Date Original
1925-1982
Description
This collection contains records pertaining to First Pyramid Life Insurance Company, Eden Isle, Red Apple Inn, Citizens Bank of Booneville, and City National Bank of Fort Smith, as well as personal papers.
Biographical/Historical Note
Herbert L. Thomas, Sr., was a prominent Arkansas businessman with interests in insurance, banking, and real estate. He was born in Lone Prairie, Ashley County, Arkansas, on February 14, 1899. Thomas founded the First Pyramid Life Insurance Company in 1925 and served as its president until 1960. In 1961, Thomas purchased 500 acres of land near Heber Springs on Greers Ferry Lake in Cleburne County. During the next decade, he helped develop Eden Isle resort along with Red Apple Inn Country Club and Conference Center. In 1953, as President of First Pyramid Life, Thomas helped purchase the City National Bank of Fort Smith, and in 1963, also bought the Citizens Bank of Booneville. He died on March 11, 1982.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000338
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Herbert L. Thomas, Sr., papers, MS.000338
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Herbert L. Thomas, Sr., 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
