Date Original
undated
Description
This collection contains a typescript of "Confederate Monuments in Arkansas, by Clara B. Eno."
Biographical/Historical Note
Clara Bertha Eno has been called Arkansas’s first lady of history; born on February 14, 1854, in Van Buren, Crawford County, the daughter of Ellen (Ward) and Jonathan Adams Eno. A schoolteacher by profession, Eno never married. However, she was extremely active in women’s organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Arkansas Federation of Women’s Clubs. In 1905, because of her interest in Arkansas history, she became one of the vice presidents of the old Arkansas Historical Association. She also assisted the organization’s president, Dr. John Hugh Reynolds, in drafting legislation that established the Arkansas History Commission, now called the Arkansas State Archives. In 1908, she began a successful campaign to preserve Little Rock’s Old State House. In 1909, she was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Arkansas History Commission, where she served until her death in 1951. In 1941, she became a charter member of the new Arkansas Historical Association. For many years, she served as an associate editor of its publication, the Arkansas Historical Quarterly. Eno died in Van Buren on August 2, 1951 and is buried in Van Buren’s Fairview Cemetery.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.098.010
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Confederate Monuments in Arkansas, SMC.098.010
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Confederate Monuments in Arkansas, 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
