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Summary Information
Repository: University of Central Arkansas, Torreyson Library, Archives and Special Collections
Creator: Worley, Ted Raymond (Person)
Title: Ted R. Worley collection
ID: M86-08
Dates Bulk: 1946-1963
Dates Inclusive: 1946-1968
Physical Extent: 1 box (0.417 Linear feet: 1 Full Hollinger)
Language of the Material: English
Preferred Citation: (Bibliographic) Ted R. Worley collection, M86-08, University of Central Arkansas Archives and Special Collections, Conway, Arkansas.
(Footnote/Endnote info) Description of item, File or Item number, Box number, Series number, Subseries number, Ted R. Worley collection, M86-08.
Biographical Note:
Ted R. Worley, a life-long Arkansan, was born on June 1, 1906 in Pope County to Ernest C. Worley and Dollie (Koone) Worley. After attending the public schools of Pope County, Worley went to Conway where he received his B.S.E in 1934 at Arkansas State Teachers College. In 1939 he received his M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. After his return to Arkansas, Worley became a professor at Arkansas State Teachers College and held that position until 1953 with the exception of a 4 year stint in the Navy during World War II.
The year of 1953 saw Worley become the Executive Secretary of the Arkansas History Commission and the editor of the official publication of the Arkansas Historical Association, the Arkansas Historical Quarterly. By the 1960’s illness caused Worley to retire from both positions. Worley remained as active as he could in the field of Arkansas history until his death on January 1, 1969.
Scope and Contents Note:
The papers of Ted R. Worley consist mainly of his writings on Arkansas. From rough drafts to off‑prints, the topics include Arkansas banking, folklore and myths, as well as the history of the Arkansas State Teachers College (ASTC) in Conway. In addition there are his notes from college history courses, reviews of books dealing with the South, and notes from his numerous speeches. As a prolific writer, his articles appeared in such publications as the Arkansas Historical Quarterly, Journal of Southern History, the Mississippi Valley Historical Review – now called the Journal of American History.
Arrangement: This collection is arranged into a single series–1. Correspondence and General Materials
Administrative Information
Publication Statement: University of Central Arkansas Archives and Special Collections
UCA Archives
Torreyson Library
201 Donaghey Avenue
Conway, AR 72035
Phone: (501) 450-3418
Access Information: Please call (501) 450-3418 or email archives@uca.edu prior to your visit to ensure availability of records.
Conditions Governing Use: This collection is open for research use.
Processing Information: Donated in 1969 under direction of Lee B. Spencer. The finding aid was edited in 2024 by Valerus Quill with assistance from Shelbea Gentry in 2025.
Immediate Source of Acquisition: Worley, Beatrice L. (Donor, Person)
Controlled Access Headings:
Arkansas –History
Banks and banking –United States–History
Colleges and Universities – Arkansas State Normal School (ASNS)
Colleges and Universities – Arkansas State Teachers College (ASTC)
Colleges and Universities – University of Central Arkansas (UCA)
Correspondence
Education
Ethnology–Ozark Mountains
History
History publishing
History materials
History teachers
Historiography
Local history
Manuscript preparation (Authorship)
Manuscripts
Collection Inventory
Series I – Correspondence and General Materials
Box 1
- File 1 – Correspondence, 1946-1963 of Professional activities
- File 2 – Letters of Appreciation, 1968 (Bound), letter from Winthrop Rockefeller
- File 3 – Typed book reviews from Arkansas Gazette, Mississippi Valley Historical Review and South West Historical Quarterly
- File 4 – Newspaper Articles and Book Review Clippings
- File 5 – Census Records for White River Township, Prairie County, 1850 and Mt. Vernon, Faulkner County, 1880
- File 6 – Class notes: French and Russian Revolutions
- File 7 – Class notes: Civil War and The South
- File 8 – Class notes: Tudor England and the American Historical Association
- File 9 – Bibliographies: The Civil War and The History of the Old South
- File 10 – Speeches on Arkansas Topics (1 of 2)
- File 11 – Speeches on Arkansas Topics (2 of 2)
- File 12 – General Materials – Pelzer History Award, AHA award certified, Hall of History Pamphlet, Index Card of Arkansas Maps.
- File 13 – Copy of “The First Sermon Preached in Arkansas…”
- File 14 – Manuscript – “The History of ASTC” (1 of 4)
- File 15 – Manuscript – “The History of ASTC” (2 of 4)
- File 16 – Manuscript – “The History of ASTC” (3 of 4)
- File 17 – Manuscript – “The History of ASTC” (4 of 4)
- File 18 – Manuscript of the Introduction to “Pete Whelston of Devil’s Folk” by Worley and Eugene A. Nolte
- File 19 – Manuscript to “Notes on the Early History of Conway”
- File 20 – Manuscript to “The Arkansas State Bank”
- File 21 – Manuscript to “The Junior Historian”
- File 22 – Manuscript to “Bypaths of Arkansas History”
- File 23 – Manuscript to “The War Broadsides in the Eno Collection”
- File 24 – Manuscript to “Arkansas ‑ Land of Opportunity for Historians”
- File 25 – Offprint of “Early History of Des Arc and its People”
- File 26 – Offprint of “The Arkansas Peace Society of 1861: A Study in Mountain Unionism”
- File 27 – Offprint of “Arkansas and the Money Crisis of 1836 – 1837″
- File 28 – Offprint of “The Control of the Real Estate Bank of the State of Arkansas, 1836 – 1855″
- File 29 – Offprint of “An Early Arkansas Sportsman: C.F.M. Noland”
- File 30 – Offprint of “Helena on the Mississippi”
- File 31 – Manuscript to “Beginning of State Banking in Arkansas, 1836-1838”
- File 32 – Manuscript to “Practical Problems of State Archival Work”
- File 33 – Manuscript to “Origins of the Arkansas Myth”
- File 34 – Manuscript to “The Folk Origins of the Arkansas Myth”
- File 35 – Manuscript to “Notes on the Origins and Use of the Term ‘Rackensack’”
- File 36 – Manuscript to “Schoolcraft’s Ozarks: A Hunter’s Paradise”
- File 37 – Manuscript to [Arkansas History: 1836-1861]
- Item 1 – Typed Manuscript in a Large Binder, “History of Arkansas State Teachers College”, Undated
- Item 2 – Photograph of Will S. Hays boat, undated
- Item 3 – One page lithograph, collection of photographic portraits of 65 men, Albert Pike is in center, 1881
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