Jess E. Shroll Ledger

Collection

Identifier: MC 2142

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Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of Jess Shroll’s ledger of his Ponca, Arkansas store and sawmill, with entries dating from 1927-1939. Included in the ledger are entries on sales, purchases, and employee payments, including dealings with the Ozark Stave Company, the Ponca Ore Milling Co., and the Millard Garage. Also included is a notarized affidavit by his son, Robert Shroll, that the ledger’s contents are Jess Shroll’s original entries.

Dates

1927-1939

Creator

Shroll, Jess E. (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

Jess E. Shroll was born April 6, 1886 to George and Leafie Shroll in Ohio. He later moved to the Boxley Valley of Arkansas, where he worked as a trader and ran a sawmill. He passed away November 1, 1938 and is buried in Beechwood Cemetery in Newton County, Arkansas. More information about Shroll may be found in Old Folks Talking: Historical Sketches of Boxley Valley, on Buffalo River, a Place of Special Value in the Ozarks of Arkansas, by Jim Liles, and in These Hills, My Home, by Billie Touchstone Hardaway.

Extent

0.9 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

This collection consists of a single ledger.

Acquisition Information

The Jess E. Shroll Ledger was donated to the Special Collections Department by Suzanne Liles of Yellville, Arkansas, on March 3, 2016. Ms. Liles received the ledger from Jess Shroll’s great-granddaughter, Felicia Marquez.