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Nannette Elizabeth Williams Elsass Genealogical Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1343

Scope and Content Note

The four family scrapbooks pertain to members of the Darby-Delony-Lindsay-Purkins-Turner-Williams family of Hope, Arkansas. The albums contain created and collected genealogical material; family letters, ca. 1864-1981; greeting cards; announcements; obituaries; newspaper clippings; last will; indenture (1879); Journal of the Hempstead County Historical Society, Winter, 1985; family portraits; and photographs.

Dates

  • ca. 1864-1981

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 materials pertain to members of the Delony-Purkins-Williams family of Hope, Arkansas, especially the sisters Marie Antoinette Purkins (Sissy) and Sophia Delony Purkins. Marie Antoinette Purkins was the maternal aunt of Nannette Williams Elsass and Sophia Delony Purkins the mother of Nannette Williams Elsass. Also included are papers pertaining to DuVal L. Purkins and Nannie Purkins, brother and sister of Sophia Purkins and Marie Antoinette Purkins; Marie Antoinette Williams Tipton (Nenette), sister of Nannette Williams Elsass; and Lucy Elise Delony, maternal first cousin of Sophia, Marie Antoinette, DuVal L., and Nannie Purkins.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials arranged in alphabetical order.

Acquisition Information

The Nannette Elizabeth Williams Elsass Genealogical Papers were donated to the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, on October 19, 1994 by Nannette Elsass of Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Processing Information

Processed by Vera Ekechukwu and Alexandra Gough; completed in March 2010.

Title
Nannette Elizabeth Williams Elsass Genealogical Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Vera Ekechukwu and Alexandra Gough
Date
2010
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