Fort Smith National Historic Site Records
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Scope and Content Note
The records pertain to the establishment of the Fort Smith National Historic Site in 1961 and its restoration in the 1970s. Records include correspondence to Fort Smith Judge Paul Wolfe and Restoration Committee Chairman R. K. Rodgers from Congressmen Jim Trimble and John Paul Hammerschmidt, Senators J. William Fulbright and Dale Bumpers, and officials of the National Park Service.
Records contain an audiocassette tape of the January 27-28, 1975 conference on Fort Smith history, which was chaired by Joseph C. Rumberg, Jr., of the National Park Service and attended by Robert Utley, Jackson Moore, Ed Bearss, and Clyde Dollar. This collection also contains historical reports written about Fort Smith by Paul Wolfe and J. C. Harrington, local and national resolutions in favor of the Historic Site, and Judge Wolfe's research notes. Lastly, the records contain photographs of and clippings about the historic site.
Dates
- 1953-1976
Creator
- Wolfe, Paul, 1908-1976 (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
Paul Wolfe served as circuit judge for the Twelfth Judicial District of Arkansa, among other roles. He was influential in leading community efforts to restore Judge Isaac Parker's court in Fort Smith, which later became part of Fort Smith National Historic Site.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Acquisition Information
Paul Wolfe, of Fort Smith, Arkansas and Clyde D. Dollar, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, donated these records to Special Collections on January 8, 1975 and August 5, 1976.
Processing Information
Processed by Anthony J. Wappel, Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in December 1988.
Creator
- Wolfe, Paul, 1908-1976 (Person)
Source
- Wolfe, Paul, 1908-1976 (Donor, Person)
- Dollar, Clyde David, 1932-1983 (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Fort Smith National Historic Site Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Anthony J. Wappel
- Date
- December 1988
- 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
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu