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Letters and Papers, 1931-1940
Manuscript Collection 576
INFORMATION ABOUT AUGUST BARNWELL CLARK
August Barnwell Clark was born August 31, 1877 near Nashville, Arkansas. He moved to Texarkana, Arkansas in 1920, and was elected to fill the unexpired term of mayor in 1931. Winning election to a full term in 1932, he served in that capacity until 1934.
In 1933 Clark was appointed assistant manager of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, supervising the southwest region of Arkansas. He resigned from that position in 1935 to become secretary of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Texarkana, a position he held until his death in 1940.
Click here to view the finding aid for the August
Barnwell Clark Addendum (MC 704).
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION
The material consists of correspondence and documents relating to Clark's careers and political interests in the area. A large portion concerns political appointments and Clark's ties to Senator Hattie W. Caraway and Congressman Ben Cravens. Also included are several newspaper clippings (primarily obituaries of Clark) and one broadside (folder 4) concerning the national elections of 1932.
Letters and papers pertaining to August Barnwell (Barney) Clark were donated to Special Collections by his daughter, Georgia H. Clark of Fayetteville, Arkansas, February 10, 1986.
Processed by Leon C. Miller, Special Collections Department, University
of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas in March, 1986.
Related materials in the holdings of Special Collections are:
The
Hattie W. Caraway Papers
The Hiram Heartsill Ragon Papers
The
Joseph Taylor Robinson Papers
Among the correspondents are:
Hattie Wyatt Caraway
John Elvis Miller
Thomas Terry Connally
Wright Patman
Ben Cravens
Hiram Heartsill Ragon
Joachim Octave Fernandez
Joseph Taylor Robinson
CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION (2 boxes:
ca. 650 items)
Series 1, Box 1, Folders 1 - 9
Correspondence and documents accumulated during the mayoral career of August B. Clark. Several items of correspondence concern the congressional elections of 1932.
Series 2, Box 2, Folders 1 - 6
Correspondence and documents accumulated during Clark's tenure as assistant manager of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation.
Series 3, Box 2, Folders 7 - 12
Correspondence and documents accumulated during Clark's career as secretary of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Texarkana. Also included are newspaper clippings (primarily obituaries of Clark) and records pertaining to Clark's involvement with the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce.
Correspondence and documents accumulated during Clark's tenure as mayor of Texarkana. Much of the material concerns political appointments in the area, particularly as related to Clark's ties to Senator Hattie W. Caraway and Congressman Ben Cravens.
Box 1
1. Correspondence, January l, 1931 - September 19, 1931.
2. Correspondence, September 20, 1931 - October 28, 1931.
3. Correspondence, January 13, 1932 - July 29, 1932.
4. Correspondence, August 6, 1932 - December 16, 1932.
5. Correspondence, February 9, 1933 - June 30, 1933.
6. Correspondence, July 1, 1933 - December 19, 1933.
7. Correspondence, January 3, 1934 - March 3, 1934.
8. Correspondence and documents, undated.
9. Documents, City of Texarkana, January 1, 1931 - August 5,
1923.
Correspondence and documents accumulated during Clark's brief career as assistant manager of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation. Much of the correspondence is with Senator Hattie W. Caraway, Congressman Ben Cravens, and Garrett Whiteside, secretary to Senator Caraway, concerning political matters and federal appointments. The controversy over Clark holding this position while serving as mayor of Texarkana is also included, as is his resignation as mayor.
Box 2
1. Correspondence, June 13, 1933 - December 4, 1933.
2. Correspondence, May 31, 1934 - June 8, 1934.
3. Correspondence, October 10, 1934 - December 31, 1934.
4. Correspondence, March 29, 1935 - April 13, 1935.
5. Correspondence, April 15, 1935 - October 31, 1935.
6. Correspondence, undated.
Correspondence and documents accumulated during Clark's career as secretary of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Texarkana. Topics covered are area politics, political appointments, Clark's opposition to the Federal Housing Bill of 1938, and the end of Clark's political alliance with Congressman Ben Cravens. Other items are correspondence and documents accumulated during Clark's presidency of the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, and newspaper clippings.
Box 2 (cont'd)
7. Correspondence, May 9, 1935 - December 31, 1937.
8. Correspondence, January 14, 1938 - May 31, 1938.
9. Correspondence, June 3, 1938 - June 20, 1940.
10. Documents, (primarily monthly auditor's reports) relating
to the First Federal Savings & Loan Association, January 11, 1939 -
March 31, 1939.
11. Correspondence, minutes, one auditor's report and one speech
pertaining to the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, October 19, 1935 - July
6, 1938.
12. Newspaper clippings (June 31, 1933 - July 2, 1940) concerning
Garrett Whiteside, Hattie W. Caraway, Clark's presidency of the Texarkana
Community Chest, his election to mayor, and two obituaries.
Index of Significant Correspondence
Correspondence to or from selected correspondents of prominence, relative importance, or particular interest is located at the file level. A name in red indicates that the cited file contains one or more items of correspondence (i.e., letter, memorandum, note, postal card, or telegram) from or to the named person. A name not in red indicates that the cited file contains one or more items of correspondence addressed to the named person, but does not contain any correspondence from that person. In some instances, a communication was also indexed by the name(s) of one or more third persons who, of prominence, relative importance, or particular interest, are referred to in the communication. Names of such indexed third persons appear in square brackets ([ ]).
Examples:
"Connally, Thomas Terry 2:2(1)"
indicates that in folder 2 of Box 2, there is one item of correspondence addressed to Connally, but none from him.
"Connally, Thomas Terry 2:8(2)"
indicates that in folder 8 of box 2 there are two items of correspondence either to or from Connally.
"[Connally, Thomas Terry] 2:8(1)"
indicates that in folder 8 of Box 2, there is one item of correspondence in which Connally is referred to in the third person.
Caraway, Hattie W. 1:4(1); 2:1(1); 2:3(2); 2:9(1)
Caraway, Hattie W. 1:3(1); 1:4(2); 1:5(1); 2:2(5); 2:4(1); 2:5(3); 2:7(4); 2:8(7); 2:11(3)
[Caraway, Hattie W.] 1:3(2); 1:4(2); 1:5(4); 1:6(1); 1:7(1); 2:1(4); 2:2(3); 2:3(1); 2:4(5); 2:5(1); 2:7(2); 2:8(3); 2:11(3)
Connally, Thomas Terry 2:2(1)
Connally, Thomas Terry 2:8(2)
[Connally, Thomas Terry] 2:8(1)
Cravens, Ben 2:5(2); 2:6(1)
Cravens, Ben 1:3(8); 1:4(15); 1:5(25); 1:6(11); 2:1(1); 2:3(9); 2:4(4); 2:7(10); 2:8(1); 2:9(4)
[Cravens, Ben] 1:3(1); 1:4(3); 2:1(1); 2:4(2); 2:5(1); 2:7(1)
Fernandez, Octavio Joachim 2:8(1)
Miller, John Elvis 2:7(1)
[Miller, John Elvis] 2:7(1)
Patman, Wright 2:8(1)
[Patman, Wright] 2:7(1); 2:8(2)
Ragon, Heartsill 2:1(1)
[Ragon, Heartsill] 1:5(7)
Robinson, Joseph Taylor 2:2(1); 2:5(2)
Robinson, Joseph Taylor 1:5(1); 2:1(2)
[Robinson, Joseph Taylor] 1:5(2); 2:1(4); 2:4(4); 2:5(3)
Sheppard, Morris 2:2(1)
Sheppard, Morris 2:7(1); 2:8(4)
[Sheppard, Morris] 1:6(1); 2:1(1)
Whiteside, Garrett 1:2(1); 1:3(1); 1:4(2); 1:5(3);
1:6(1); 2:1(11); 2:2(9); 2:3(2);
2:4(8); 2:5(1); 2:7(2); 2:8(2);
2:9(8); 2:11(11).
[Whiteside, Garrett] 1:3(2); 1:4(4); 1:5(8); 1:6(2);