Curtis Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 1065

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Scope and Content Note

Papers and photographs pertaining to the Kirby Family of Newton County, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Materials include: two letters from family members, 1903, 1920; genealogical notes and writings created by Meda E. Curtis and her daughter, Faye M. Turbyfill, ca. 1950s; photographs of family members and homes in Arkansas and Oklahoma, circa 1887-1990; newspaper clippings concerning the Curtis family; 10 sketches created by Mabel Durham Ryker of the Curtis homestead in Newton County.

Dates

circa 1887-1954

Creator

Curtis Family (Family)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Early settlers of Newton County, Arkansas and Oklahoma, primarily descendants of Amos F. Curtis (1825-1909).

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Acquisition Information

The Curtis Family Papers were donated to the Special Collections Department by Faye M. Turbyfill of Ridgefield, Washington, June 27, 1990.

Additional family photographs (Box 1, Folder 9) were donated by Turbyfill's daughter, Judy Owen of Ridgefield, Washington, on April 24, 1998.

Processing Information

Processed by Kim Allen Scott, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in March 1992. An additional donation (Box 1, Folder 9) was incorporated into the collection by Katrina Windon in October 2021.