Date Original
1890-1948
Description
These papers contain the personal and professional correspondence, financial documents, and legal documents that once belonged to Rowan Moody Sankey (R.M.S.) Butner.
Biographical/Historical Note
Rowan Moody Sankey (R.M.S.) Butner was born in Arkansas on March 17, 1879. He worked as a manager of a saw mill before becoming a loan manager at the Union and Mercantile Trust Company in the 1920s. Butner bought and sold real estate in Little Rock and the Argenta district in North Little Rock. On June 5, 1939, Butner became the acting Postmaster in North Little Rock, where he worked until a physical disability caused him to retire in 1942. He died on June 18, 1951.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.); North Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000884
Resource Type
Text
Collection
R.M.S. Butner papers, MS.000884
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
R.M.S. Butner 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