Date Original
1928-1931
Description
This collection contains correspondence from 1928-1931. Subjects include education, drought relief, banking, conservation, and Cummins State Prison Farm.
Biographical/Historical Note
Harvey Parnell (1880-1936) served as Governor of Arkansas from 1928-1933. He was born near Orlando, Cleveland County, Arkansas. Parnell was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives from Chicot County in 1919, and to the State Senate representing Chicot and Ashley counties in 1923. In November of 1926, he was the first elected Lieutenant Governor in Arkansas. Parnell became governor in 1928 following Governor John E. Martineau's acceptance of a federal judgeship, and the next year was elected to the first of his two terms. In 1931, Parnell appointed Hattie Caraway to fill the United States Senate seat of her late husband, Thaddeus Caraway. Parnell’s term covered the first critical years of the Great Depression, and his administration worked with the federal government and other relief agencies to help the people of the state in agricultural, educational, and other matters relating to the economic depression.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000559
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Harvey Parnell papers supplement, MS.000559
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Harvey Parnell papers supplement, 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
