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Barney Babcock Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: MC 684

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of a 136-page manuscript, "A Record and Description of Travels," containing descriptions of trips made by Barney Babcock during the 1880s and 1890s, mostly by train from Malvern, Arkansas.

Dates

  • 1897

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

Barney Babcock was born in 1867 in New York to Nancy and Anson Babcock. He later moved to Malvern, Arkansas, where he lived with his sister, Bertha M. Ross. He passed away March 5, 1937, and is buried in the Rockport Cemetery in Malvern, Arkansas.

Extent

0.02 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Arrangement of the Papers

The collection consists of a single manuscript.

Acquisition Information

The Barney Babcock Reminiscences were purchased by the Special Collections Department from South by Southwest Books in 1984.

Processing Information

Processed by Nan Lawler; completed in February 1988. Finding aid updated by Katrina Windon in February 2017.

Title
Barney Babcock Reminiscences
Status
Completed
Author
Nan Lawler
Date
February 1988
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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