Date Original
undated
Description
This collection contains an article.
Biographical/Historical Note
The article "The Beginning of Improvement to Deepen the Channel of the Arkansas River" was written by Dallas Herndon, the director of the Arkansas State Archives and State Historian from 1911 to his death in 1953. Dallas Tabor Herndon was born on August 28, 1878, the son of John Alpheus and Mary Mildred Brown Herndon, farmers who lived in Elberton, Georgia. He received his bachelor of science and master of science degrees in history and political science from Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) in 1902 and 1903, respectively. After four years of teaching at Mobile and Auburn, Alabama, he entered the University of Chicago, where he worked toward a PhD in history and English with a specialty in “original research.” In 1911, he moved to Little Rock (Pulaski County), where he became the executive secretary, and only employee, of the Arkansas History Commission. Herndon was the first director of the Arkansas State Archives and developed an archival program for preserving manuscripts and other material relating to Arkansas history and culture. He also assembled artifacts, many still in the archive's collections.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.102.010
Resource Type
Text
Collection
"The Beginning of Improvement to Deepen the Channel of the Arkansas River" article, SMC.102.010
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
"The Beginning of Improvement to Deepen the Channel of the Arkansas River" article, 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
