Date Original
1970-1971
Description
This collection contains a letter of appreciation for Lucille’s 25 years of loyal service in the Arkansas Highway Department and a letter receipting a book about the Dishogh’s family history.
Biographical/Historical Note
Lucille Virginia Battle Dishongh was born in Oil City, Louisiana to Alexander Wade and Alice Dollyhide Battle on August 23, 1921. Lucille moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, where she graduated from Little Rock Senior High School in 1939 and later attended Little Rock Junior College. She worked in administration at the Ordnance Plant in Jacksonville during World War II. Lucille married Louis E. "Dish" Dishongh and they made Little Rock their home. She worked for 38 years as the executive secretary for the Arkansas Highway Department. Lucille was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and an avid genealogist. She died in Little Rock on September 19, 2011 at the age of 90.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.0171.0012
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Lucille Virginia Battle Dishongh letters, SMC.0171.0012
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Lucille Virginia Battle Dishongh letters, 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
