Date Original
1939-2000
Description
This collection contains letters, cards, business papers, church bulletins, sermons, obituaries, and educational and employment records dating from 1939-2000.
Biographical/Historical Note
Randolph McDonald Smith was born December 3, 1922, at Jacinto, Dallas County, Arkansas. He was educated in public schools at Jacinto, Sparkman, and Princeton, all in Dallas County, and obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Ouachita Baptist College, and a Master of Arts from George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee. Smith became a Baptist minister in 1939, and held pastorates, taught school, and engaged in various business enterprises. He raised money to purchase the land for Central Baptist College in Conway and was first dean. Smith married Bonnie Jo Brandon of Center Point, Howard County, Arkansas, on August 15, 1953. They had three children: Marion, Linda (Krutza), Mollie (Morgan), and Robyn. Randolph Smith died in Mountain Home, Arkansas, on December 8, 2000, and was buried in Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery in Gassville, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000340
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Randolph M. Smith papers, MS.000340
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Randolph M. Smith papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, 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
United States History