Date Original
1930-1940
Description
This collection contains two speeches by C.T. Carpenter of Marked Tree, Arkansas given between the 1930s and 1940s.
Biographical/Historical Note
C.T. Carpenter was born in Natural Bridge, Virginia to John Carpenter. C.T. attended the University of Williamsburg in Kentucky. Carpenter served as president of Woodlawn Baptist College in Jonesboro, Arkansas and in 1904 became appointed of the Baptist Church in Jonesboro. In 1905, he married Floy Knight. The Carpenters moved to Marked Tree, Arkansas in 1910 and by 1911 began practicing law there. In the 1930s, Carpenter represented the Southern Tenant Farmers Union in court. He was elected city attorney in 1944 and died in a car accident September 15, 1945.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Tennessee
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.051.011
Resource Type
Text
Collection
C.T. Carpenter papers, SMC.051.011
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
C.T. Carpenter 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
