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Large collage 7, black and white sketch, including topics of Timothy Dwight mission, Morrilton's Library, and Morrilton Library's rare books printed by order of Napoleon.

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Timothy Dwight

President of Yale College after whom the first Protestant school in Arkansas was named-

Dwight Mission near Russellville

Six rare volumes printed by order of Napoleon and once owned by the Royal House of Spain are in the Porter Collection of the Morrilton Library-

This set is valued at $7,500 the books are two feet high-

Morrilton's library which houses the famous Porter Collection of rare books valued at $50,000- Wm. Porter, world traveler, retired to the mountains of Logan County where he died 1925

W.J. Lemke '34

Physical Description

Document, 8" x 11"

Language

English

Identifier

MS.000379, Image 74

Resource Type

Image

Collection

Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: biographical sketches, MS.000379

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Large Collage 7, Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: biographical sketches, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

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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

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