The Arkansas State Archives houses approximately 13,000 cubic feet of state records and manuscript collections pertaining to the history of Arkansas and its people. These materials have been described and inventoried for ease of access. These inventories, called finding aids, are keyword searchable. Click the collection's title to view the finding aid's information page. Click on the pdf icon to go straight to the finding aid.
Separated Materials: Some archival collections contain materials that have been stored separately from the bulk of the collection due to those items' preservation needs. Generally, this affects collections that include artifacts that have been moved to the archives' museum collection, and the existence of artifacts in a collection has been noted in that collection's finding aid. Due to the nature of artifact and other separated materials, we require researchers to fill out an Artifact Access Form and send it in to state.archives@arkansas.gov, to schedule an appointment to view artifacts from the museum collection.
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Notice of administrator's sale of real estate, 1882 October 27
The broadside in this collection is dated October 27, 1882.
Notice of commissioner's land sale, 1887 May 25
The broadside in this collection is dated May 25, 1887.
Notice of commissioner's sale, 1883 November 3
The broadside in this collection is dated November 3, 1883.
Notice of commissioner's sale, 1885 August 7
The broadside in this collection is dated August 7, 1885.
Notice of commissioner's sale, 1885 October 13
The broadside in this collection is dated October 13, 1885.
Notice of commissioner's sale, 1888 July 21
The broadside in this collection is open for research use.
Notice of commissioner's sale, 1889 July 9
The broadside in this collection is dated July 9, 1887.
Notice of commissioner's sale, 1895 March 16
The broadside in this collection is dated March 16, 1895.
Notice of commissioner's sale, 1897 December
The broadside in this collection is dated December 1897.
Notice of commissioner's sale, 1914 January 1
The broadside in this collection is dated January 1, 1914.
Notice of commissioner's sale of real estate, 1884 June 30
The broadside in this collection is dated June 30, 1884.
Notice of execution of sale, 1889 September 12
This collection contains one broadside, a notice of execution of sale by J.D. Hawkins, Crawford County Sheriff, to sell interest of R.M. Thurson in Crawford County land.
Notice of execution sale, 1884 July 3
This collection contains one broadside, a Notice of execution sale by Chas. E. Dixon, Miller County Sheriff, to settle a case in Miller Circuit Court between Marks Kosminsky and James Strong.
Notice of execution sale, 1913 March 13
The broadside in this collection is dated March 13, 1913.
Notice of executor's sale, 1878 March 15
The broadside in this collection is dated March 15, 1878.
Notice of guardian's sale, 1889 December
The broadside in this collection is dated December 1889.
Notice of guardian's sale, 1903 March 7
The broadside in this collection is dated March 7, 1903.
Notice of land forfeited, 1901 December 10
The broadside in this collection is dated December 10, 1901.
Notice of public auction, 1904 February 25
The broadside in this collection is dated February 25, 1904.
Notice of public sale, 1885 February 11
The broadside in this collection is dated February 11, 1885.
Notice of public sale of lands, 1895 November 30
The broadside in this collection is dated November 30, 1865.
Notice of public sale of lands, 1895 October 30
The broadside in this collection is dated October 30, 1895.
Notice of reward for Tom Rowe, 1908
The broadside in this collection is dated 1908.
Notice of sale of lands, 1890 March 12
The broadside in this collection is dated March 12, 1890.
Notice of sale of real estate, 1895 December 13
The broadside in this collection is dated December 13, 1895.
Notice of sale of real estate for overdue taxes, 1882
This collection contains a Notice of sale of real estate for overdue taxes.
Notice of sheriff's Sale, 1889 November 29
The broadside in this collection is dated November 29, 1889.
Notice of sheriff's sale, 1900 September 24
The broadside in this collection is dated September 24, 1900.
Notice of sheriff's sale, 1901 January 18
The broadside in this collection is dated January 18, 1901.
Notice of special commissioner's sale, 1890 October 23
The broadside in this collection is dated October 23, 1890.
Notice of special commissioner's sale, 1891 August 3
The broadside in this collection is dated August 3, 1891.
Notice to contractors, 1905 December 6
The broadside in this collection is dated December 6, 1905.
Notrebe vs. Notrebe [photocopy], 1880
This collection contains photocopies of court documents in the case of Notrebe vs. Notrebe and Frederick Notrebe's will.
Now and Then Review, 1933-1935
This collection contains three issues of the Now and Then Review from 1933-1935.
N.W. Newsom lands redemption certificate, 1880
This collection contains a clerk's certificate for redemption of lands
Oakland Cemetery (Warren, Ark.) image collection, 2006
This collection is comprised of five discs of images of headstones in Oakland Cemetery, as well as hard copies of the image descriptions and image indexes for each disc.
Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery, African American section records, 1900-1999
This collection contains the deeds and lot registry of the African American section of Oakland Fraternal Cemetery in Little Rock.
Oath of judges and clerks 1904 election Washington County, Arkansas, 1904
This collection contains an oath of judges and an oath of clerks for Illinois Township, Washington County, Arkansas dated March 26, 1904.
Obituaries of Arkansas natives in Galveston, Texas newspapers, 1977-1978
This collections contains obituaries for Arkansas natives.
Octave Thanet [Alice French] note, 1889
This note by Alice French quotes her book "Knitters in the Sun." The note was written in Davenport, Iowa, and signed, Octave Thanet.
Odd Fellows Building Company stock certificate, 1908
One certificate issued to John A. Dudgeon signed by Charles V. Beloate, President, for eleven shares of stock in the Odd Fellows Building Company, Corning, Arkansas.
Odell family legal papers, 1869 March
This collection contains legal papers related to a plea for divorce between Chauncey S. Odell and Sarah Jane Odell of Montgomery County, Arkansas.
O.E. Williams papers, 1941-1958
This collection contains papers belonging to O.E. Williams of Fayetteville, Arkansas between 1941-1958 containing correspondence and a paper written by Williams and concerning history and masonry.
Official election results proclamations, 1954
The offices covered in the election results proclamations in this collection include Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, Commissioner, and State Representative for multiple counties.
"Ohio Patent Swindlers and Arkansas Land Traders" reward poster, 1887
This collection contains one poster.
Ohio Union presidential ticket, 1864
This collection contains a Republican ticket for the 1864 presidential election and a list of Presidential electors for Ohio.
ohn Seldon Roane Civil War letters, 1862
This collection contains photocopies of a letter from Roane to General P.G.T. Beauregard discussing Union troops near Batesville, Arkansas, and a telegram from R.F. Pinkway to an unknown party.
This collection contains oil and gas leases.
"Oil in Arkansas" article, 1921
The article in this collection is from 1921.
Old Northwest Territory, Deed of Cession (reprinted 1927), 1784
This collection contains a reprint of the deed of cession for Virginia from the Old Northwest Territory. It is dated March 1, 1784. This is a copy reprinted in 1927.
Old Stagecoach Houses of Arkansas article, 1953
This collection contains an article titled, "Old Stagecoach Houses of Arkansas," by Jo Ann Blancett.
Old State House abstract of title, undated
This collection contains an undated abstract of title of the Old State House property.
"Old Unpublished Camp Meeting Songs", undated
This collection contains a manuscript, "Old Unpublished Camp Meeting Songs."
"Ole Man Mose and His Chillun," by A.O. Collins [photocopy], 1974
This collection contains photocopies of five pages from the book, "Ole Man Mose and His Chillun: The Story of Moses Collins of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, and His Descendants," by Dr. A.O. Collins. The selection from the book in this collection discusses Benjamin Collins' life.
Olen Hendrix papers, 1971-1976
This collection contains State Senator Olen Hendrix's correspondence from 1971-1976. Almost all letters concerned pending legislation, most notably: the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), car insurance, savings and loans reform, teacher retirement, and kindergarten. This collection includes a letter dated January 23, 1973, from future Governor Mike Huckabee when he was governor of Boys' State, a model government for high school seniors.
Oliver C. Atchison Civil War discharge papers, 1863-1904
This collection contains a discharge certificate for Oliver C. Atchison from 1865 and a letter from the U.S. Bureau of Pensions to Elizabeth Atchison from 1904 concerning a pension for Oliver C. Atchison.
Oliver Hulsizer reward notice, undated
This collection contains one broadside, a notice of a five-hundred dollar reward for Oliver Hulsizer, wanted for murder.
This collection contains one invoice from the Olympic Theater in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Omer Rose Weaver memorial, undated
This memorial of Omer Rose Weaver was written by F.T. Vaughn, a member of the Omer R. Weaver Chapter, United Confederate Veterans.
Omer R. Weaver Invitation [photocopy], 1860
This collection contains a photocopy of an invitation from Annie M. to Omer R. Weaver to join her and others for eggnog.
"One Hundred Years History of Arkansas Newspaper" speech
This collection contains a speech.
O Neill family papers, 1810-1965
This collection contains the personal, business, and legal papers of the O’Neill family of Drew and Bradley counties in Arkansas.
This collection contains three pieces of correspondence regarding tourism and public works in Northern Arkansas.
"On the Courthouse Square" printing negatives, 1980
This collection contains the negatives used to print the book, "On the Courthouse Square in Arkansas."
Opening Celebration of the Broadway Bridge program, 1923 March 12-17
This collection contains a program for the Broadway Bridge Opening Celebration, which occurred on March 12-17, 1923.
Order of Eastern Star broadside, 1901 August 1
This collection contains one broadside, a description of and rules for admission to the Order of the Eastern Star, by J.E. Peake, Grand Patron, Grand Chapter, Arkansas Jurisdiction.
"Order of the Day" broadside, 1865 July 4
The broadside in this collection is dated July 4, 1865. It would have been the first Independence Day holiday after the Civil War ended.
Orders of Company E, Second Regiment Infantry, 1909
This collection contains orders of Company E, Second Regiment Infantry of the Arkansas National Guard both headquartered in Paris, Arkansas, in 1909.
Orval E. Faubus papers, 1955-1957
Orval E. Faubus' papers contain correspondence, appointments, press releases, inauguration materials, speeches, and campaign materials covering the early years of Faubus' governorship.
This collection contains one letter from Orval Faubus to Tom Chatham in Mexia, Texas, dated February 24, 1966.
Orville Alexander letter, 1874
This collection contains a letter written by Orville Alexander to General Robert C. Newton.
Orville McInturff drawings of historic structures, undated
This collection contains historic drawings of Arkansas Structures in Searcy County.
Orville McInturff letters, 1961-1985
This collection contains three letters.
Osage Coal and Mining Company briefs, 1896
This collection contains one legal brief presenting the legal argument that the Osage Coal and Mining Company is not at fault for the in effectiveness of its employees.
Oscar B. Robbins collection, 1912-1943
This collection focuses on the World War I era, describing some aspects of Oscar Robbins' life as a college student, educator, representative, and soldier.
Othello Faison film collection, 1994-2000
This collection contains three VHS tapes and one DVD related to Black history in Arkansas collected by Othello Faison.
Otis Breden Cotton Presses circular, 1880
This collection contains one circular for Otis Breden Cotton Presses and Gins, circa 1880.
The Otis Patten papers contain letter books, loose correspondence, legal papers, and published materials related to his tenure as the superintendent of the Arkansas School for the Blind from 1859 to 1885. It includes the annual reports of the board of trustees and materials that concern Mr. Patten's forced resignation from the office of superintendent in 1885.
Otto E. Rayburn letter, 1956 July 19
This collection contains a letter from Otus E. Rayburn to Arkansas History Commission Director Ted Worley. It includes an article about Rayburn, which appeared in the Springfield News. The article concerns Rayburn's collection of Ozark and Arkansas books.
Otto Ernest Rayburn order form, circa 1910
The order form in this collection is from around 1910.
Otto M. Bowen land record, 1892
This collection contains one patent deed.
Otto Patterson land patent, 1884
The land patent in this collection is dated June 30, 1884.
Ouachita Baptist College/Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) collection, 1905-1996
This collection contains brochures, catalogs, bulletins, and other publications from Ouachita Baptist College and Ouachita Baptist University from 1905 to 1996.
Ouachita Baptist College scrapbook, 1929
This collection consists of one scrapbook of items from Miss Nellie Mae Ford's senior year at Ouachita Baptist College, 1929.
This collection contains one catalog for Ouachita Technical College for the academic year 1992-1993.
"Our Independence County," 1951
This collection contains a copy of "Our Independence County," written by Forrest Jeffery. The pamphlet includes a history and other information on the county.
"Our Past, Our Future, Our Communicators" Central Delta/Delta Yes Inc. Final grant report, 2018-2020
This collection contains a DVD, two spiral binders, and a syllabus.
This collection contains a final grant report for the "Our Past, Our Future, Our Communicators" project for the Preservation of African American Cemeteries Junior Preservation Society. The project was funded through the Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program, administered by the Black History Commission of Arkansas. The Black History Commissioner of Arkansas (BHCA) was created by Act 1233 of 1991 and is composed of seven members appointed by the governor with approval of the Senate. The BHCA is charged with preserving the history of black Arkansans and black communities in Arkansas. This commission also encourages research of Arkansas’ black history and promotes teaching black history in Arkansas schools. Grants are awarded from the BHCA in a concerted effort to ensure Arkansas’ black history is collected and preserved. The Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant Program was established in 2009 by Act 660 to honor the program’s namesake who served as chair of the commission from 1993-2007.
Overdue tax cases costs ledger, 1881-1882
This collection contains a ledger for overdue taxes.
Overland Mail Company centennial papers, 1957-1958
This collection contains newsletters, memos, and programs for the Overland Mail Centennial and the Butterfield Mail Centennial between 1957 and 1958.
Owens family papers, 1850-1994
This collection contains material related to the Owens family including a journal, a will, a receipt for the sale of an enslaved person, a school paper, and genealogy materials.
This collection contains one letter and one record of marriage license.
Oxford American Southern Music collection, 2003-2019
This collection contains magazine issues and CDs from Oxford American Magazine's Southern Music Series.
This collection includes one small Martin Luther edition, German Bible dated 1803, and one undated book, "New and Complete Concordance to the Holy Scriptures on the Basis of Cruden."
Ozark Land & Development Company card, 1910
This collection consists of a card from Ozark Land and Development Company promoting the sale of a farm in Yellville.
Ozark National Forest presidential proclamation, 1916
This collection contains a Presidential Proclamation concerning the Ozark National Forest's boundaries in Arkansas.
Ozarks brochure collection, 1926
There are six brochures in this collection. They cover Crawford County, Fayetteville, Springdale, and Siloam Springs. One brochure is dated 1926. The others in the collection are undated, but are believed to be from around 1926, as well.
Ozarks Playgrounds Association brochure, 1931
This collection contains one brochure, "The Ozarks," by the Ozarks Playgrounds Association, Joplin, Missouri, 1931.
Ozro A. Hadley papers, 1872-1884
This collection contains correspondence, post office forms, legal papers, receipts, and other materials.
The final grant report in this collection contains papers and digital files.
