Series 66. ARKANSAS STATE GOVERNMENT, 1947-1974
8 boxes
3 sub-series
Office file code: 63
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, news releases, memoranda,
printed reports and related materials pertaining to state and
local
issues in Arkansas; publicity concerning Arkansas; and
integration of
Arkansas schools.
Sub-series:
Arranged chronologically and topically.
- Arkansas State Government (General),
1961-1974
- Arkansas State Publicity, 1947-1962
- Integration, 1957-1958
Sub-series 1. Arkansas State Government
(General), 1961-1974.
6.33 boxes.
Office file code: 63, 64
Records primarily pertain to appeals and complaints of
constituents
relating to Arkansas state or local issues, particularly road
construction and
repairs, utility rate increases, property taxes, pollution and
environmental
problems, and criminal justice, especially conditions in Arkansas
prisons.
Some records pertain to reports from state commissions, and
constituent appeals
for assistance with personal and domestic problems.
Correspondents include: Dale Leon Bumpers (7.4), Robert C.
Downie, Henry
Gray, J.T. Herron, Marcus Holbrook.
Sub-series 2. Arkansas State Publicity,
1947-1962.
2 folders.
Office file code: 63
Records pertain primarily to growth and development of state of
Arkansas.
Some records pertain to JWF's public relations activities, and
out-of-state
requests for information concerning Arkansas.
Correspondents include: Willard Alvin Hawkins.
1.33 boxes.
Office file code: 63
Records primarily pertain to controversy over school integration,
especially regarding Little Rock Central High School. A few
records
pertain to United States Congressional election of 1958 in
Arkansas
involving Lawrence Brooks Hays and Thomas Dale Alford.
Correspondents include: John Lloyd Godley (8.3), H. Charles
Johnston
(8.3), Warren Olney III (8.2), Frederic Maxfield Pickens, Jr.
(8.3), Lee
Ward (7.7), W. Scott Wilkinson (8.2).
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