Stevenson/Boyce Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 1354

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Scope and Content Note

The materials in the collection cover three generations of the Boyce family, as well as the materials of Eugene Edward (E.E.) Stevenson. Nina Boyce Stevenson collected Boyce family records while doing genealogical research, including the medical ledgers of her grandfather, William Thomas (W.T.) Boyce. Other materials relate to her husband E.E. Stevenson's research on the history of Sevier County and his work as a teacher and a coach at Horatio (Sevier County) High School in the 1930s.

The collection contains the medical ledgers of W.T. Boyce from 1869-1879 and 1881-1886, as well as his diploma and state medical certification. His materials also include the minutes of the Hughes Frontier Club, Lockesburg, Arkansas, of which he was a member. The collection also contains the mayoral commission of A.P. Boyce and his wife's Red Cross certification. Materials related to E.E. Stevenson comprise the majority of the collection. They include his research for History of Sevier County and themes written by his history students on local history, as well as assorted newspaper articles related to his coaching career and the history of Sevier County. Some of the other papers include the genealogical history of the James Stevenson family from 1721 to 1978. The collection also includes Nina Boyce Stevenson's correspondence and scrapbook materials concerning her genealogical research. The collection also contains a signed copy of Profiles of the Past by Harold Mabry and several photographs of the family and family friends.

Dates

1866-1996

Creator

Stevenson-Boyce 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

William Boyce was born on August 31, 1841, in Alabama. He attended the University of Louisiana in 1866-1867. Afterwards he moved to Arkansas, establishing a medical practice in 1869, and eventually settled in Lockesburg, Sevier County. He later received his diploma from Missouri Medical College in 1881, but had been certified to practice medicine prior to that. He died April 1, 1921, in Lockesburg, Arkansas. Albert P. (A.P.) Boyce, son of W.T., was born January 1, 1880 in Lockesburg. He married Leila Floyd, granddaughter of Matthew Locke, one of the namesakes of Lockesburg. Albert became mayor of Lockesburg in 1912. He died March 4, 1950.

Nina Boyce, a daughter of Albert and Leila Boyce, was born December 14, 1908, in Lockesburg. She attended the University of Arkansas in 1927-1929 and afterwards became a teacher in the Horatio, Arkansas School District. She married E.E. Stevenson, principal of Horatio High School, on July 30, 1932, in Lockesburg. Stevenson was born March 18, 1906, in Poteau, Indian Territory (Oklahoma). He also briefly attended the University of Arkansas, as well as the University of Alabama and Arkansas State Teachers College (now University of Central Arkansas) in Conway. He began teaching history and coaching football at Horatio High School in 1928. The couple later moved to Hatton, Polk County, Arkansas, where he began Hatton Lumber Company and briefly coached football at Mena High School in the 1940s. He died November 13, 1986, in Cove, Arkansas. Nina died May 7, 1996, in Mena.

Extent

2.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by topic.

Acquisition Information

The Stevenson/Boyce Family Papers were donated to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries on October 11, 1996, by Ed and Dorothy Stevenson of Mena, Arkansas.