Date Original
1939
Description
This collection contains correspondence related to the War Time Capitol Memorial Commission.
Biographical/Historical Note
The War Time Capitol Memorial Commission was established by Act 274 in 1929, to maintain the Hempstead County Courthouse, which served as the Arkansas State Capitol during the Civil War following the Union forces gaining control of Little Rock. The United Daughters of the Confederacy (U.D.C.) were responsible for the restoration as of 1929. Governors failed to appoint members to the commission until 1939 when Governor Carl E. Bailey appointed commissioners to maintain the building. The members included Mrs. W.H. McCain of Cotton Plant, Mrs. M.L. Gibbs of El Dorado, Dallas T. Herndon of Little Rock, Mrs. Charles S. Lothrop of Hope, Mrs. J.A. Henry of Hope, and W.H. Etter, Jr., of Washington. Mrs. W.H. McCain and Mrs. M.L. Gibbs were ex-officio members of the commission and served as president and secretary of the U.D.C., respectively.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.019.006
Resource Type
Text
Collection
War Time Capitol Memorial Commission correspondence, SMC.019.006
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
War Time Capitol Memorial Commission correspondence, 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
