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Bessie Griffin Roose Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1882

Scope and Content Note

The collection contains correspondence to Bessie Griffin Roose and Alice Taylor

Dates

  • 1909-1934

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

Bessie Griffin Roose was born February 16, 1895, to John Henry "Squire" and Elizabeth "Lizzie Ann" Gilliam Griffin in Sebastian County. Arkansas. Roose married Everette Roose on November 10, 1912, in Center Valley, Arkansas. A son, Harlan, was born August 15, 1913.

Bessie Roose died February 10, 1996, in Huntington, Sebastian County, Arkansas.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged chronologically.

Acquisition Information

The Bessie Griffin Roose Correspondence was donated to the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas, on September 1, 2010, by Ellen Compton of Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Processing Information

Processed by Jordan Frankenburger; completed in April 2011

Creator

Source

Title
Bessie Griffin Roose Correspondence
Status
Completed
Author
Jordan Frankenburger
Date
2011
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