Evalena Berry Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 812

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Scope and Content Note

The papers include two sets of rough drafts for Time and the River. Box 1 consists of handwritten and typed manuscripts. Most of these manuscripts have no chapter numbers; however, its arrangement approximates the chapters in Berry's book. Box 2 consists of typed drafts arranged by chapter. Box 3 consists of appendices, footnotes, and other material for Time and the River, as well as proofs for Berry's book, Sugar Loaf Springs , a history of a health resort in Cleburne County, Arkansas, published in 1985 by River Road Press (Conway, Arkansas).

Dates

1980

Creator

Berry, Evalena (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

Time and the River, A History of Cleburne County, published in 1982 by Rose Publishing Company (Little Rock, Arkansas), was based on extensive research of archives, newspapers, county records, family records, and taped interviews with many Cleburne County residents. Evalena Hollowell Berry, a fourth generation native of Cleburne County Arkansas, is a great-granddaughter of Wesley C. Watkins, one of the founders of Heber Springs, Arkansas.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Manuscripts are arranged by chapter.

Acquisition Information

Evalena Berry, of Little Rock, Arkansas, donated papers pertaining to her book, Time and the River, A History of Cleburne County, to Special Collections on July 12, 1987.