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Brough Family Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MC 2080

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains framed and unframed photographs of the Brough family, including Charles Milton Brough, Cora Stevens, Ruth Brough, and Charles Hillman Brough. Item titles reflect the inscription written on the back of each photograph.

Dates

  • 1896-1908

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

Charles Milton Brough (1842-1910), a captain in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War, married Flora Thompson, a schoolteacher, in Utah. Charles and Flora had two children, Charles Hillman Brough (1876–1935), who went on to serve as the twenty-fifth governor of Arkansas, and Knight Milton Brough (b. 1879). Flora Thompson Brough died in 1885. In 1889, Charles M. Brough married Cora Stevens and had one child, Ruth Brough (1890-1908).

Charles H. Brough entered Mississippi College at 14 years old and graduated in 1894 with a bachelor’s degree. In 1898, he received a Ph.D. in economics, history, and jurisprudence from Johns Hopkins University. Brough returned to Mississippi and taught at several colleges and universities, including the University of Arkansas. In 1917, Brough was elected governor of Arkansas, serving until 1921, and is known for his progressivism. Charles H. Brough died December 26, 1935 in Washington, D.C.

Extent

3.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes, 1 Oversize Item)

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged in chronological order.

Acquisition Information

The Brough Family Photographs were donated to Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, on August 18, 2015 by Sherri Phillips of Saint George, Utah.

Processing Information

Processed by Abby Critselous; completed April 2016.

Source

Creator

Title
Brough Family Photographs
Status
Completed
Author
Abby Critselous
Date
2016
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