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Letters and Papers, 1932 - 1939

Manuscript Collection 704

• Finding aid for first accession of August Barnwell Clark Papers (MC 576)
• Information about the Collection
• Contents of the Collection

INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION

Letters and papers pertaining to August B. Clark were donated to Special Collections by his daughter, Georgia H. Clark of Fayetteville, Arkansas, February 10, 1986.  The papers are an addendum to Manuscript Collection 576.  For biographical information on Clark, please refer to the finding aid for that collection.

The material chiefly concerns Clark's application to be appointed United States Marshall for the Western District of Arkansas, and his involvement with banking and the Chamber of Commerce.  A lesser amount of material concerns his careers as mayor of Texarkana and as regional director of the Home Owners Loan Corporation.

The material relating to Clark's bid to be appointed U. S. Marshall dates from 1932 to 1934.  It comprises primarily copies of letters of reference in Clark's behalf, but also includes two petitions and an incomplete index created by Clark of the reference letters. The general correspondence spans 1934-1939.  It is primarily business correspondence related to Clark's banking
interests and involvement with the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce.  Some political matters involving Senators Hattie W. Caraway and Joe T. Robinson and Congressman Ben Cravens are also discussed.

Processed by Leon C. Miller, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas in June 1986.

Related materials in the holdings of Special Collections include:

 The Hattie W. Caraway Papers
 The August Barnwell Clark Papers (MC 576)
 The Hiram Heartsill Ragon Papers
 The Joseph Taylor Robinson PapersAmong the correspondents are:

 Hattie Wyatt Caraway
 Ben Cravens
 Joseph Taylor Robinson
 Garrett Whiteside

CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION (1 box: 340 items)

Box 1

 1. Marshall correspondence, Feb 17, 1932 - May 20, 1933.
 2. Marshall correspondence, Sept 6, 1934 - Feb 2, 1935.
 3. Marshall petition and index, Feb 10, 1933 - Dec 12, 1934.
 4. General correspondence, Mar 5 - Dec 31, 1934.
 5. General correspondence, Jan 4 - July 8, 1935.
 6. General correspondence, Jan 2 - Dec 29, 1936.
 7. General correspondence, Jan 1 - Dec 3, 1937.
 8. General correspondence, Jan 6 - Dec 17, 1938.
 9. General correspondence, Jan 12 - June 5, 1939.
 10. Texarkana Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, calendar and minutes, Dec 4, 1934 -
Mar 12, 1935.
 11. Texarkana Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Committees, calendars and minutes, Jan 3 - Jan 18, 1935.
 12. Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, financial reports, Oct 31 - Nov 1934.
 13. Miscellaneous financial reports.
  Financial report for the City of Texarkana (Dec 31, 1932) and for the United Charities of Texarkana (Jan 1935).