marie Erwin
o    76. Weese, Mrs. Newton B.
o    77. Wells, Julia Leon
o    78. White, Ruth Russel
o    79. Whitington, Minnilu
o    80. Wilson, Annie Kendall
o    81. Wisener, Mannie Lou
o    82. Wolf, Jesse Bryant
·         83. 1917 June 17: Program, second annual convention and banquet (Box 5)
·         84. 1918 December 24: "News and Notes," volume 1, number 1
·         85. 1919 January 25: "News and Notes," volume 1, number 2
·         86. 1919 March 24: "News and Notes," volume 1, number 3
·         87. 1919 June 14: "News and Notes," volume 1, number 4
·         88. 1919 November 1: "News and Notes," volume 2, number 1
·         89. 1919 December 1: "News and Notes," volume 2, number 2
·         90. 1920 January 1: "The Arkansas Writer," volume 2, number 3
·         91. 1921 November: "The Arkansas Writer," volume 3, number 9
·         92. 1921 December: "The Arkansas Writer," volume 3, number 10
·         93. 1922 April: "The Arkansas Writer," volume 3, number 12
·         94. 1937-1938: "The Writer," 25th anniversary collection of works
·         95. 1938 June 7: Program, annual convention celebrating quarter centennial
·         96. 1939-1940: Yearbook, volume 25
·         97. 1940-1941: Yearbook, Magnolia chapter
·         98. 1942-1943: Yearbook
·         99. 1942-1943: Yearbook
·         100. 1946-1947: Yearbook
·         101. 1947: Program, annual convention
·         102. 1963-1964: Program, 50th anniversary convention
·         103. Undated: Society announcements, newsclippings
·         104. 1937: "Scrapbook Number 1" (Box 6)
·         105. 1918-1934: "Scrapbook Number 2"
·         106. 1938: "Scrapbook Number 3" (Box 7)

·         107. 1945: "Scrapbook Number 4"