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CONGRESSIONAL
PAPERS OF JAMES W. TRIMBLE OF ARKANSAS (1945-1967) |
Size: 0.8 linear feet
Literary rights:
Literary rights were not granted to the Wichita State University. When permission
is granted to examine the manuscripts, it is not an authorization to publish
them. Manuscripts cannot be used for publication without regard for common law
literary rights, copyright laws
and the laws of libel. It is the responsibility of the researcher and his/her
publisher to obtain permission to publish. Scholars and students who eventually
plan to have their work published are urged to make inquiry regarding overall
restrictions on publication before initial research.
Restrictions: None
Content note:
This collection of James W. Trimble contains his congressional papers from 1945
to 1967. The congressional papers are about such issues as agriculture, the
Beaver Dam, Buffalo River, Crooked Creek Dam, Farmers Home Administration, FCC,
Indian Land Claim (Kaw), and the OEO. Also included in the collection are miscellaneous
speeches, Washington correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous.
Inside the finding aid, there is a guide to the University of Arkansas collection
of James W. Trimble Family Papers.
Biographical note:
James W. Trimble was born in Carroll Country, Arkansas, in 1894. After graduating
from the University of Arkansas in 1917, he served as a lawyer, prosecuting
attorney and circuit judge. He was elected to Congress as Representative from
the Third District of Arkansas in 1944 and served continuously in Congress until
he was defeated for re-election in 1966. He died in March, 1972.
Processed by: KJB, 9-14-1983; SMC, 7-11-1999
