Date Original
1941
Description
This collection consists of one scrapbook containing news clippings about World War II soldiers visiting El Dorado, Arkansas. News clippings note how churches, civic groups, and private citizens went out of their way to provide entertainment, food, shelter, and baths to soldiers in the area.
Biographical/Historical Note
This scrapbook includes the inscription, "presented to the El Dorado Ark. Public Library by Lou Arden (Andrews) Murphy, May 1984, in memory of her mother, Faye Gladys Andrews (Mrs. Arden D. [Dudley]). Lou Arden Andrews Murphy (February 20, 1929-December 27, 2014) was born to Arden Dudley and Faye Gladys (Cartwright) Andrews in El Dorado, Arkansas. She graduated from El Dorado High School in 1947 and studied journalism at Syracuse University (NY). Lou began working for the airlines industry and married pilot Robert J. Murphy, living and traveling around the United States. Lou wrote a weekly humor column for the Estes Park Trail-Gazette in Colorado entitled, "Mrs. Murphy's Chowder" and coauthored a three-part book, "A Southern Legacy: Descendants of John Muse of Virginia." She is buried with her husband in St. Petersburg, Florida. Newspaper clippings are most likely from the El Dorado News-Times.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
El Dorado, Union County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000881
Resource Type
Text
Collection
El Dorado (Ark.) World War II scrapbook, MS.000881
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
El Dorado (Ark.) World War II scrapbook, 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
