Lois Snelling Collection: William Hope "Coin" Harvey

Collection

Identifier: MC 406

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Scope and Content Note

Research notes, clippings, and letters on William H. ("Coin") Harvey (1851-1936), would-be monetary reformer, presidential candidate of the Liberty Party in 1932, builder of Monte Ne resort (Benton County, Arkansas) and founder of the Ozark Trails Association.

Dates

undated

Creator

Snelling, Lois (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

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Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

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

Biographical Note

William Hope Harvey was born near Buffalo, West Virginia on August 16, 1851. Harvey became a lawyer in 1870 and moved to Colorado in 1884 where he operated a productive silver mine until 1888. Harvey became an advocate of free silver in the 1890s, gaining his nickname of "Coin" from a book he wrote entitled Coin's Financial School. Harvey moved to Arkansas in 1900 after purchasing a large amount of land near Rogers, Arkansas which he named "Monte Ne". He intended to build a luxury resort but his work ended with the sale and foreclosure of the property in the 1920s. Harvey passed away at Monte Ne on February 11, 1936.