Maymie Thomas Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: MC 1917

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Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of correspondence, primarily between Maymie Thomas and relatives during her stay at the Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Also included is correspondence between Jo Belle Schrillo and Laverne Nelson of the University of Arkansas School of Human Environmental Sciences concerning a project by Nelson using the Thomas correspondence. The collection also includes photocopies of the correspondence, created by Schrillo for the project; she also highlighted sections of the correspondence and attached explanatory "post-it" notes.

Dates

1936-1937

Creator

Thomas, Maymie (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 Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Tuberculosis was a major illness that affected the population of the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ranking second only to pneumonia as a cause of death. Arkansas suffered an average of 3,000 deaths annually due to tuberculosis. To curb the devastation caused by this disease, the Arkansas Tuberculosis Association was founded in 1908. In 1910, the Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanitarium near Booneville in Logan County opened its doors. Maymie Thomas of St. Paul, Madison County, Arkansas was a patient and resident at the sanitarium from 1936-1937. Jo Belle Schrillo, who resided in Siloam Springs, Benton County, Arkansas at the time, is her daughter.

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

The collection is arranged with original correspondence first, correspondence between Schrillo and Nelson second, and the photocopied correspondence third.

Acquisition Information

The Maymie Thomas Correspondence was donated to the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, on June 8, 2000 by Jo Belle Thomas Schrillo of Roseville, California.