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| Wabbaseka School Group, Courtesy of Arkansas State Archives |
Our new accessions for June included family newsletters,
photos and posters! Come discover, research or explore your Arkansas State
Archives. We have thousands of books, records and artifacts to help you find
your family stories.
Archival Collections
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Wensil Clark Collection: Materials were
collected by Wensil Clark and mostly relate to genealogical and heritage
organizations. The collection, which dates from 1932 to 2011, includes several
genealogy and family history newsletters and several copies of her book, “1890
White County Arkansas Census.” Clark, who died in 2012, was a historian and
genealogist and was active in many historical societies, such as the Arkansas
Genealogical Society and the Arkansas Pioneers Association. The collection was
donated by her daughter, Marsha Hylton.
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Jean Hall Collection: The
collection contains material related to Scotland, Arkansas, including school memorabilia, news
articles, plaques, posters, photographs, a wedding dress, a uniform and various textiles.
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Marion High School Newspaper Collection: The
collection, which was donated by John Fogleman, includes high school newspapers
from 1937 to 1944.
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| Benton Baptist Church Records, Courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives |
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Benton Baptist Church Records, 1890-1901: The
donation is a book of church records, which includes membership rolls and council
minutes.
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Arkansas Baptist College Grant Report: The
documents spotlight the final grant report for a project, “Preserving Our
History/Archives,” which was funded by the Black History of Arkansas
Commission’s Curtis H. Sykes grant this year.
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Judie Fite King Collection: The collection,
which dates from the early 1900s through the 1930s, includes one photograph of
a school group in Wabbaseka, Arkansas. The photo shows Willie
K. Hocker, designer of the Arkansas state flag. The Arkansas General
Assembly adopted her design in 1913. Another photo shows a school group in
Altheimer, Arkansas. Two other photographs show the Cut Price Store in
Wabbaseka, Arkansas. Judie Fite King donated the photos, which were given to
her by her mother-in-law.
· Arkansas Secretary of State Records: The Secretary of State’s Office has transferred
226 boxes of election records that include statements of financial
interest, election results, general election files, lobbyist files and PACs to
the State Archives. The records are part of an ongoing transfer.
Printed Material
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“308th Strategic Missile Wing: End of
an Era 1962-1987,” a yearbook for the Little Rock Air Force Base, donated by
April Goff, administrative specialist for the Arkansas State Archives
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“Arkansas: A Concise History,” by Jeannie M.
Whayne, Thomas A. DeBlack, George Sabo and Morris S. Arnold, 2019
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“First Amendment Studies in Arkansas: The
Richard S. Arnold Prize Essays,” by Stephen Smith, 2016
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“The First Twenty-Five: An Oral History of the
Desegregation of Little Rock’s Public Junior High Schools,” by LaVerne
Bell-Tolliver, 2018
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“The Education of Ernie Dumas: Chronicles of the
Arkansas Political Mind,” by Ernest Dumas, 2019
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“Arkansas Beauty,” by Tim Ernst, 2017
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“Sloan: A Paleoindian Dalton Cemetery in
Arkansas,” by Dan Morse, 1997
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“Ozark Coverlets: The Shiloh Museum of Ozark
History Collection,” by Martha L. Benson and Laura Lyon Redford, 2015
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“True Faith, True Light: The Devotional Art of
Ed Stilley,” by Kelly Mulhollan, photos by Kirk Lanier and introduction by
Robert Cochran, 2015
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“The Arkansas Post of Louisiana,” by Morris S.
Arnold, 2017
