Date Original
1960-2019
Description
This collection contains various material related to the Arkansas Governor's Mansion from 1960 to 2019 including printed ephemera from events at the mansion, correspondence, photographs, news clippings related to various governors and the mansion, and other administrative documents. It includes material from the administrations of Orval Faubus to Asa Hutchinson.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Arkansas Governor's Mansion is located on Center Street in the historic Quapaw Quarter of downtown Little Rock. It was established by an act of the state legislature in 1947 and completed in January 1950 during Governor Sidney McMath's term. Previously, Arkansas had no official residence for the governor of the state. The area surrounding the mansion is the Governor's Mansion Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000993
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Governor's Mansion collection, MS.000993
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas Governor's Mansion collection, 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
