David Zimmerman Research Materials

Collection

Identifier: MC 2037

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Scope and Content Note

The collection contains materials gathered by David Zimmerman during his historical research, including two photographs documenting the African-American community in Harrison, Arkansas, around the turn of the 20th century. Also included is a photograph of Eureka Springs, and two letters from folklorist Vance Randolph to Thelma O'Dell Carter of Green Forest, Arkansas, in which he solicits her knowledge on the location of Bradshaw Mountain and on reports of “white-cappers” and race-related violence in the Ozarks, as well as other miscellaneous collected correspondence, primarily relating to the Shook family.

Dates

circa 1860-1934

Creator

Zimmermann, David, 1946- (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 Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

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

Biographical Note

David Zimmerman is a Eureka Springs-based historian, freelance writer, poet, and artist. With journalist Jacqueline Froelich, he co-wrote a 1999 Arkansas Historical Quarterly article, “Total Eclipse: The Destruction of the African American Community of Harrison, Arkansas, in 1905 and 1909,” which was awarded the Arkansas Historical Association’s Violet B. Gingles Award.

Extent

0.04 Linear Feet (3 folders)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by format, and are stored in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.

Acquisition Information

The David Zimmerman Research Materials were donated to the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, on July 17, 2014, by David Zimmerman of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Additional materials (those in folder 3) were donated by Zimmerman in August 2015.