Judge Wendell Hall Materials

Collection

Identifier: MC 2140

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Scope and Content Note

The collection contains four framed political cartoon drawings by Ron Meyer of the Saline Courier, a photocopy of a newspaper column by Meyer sharing anecdotes about Judge Hall, and two undated photographs of Hall.

Dates

Majority of material found within ca 1970-1990

Creator

Hall, Oliver Wendell, Jr. (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

Oliver Wendell Hall, Jr. was born June 6, 1920 in Arkansas. He served in the Arkansas National Guard, including active service during World War II, and retired as colonel from the Reserve. In 1945, he married Joanna Edmonson, and they lived in Fayetteville, Arkansas while he studied at the University of Arkansas School of Law. After graduating, Hall moved to Saline County, Arkansas in 1949, where he practiced private law and then served as a deputy prosecuting attorney and as a municipal judge in Benton. The Saline County Bar Association’s O. Wendell Hall Lawyer of the Year award is named in his honor. Hall died in Benton November 19, 2004.

Extent

0.9 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials have been arranged by format.

Acquisition Information

The Judge Wendell Hall Materials were donated to the Special Collections Department by Dr. Oliver Wendell Hall, III of Little Rock, Arkansas, on September 16, 2016.