The March edition of the ASA's monthly newsletter, The Arkansas
Archivist, is out! Topics include our upcoming second Pen to Podium
lecture, stories about our volunteers, and new donations.
March 2017 Arkansas Archivist
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives announces book lecture and signing
The Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives (SARA) and the SARA Foundation will host a lecture and book signing at 2 p.m. on Sat., Apr. 15, 2017, at the 1914 Schoolhouse in Historic Washington State Park, Department of Arkansas Heritage Director Stacy Hurst announced today.
Gary Pinkerton, author of Trammel’s Trace: The First Road to Texas from the North, will present the history of Trammel’s Trace, the first road from the United States into the northern boundaries of Spanish Texas. The road was named for Nicholas Trammel and served as a smuggler’s road between the two areas. Mr. Pinkerton will also sign copies of his book after his lecture. Light refreshments will be served.
The lecture is free but registration is required. Registration is limited and deadline for registration will be Thursday, April 13.
State Historian and Archives Director Dr. Lisa Speer noted that having Mr. Pinkerton to SARA to speak about Trammel’s Trace is especially fitting. “Gary used the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives extensively in his research for this book,” said Speer. “He built on the work of James and Mary Dawson, who had conducted research in the 1940s, and later donated their materials to the archives at Historic Washington. In a sense, Gary’s lecture and book signing brings his research on Trammel’s Trace full circle.”
Located in Historic Washington State Park, the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives is a branch of the Arkansas State Archives and is dedicated to collecting and preserving primary source materials that bring together the unique history, culture, and heritage of Southwest Arkansas.
The Arkansas State Archives is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and is responsible for collecting and maintaining the largest collection of historical materials on Arkansas in the world.
Other agencies of the Department of Arkansas Heritage include the Arkansas Arts Council, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center and the Historic Arkansas Museum.
For more information or to register, contact events.archives@arkansas.gov or call 501-682-6900.
Gary Pinkerton, author of Trammel’s Trace: The First Road to Texas from the North, will present the history of Trammel’s Trace, the first road from the United States into the northern boundaries of Spanish Texas. The road was named for Nicholas Trammel and served as a smuggler’s road between the two areas. Mr. Pinkerton will also sign copies of his book after his lecture. Light refreshments will be served.
The lecture is free but registration is required. Registration is limited and deadline for registration will be Thursday, April 13.
State Historian and Archives Director Dr. Lisa Speer noted that having Mr. Pinkerton to SARA to speak about Trammel’s Trace is especially fitting. “Gary used the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives extensively in his research for this book,” said Speer. “He built on the work of James and Mary Dawson, who had conducted research in the 1940s, and later donated their materials to the archives at Historic Washington. In a sense, Gary’s lecture and book signing brings his research on Trammel’s Trace full circle.”
Located in Historic Washington State Park, the Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives is a branch of the Arkansas State Archives and is dedicated to collecting and preserving primary source materials that bring together the unique history, culture, and heritage of Southwest Arkansas.
The Arkansas State Archives is an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and is responsible for collecting and maintaining the largest collection of historical materials on Arkansas in the world.
Other agencies of the Department of Arkansas Heritage include the Arkansas Arts Council, the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, the Old State House Museum, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center and the Historic Arkansas Museum.
For more information or to register, contact events.archives@arkansas.gov or call 501-682-6900.
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Wednesday's Wonderful Collection - Eclectic Society and Lotus Club records MS.000111
The Little Rock Lotus Club was founded December 19, 1877, at the home of Fay Hempstead, as a reading club meeting twice monthly. Membership was limited to twenty-five men and women. The first officers were Fay Hempstead, president; George E. Dodge, vice-president; and Sterling R. Cockrill, secretary. Some of the original members included Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Bien, Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Tuppen, Mr. and Mrs. S.R. Cockrill, Fay and Gertrude Hempstead, Fannie Ashley, Georgie Woodruff, Godiva Parham, Mr. and Mrs. George E. Dodge, B.S. Johnson, and Beall Hempstead.
The Eclectic Society was founded in 1879 by U.M. Rose, H.C. Caldwell, and Elbert H. English to study Arkansas history and collect historical documents. A committee from this society researched the correct pronunciation of "Arkansas." From 1881-1885, articles about Eclectic Society presentations regularly appeared in the Arkansas Gazette. Some of the topics included "The Decadence of Poetry," "Marriage and Divorce," "Conflict of Science and Religion," "Federal Aid to Education," and "The Effects of Alcohol on Society."
This collection consists of presentations, attendance records, and check stubs from the Eclectic Society and Lotus Club, Little Rock, Arkansas, dating from 1877-1923.
- Papers presented to the Eclectic Society and Lotus Club (Box 1)
- "On religion"
- "The administration of justice in the east"
- "The development and growth of the English language"
- "The development and growth of the English language"
- "The development and growth of the English language"
- "The development and growth of the English language"
- "Words"
- "King Arthur and the roundtable"
- "Money!"
- "The tragic element of Macbeth"
- "William Evart Gladstone" by M.M. Cohn
- "Woman: Her slavery and wrongs in the early and middle ages" by M.A. Cohn
- Minutes, 1877 December 17-1879 January 29 and attendance record sheet, 1880-81
- Check stubs, 1922-1923
Monday, March 6, 2017
February 2017 Acquisitions and Accessions
ASA Books
Under Every Tree: A Guide to Finding Your Roots in Virginia, by Phillis Brock Silber
Trammel’s Trace: The First Road to Texas from the North, by Gary L. Pinkerton
Choctaw by Blood: Enrollment Cards, 1898 – 1914, Volume VIII, by Jeff Bowen
Choctaw by Blood: Enrollment Cards, 1898 – 1914, Volume XI, by Jeff Bowen
Marriage and Death Notices from Columbia South Carolina Newspapers, 1838 – 1860, by Brent Howard Holcomb
Charleston South Carolina Marriages, 1877 – 1895, by Susan L. King
White Slave Children of Colonial Maryland and Virginia: Birth and Shipping Reocords, by Richard Hayes Phillips
50th Anniversary Mulerider, 1909 – the Golden Years – 1959, Southern State College
ASA Periodicals
Perry County Historical Society Newsletter, May 9, 2016
Perry County Historical Society Newsletter, Sept 12, 2016
Perry County Historical Society Newsletter, November 14, 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 6, June 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 6, June 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 7, July 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 9, September 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 10, October 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 11, November 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 12, December 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 21, No. 1, January 2017
Carroll County Historical Quarterly, Vol. 61, No. 2, June 2016
Carroll County Historical Quarterly, Vol. 61, No. 3, September 2016
Carroll County Historical Quarterly, Vol. 61, No. 4, December 2016
Grand Prairie Historical Bulletin, Vol. 59, No. 2, October 2016
Madison County Musings, Vol. 35, No. 2, Summer 2016
Madison County Musings, Vol. 35, No. 3, Fall 2016
Madison County Musings, Vol. 35, No. 4, Winter 2016
The Backtracker, Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, Vol. 45, No. 2, Spring 2016
The Backtracker, Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, Vol. 45, No. 3, Summer 2016
The Backtracker, Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, Vol. 45, No. 4, Autumn 2016
The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol. 62, No. 2, Summer 2016
Perry County Historical Society, Vol. 34, 2016
The Heritage, Vol. 63, 2016
The History Newsletter, Vol. 44, 2015-2016
ASA Printed Ephemera
Arkansas Genealogical Society Fall Seminar, October 14 – 15, 2016, Benton, Arkansas
The Gems of Pike County, Arkansas, Vol. 27, No. 3, Summer 2016
The Arkansas Pioneers Association of Pulaski County 2016 – 2017
ASA CDs
Bates Family History Volume 1 & 2
ASA Discs
Bates Family History Volume 1 & 2
NEARA Books
The Challengers: Untold Stories of African Americans Who Changed the System in One Small Southern Municipality, by Elmer Beard
The Bellah Family: Past and Present, by Theda Snow Massey
NEARA Periodicals
Genealogical Society of Craighead County Newsletter, February 2017
Sharp County Historical Society Newsletter, January 2017
SARA Books
Wombles of Nevada County, Arkansas, the Texas Panhandle and Lauderdale County Alabama, by Billy Womble
SARA Periodicals
Clark County Historical Association and Museum Newsletter, January 2017
ASA Accessions
Poets' Roundtable of Arkansas collection, 0.5 cu. ft.
Arkansas Congressional speeches, 1893-1916, 0.10 cu. ft.
Panoramic photograph of Camp Pike: "Casual Co. Educational Center, Camp Pike 1920," 01 item
Arkansas Railroad Club Records, 2 cu. ft.
16 mm film of Batesville vs. Newport high school football game, ca. 1960s, 1 reel
BHCA Seminar "Black Political Engagement in Arkansas" 3 DVDs, 3 items
Mike Rankin genealogical collection
United Provinces Exhibition photograph album (German), 1910
Little Rock General Store negative, 1 item
Little River Training School Alumni Association grant project report, 0.25 cu. ft
Under Every Tree: A Guide to Finding Your Roots in Virginia, by Phillis Brock Silber
Trammel’s Trace: The First Road to Texas from the North, by Gary L. Pinkerton
Choctaw by Blood: Enrollment Cards, 1898 – 1914, Volume VIII, by Jeff Bowen
Choctaw by Blood: Enrollment Cards, 1898 – 1914, Volume XI, by Jeff Bowen
Marriage and Death Notices from Columbia South Carolina Newspapers, 1838 – 1860, by Brent Howard Holcomb
Charleston South Carolina Marriages, 1877 – 1895, by Susan L. King
White Slave Children of Colonial Maryland and Virginia: Birth and Shipping Reocords, by Richard Hayes Phillips
50th Anniversary Mulerider, 1909 – the Golden Years – 1959, Southern State College
ASA Periodicals
Perry County Historical Society Newsletter, May 9, 2016
Perry County Historical Society Newsletter, Sept 12, 2016
Perry County Historical Society Newsletter, November 14, 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 6, June 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 6, June 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 7, July 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 9, September 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 10, October 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 11, November 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 20, No. 12, December 2016
Brickwall Gazette, Vol. 21, No. 1, January 2017
Carroll County Historical Quarterly, Vol. 61, No. 2, June 2016
Carroll County Historical Quarterly, Vol. 61, No. 3, September 2016
Carroll County Historical Quarterly, Vol. 61, No. 4, December 2016
Grand Prairie Historical Bulletin, Vol. 59, No. 2, October 2016
Madison County Musings, Vol. 35, No. 2, Summer 2016
Madison County Musings, Vol. 35, No. 3, Fall 2016
Madison County Musings, Vol. 35, No. 4, Winter 2016
The Backtracker, Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, Vol. 45, No. 2, Spring 2016
The Backtracker, Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, Vol. 45, No. 3, Summer 2016
The Backtracker, Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, Vol. 45, No. 4, Autumn 2016
The Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol. 62, No. 2, Summer 2016
Perry County Historical Society, Vol. 34, 2016
The Heritage, Vol. 63, 2016
The History Newsletter, Vol. 44, 2015-2016
ASA Printed Ephemera
Arkansas Genealogical Society Fall Seminar, October 14 – 15, 2016, Benton, Arkansas
The Gems of Pike County, Arkansas, Vol. 27, No. 3, Summer 2016
The Arkansas Pioneers Association of Pulaski County 2016 – 2017
ASA CDs
Bates Family History Volume 1 & 2
ASA Discs
Bates Family History Volume 1 & 2
NEARA Books
The Challengers: Untold Stories of African Americans Who Changed the System in One Small Southern Municipality, by Elmer Beard
The Bellah Family: Past and Present, by Theda Snow Massey
NEARA Periodicals
Genealogical Society of Craighead County Newsletter, February 2017
Sharp County Historical Society Newsletter, January 2017
SARA Books
Wombles of Nevada County, Arkansas, the Texas Panhandle and Lauderdale County Alabama, by Billy Womble
SARA Periodicals
Clark County Historical Association and Museum Newsletter, January 2017
ASA Accessions
Poets' Roundtable of Arkansas collection, 0.5 cu. ft.
Arkansas Congressional speeches, 1893-1916, 0.10 cu. ft.
Panoramic photograph of Camp Pike: "Casual Co. Educational Center, Camp Pike 1920," 01 item
Arkansas Railroad Club Records, 2 cu. ft.
16 mm film of Batesville vs. Newport high school football game, ca. 1960s, 1 reel
BHCA Seminar "Black Political Engagement in Arkansas" 3 DVDs, 3 items
Mike Rankin genealogical collection
United Provinces Exhibition photograph album (German), 1910
Little Rock General Store negative, 1 item
Little River Training School Alumni Association grant project report, 0.25 cu. ft
Friday, March 3, 2017
Arkansas History Commission Announces Quarterly Meeting
The Arkansas History Commission will hold its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2017, in the conference room of the Arkansas State Archives, which is on the second floor of the Multi Agency Complex building behind the State Capitol (One Capitol Mall, Little Rock). The meeting is open to the public.
For more information, please call 501-682-6900 or email events.archives@arkansas.gov.
For more information, please call 501-682-6900 or email events.archives@arkansas.gov.
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