Title

Teacher retirement card, Mrs. J.E. Purdy

Creator

Files

Date Original

1937

Description

This notecard is folded and printed on both sides to track the retirement fund for school teacher Vesta Mae Wyatt Purdy.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ARTS) began in 1937 to serve teachers throughout Arkansas. Their years of teaching were tracked on this small form along with the district where they taught, their monetary contributions, and annual salaries.

Physical Description

Document, 4" x 6"

Subjects

Retirements; Rural schools; Rural women; Working mothers; Women; Teachers; Schools; Education

Contributor

Arkansas Teacher Retirement System

Geographical Area

Lawrence County (Ark.)

Language

English

Identifier

MSNE.0086

Resource Type

Text

Collection

Lawrence County (Ark.) public school records, MSNE.0086

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives

Recommended Citation

Teacher retirement card, Mrs. J.E. Purdy, Lawrence County (Ark.) public school records, Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives, Powhatan, Arkansas.

Rights

Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

Disciplines

Education | United States History

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