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Manuscripts,
letters, diary, scrapbooks,
photographs,
etc.
Manuscript
Collection 1164
About
the Collection The
papers in this accession consist mostly of memorabilia collected
by Hays and his wife, Marion, documenting Hays's career and
numerous speaking engagements. Included are: a diary, letters,
and manuscripts written by Hays, along with essays and letters
written or collected by his son, Steele, his wife, Marion,
or his biographer, Cyril Bryant, 1919-1984; awards and certificates
presented to Hays, 1916-1982; Scrapbooks and scrapbook materials
which include printed articles both written by and pertaining
to Hays, political cartoons, and memorabilia, 1939-1991; photographs,
motion pictures, and sound recordings, mostly of Hays speaking
or attending various political, religious, and social functions,
1918-1982. All series have been arranged chronologically.
Processed by Kim Allen Scott, Special Collections, University
of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in April 1993.
Contents
of the Addenda (3 linear feet)
Series
1. Diary, letters and manuscripts, 1919-1984.
Series 2. Certificates and awards, 1947-1982.
Series 3. Scrapbooks and scrapbook material,
1939-1982.
Series 4. Photographs, motion pictures,
and sound recordings, 1918-1982.
Series
1. Diary, letters and manuscripts, 1919-1984. Box 1,
folders 1-5.
Diary kept by Hays in Washington D.C. during several weeks in
1919; letters written by or to Hays, members of his family,
or acquaintances; folder of letters from Hays acquaintances
collected by Hays biographer Cyril Bryant; topical file on U.S.-Panama
policy; essays by Hays and his son, Steele, and his wife, Marion;
map showing voting precincts within Hays's congressional district
and the balloting for the various elections in which he ran
between 1936 and 1950. The maps have been placed in the Special
Collections oversize manuscript drawer number 2. Box
1
1. Diary, 1919
2. Letters, 1937-1984
3. Letters, Cyril Bryant
4. Panama policy
5. Manuscripts
Series
2. Certificates and awards, 1947-1982. Box 1, folder
6; Box 7.
Honorary diplomas, certificates, awards, and other presentation
documents given to Hays from various civic, religious, governmental
and educational institutions. Oversize materials have been placed
in box 7 or in the Special Collections oversize manuscript drawer
number 2.
Box 1 (cont'd)
6. Certificates
Box 7
Oversize certificates
Series
3. Scrapbooks and scrapbook material, 1939-1982. Boxes
2-4, 7.
Newspaper and magazine articles written by Brooks Hays; newspaper
and magazine articles about Hays; political cartoons drawn by
Hays and others; memorabilia and scrapbooks kept by Hays or
his wife, Marion. Oversize material from the political cartoons
has been removed to the Special Collections oversize manuscript
drawer number 2.
Box
2
1. Articles by Hays, 1939-1956
2. Articles by Hays, 1957-1958
3. Articles by Hays, 1959
4. Articles by Hays, 1961-1962
5. Articles by Hays, 1963-1964
6. Articles by Hays, 1965
7. Articles by Hays, 1967-1969
8. Articles by Hays, 1970-1971
9. Articles by Hays, 1972-1974
10. Articles by Hays, 1975-1976
11. Articles by Hays, 1977-1982
12. Articles by Hays, no date
13. Political cartoons
Box
3
1. Articles about Hays, 1948-1954
2. Articles about Hays, 1958
3. Articles about Hays, 1959
4. Articles about Hays, 1960-1962
5. Articles about Hays, 1963
6. Articles about Hays, 1964
7. Articles about Hays, 1965
8. Articles about Hays, 1966
9. Articles about Hays, 1967-1968
10. Articles about Hays, 1970-1972
11. Articles about Hays, 1973-1974
12. Articles about Hays, 1975
13. Articles about Hays, 1976
14. Articles about Hays, 1977-1980
15. Articles about Hays, 1981
16. Articles about Hays, 1982-1983
17. Articles about Hays, 1984-1991
18. Articles about Hays, no date
Box
4
1. Memorabilia, 1942-1949
2. Memorabilia, 1950-1959
3. Memorabilia, 1962-1963
4. Memorabilia, 1964
5. Memorabilia, 1965-1966
6. Memorabilia, 1967
7. Memorabilia, 1968-1972
8. Memorabilia, 1975-1982
9. Memorabilia, no date
10. Scrapbook, ca. 1940s
11. Scrapbook, ca. 1944-1950s
Box
7
Scrapbook, 1974-1975
Literary scrapbook
Series
4. Photographs, motion pictures, and sound recordings, 1918-1982.
Boxes 5-7.
Photographs, primarily of Brooks Hays and his wife, Marion,
at ceremonial functions and speaking engagements. Also included
is an oversize group portrait of Hays's World War I army company,
portraits of Hays's friends and acquaintances, and a few family
portraits. Motion pictures consist of four negative prints of
Hays's reports to constituents ca. 1957 and two small reels
of home movie film taken by Hays at the 1957 presidential inaugural.
Sound recordings are of speeches delivered by Hays ca. 1971.
The photographs have been chronologically arranged and numbered
sequentially. Loose identification descriptions of several photographs
have been placed in the first folder of box 5 and bear the same
number assigned to the pertinent photograph. Oversize photographs,
along with the motion pictures and sound recordings, have been
removed to Box 7 or the Special Collections oversize manuscript
drawer number 2.
Box
5
1. Photograph documents
2. 1-8; 1918-1939
3. 9-35; 1940-1949
4. 37-51; 1950-1952
5. 52-68; 1953-1955
6. 69-100; 1956-1957
7. 101-126; 1958
8. 127-148; 1959
9. 149-170; 1960-1961
10. 171-188; 1962
11. 189-210; 1963
12. 211-235; 1964
13. 236-254; 1965
Box
6
1. 255-271; 1966
2. 272-281; 1967-1969
3. 282-303; 1970-1974
4. 304-321; 1975-1977
5. 322-340; 1978
Box 7
Motion picture film
Sound recordings
Oversize materials from Series 2 and 3
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