Date Original
1874-1922
Description
This collection contains holiday proclamations issued by Arkansas governors between 1874 and 1922.
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.062.022
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Governors' holiday proclamations, SMC.062.022
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas Governors' holiday 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
