[Publib] Arkansas Migrants

[Judith Turner]

I redistributing this on behalf of a fellow H-Memory 
subscriber so please excuse any duplication. I'm also 
sending it to Archives List and Museum-L.  If you've any 
other suggestions of lists for local history collections, 
you can reply to this message.

If the subject seems a bit off-topic, it's because I told 
Ms. Hunter that the local history function in smaller 
communities was frequently provided by the public libraries.
You folks can do just about everything, imho.

If you can  help, please reply to:
Marjorie Hunter
Arkansas State University
Margie Hunter <mjlchunter at msn.com> 

Thank you very much for your help.

Judy Turner

Margie Hunter <mjlchunter at msn.com> wrote:

I'm working on a dissertation for Heritage Studies. 

So far, I'm focusing on the networks (kin groups and others) 
that Okie and Arkansas migrant women created during their trek 
west and in the migrant camps, especially the government-
sponsored ones. I've been very successful in finding 
information (primary and secondary) on the Okie women. 
Not so much on the Arkansas women. One of the most 
interesting aspects so far is the different recollections 
of the Dust Bowl experience by women.

Does anyone know of any sources (other than the Butler 
Center) for diaries, papers, etc. from Arkansas migrants 
during the Great Depression?

I can find stuff for the Oklahoma migrants. I'm also looking 
for information on Dyess, Arkansas.

Marjorie Hunter
Arkansas State Univ
  
Margie Hunter <mjlchunter at msn.com> 

       
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