David W. Bizzell was born in 1905 to Marvazine W. and Sirena Armstrong Bizzell in Des Arc. He served as a staff sergeant during World War II in the Army Air Corps. During the period from the 50’s to the 70’s. Mr. Bizzell served as a Pulaski County deputy clerk. His wife, Sylvia Pearl died in 1949, and he died on May 5, 1994 at the age of 88.
David Bizzell was not only a historian but also an amateur archaeologist. As a member of the Pulaski County Historical Society, he worked to preserve the historical records and sites in the area, and he received the Historical Society’s Shillcut Award in 1982. Mr. Bizzell was also a member of the Kiwanis, Arkansas Pioneers, and the United Commercial Travelers, and he received awards and recognition from these and other organizations.
The largest portion of the collection consists of historic research done by him on a variety of subjects pertaining to Arkansas including county histories, Arkansas cemeteries, Spanish land grants, some genealogy work, and the “Greathouse” home in Faulkner County. The collection also contains some personal and business papers, as well as a number of photographs. (Approximately 15 turn-of-the-century photographs were removed from the collection and placed in the general photograph collection).
Box 1
File 1- Family Materials
File 2- Military Records
File 3- Certificates
File 4- Correspondence: Leonard C. Alexander June 8, 1979- Feb. 17, 1984
File 5- Correspondence: Marion S. Craig May 7, 1973- Nov. 6, 1983
File 6- Correspondence: Mary Hudgins July 26, 1969- Dec. 21, 1983
File 7- Correspondence: Eugene Newsom Aug. 24, 1955- Aug. 27, 1984
File 8- Correspondence: Peg Smith Aug. 6, 1979- Dec. 15, 1983
File 9- Correspondence: C. Frank Williamson Nov. 24, 1971- June 15, 1991
File 10- Correspondence: General Dec. 16, 1933- Nov. 7, 1980
File 11- Correspondence: General Jan. 7, 1981- March 5, 1992
File 12- Correspondence: General Historical Jan. 20, 1980- July 30, 1985
File 13- Correspondence: Historical Inquiries July 28, 1981- Oct. 31, 1984
File 14- Correspondence: Genealogy June 17, 1958- March 28, 1973
File 15- Correspondence: Maps March 13, 1940- March 20, 1984
File 16- Arkansas Pioneers Materials: 1960-1965
File 17- Arkansas Pioneers Materials: 1966-1970
File 18- Arkansas Pioneers Materials: 1971-1975
File 19- Arkansas Pioneers Materials: 1976-1980
File 20- Arkansas Pioneers Materials: 1981-1985
File 21- Arkansas Pioneers Materials: 1986-1990
File 22- Arkansas Pioneers Materials: 1991
File 23- Kiwanis Club Materials Nov. 6, 1961- Nov. 25, 1969
End of Box 1
Box 2
File 1- Periodicals and Publications: Magazines, May 1960- June 1975
File 2- Periodicals and Publications: Clippings and Photocopies of Articles, 1954-1985
File 3- Periodicals and Publications: Historical Newsletters, winter 1969- spring 1991
File 4- Periodicals and Publications: Arkansas Newspaper Clippings, Jan. 1938- May 1994
File 5- The Arts, Aug.1949- April 1961
File 6- County/City History: Jefferson County, 1974-1984
File 7- County/City History: Prairie County/Des Arc, 1819-1968
File 8- County/City History: Pulaski County/Little Rock, 1922-1982
File 9- County/City History: Pulaski County, 1820-1983
File 10- Cemetery Materials
File 11- Spanish Land Grant Materials
File 12- General Research and Manuscript Notes on Archaeology
File 13- Greathouse Materials: Pulaski Co. Tax Records, 1828-1840
File 14- Greathouse Materials: Pulaski Co. Tax Records, 1841-1850
File 15- Greathouse Materials: Pulaski Co. Tax Records, 1851-1960
File 16- Greathouse Materials: Pulaski Co. Tax Records, 1861-1880
File 17- Greathouse Materials: Delinquent Lands Listings
File 18- Greathouse Materials: Marriage Record and Wills
File 19- Greathouse Materials: General Research Notes
File 20- Greathouse Materials: General Research Notes
File 21- Greathouse Materials: Newspaper Clippings
File 22- Greathouse Materials: Publications
File 23- Greathouse Materials: Correspondence, June 1966- May 1983
File 24- Greathouse Materials: Original 1837 documents
File 25- Miscellaneous
End of Box 2
Box 3
File 1- Photos of D.W. Bizzell
File 2- Photos of D.W. Bizzell’s Family and other identifiable people
File 3- Photos of places and unidentifiable people
File 4 – Map: Geology of Arkansas-Surface and Below Surface by George C. Banner, 1959
End of Box 3
Box 4
File 1- Funeral Book for David W. Bizzell
File 2- Tennessee Military Institute Yearbook, 1937-1938
File 3- Tennessee Military Institute Yearbook, 1944-1945
File 4- 3×5 note cards on archaeology sites
File 5- United Commercial Travelers Meritorious Service Award for David W. Bizzell, 1959-60
File 6- United Commercial Travelers Award for David W. Bizzell, 1957-58
File 7- Proclamation that David W. Bizzell is created “Count of Pulaski,” 1983
File 8- Pulaski County Historical Society Shillcut Award for David W. Bizzell, 1982
File 9- Pulaski County, Arkansas, Assessment Book, 1828
File 10- Pulaski County, Arkansas, Assessment Book, 1833
File 11- Pulaski County, Arkansas, Assessment Book, 1835
File 12- Pulaski County, Arkansas, Assessment Book, 1836
File 13- Pulaski County, Arkansas, Assessment Book, 1837
File 14- Pulaski County, Arkansas, Assessment Book, 1838
File 15- Pulaski County, Arkansas, Tax Lists, 1828
File 16- Pulaski County, Arkansas, Tax Lists, 1829
File 17- Pulaski County, Arkansas, Tax Lists, 1834
File 18- Pulaski County, Arkansas, Tax Lists, 1837
File 19- Pulaski County, Arkansas, Tax Lists, 1840
File 20- Pulaski County, Arkansas, Tax Lists, 1846
End of Box 4
End of Collection