Ben T. Laney, Jr. was born on November 25, 1896, on a farm in the Jones Chapel community of Ouachita County, Arkansas. He was one of eleven children of Ben T. Laney, Sr. and Martha Ella (Saxon) Laney. Ben Laney, Sr. was a small farmer, who through hard work and thrift was able to see six of eleven children receive college degrees. According to Governor Laney, his father was frugal by nature and did not spend money he did not have. This familial philosophy of "thrift" eventually made its way into Arkansas Government via Governor Laney's landmark Revenue Stabilization Act of 1945.
Laney attended public school at Smackover, Arkansas in Union County, but dropped out prior to graduating. However, he did go on to teach a year in rural Ouachita County without the benefit of a high school education. Absent a high school degree, Laney was allowed entrance into Hendrix College in Conway, in 1915, after passing the entrance examination. Laney dropped out of college after one year and began a teaching career. During World War I Laney served in the U.S. Navy, and after the war returned to college, this time at Arkansas State Teachers College in Conway. Laney received an A.B. (equivalent to a B.A.) degree in 1924 from Arkansas State Teachers College, and later did graduate work at Utah University.
In 1925, Mr. Laney and one of his brothers bought a drug store in Conway, Greeson Drug Store, located at the corner of Oak and Front Street. Also, at about this time, Laney went to work in a local bank. He married Miss Lucille Kirtley of Lewisville, Arkansas, in 1926, and they would have three children: Benjamin Travis III, William David, and Phillip.
Good financial would visit the Laney family when oil was discovered on the family farm in 1922. Laney later moved from Conway to Camden where he was involved in the oil business, farming and banking, cotton gins, and grocery and hardware stores. He was elected mayor of Camden in 1935 and held this position until 1939 when he was named to the Arkansas Penitentiary Board of Governor Homer Adkins. Laney's first experience into state politics came in 1942 when he was active in the campaign of future United States Senator John L. McClellan.
Laney's opponents in the 1944 Governor's Democratic Primary race were United States Representative David D. Terry of Little Rock, and former state Comptroller J. Bryan Sims. Laney led the three-way race during the primary with Sims coming in second. Terry threw his support to Laney and Mr. Sims withdrew from the runoff race two days later. This unusual move by Sims gave Laney the Democratic Primary victory, and set up a November general election that Laney easily won against his Republican opponent, H.C. Stump. Laney received 85% of the vote in the general election compared to only 15% for Stump. Laney's re-election of 1946 was almost as lopsided in the general election with Laney receiving 84% and his Republican opponent, W.T. Mills, receiving 16% of the vote.
When Ben T. Laney ran for governor in 1944 he remarked: "I am not a politician." Laney emphasized an economic and efficient means of operating state government. He campaigned on the platform that the state should not spend money it doesn-t have. His desire to administer a cost-effective state budget based on economic solvency would culminate in his legislation creating the Revenue Stabilization Act of 1945.
The Revenue Stabilization Act of 1945 is considered by many to be Laney's greatest achievement and was adopted by many other states. This act allowed for money to be put into a single fund and disbursed as needed to various departments. In addition, the Revenue Stabilization Act prevented the state from becoming involved in deficit spending. The house passed Laney's bill unanimously while the senate only had negative vote.
Governor Laney did not seek a third term in 1948, and chose to become very involved in the issue of states' rights. Laney became chairman of the States' Rights Democrats, also known as the Dixiecrats. This body of states rights proponents was made up of governors and leaders from several southern states. The States' Rights Democrats were in disagreement with President Harry Truman over his speech on civil-rights that he delivered to Congress on February 2, 1948. Laney, and the other States' Rights Democrats, felt changes in American society should originate with the individual states and not with the federal government.
Laney would run a third time for governor when he challenged Governor Sidney Sanders McMath in 1950. Laney's campaign slogan was: Let's Re-Elect Ben Laney Governor, for a Second Time. He lost the election to McMath but remained active in politics and the states- rights cause. In 1969 Laney was a delegate to the Arkansas Constitutional Convention and was a member of the finance and taxation committee.
In the 1960's former Governor Laney managed the rice farms of Winthrop Rockefeller and spent time looking after his own business affairs in south Arkansas. He died of a heart attack on January 21, 1977, and was buried in Camden Memorial Cemetery.
Series I
Box 1
File 1 - Arkansas Democrat Gazette Sunday, Jan. 16, 2000 - Laney Papers Donated to UCA Archives and Jan. 23, 1977 Arkansas Gazette accounts of Laney's Death
File 2 - John L. McClellan for U. S. Senator material, 1942
File 3 - Ben T. Laney's Announcement as Candidate for Governor of Arkansas, 1944
File 4 - Photos
File 5 - Seventh Annual Cross Roads School Reunion - Saturday June 10, (1944 or 1972?)
File 6 - A Political Adv. for Attorney General Office, July 25, 1944
File 7 - Executive Secretary W. J. Smith - Congratulatory Correspondence, Nov.-Dec. 1944
File 8 -Inaugural Address - Gov. Ben Laney before the Fifty-Fifth General Assembly, January 1945
File 9 - Governor Ben T. Laney's Thoughts on Government
File 10- Congratulatory Letters, Jan. 1945
File 11- General Assembly - A Brief Synopsis of the General Acts of the 1945 General Assembly, State of Arkansas, 1945
File 12- Comparative Statement - Number of Employees in Various State Depts., 1944-1945
File 13- Memoranda - Handled, 1944-1945
File 14- Personal Correspondence, 1945-1966
File 15- Commerce Department Reports, 1945
File 16- Correspondence Concerning Montgomery County Sheriff Appointment Jan. 1945
File 17- Daily Visiting List to Governor's Office - Jan., Feb., & March 1945
File 18- Budget Manual - 55th General Assembly, Jan. 15, 1945
File 19- Bridge Project (Mississippi River), Feb. 1945
File 20- Use Tax Bill - Correspondence, Feb. 1945
File 21- Use Tax Bill - Correspondence, March 1-6, 1945
End of Box 1
Series I
Box 2
File 1 - Halsey, Stuart, Land Co., Chicago - Acceptances, April-May 1945
File 2 - Halsey, Stuart, and Land Co. - Regrets, April-June 1945
File 3 - Traffic Safety Literature, 1945
File 4 - Duties, Activities and Information on the State Revenue Dept., 1945
File 5 - "The Arkansas Story" An Address delivered by Honorable Ben Laney, Gov. of Arkansas before The Municipal Forum of New York, May 3, 1945
File 6 - Chicago Trip, April 29, 1945- May 12, 1945
File 7 - St. Louis Trip, April 29, 1945- May 18, 1945
File 8 - New York Trip, April 29, 1945- May 18, 1945
File 9 - San Francisco Conference, April 1945
File 10-Washington, D.C., April 29, 1945- May 18, 1945
File 11-"Hendrix College Bulletin," July 1945
File 12-Southern Dairy Products Journal - (Gov. Ben Laney on front cover), July 1945
File 13-Report of the Group "American Petroleum Interests in Foreign Countries" Volume 3, Oct. 15, 1945
File 14-State Institutional Employee Maintenance Policies, Oct. 1945
File 15-The Conference on Graduate Work in Negro Institutions in the South Oct. 29, 1945
File 16-Veterans Programs, Dec. 1945
File 17-The Way to Greater Prosperity for The South
File 18-Will Steel for Governor political Material (post-war)
File 19-R. Walter Tucker - Independent Candidate for United State Senator
End of Box 2
Series I
Box 3
File 1 - Committee to Study Election Laws - 1945-1946
File 2 - County and Township Appointments - 1945-1948
File 3 - Democratic National Committee - Correspondence - 1945-1948
File 4 - Benjamin Franklin Arkansas Thrift Clubs - Correspondence - Ben T. Laney Honorary President (Sale of Postal Savings Stamps and Bonds in the Schools) 1945-1948
File 5 - "A Brief Synopsis of the General Acts of the 1945 General Assembly of the State of Arkansas"
File 6 - Rules of The Democratic Party in Arkansas - Jan. 15, 1946
File 7 - Arkansas Association of Commercial Organization Secretaries - Hotel Marion, Little Rock, Arkansas - Jan. 1946
File 8 - Campaign Issues -1946 - A Handbook for Candidates, Speakers, and Workers of The Democratic Party
File 9 - Letters in response to Radio Speech - Feb. 2, 1946
File 10-Cork Oak Tree Planting and Dedication - March 19, 1946
File 11-Jackson Day Dinner - Report of Receipts and Expenditures - 1946
File 12-Correspondence (Letters of Congratulation) May 2-July 31, 1946
File 13-Correspondence (Letters of Congratulation) August 1, 1946
File 14-Correspondence (Letters of Congratulation) August 5, 1946
File 15-Correspondence (Letters of Congratulation) August 6-8, 1946
File 16-Correspondence (Letters of Congratulation) August 10-Nov. 9, 1946
File 17-Legislative Council Correspondence - April, 1947-April, 1948
File 18-Correspondence - 1950's
File 19-Correspondence - 1960's
File 20-Correspondence with Win Rockefeller - 1960's - 1970's
File 21-Hendrix College Correspondence - 1960's - 1970's
File 22-Correspondence with U. S. Senator John L. McClellan - Jan. 1972-Sept. 1972
File 23-Correspondence with Governor Dale Bumpers, U. S. Senator J. W. Fulbright, U.S. Representative E. C. Gatlings, U. S. Representative Oren Harris, U. S. Representative Brooks Hays, General Douglas MacArthur, U. S. Representative Wilbur D. Mills, U. S. Representative Jim Trimble - 1946-1972
File 24-Correspondence - 1970's
End of Box 3
Series I
Box 4
File 1 - Report of the Committee on Legislative Processes and Procedure - 1946
File 2 - Biennial Report of the Treasurer of State of the State of Arkansas July 1, 1946-June 30, 1948
File 3 - Transportation Program for Small Business - Sept. 1946
File 4 - Song w/Music "We Are United Nations" by R. Rosencranz - 1946 Copyrighted 1946
File 5 - Arkansas Resource and Development Commission Progress Report - 1946
File 6 - Governor Ben Laney's Good Will Tour to Mexico - Sept. 7-20, 1946
File 7 - Invitation List - Keep Arkansas Green - Dec. 20, 1946
File 8 - Legislative Council Correspondence - Feb. 1947
File 9 - Legislative Council Correspondence - March 5-27, 1947
File 10-Legislative Council Correspondence - March 28-31, 1947
File 11-Sub-Committee Reports from the Work-Conference on Regional Education Dec. 12, 1948
File 12-Use Tax Bill - Correspondence - March 7-31. 1945
File 13-Jefferson Day Dinner - Grand Rapids, MI - April, 1945
File 14-Paragould Trip - March, 1945
File 15-With Malice Toward Non by Francis V. McCarthy - April, 1945
File 16-Governor's Expense - 1945-1951
File 17-Governor's Mansion - Tabulation of Replies to Questionnaire
File 18-Commerce/Freight Rate Issues - 1945-1947
File 19-President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Last Message to the American People April 12, 1945
File 20-Report of the Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments - 1949
File 21-Congratulatory Letters (End of Term) 1949
File 22-Correspondence - 1940's
End of Box 4
Series I
Box 5
File 1 - Tables showing the effect of proposed laws on various income categories
File 2 - "Tells How New Revenue Plans Would Operate" - Arkansas Gazette Feb. 5, 1947
File 3 - Open Letters on Foreign Policy - A New "Common Sense" Needed for theAtomic Era - April 1947 by Dr. Oscar Cass, Editor
File 4 - Grants-in-Aid and Other Federal Expenditures Within the States - May, 1947
File 5 - Arkansas Employment Security Report - May and June, 1947 (2)
File 6 - Information on Arkansas Counties - (Population, Sales Tax, Farm, Urban, etc.) 1947
File 7 - Arkansas Cancer Control Commission - July, 1947
File 8 - "The Arkansas Cancer Bulletin" Vol. I, No. 1 - 1947
File 9 - How Factory Workers Live Around the World - (from Factory Management and Maintenance) July, 1947
File 10-Governors' Thank You Letters for Arkansas Products - Sept.-Nov., 1947
File 11-Chart - Federal Aid Division - Status of Funds under the 1944 Federal Aid Act Oct. 8, 1947
File 12-The Interstate Conference on Migratory Farm Labor Report - 1947-1948
File 13-Arkansas State Highway Commission Eighteenth Biennial Report - 1947-1948
File 14-Arkansas State Penitentiary Production Fiscal Year - 7/1/1947 to 6/30/1948
File 15-Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium Biennial Report State Sanatorium, Ark. from July1, 1946 thru June 30, 1948
File 16-Recent Trends in Major State Taxes 1941-1947 - Feb. 1948
File 17-Titles to Lands Beneath Navigable Waters Report (House of Representative's Report #1778) - 1948
End of Box 5
Series I
Box 6
File 1 - Constitutional and Statutory Provision of the States - Volume VII Community Property Laws - March, 1948
File 2 - Regional Education Interstate Compact Hearings Committee on The Judiciary United State Senate 8th Congress, 2nd, Session - March, 1948
File 3 - Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Program - April 23-25, 1948
File 4 - Report on Roy N. Jeffery Limestone and Silica Lands - Izard County, Ark. May 19, 1948
File 5 - The Town Hall, Inc. - America's Town Meeting of the Air - Radio Station WHGB Speakers include Gov. Ben T. Laney of Arkansas - June 15, 1948
File 6 - Goodwill Tour - June, 1948
File 7 - Letters of Congratulations - June, 1948
File 8 - Proposed Race Track at Memphis, Ark. - Correspondence and Petitions June, 1948
File 9 - South Magazine - June, 1948
File 10-U. S. News and World Report - (Gov. Ben Laney - Page 21) - July 23, 1948
File 11-Talleys for Governor's Race 2nd Primary - Aug. 10, 1948
File 12-M & A Railroad - Correspondence - Sept. 1948
File 13--National Republic- (A Monthly Magazine of Fundamental Americanism) 1948
File 14-Retional Council for Education - Minutes of Meeting - Oct. 11, 1948
End of Box 6
Series I
Box 7
File 1 - Council of State Governments - 1948
File 2 - Democratic State Committee - 1948
File 3 - Presidential Elections - Provisions of the Constitution and of the United States Code - 1948
File 4 - Proctor Proposals (Pertaining to Patents) by Dr. Olin S. Proctor - 1948
File 5 - Song "Let's Send Harry Back To The Farm" - 1948
File 6 - State of Arkansas Department of Education - 1948-1949
File 7 - "A Picture of Development in Arkansas During 1948" - (Arkansas Resource and Development Commission)
File 8 - Vocational Adjustment Center for the Adult Blind, Little Rock, Arkansas
File 9 - Miscellaneous Political Information
File -10-Minutes of The Arkansas Legislative Council - Jan. 5, 1949
File 11-U. S. Savings Bonds Statement of Cumulative Sales - Jan. 10. 1949
File 12-"Final Official Senate and House Calendar" by Authority 57th General Assembly - Jan. 10-Mar. 10, 1949
File 13-"An Act to Provide for a Code of Election Laws for the State of Arkansas" 1949?
File 14-Invitations Declined - 1949
End of Box 7
Series I
Box 8
Item 1 - Date Book
Item 2 - The Year 1945 - National Diary
Item 3 - The Year 1947 - National Diary
Item 4 - The Year 1948 - National Diary
Item 5 - State of Arkansas - Board and Commissions
Item 6 - State of Arkansas Insurance Schedule - 1947
End of Box 8
Series I
Box 9
File 1 - Rules of the Democratic Party in Arkansas - March 1, 1950
File 2 - Governor Ben Laney - Campaign - 1950
File 3 - Governor Ben Laney Campaign - Lamey/Truman - c. 1950
File 4 - List of Employees in Campaign Headquarters - 1950
File 5 - Lists of Women Workers in Campaign - 1950
File 6 - Plea for Campaign Contributions - 1950
File 7 - Out of State Correspondence - Campaign 1950
File 8 - Thank You Letters After 1950 Campaign
File 9 - Speech given at Helena, Ark. for Rotary Club - April 14, 1952
File 10-The Augusta Courier - Vol. 2 No.361 - July 5, 1954 (Articles on Segregation)
File 11-Personal Papers (Bank Statement, Insurance, etc.) 1950's
File 12-Legislative Digest - Jan. 17, 1955
File 13-"Investigation of Public School Conditions" - 1956
File 14-Supreme Court of Arkansas - J. H. Cottrell, Appellant, vs. Gov. Orval E. Faubus 1960-s
File 15-Literature on Capital Punishment - 1963
File 16-Rice Growers "Rice for Children of Hong Kong" 1965-1966
File 17-Legislative Joint Auditing Committee - 1968
File 18-United Commercial Travelers of America Certificate of Recognition - 1964-1972
File 19-Disabled American Veterans Citation of Merit
File 20-Arkansas Heart Association - 1972, 1973
File 21-Ben T. Laney Speech - Magnolia Rotary Club - 1976
File 22-Map (Mississippi - Arkansas Clayton Quadrangle Grid Zone "C") Showing Farm Acreage
File 23-Series I - VII on Religious Beliefs (undated)
End of Box 9
Series I
Box 10
File 1 - Governor Ben T. Laney's Speeches to Agriculture Groups
File 2 - Governor Ben T. Laney's Speeches on Arkansas
File 3 - Governor Ben T. Laney's Speeches at Arkansas State Democratic Convention
File 4 - Governor Ben T. Laney's Campaign Speeches
File 5 - Governor Ben T. Laney's Concession Speech
File 6 - Governor Ben T. Laney's Speeches on Civil Rights
File 7 - Governor Ben T. Laney's Speeches to Civic Clubs and Organizations
File 8 - Governor Ben T. Laney Speech on Crime
File 9 - Governor Ben T. Laney's Speech Concerning Disabled Individual
File 10-Governor Ben T. Laney's Speech on Education
File 11-Governor Ben T. Laney's Farewell Address
File 12-Governor Ben T. Laney's Conference on Fire Prevention - Nov. 21, 1947
File 13-Governor Ben T. Laney's Address to Graduating Class
File 14-Governor Ben T. Laney's Address on Infantile Paralysis - Jan. 19, 1945
File 15-Governor Ben T. Laney's Speeches at Industries
File 16-Governor Ben T. Laney's Address at Jefferson Day Dinner Grand Rapids, Michigan - April 13, 1945
File 17--Three Hundred Billion Dollars- An Address Before the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce - Aug. 31, 1945
File 18-Governor Ben T. Laney's Radio Series of Speeches
File 19-Governor Ben T. Laney's Speech Concerning American Red Cross
File 20-Governor Ben T. Laney's Speeches for -States Rights-
File 21-Governor Ben T. Laney's Speeches on Savings Bonds
File 22-Governor Ben T. Laney's Speeches on Taxes and Finances
File 23-Governor Ben T. Laney's Dedicatory Address at Arkansas State Teachers College, Conway, Ark. - Nov. 30, 1948
File 24-Governor Ben T. Laney's Speech on Stewardship
File 25-Governor Ben T. Laney's Speeches on U. S. Defense - Sept. 21, 1945
File 26-Research Material for Speeches
File 27-Duplicate Copies of Speeches
End of Box 10
Series I
Box 11
File 1 - Political Mailing Lists
File 2 - Signatures Supporting Ben T. Laney's Administration
File 3 - Citizens Supporting Gov. Ben T. Laney's Expression of Dissatisfaction with the National Organization of the Democratic Party
File 4 - Petitioners Listed by County
File 5 - Arkansas County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 6 - Ashley County - Petition for Governor Re-election - 1948
File 7 - Baxter County - Petition for Governor Re-election - 1948
File 8 - Benton County - Petition for Governor Re-election - 1948
File 9 - Bradley County - Petition for Governor Re-election - 1948
File 10-Calhoun County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 11-Carroll County - Petition for Governor Re-election - 1948
File 12-Chicot County - Petition for Governor Re-election - 1948
File 13-Clark County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 14- Clay County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 15-Cleburn County - Letters of Support - 1947
File 16-Cleveland County - Petition for Governor's Re-election - 1948
File 17-Conway County - Petition for Governor Re-election - 1948
File 18-Craighead County - Petition for Governor's Re-election - 1948
File 19-Crawford County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 20-Crittenden County - Petition for Governor Re-election - 1948
File 21-Cross County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support - 1948
File 22-Dallas County - Letters of Support - 1947-1948
File 23-Desha County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support - 1948
File 24-Drew County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 25-Faulkner County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support 1948
File 26-Franklin County - Petition for Governor Re-election - 1948
File 27-Fulton County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 28-Garland County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support -1948
File 29-Greene County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support - 1948
File 30-Hempstead County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support 1948
File 31-Howard County - Letters of Support - 1947-1948
File 32-Independence County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 33-Izard County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 34-Jackson County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 35-Jefferson County - Petition for Governor Re-election - 1947-1948
File 36-Johnson County - Petition for Governor Re-election - 1948
File 37-Lafayette County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support 1948
File 38-Lawrence County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support 1948
File 39-Lee County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support - 1948
File 40-Lincoln County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 41-Little River County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters or Support 1948
File 42-Logan County - Petition for Governor Re-election - 1948
File 43-Lonoke County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support, 1948
File 44-Madison County - Petition of Governor Re-election and Letters of Support -1948
File 45-Marion County - Letters of Support - 1947
End of Box 11
Series I
Box 12
File 1 - Miller County - Petition for Governor - Re-election and Letters of Support, 1948
File 2 - Mississippi County - Petition for Re-election and Letters of Support - 1947-1948
File 3 - Monroe County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support, 1948
File 4 - Montgomery County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 5 - Nevada County - Letters of Support - 1947
File 6 - Newton County - Petition for Governor Re-election
File 7 - Ouachita County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support 1947-1948
File 8 - Perry County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support 1947-1948
File 9 - Phillips County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support, 1948
File 10-Pike County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 11-Poinsett County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support, 1948
File 12-Polk County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters - 1948
File 13-Pope County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 14-Prairie County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 15- Pulaski County - Letters of Support - 1947-1948
File 16-Randolph County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 17-St. Francis County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support 1948
File 18-Saline County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 19-Sebastian County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support 1947-1948
File 20-Sevier County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support - 1948
File 21-Sharp County - Petition for Governor Re-election - 1948
File 22-Union County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support, 1948
File 23-Election Returns for Governor in Union Co. Ark. - 1948
File 24-Van Buren County - Letters of Support -1948
File 25-White County - Letters of Support - 1947-1948
File 26-Washington County - Petition for Governor Re-election and Letters of Support 1948
File 27-Woodruff County - Letters of Support - 1948
File 28-Yell County - Letters of Support - 1948
End of Box 12
Series I
Box 13
File 1 - 1945 undated Civil Rights Correspondence
File 2 - Civil Rights - Correspondence - January, 1948
File 3 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 2-3, 1948
File 4 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 4, 1948
File 5 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 5, 1948
File 6 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 6, 1948
File 7 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 7, 1948
File 8 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 8, 1948
File 9 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 9, 1948
File 10-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 10, 1948
File 11-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 11, 1948
File 12-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 11, 1948
File 13-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 12, 1948
File 14-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 13, 1948
File 15-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 14, 1948
File 16-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 16, 1948
File 17-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 16, 1948
File 18-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 17, 1948
File 19-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 17, 1948
File 20-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 18, 1948
File 21-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 20, 1948
File 22-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 21, 1948
File 23-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 23, 1948
File 24-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 24, 1948
File 25-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 25, 1948
File 26-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 26, 1948
File 27-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 27, 1948
File 28-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 28, 1948
File 29-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Feb. 29, 1948
End of Box 13
Series I
Box 14
File 1 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 1, 1948
File 2 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 2, 1948
File 3 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 3, 1948
File 4 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 6, 1948
File 5 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 9, 1948
File 6 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 11, 1948
File 7 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 12, 1948
File 8 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 13, 1948
File 9 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 14, 1948
File 10-Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 15, 1948
File 11-Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 16, 1948
File 12-Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 17, 1948
File 13-Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 18, 1948
File 14-Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 19, 1948
File 15-Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 20, 1948
File 16- Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 22, 1948
File 17-Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 24, 25, 1948
File 18-Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 26, 1948
File 19-Correspondence - Civil Rights - March 29, 30, 31,1948
File 20-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 1, 1948
File 21-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 2, 3,1948
File 22-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 5, 1948
File 23-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 6, 1948
File 24-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 7, 1948
File 25-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 8, 11, 1948
File 26-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 12, 14, 1948
File 27-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 15, 1948
File 28-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 16, 17, 1948
File 29-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 20, 1948
File 30-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 21, 1948
File 31-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 22, 1948
File 32-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 23, 25, 1948
File 33-Correspondence - Civil Rights - April 26, 27, 28, 1948
File 34-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 3, 1948
File 35-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 5, 1948
File 36-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 7, 1948
File 37-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 11, 1948
File 38-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 12, 1948
File 39-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May, 13, 1948
File 40-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May, 14, 1948
File 41-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 15, 1948
File 42-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 18, 1948
File 43-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 19, 1948
File 44-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 22, 1948
File 45-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 23, 1948
File 46-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 25, 1948
File 47-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 26, 1948
File 48-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 27, 1948
File 49-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 28, 1948
File 50-Correspondence - Civil Rights - May 29, 1948
File 51-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 1, 1948
File 52-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 2, 1948
File 53-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 3, 1948
File 54-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 4, 1948
File 55-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 7, 1948
File 56-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 9, 1948
File 57-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 11, 1948
File 58-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 14, 1948
File 59-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 15, 1948
File 60-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 17-19, 1948
File 61-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 21, 1948
File 62-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 22, 1948
File 63-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 23, 1948
File 64-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 24, 1948
File 65-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 25, 1948
File 66-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 26, 1948
File 67-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 27, 1948
File 68-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 28, 1948
File 69-Correspondence - Civil Rights - June 30, 1948
File 70-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 1, 1948
File 71-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 2, 1948
File 72-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 3, 1948
File 73-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 4, 1948
File 74-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 5, 1948
End of Box 14
Series I
Box 15
File 1 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 6, 1948
File 2 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 7, 1948
File 3 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 10, 1948
File 4 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 11, 1948
File 5 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 12, 1948
File 6 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 13 1948
File 7 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 14, 1948
File 8 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 15, 1948
File 9 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 16, 1948
File 10-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 17, 1948
File 11-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 18, 1948
File 12-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 19, 1948
File 13-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 20, 1948
File 14-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 21, 1948
File 15-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 22, 1948
File 16-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 24, 1948
File 17-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 26, 1948
File 18-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 27, 1948
File 19-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 28, 1948
File 20-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 29, 1948
File 21-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 30, 1948
File 22-Correspondence - Civil Rights - July 31, 1948
File 23-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Aug. 1, 1948
File 24-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Aug. 2, 1948
File 25-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Aug. 3, 1948
File 26-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Aug. 4, 1948
File 27-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Aug. 6, 1948
File 28-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Aug. 7, 1948
File 29-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Aug. 9, 1948
File 30-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Aug. 11, 1948
File 31-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Aug. 14, 1948
File 32-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Aug. 16, 1948
File 33-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Aug. 21, 1948
File 34-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Aug. 24, 1948
File 35-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Sept. 20, 1948
File 36-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Sept. 21, 1948
File 37-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Sept. 22, 1948
File 38-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Sept. 25, 1948
File 39-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Sept. 30, 1948
End of Box 15
Series I
Box 16
File 1 - Correspondence - Civic Rights - Oct. 3, 1948
File 2 - Correspondence - Civic Rights - Oct. 5. 1948
File 3 - Correspondence - Civic Rights - Oct. 6, 1948
File 4 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - Oct. 7, 1948
File 5 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - Oct. 13-18, 1948
File 6 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - Oct. 22-23, 1948
File 7 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - Oct. 26-30, 1948
File 8 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - Nov. 1 - 5, 1948
File 9 - Correspondence - Civil Rights - Nov. 6 - 10, 1948
File 10-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Nov. 12 - 15, 1948
File 11-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Nov. 17 - 22, 1948
File 12-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Dec. 3 - 31, 1948
File 13-Correspondence - Civil Rights - Jan. 3 - 4. 1949
File 14-National Freedom Day - Joint Resolution, February 1, Annually - Sept. 1, 1944
File 15-Miscellaneous Articles on Civil Rights - 1948
File 16-Original of Political Cartoon by F. J. Dougherty
File 17-Draft of Speech - "On Race Question"
File 18-Notes for a Speech? Undated
File 19-"Will the South Ditch Truman?" Article from The Saturday Evening Post. May, 1948
File 20-Speech of Palmer Bradley, Aug. 4, 1948
File 21-The Report of The Kentucky Commission on Negro Affairs, Nov. 1, 1945
File 22-"The Individualist" U.N. Bill of Rights - Jan. 22, 1948
File 23-Governor Ben T. Laney's Newspaper Clippings - Opinions on Content (copies and original)
File 24-Governor Ben T. Laney's Newspaper Clippings - National Democratic Conflict/States Rights/South/Civil Rights - 1946-1948 (original)
File 25-Governor Ben T. Laney's Newspaper Clippings - National Democratic Conflict/State Rights/South/Civil Rights - 1946-1948
File 26-Governor Ben T. Laney's Newspaper Clippings - Arkansas Politics/Elections (originals)
File 27-Governor Ben T. Laney's Newspaper Clippings Arkansas Politics/Elections (copies)
File 28-Fredrick Woltman - Kansas City meeting of the Methodist Federation for Social Action - Dec. 1947
File 29-Letters denouncing Gov. Laney's Stand on Civil Rights - 1948
File 30-Letter from a black Woman - Feb. 26, 1948
File 31-Letters Disagreeing with Gov. Laney's stand on Truman's Civil Rights Program
File 32-Southern Association for the Improvement of Colored Citizens, and Good Citizenship Inc. - 1948
File 33-National Democratic Party - Transcript of Conference of Southern Governorswith Senator J. Howard :McGrath - Chairman Democratic National Committe Feb. 23, 1948
File 34-Letter to Gov. Strom Thurmond from Gov. Ben T. Laney - Southern Governor's Conf..- March 1, 1948
File 35-The President's Program: Civil Rights/States Rights and The Reconstruction Background - April, 1948
File 36-American Heritage Magazine - "The Conversion of Harry Truman: The Racist President" who started Modern Civil Rights (Gov. Laney, Dixiecrats mentioned in this Article - Nov. 1991 - (Article on p. 64)
File 37-Encrochment by Federal Administrative and Executive Officers with Judicial Approval upon the Structure and Substance of Constitutional Government by O.R. McGuire - Sept. 8, 1948
File 38-Constitution of the United States and The Constitution: A Compact Between Sovereign States by James R. O'Daniel - 1948
File 39-Declaration of Faith by The Dixie Press - 1946
End of Box 16
Series I
Box 17
File 1 - The "Tidelands" Decision of the Supreme Court of the United States - 1947
File 2 - Conference for States' Rights Democrats - Jackson Mississippi - May10, 1948
File 3 - J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina Address before Democrat Party Rally, Jackson, Mississippi May10, 1948 and Dec. 5, 2002 News Article on Senator Thurmond's 100th Birthday and Senator Trent Lott's Controversial Statement
File 4 - Conference of States' Rights Democrats - Jackson, Mississippi - May 10, 1948
File 5 - Contributions for State' Rights - 1948
File 6 - Correspondence - States' Rights - July 1 - July 6, 1948
File 7 - Correspondence - States' Rights - Oct. 15, - Oct. 29, 1948
File 8 - National States' Rights Committee (Constitution and Declaration of Principles)1949
File 9 - States' Rights Committee
File 10-The States' Rights Delegates Pledged to Presidential Candidate Thurmond and Wright
File 11-States' Rights publication and printed Material
End of Box 17
Series I
Box 18
File 1 - Correspondence - States' Rights - Feb. - March 1948
File 2 - Correspondence - States' Rights - May 1948
File 3 - Correspondence - States' Rights - June 1 - 15, 1948
File 4 - Correspondence - States' Rights - June 21 - 30, 1948
File 5 - Correspondence - States' Rights - July 7 - 8, 1948
File 6 - Correspondence - States' Rights - July 12 - 27, 1948 and undated
File 7 - Correspondence - States' Rights - Aug. 1 - 15, 1948
File 8 - Correspondence - States' Rights - Aug. 16 - 30, 1948
File 9 - Correspondence - States' Rights - Sept. 3 - 30, 1948
File 10-Correspondence - States' Rights - Oct. 1 - Oct. 6, 1948
File 11-Correspondence - States' Rights - Oct. 7 - 10, 1948
File 12-Correspondence - States' Rights - Oct. 11 - 14, 1948
File 13-Correspondence - States' Rights - Nov. - Dec. 1948
File 14-Correspondence - States' Rights - Jan. 1 - 15, 1949
File 15-Correspondence - States' Rights - Jan 17 - 31, 1949
File 16-Correspondence - States' Rights - Feb. 1 - 25, 1949
File 17-Correspondence - States' Rights - March 1 - 29, 1949
File 18-Correspondence - States' Rights - April, 1949
File 19-Correspondence - States' Rights - May, 1949
File 20-Correspondence - States' Rights - June, 1949
File 21-Corresponcence - States' Rights - May 1950
End of Box 18
Series I
Box 19
File 1 - Proceedings of the Governors' Conference 1944 - 36th Annual Meeting May 28-31
File 2 - Southern Governors' Conference - Biloxi, Mississippi - Nov. 24, 25, 26, 1944
File 3 - Southern Governors' Conference - Birmingham, Alabama - May 18-19, 1945
File 4 - Southern Governors' Conference - Mobile, Alabama - July 19-22, 1945
File 5 - Southern Governors' Conference - New Orleans, Louisiana - Dec. 7-8, 1945
File 6 - Proceedings of the Southern Governors' Conference - Dec. 5-7, 1946
File 7 - Western Governors' Conference - Reno, Nevada - April 20-22, 1945
File 8 - 37th Annual Meeting Governors' Conference - Mackinac Island, MichiganJuly 1-4, 1945
File 9 - 38th Annual Governors' Conference - Oklahoma City, Ok, - May 26-29, 1946
File 10-38th Annual Meeting Governors Conference - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma May 27-28, 1946
File 11-Governors' Conference Executive Director Frank Bane - Correspondence 1945
File 12-Governors' Conference - Correspondence - 1946
End of Box 19
Series I
Box 20
File 1 - 8th General Assembly of the States - Edge Water Beach Hotel, Chicago, Ill. Jan. 16-18, 1947
File 2 - Governors' Conference - Salt Lake City, Utah - April, 1947
File 3 - Governors' Conference at Salt Lake City, Utah - July 13-16, 1947
File 4 - Statement of Joint Conference - Representatives of The Congress of The United States and the Governors Conference - Chicago, Illinois - Sept. 27, 1947
File 5 - Southern Governors' Conference Proceedings - Ashville, North Carolina Oct., 1947
File 6 - Southern Governors' Conference Speeches - 1947
File 7 - Southern Governors' Conference Correspondence - 1947
File 8 - Governors' Executive Director Frank Bane - Correspondence - 1947
File 9 - 40th Annual Governors' Conference - Executive Director Frank Bane Correspondence - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - 1948
File 10-Southern Governors' Conference Correspondence - 1948
File 11-Southern Governors' Conference - Wakulla Springs, Florida - Feb. 7, 1948
File 12-Governor Ben Laney at Southern Governors' Conference - Jackson, Mississippi Feb, 23, 1948
File 13-Governor Ben Laney - Correspondence - Feb. - July, 1948
File 14-Southern Governors' Conference and Birmingham Conference on States- Right Dec. 16, 1948
End of Box 20
Series I
Box 21
Item 1 - 1 pair Navy Pin-stripe Pants - Size 35" W 29"
Item 1 - 1 pair Gray Pin-stripe Pants - Size 35" W 29"
End of Box 21
Series I
Box 22
File 1 - Newspaper Clipping - 1936
File 2 - Governor-Elect Ben T. Laney Newspaper Clippings
File 3 - Governor Ben T. Laney - Newspaper Clippings - Feb.- May, 1945
File 4 - Governor Ben T. Laney - Newspaper Clippings - June - Nov., 1945
File 5 - Governor Ben T. Laney - Newspaper Clippings - 1946
File 6 - "Governor Laney Says" - Dec. 12, 1946 - Jan, 1947
File 7 - Governor Ben T. Laney - Newspaper Clippings - 1947
File 8 - Governor Ben T. Laney's Announcement not To Run for 3rd. Term Jan 19, 1948
File 9 - Governor Ben T. Laney - Newspaper Clippings - 1948
File 10-Former Governor Ben T. Laney - Newspaper Clippings - 1949 to 1950
File 11-Former Governor Ben T. Laney - Newspaper Clippings - July 1950
File 12-Governor Ben T. Laney's Collection of Political Cartoons
File 13-Newspaper and News Magazine Articles Important to Former Gov. Ben Laney 1965 -1969
File 14-Newspaper and News Magazine Articles Important to Former Gov. Ben Laney 1970 -1975
File 15-Governor Ben T. Laney - Newspaper Clippings - undated
File 16-Arkansas Democrat - (July 31, 1946 "Pages From the Past") Friday, May 19, 1972
File 17-Congratulations on Bicentennial talk to Magnolia Rotarians - Newspaper Clippings - July 1976
File 18-State of Alabama - Interstate Higher Education Facilities - Jan. 29, 1945
File 19-Annual Report of the Governor of Alaska to the Secretary of the Interior - 1946
File 20-Inaugural Address of Earl Warren Governor of the State of California - 1947
File 21-Message of Honorable Walter W. Bacon Governor of Delaware to the 114th General Assembly of the State of Delaware
File 22-Governor's Message to the Legislature of Idaho - 29th Session C. A. Robins, Governor - 1947
File 23-Biennial Message of Dwight H. Green, Governor of Illinois - Jan. 8, 1947
File 24-Addresses by Iowa Governors, Bourke B. Hickenlooper and Robert D. Blue
File 25-Message of Kansas Governor, Frank Carlson
File 26-Inaugural Address and Budget Message of Horace Hildreth, Governor of Maine Jan. 1947
File 27-Inaugural Address of Governor Luther W. Youngdahl - S. Paul Minnesota Jan. 8, 1947
File 28-Message of Governor Phil M. Donnelly to the 64th General Assembly of Missouri Jefferson City, MO. - Jan. 8, 1947
File 29-Message of Governor Sam C. Ford to the 13th Legislator Assembly of the State of Montana - 1947
File 30-Inaugural Message of Val Peterson, Governor of Nebraska - January 9, 1947
File 31-Message of Governor Vail Pittman to the Nevada Legislature of 1947
File 32-Inaugural Address of Charles M. Dale. Governor of New Hampshire - 1947
File 33-Inaugural Address of Alfred E. Driscoll, Governor of New Jersey January 21, 1947
File 34-Biennial Message and Special Budget Message of Governor R. Gregg Cherry to the North Carolina General Assembly - Jan. 9th and 13th , 1947
File 35-Message of Thomas J. Herbert Governor of Ohio
File 36-Message of Governor Robert S. Kerr to the State of Oklahoma on "ConditionOf the State" - Jan. 7, 1947
File 37-Oklahoma Tourist Information
File 38-Messages of South Carolina Governors, Ransome J. Williams and J. Strom Thurmond
File 39-Message of Governor George T. Mickelson of South Dakota
File 40-State Governors- Conference of Utah - August, 1947
File 41-Address of WM. M. Tuck to the General Assembly and People of Virginia Extra Session - Jan. 6, 1947
File 42-State of West Virginia Message to the Legislature by Clarence W. Meadows, Governor - Jan. 8, 1947
File 43-Special Session 28th Legislature of State of Wyoming
End of Box 22
Series I
Box 23
Item 1 - Governor Ben T. Laney's Gavels (2)
Item 2 - Honorary Citizen Award of Honor - Nov. 5, 1952
Item 3 - (2) Boy Scout Council President Trophies - 1954-1955
Item 4 - Citizen of the Year Certificate - Jan. 19, 1954
Item 5 - Magnolia Officially Welcomes Honorable Ben Laney Plaque Jan. 17, 1958
Item 6 - Certificate of Distinction - April 23, 1960
Item 7 - Support of the Southern State College Century Club Plaque
Item 8 - Mrs. Ben Laney - Southern Arkansas University - President Club Plaque
Item 9 - House Concurrent Resolution Number 18 of 1977 - In Respectful Memory of Former Governor Ben T. Laney, Died Friday, Jan. 21, 1977.
File 10-Ben T. Laney Mayor of Camden - 1935-1939
End of Box 23
End of Series I
Series II
Box 1
File-1-Boy Scouts of America Certificate
File-2-Boy Scouts of America Correspondence, 1953
File-3-Boy Scouts of America- 45th Annual Report, 1954
File-4-Boy Scouts of America Correspondence, 1954
File-5-Boy Scouts of America Correspondence, 1955
File-6-Boy Scouts of America- The Arrow, 1954
File-7-Boy Scouts of America- The Arrow, 1955
End of Box 1
End of Series II
Series III
Box 1
File-1-Arkansas Constitutional Revision Study Commission Analysis and General Recommendations, 1967
File-2-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Former Governor Ben T. Laney's Personal Notes and Messages
File-3-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Former Governor Ben T. Laney's Personal File
File-4-Arkansas Constitutional Convention Correspondence, 1964-1970
File-5-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Letters of Appreciation, 1970
File-6-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Directory of Delegates and Mailing Addresses
File-7-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Committee List
File-8-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Committee Meetings
File-9-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Statements and Comments
File-10-Arkansas Constitutional Convention Bibliography, February 1, 1969
File-11-Arkansas Constitutional Convention Addresses by Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, June 4, 1969 and July 10, 1969
File-12-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Calendar Agenda
File-13-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Daily Journal
File-14-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Digest for the Week
File-15-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Minutes of the Meetings of the Administrative Committee, May 26, 1969 and November 30, 1969
File-16-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Minutes of the County Government Committee, May 28, 1969- June 3, 1969
File-17-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Declaration of Rights Committee Meetings Minutes, May 1969-1970
File-18-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Minutes of the Education Committee Meetings
File-19-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Finance and Taxation Committee
File-20-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Minutes of the General Provision Committee Meetings
File-21-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Minutes of the Judicial Branch Committee Meetings
File-22-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Minutes of the Legislative Branch Committee Meetings
File-23-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Minutes of the Municipal Government Committee Meetings
File-24-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Proposals and Regulations in Committee
File-25-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Public Information Committee
File-26-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Minutes of the Suffrage and Elections Committee Meetings
File-27-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Amendment Forms
File-28-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Amendment Forms
End of Box 1
Series III
Box 2
File-1-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Committee Proposals
File-2-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Delegate Proposals
File-3-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Discussion Proposals
File-4-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Memorandums
File-5-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Resolutions
File-6-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- First Report of Schedule and Transitional Provisions Committee
File-7-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Style and Drafting Committee
File-8-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- First Draft of Proposed Constitutional Amendment
File-9-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Survey with Comments
File-10-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Proposed Constitution as Approved on Second Reading
File-11-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Proposed Constitution as Approved on 2nd Reading (supplement to Hope AR Star Newspaper) (2 copies), October 2, 1969
File-12-"Proposed Constitution for the State of Arkansas" (Special Sunday Magazine Supplement- Arkansas Democrat), October 5, 1969
File-13-Proposed Constitution of 1970 (Draft following 3rd Review)
File-14-Proposed Arkansas Constitution of 1970 with comments (15 copies), February 10, 1970
File-15-Proposed Arkansas Constitution of 1970 with comments (A Report to the People by the 7th Arkansas Constitutional Convention)- 3 copies
File 16- Arkansas Constitutional Convention - Public Service Advertisement - Radio Spot Advertisement, September 10, 1970 - November 2, 1970
File-17-Arkansas Constitutional Convention- Miscellaneous Papers
File-18-Political Paradox: Constitutional Revision in Arkansas by Walten Nunn and Kay G. Collett, 1973
File-19-Revising the Arkansas Constitution by Revision Study Commission
File-20-State and Local Revenue Potential by Kenneth E. Quindry
File-21-Little Rock Chamber of Commerce- Report of the State Constitution Committee to the Board of Directors
File-22-Courts in Arkansas Trying Traffic Cases : A Survey of 1968 Activities, June 1969
File-23-Newspaper Clippings
End of Box 2
Series III
No Box - Stored on bottom shelf beneath Series III Box 2
Item 1 - 22.5" x 26.5"- Group Photo - Seventh Constitutional Convention of Arkansas - 1969-1970 (Former Govenor Ben T. Laney, 4th row, 2nd from left)
End of Series III
Series IV
Box 1
File-1-Arkansas Municipalities, July 1969
File-2-Arkansas Postcards
File-3-Behind the Scenes in Arkansas Politics by Harry Lee Williams, 1940-s
File-4-The Highway Traveler Vol. XVII No. 3, June-July 1945
File-5-Is Civilization Gaining or Losing Ground? By Emile E. Watson, September 1948
File-6-Let the People Know by Norma Angell, 1942
File-7-"The National Society of Arts and Letters"- Yearbook and Roster, 1954-1956
File-8-One World by Windell L. Willkie, 1943
File-9-The People Look at Radio by Paul F. Lazarfeld and Harry Field, 1946
File-10A-Places of Interest in Greater Little Rock, Arkansas
File-10B-Poet-s Roundtable of Arkansas 1947-1948- given to Laney by Olive Nelson
File-11-The Sportsman-s Digest of Fishing and Hunting, 1946
File-12-State- Local Relations- The Council of State Governments, 1946
File-13-Stories of New Orleans by Andre Cajun, 1941 and 1945
File-14--A Report to the People: The First Four Years of the Arkansas State
File-15-Newspaper Articles- 1961
File-16-Ben T. Laney's Campaign Stationary
End of Box 1
End of Series IV
Series V
Scrap Books
Scrapbook-1-Ben T. Laney and other Gubernatorial Hopefuls Campaign, 1944
Scrapbook-2-Governor Elect Ben T. Laney, July 1944- January 11, 1945
Scrapbook-3-Governor Ben T. Laney's Inaugural Ceremony, January 9, 1945- February 15, 1945
Scrapbook-4-Governor Laney, February 15, 1945- March 31, 1945
Scrapbook-5-Governor Laney, April 1, 1945- August 9, 1945
Scrapbook-6-Governor Laney, August 10, 1945- December 31, 1945
Scrapbook-7-Governor Laney, January 1946- June 14, 1946
Scrapbook-8-Governor Laney, June 16, 1946- October 23, 1946
Scrapbook-9-Governor Laney, October 23, 1946- December 31, 1946
Scrapbook-10-Governor Laney, January 1, 1947- February 8, 1947
Scrapbook-11-Governor Laney, February 10, 1947- March 18, 1947
Scrapbook-12-Governor Laney, March 18, 1947- June 22, 1947
Scrapbook-13-Governor Laney, June 23, 1947- March 3, 1948
Scrapbook-14-Governor Laney, March 4, 1948- August 31, 1948
Scrapbook-15-Former Governor Laney's Campaign for Re-election for Governor, April 6, 1950- June 15, 1950
Scrapbook-16-Former Governor Ben T. Laney's Campaign for Re-election for Governor, April- July 1950
Scrapbook-17-Governor Sid McMath's Campaign for Re-election for Governor, April- July 1950
End of Scrapbooks Series V
End of Collection