Creator

Date Original

1834-1964

Description

This collection includes correspondence, news clippings, leaflets, certificates, and financial papers.

Biographical/Historical Note

James M. Loughborough was born in Kentucky in 1832, and married Mary Webster in 1859 in St. Louis, Missouri. They had six children: Julia, Jean, Mary, Hope, James Fairfax, and St. James Noble. James Loughborough was a lawyer. His father, John, served as Surveyor General of the United States for the District of Illinois and Missouri. Mary Webster Loughborough wrote "My Cave Life in Vicksburg, "an account of her experiences during the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. James Fairfax Loughborough was born in Little Rock on February 17, 1873. He practiced law in Little Rock and married Louise Watkins Wright in 1902. Louise Loughborough served as the first chairperson of the Arkansas Territorial Restoration in Little Rock.

Physical Description

Document, 8.5" x 11"

Geographical Area

Arkansas; Missouri; Mississippi; Tennessee, Pennsylvania; New York; Ohio; Minnesota

Language

English

Identifier

MS.000232

Resource Type

Text

Collection

Loughborough papers, MS.000232

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Loughborough 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

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