Date Original
1877-1882
Description
This collection contains Thanksgiving Day proclamations by governors of the State of Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
The first Thanksgiving Day proclamation in Arkansas was issued by Governor Thomas S. Drew on October 12, 1847. The date was set for December 9, 1847. Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln, but the date of the fourth Thursday in November was not established as the official Thanksgiving Day until President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed it into law in 1941.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.018.009
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Thanksgiving Day proclamations, SMC.018.009
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Thanksgiving Day proclamations, 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