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Correspondence, papers, and photographs, 1980-1992

Manuscript Collection 932

• Information about the Arkansas Native Plant Society
• Information about the Collection
• Contents of the Collection

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARKANSAS NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY

The Arkansas Native Plant Society was formed in Mena, Polk County, Arkansas, on Sep 20, 1980.  It was organized to encourage interest in Arkansas native plants through field trips and programs, and to increase knowledge of native plants by identification, documentation, and analysis.  Members have also been active in preserving of endangered plants and other conservation issues.  Charter members included Tom Clark, Richard Davis, Clementine Moore, Dr. Jewel Moore, Bill Shepherd, and Dr. Gary Tucker.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION

The Arkansas Native Plant Society Records were donated to Special Collections in 1988 by the society's secretary, Joseph E. Dean of Heber Springs, Cleburne County, Arkansas.  The supplementary papers to this collection were donated to Special Collections by Joseph E. Dean in May 1989 and June 1992.

The records contain correspondence and papers, (including the Society's newsletter, Claytonia ), scrapbooks, and photographs.

Processed by Susan Lynn Parks and Vera Ekechukwu, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in May 1989 and January 1999.

CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION (2 containers)

Box 1 contains correspondence and reference material and scrapbooks of the Arkansas Native Plant Society with correspondence, minutes, newsletters, clippings, photographs, and other items.  Photographs are of field trips and meetings.

Box 1   Part 1

 1. Papers, 1980.
 2. 1981.
 3. 1982.
 4. 1983.
 5. 1984.
 6. 1985.
 7. 1986.
 8. 1987.
 9. 1988.
 10.  Photographs 1-5:     El Dorado (Union County), Fall 1985.
       Photographs 5-10:   Mountain View (Stone County), Apr 1986.
       Photographs 11-14:  Crowley Ridge, Apr 1987.
 11. Photographs 15-30:  Field trips, ca 1984.
       Photographs 31-45:  Arkansas Native Plant society meetings, ca 1984.
       Photograph 46:        Edith Huey with plaque, ca 1984.
 12. Positive photocopy of pages from photograph album, "Arkansas Native Plant Society."
 13. Photographs removed from album (#12 above) for preservation purposes.
       Photograph 47:        Dwight M. Moore and Delzie Demaree (copy; original print in Volume 3).
       Photographs 48-52:  Monticello (Drew County), Fall meeting, 1984.
       Photograph 53:        Carl Hunter.
       Photographs 54-65:  Searcy (White County), Spring 1985.
       Photographs 66-82:  El Dorado, Fall 1985.
       Photograph 83:        Dwight Moore Award.
       Photographs 84-90:  Mountain View, Spring 1986.

           Part 2

Volume 1. Scrapbook, 1980-1983.
Volume 2. Scrapbook, 1984.
Arkansas Wilderness, Arkansas Conservation Coalition Wilderness Study Task Force, Apr 1982.  Contains two 35mm color transparencies, fifty color prints, and one black and white print (all unnumbered).

Box 2      Supplementary Papers

 1. Correspondence, newsletters, minutes of the meetings, 1980-1984.
 2. Correspondence, newsletters, minutes of the meetings, 1985-1986.
 3. Correspondence, newsletters, minutes of the meetings, 1987-1992.
 4. Directories, 1983, 1985-1987, 1990, 1996-1997 (added Nov 2002), 1997-1998 [added May 2000].
 5. Newspaper clippings, ca 1980-1990.
 6. Photographs, No. 1-17.