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| "The Ouachitonian," yearbook, 1929, Courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives |
New
Accessions in September
Our new
accessions include a wicker chair from the Arkansas Building at the 1904
World's Fair, charcoal drawings of Bradford-Eagle family members of Lonoke,
soda bottled and produced in Arkansas and postcards from Arkansas. We also
received new books that showcase the township
of Saline, a six-term sheriff in Garland County, tombstone inscriptions in
Garland County cemeteries and the work of a renowned Hot Springs artist! We
house more than 20,000 books connected to Arkansas history and countless
stories and news articles. Come see us soon!
Archival and Artifact Collections
·
Jeanne McDaniel collection
accretion: James McDaniel,
the son of Jeanne McDaniel, donated an addition to other collections related to
the Bradford-Eagle family of Lonoke and the McDaniel family of Clarksville. The
recent donation includes a wicker chair from the Arkansas Building at the 1904
World's Fair with an old photo of chair; seven charcoal drawings of Bradford-Eagle
family members, including Joseph Eagle,
Sarah Eagle, Hattie Bradford
Apple and four children of H.T. Bradford, all of Lonoke; a photographic print
of Everett Matthis as baby; three Shrader photographs of one Hattie Bradford
Apple; old iron from the McDaniel family in Clarksville; two military signs for Major E. L. McDaniel,
who served with the 153rd Infantry; one sign from the 153rd Infantry from 1960; and a series of
artifacts related to President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Presidential Library.
·
James F. Abbott collection: James F. Abbot donated a Dr. Pepper
glass bottle produced in Blytheville, Arkansas; an Eye-SE glass bottle produced
in Blytheville, Arkansas; an Orangette-Lemonette glass produced in Camden,
Arkansas; and a Swan’s Rainbow Resort postcard.
·
State Capitol and Confederate Monument
(Little Rock, Ark.) postcards: Ross Griffiths donated a postcard of the Arkansas State Capitol
and a postcard of the Confederate Monument at the Arkansas State Capitol. The
date of the postcards is unknown.
Printed Materials
·
“The
Ouachitonian,” Ouachita Baptist University yearbook, 1929. The book was
donated by Julie Edrington of Memphis, Tenn.
·
“Down These Roads: Schools and Post
Offices of Saline Township, 1867-1949,” and “NGS Research in the States Series:
Arkansas,” were donated by Lynda Suffridge. “Down These Roads” was compiled
by James Burford and Lynda Childers Suffridge and privately published in 2018.
“NGS Research in the States Series: Arkansas” is a second edition by Suffridge
that was published by the National Genealogy Society in 2019.
Seven book were
donated by the Friends of the Arkansas State Archives. They are:
·
“Calvary
Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions,” Compiled by
Gail Ashbrook and Elizabeth C. Davis, Garland County Historical Society,
2006. The historic cemetery contains tombstones
of early Irish immigrants dating back to the 1870s.
·
“Carved
in Stone, Cast in Metal, Final Tributes, Sad Farewells,” compiled by Gail Ashbrook, Elizabeth C. Davis, Lana
Donoho and Joe Thomas, Garland County Historical Society, 2008. The
book includes selected epitaphs gathered from
tombstones in the cemeteries in Hot Springs.
·
“Friendship
Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions,” compiled by
Gail Ashbrook, Lana Donoho and Elizabeth C. Davis, Garland County
Historical Society, 2007.
·
“Greenwood
Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions,” compiled by
Gail Ashbrook and Elizabeth C. Davis, computer consultant, Garland
County Historical Society, 2005.
·
“Jewish
Rest Cemetery and Beth Jacob Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions,” compiled by Gail Ashbrook and Elizabeth C. Davis, Garland
County Historical Society, revised edition, 2006.
·
“Lawman:
The Story of Clay White - A Life of Service,” by Orval E. Allbritton, Garland
County Historical Society, revised edition, 2017.
·
“The
Art of History: Catherine Thornton’s Hot Springs,” by Catherine Thornton, Garland
County Historical Society, 2012.
