John Park Cravens collection, 1882-1962.

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

Cravens, John Park, 1899-

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John Park Cravens (1899-1971) was born near Mount Magazine, Logan County, Ark. At the age of eighteen, he began editing and printing his own weekly newspaper, The Magazine Gazette, and published the first of his many tall tales that dealt with Arkansas and the Ozarks. Cravens was also a freelance writer. His stories were published in national magazines and broadcast on the radio. The United Confederate Veterans appointed Cravens honorary Colonel to the staff of their Commander-in-Chief, and he s...

Allsopp, Fred W. (Fred William), 1867-1946

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Newspaper publisher and author. From the description of History of the Arkansas gazette, undated. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 231684333 ...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Trimble, James W. (James William), 1894-1972

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James W. Trimble was born in Carroll County, Arkansas in 1894. After graduating from the University of Arkansas in 1917, he served as a lawyer, prosecuting attorney and circuit judge. He was elected to Congress as Representative from the Third District from Arkansas in 1944 and served continuously in Congress until he was defeated for re-election in 1966. He died in March, 1972. From the description of Congressional papers of James W. Trimble of Arkansas (1945-1967). 1947-1967. (Wich...

Hays, Brooks

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Baptist lawyer and congressman from Arkansas. Served on the Christian Life Commission and served as President of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1957-1959. From the description of Papers [microform], 1950-1959. (Hudson Valley Community College). WorldCat record id: 72533314 From the description of Papers, 1950-1959. (Hudson Valley Community College). WorldCat record id: 51231066 Employee of U.S. Department of Agriculture and later U.S. representative from Arkansas,...

Rabb, Maxwell M., 1910-2002

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Government executive. From the description of Reminiscences of Maxwell M. Rabb : oral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419145 From the description of Reminiscences of Maxwell M. Rabb : oral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122608380 From the description of Reminiscences of Maxwell M. Rabb : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat r...

Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877

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Army officer. From the description of Nathan Bedford Forrest letter, 1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450304 Planter, slave dealer, and Confederate Army officer; resident of Memphis (Shelby Co.), Tenn. From the description of Papers, 1862-1866. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19562174 Confederate general; led cavalry forces during the battle of Fort Pillow, Tenn.; Confederate troops accused of slaughtering Union soldiers following th...

Terral, Tom J. (Tom Jefferson), 1882-1946

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Faubus, Orval Eugene, 1910-1994

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34th governor of Arkansas. Faubus was born in the Ozark Mountain community of Greasy Creek; taught school in rural communities (1928...1939); worked as an itinerant farm laborer and lumberjack (1931...1935); briefly attended Commonweath College, the radical labor school at Mena (Polk County) Arkansas (1935); was elected to two terms as Madison County Circuit Clerk and Recorder; served in the U.S. Army as an enlisted man and subsequently as a commissioned officer in Europe (1942-1946); was Huntsv...

Rice, Frank, active 1861-1865

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