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Camp Joyzelle Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MC 1932

Scope and Content Note

Materials in this collection include camp histories, correspondence, yearbooks, promotional materials, newsletters,and newspaper clippings.

Dates

  • 1920-2011

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

Restrictions Apply: Researchers must obtain permission from the Rogers Historical Museum before quoting or exhibiting the Joyzelle Jabbers and correspondence from Linda Leiper Cummings.

No Interlibrary Loan.

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

Historical Sketch

Camp Joyzelle, a summer camp for “well-to-do” girls, operated for nearly three decades at Monte Ne, Benton County, Arkansas. The camp was founded by Iris Armstrong in June of 1923. Armstrong named the camp “Joyzelle” for the heroine of poet and playwright Maurice Maeterlinck’s 1903 play, Joyzelle.

Armstrong’s goal was to start a camp where girls could be instructed in drama and the arts and also enjoy outdoor activities. Campers ranged in ages from eight to seventeen and participated in activities including swimming, canoeing, hiking, horseback riding, playing tennis, dancing, and acting. William H. “Coin” Harvey, the founder of Monte Ne, had a good relationship with the Camp until his death in 1936. Camp programs were often given at Harvey’s amphitheater, sometimes with him in attendance.

After Armstrong retired in 1956, Camp Joyzelle continued under the ownership of Mary Powell. Camp Joyzelle closed in 1962, when the Army Corps of Engineers acquired the land to construct Beaver Lake.

Extent

.3 Linear Feet (1 box)

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by topic.

Acquisition Information

The Camp Joyzelle Materials were donated to the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, on January 25, 2012 by the Camp Joyzelle Book Committee of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Processing Information

Processed by Valerie Robertson; completed in March 2012.

Creator

Source

Title
Camp Joyzelle Materials
Status
Completed
Author
Valerie Robertson
Date
2012
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