Date Original
1852-1982
Description
This collection contains correspondence, receipts, and other documents related to the McCoppin and Showen families. It also contains two land documents from the 1800s believed to have been collected by Frank Showen.
Biographical/Historical Note
Frank Showen was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on April 22, 1910, to William and Mamie McCoppin Showen. In the 1930s and 1940s, he worked in clerical and management positions for the Pulaski Planning Board, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He joined the Army on September 21, 1942. He returned from Europe due to illness and received a disability discharge from the Army in February 1944. Showen died on February 22, 1986.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000918
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Frank Showen papers, MS.000918
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Frank Showen 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
