"The Justice Douglas Trip" by Margaret Hedges
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Scope and Content Note
Typescript reminiscence of a visit by Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas to the Buffalo River, with appendix of instructions to the organizers of the event.
Dates
- 1962
Creator
- Hedges, Margaret (Person)
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
William Orville Douglas was a Supreme Court judge from 1939 to 1975. Douglas visited the Buffalo River in 1962 at the invitation of Neil Compton and the Ozark Society on a canoe trip. After the trip, Douglas became an advocate for the designation of the Buffalo River as the first National River in America.
Extent
0.02 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Arrangement of the Papers
The collection consists of a single item, housed in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.
Acquisition Information
The "The Justice Douglas Trip" by Margaret Hedges was donated to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries in 1991 by Margaret Hedges of Harrison, Arkansas.
Processing Information
Processed by Kim A. Scott; completed in July 1992.
- Title
- "The Justice Douglas Trip" by Margaret Hedges
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kim A. Scott
- Date
- July 1992
- 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
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu