Claud Leland Hill "In Memoriam to Leonidas Kirby"

Collection

Identifier: MS H55

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Scope and Content Note

In memoriam to Leonidas Kirby, past Grand Master, Grand Lodge, Ancient and Accepted Masons of Arkansas, 1921-1922. By Claud L. Hill, Grand Master. Booneville, Arkansas.

Dates

1926

Creator

Hill, Claud Leland (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

Leonidas Kirby was born in Green County, Missouri on December 1, 1850. He moved to 1872 from Missouri to Harrison, Arkansas in 1872, aged 22 where he established a drug store and saloon. In 1875, he traveled to St. Louis Medical College to study medicine. He practiced medicine for the remainder of his life, serving as president of Boone County Medical Society in 1882, president of the Arkansas Medical Society in 1904, and as member of the State Board of Health. Kirby was also highly active in his civic life and was responsible for the construction of many community buildings in Harrison. Kirby died aged 75 on August 20, 1926 in his home in Harrison, Arkansas.

Extent

.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

The collection consists of a single item, housed in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.

Acquisition Information

The Claud Leland Hill "In Memoriam to Leonidas Kirby" was purchased by Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries in 1939 from Orion Book Service of Fort Smith, Arkansas.