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James S. Chase - Arkansas American Revolution/Bicentennial  Commission Papers
 
Correspondence, Grant Applications, Newsletters, Leaflets, Clippings, 1971-76

Manuscript Collection 256


INFORMATION ABOUT JAMES S. CHASE

A professor of history at the University of Arkansas since 1968 and chairman of the Department of History, 1970-76, James Staton Chase received his B. A. from the College of William and Mary, 1953; his M. A. from the University of Chicago, 1957; and his Ph. D. from the University of Chicago, 1962.  He specializes in the history of American politics and is an expert on elections.  Further information concerning Chase may be obtained from Who's Who in the South and Southwest for 1984-85.

Chase was appointed by Governor Dale Bumpers to the Arkansas American Revolution Bicentennial Commission in 1972 and collected papers concerning that organization on national, state, and local levels.  This material constitutes the present collection.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION

The papers consist of correspondence, grant applications, newsletters, leaflets, and clippings.  Materials are divided between those pertaining to the Arkansas American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and those dealing with the bicentennial on a national level.

The James S. Chase Arkansas American Revolution Bicentennial Commission Papers were donated by James S. Chase of Fayetteville (Washington County), Arkansas on June 15, 1988.

Processed by Janet G. Tucker, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in June 1988.

CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION (3 boxes; 1 1/2 linear feet)

 
Series 1.  Arkansas American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (Arkansas ARBC).  Boxes 1-2.

               Subseries 1. Arkansas ARBC Correspondence.
               Subseries 2. Applications for Program Approval by the Arkansas ARBC.
               Subseries 3. Arkansas ARBC Budget and Organizational Materials.
               Subseries 4. Bicentennial Publications and Clippings.

Series 2.  American Revolution Bicentennial Commission.  Box 3.

               Subseries 1. Papers concerning Bicentennial Grant Applications.
               Subseries 2. Bicentennial Publications.
               Subseries 3. ARBC - assorted papers.
 

Series 1. Arkansas American Revolution Bicentennial Commission Materials (Boxes 1-2)

This series focuses on the impact of the American Revolution Bicentennial on the state of Arkansas.  Materials include correspondence, grant applications, bicentennial publications, and clippings.

Subseries 1.  Arkansas ARBC correspondence.

Box 1

 1.  1971.
 2.  1972.
  3. 1973.
  4. 1974.
  5. 1975.
  6. 1976.

Subseries 2. Applications for program approval by the Arkansas ARBC.

Box 1

  7. Apr-June, 1973.
  8. July, 1973.
  9. Mar-Dec, 1974.
 10. Jan, 1975.
 11. Feb-May, 1975.

Box 2

  1. Aug, 1975.
  2. Feb 26-Mar 15, 1976.
  3. Mar 16-Mar 28, 1976.
  4. Mar 29-Apr 6, 1976.

Subseries 3. Arkansas ARBC budget and organizational papers.

Box 2

  5. Budget materials, 1970-77.
  6. Committee members, meetings, 1971-76.
  7. Grant guidelines, proclamation, 1972-76.
  8. Press releases, 1973-75.
  9. Reflections (leaflets), 1973-76.
 10. Clippings, 1972-74.

Series 2.  American Revolution Bicentennial Commission Materials (Box 3)

This series consists of American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (ARBC) materials relevant to all states, information on becoming a bicentennial community, and guidelines for grant applications.  Application forms for communities and publications concerning the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission are included.

Subseries 1.  Materials concerning Bicentennial Grant Applications.

Box 3

 1.  Members of state commissions, 1972-73.
 2. Bicentennial grant application guidelines and materials, 1974.
 3. Bicentennial Community Application Forms, 1973-74.
 4. Bicentennial Community Application Forms, 1975.
 
Subseries 2. ARBC publications.

Box 3

 5. Bicentennial Bulletin, 1972.
 6. Bicentennial Bulletin, 1973.
 7. Bicentennial Bulletin, 1974.
 8. Bicentennial Era Newsletter, 1971.
 9. Bicentennial News, 1972-73.
 10. Bicentennial Newsletter, 1972.
 11. Bicentennial Newsletter, 1973.
 12. Bicentennial Times, 1974-76.
 
Subseries 3. ARBC assorted papers.

Box 3

 13. ARBC news bulletins, 1972.
 14. Bicentennial Official First Day Cover, summary calendar, 1971-76.
 15. ARBC state papers concerning Florida, New York, 1972-75.
 16. Newsletters, 1973-75.


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