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Irvin and Gaynelle Park Graves Family and Business Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1137

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of correspondence, personal and business records, and a few photographs. The papers show how the Graves family's farm was financed, especially during the Great Depression and includes transactions with the Federal Land Bank and commercial banks, mortgage and loan records, and records pertaining to the Ozark Fruit Growers Association. Personal records include poll tax receipts, insurance policies, daily expense records and Odd Fellows records for 1910.

Dates

  • 1899-1943

Creator

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

The Graves family owned a peach-farming operation in Johnson County from the early twentieth century through the 1950s. Irvin Graves inherited the original orchard from his father, which came to be known as the Mountain Valley Orchard.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Arrangement of the Papers

These materials are arranged by format.

Acquisition Information

The Graves papers were donated to Special Collections by Irvin and Gaynelle Graves through their nephew, John Graves, in July, 1989.

Processing Information

Processed by Ellen Compton, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in October 2001.

Creator

Source

Title
Irvin and Gaynelle Park Graves Family and Business Records
Status
Completed
Author
Ellen Compton
Date
2001
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444