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Jesse Laurence Charlton Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MC 545

Scope and Content Note

Collection of 256 glossy prints, mostly 8" by 10", made from the photographer’s negatives for Special Collections in the winter of 1980-1981. Subjects include rural schools before and after the WPA construction program and before and after consolidation; farm tenancy and migratory farm labor, many small rural churches and dwellings, including log structures, tenant houses, and sharecroppers’ cabins; and agricultural structures, including many types of chicken houses, barns, and sheds for fruit and livestock enterprises.

Chronology of Charlton's film exposure

Rolls Dates
15-20 exposed late 1937 to Aug. 1938
37-122 exposed Aug. 1938 to Nov. 1941
124-127 exposed Nov. 1941 to Feb. 1942
128-129 developed Feb. 7, 1942
130-131 developed Apr. 29, 1942
133 developed Aug. 16, 1942
134-135 developed Aug. 30, 1942
140-141 developed Nov. 27, 1942
142 developed Dec. 22, 1942
143-145 developed Jan-July 1943
150 developed July 28, 1943
189 developed Nov. 3, 1945
220-222 developed June 14, 1947
285 developed Sept. 3, 1950
286-287 developed Oct. 14, 1950
319-321 exposed Feb. 8-13, 1954

Dates

  • 1937-1954

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

Dr. Charlton (1904-1996) was emeritus professor of rural sociology, having served on the University of Arkansas faculty from 1937-1972. In the course of his research on such subjects as rural schools, migratory farm labor, and land tenure, he realized the opportunity and need of documenting his findings with photographs.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by location in ten groups. Numbers (in the format roll number-frame number) in file/item names refer to Dr. Charlton’s file of original negatives, as well as a chronology of the film exposure.

  1. 1, Northwest Arkansas Schools and Structures, ca 1937
  2. 1, Northwest Arkansas School and Structures, ca 1937
  3. 2, Phillips County plantation agriculture
  4. 3, Migrant, seasonal labor-Northwest Arkansas
  5. 4, Peach harvest near Nashville, Arkansas
  6. 5, Texarkana and vicinity
  7. 6, Yell County
  8. 7, Boone County
  9. 8, Coastal Plain, land tenure study, 1954
  10. 9, Northwest Arkansas
  11. 10, Miscellaneous

Acquisition Information

These prints were made from the photographer’s negatives for Special Collections in the winter of 1980-1981.

Processing Information

These images were processed by Ethel C. Simpson in 1981.

Title
Jesse Laurence Charlton Photographs
Status
Completed
Author
Ethel C. Simpson
Date
1981
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