Date Original
1902-1961
Description
This collection includes the correspondence, financial and legal documents, memorabilia, printed materials, and photographs of Lucien Darden Atkins. The majority of the material relates to the years Atkins spent in the Philippine Islands.
Biographical/Historical Note
Lucien Darden Atkins was born in Port Royal, Tennessee, in 1878, and served in the Spanish-American War, reaching the rank of sergeant. Atkins went on to serve in the Philippines as a constabulary, from 1905-1917, retiring as a captain. In 1917, Lucien moved to DeWitt, Arkansas, where he served as a rural mail carrier. He married Lela Pearl Strickland in 1912 and they had four children, Mary Thomas, Marjory Adelina, Lucia Helen, and Erma Ruth. Lucien and Lela divorced in 1954, and in 1955 Lucien married Dorothy M. Moory. He died on April 19, 1961, and is buried in DeWitt, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Philippines
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000401
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Lucien Darden Atkins papers, MS.000401
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Lucien Darden Atkins 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
