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Research
notes, 1980
Manuscript
Collection 812
About
the Collection
Time
and the River, A History of Cleburne County,
published in 1982 by Rose Publishing Company (Little Rock, Arkansas),
was based on extensive research of archives, newspapers, county
records, family records, and taped interviews with many Cleburne
County residents. Evalena Hollowell Berry, a fourth generation
native of Cleburne County Arkansas, is a great-granddaughter
of Wesley C. Watkins, one of the founders of Heber Springs,
Arkansas.
Contents
of the Collection
The
papers include two sets of rough drafts for Time and the
River. Box 1 consists of handwritten and typed manuscripts.
Most of these manuscripts have no chapter numbers; however,
its arrangement approximates the chapters in Berry's book. Box
2 consists of typed drafts arranged by chapter. Box 3 consists
of appendices, footnotes, and other material for Time and
the River, as well as proofs for Berry's book, Sugar
Loaf Springs, a history of a health resort in Cleburne
County, Arkansas, published in 1985 by River Road Press (Conway,
Arkansas). Evalena
Berry, of Little Rock, Arkansas, donated papers pertaining
to her book, Time and the River, A History of Cleburne
County, to Special Collections on July 12, 1987.
Prepared by Anthony J. Wappel, Special Collections, University
of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in October
1988.
Contents
of the Collection (3
boxes, 1 linear foot) Box
1
1. Wilderness, Early Settlers, Roads.
2. Civil War and Reconstruction Years.
3. Communities, Court House, Paupers.
4. Making a Living, Family Life, Churches.
Box 2
1. Prologue - Chapter 5.
2. Chapter 6-8.
3. Chapter 9-13.
4. Chapter 14-19.
5. Time and the River proofs.
Box 3
1. Appendices.
2. Footnotes.
3. Outlines.
4. Photographs checklist.
5. Supplemental material.
6. Sugar Loaf Springs proofs.
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modified: Friday, January 23, 2009
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