Guy Murphy has been considered by many to be one of the most influential citizens of Faulkner County. In the Log Cabin Democrat’s 10 most influential people listing, he was number 6.
Murphy worked for the Conway Chamber of Commerce for a period of forty years. He is credited with being the motivating force behind the building of the bridge over the Arkansas River at Toad Suck. In addition, he had a hand in the establishment of the Arkansas Educational Television Network, the Conway Industrial Park, the Cadron Settlement Park and the Conway Human Development Center.
He was a progressive leader who fought diligently to place Conway in a favorable competitive position. He was a member and co-founder of the Faulkner County Historical Society and also a member of the Conway Rotary Club. Bob Meriwether, former professor of history at Hendrix College said: “No individual has been more responsible for the success of the Faulkner County Historical Society than Guy Murphy.” Murphy was born in 1925 and died on May 10, 1999.
Box 1
File 1A- Guy Murphy Biography
File 1B- Arkansas The Life. The Land.
File 2 – Arkansas Industrial Site Directory – Central Planning and Development
File 3 – Recycler’s Guide – Arkansas Recycler’s Guide
File 4 – Taking Care of Business in Arkansas – A Directory of Guidelines and Resources
File 5 – Arkansas – Where American is Working
File 6 – Arkansas Forest Products Industry Guide (1958)
File 7 – Arkansas Forest Resource patterns (1970)
File 8 – Forest Statistics for Arkansas Counties, 1970
File 9 – Timber Resource Statistics for Mid-south Counties (1971)
File 10- Arkansas Forest Industries U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Resource Bulletin (1971)
File 11- Blanchard Springs Caverns – Progress Report (1973)
File 12- The Role of Arkansas Forest in the State’s Economy (June 1974)
File 13- The Bicentennial Time Capsule, Little Rock District United States Army Corps of Engineers, Murray Lock and Dam (June 14, 1975)
File 14- Arkansas Forest Industries (1977)
File 15- Forest Statistics for Arkansas Delta Counties (1979)
File 16- Forest Statistics for Arkansas Ouachita Counties (1979)
File 17- Forest Statistics for Arkansas Ozark Counties (1979)
File 18- Forest Statistics for Southwest Arkansas Counties (1979)
File 19- Conway Chamber of Commerce Fourth Annual Scholastic Achievement Breakfast for Faulkner County Honor Graduate (April 27, 1982)
File 20- Danch – Directions – Department of Arkansas Natural and Cultural Heritage Summer (1983)
File 21- Arkansas History Commission Historical Records of Arkansas (1984-1985)
File 22- Arkansas Highways (Fall 1986)
File 23- Arkansas Journal (Spring 1986)
File 24- The Natural State of Arkansas Travel and Tourism Report (1986)
File 25- Arkansas Journal (1988)
File 26- Arkansas Highways (Fall 1988)
File 27- Wild and Scenic River Study Report and Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Thirteen Rivers In the Ozark National Forest (December 1988)
File 28- Arkansas Highways (Spring 1989)
File 29- Arkansas Highways (Summer 1989)
File 30- Adventure Arkansas: The Realities and the Possibilities of Heritage Tourism (April 1989)
File 31- Arkansas Highways (Winter 1990)
File 32- A Summary of Taxes in Arkansas (1991)
File 33- We’ve Got it Good In Searcy Arkansas, A Community Profile (March 1992)
File 34- Industrial Incentive Programs: Arkansas, A Community Profile (December 1992)
File 35- The Challenge of Change, Arkansas Financial Report (1992-1993)
File 36- General Highway Map of Faulkner County, Arkansas along with the Conway, Arkansas city map (1993)
File 37- A Summary of Taxes in Arkansas (1993)
File 38- Central Arkansas Manufacturers Directory, A Guide to Manufacturing For Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, and Saline Counties (1997-1998)
End of Box 1
Box 2
File 1 – Arkansas Directory of Manufactures (1984)
File 2 – Arkansas Directory of Manufactures (1988)
File 3 – Arkansas Directory of Manufactures (1989)
File 4 – Arkansas Directory of Manufactures (1990)
File 5 – Arkansas Directory of Manufactures (1992)
File 6 – Arkansas Directory of Manufactures (1994)
File 7 – Arkansas Directory of Manufactures (1995)
File 8 – Arkansas Directory of Manufactures (1996)
End of Box 2
Box 3
Fire Insurance Maps
4-Section Maps of the City of Conway, Faulkner Co., Arkansas
Item 1 – Copy of B.G. Wilson’s Map of the City of Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas, which includes the West half of Section six, Township Five North of the Base Line in Range Thirteen West of the Fifth Principal Meridian and the East One-fourth of Section One, Township Five North of the Base Line in Range fourteen West of the Fifth Principal Meridian. Said B.G. Wilson’s map was adopted by
the city council as the official map of the city of Conway, Arkansas, on June 26, 1917. File for record with the recorder of Faulkner County, Arkansas, July 3, 1917, and recorded in record of town plats, volume A at page 46 et seq.
Item 2 – Copy of B.G. Wilson’s Map of the City of Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas which includes the Southeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section two; the West half of the West half of the East half of Section One, all in Township Five North of the Base Line in Range fourteen West of the Fifth Principal Meridian. Said B.G. Wilson’s Map was adopted by the City Council as official map of the City of Conway, Arkansas, on June 26, 1917. File for record with the recorder of Faulkner County, Arkansas, July 3, 1917, and recorded in record of town plats, volume A at page 46 et seq.
Item 3 – Copy of B.G. Wilson’s Map of the City of Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas, which includes the West half of Section seven, Township Five North of vase line in Range Thirteen West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, and East half of the East half and that part of the West half of the East half, East of Faulkner Street and Conway Boulevard, in Section twelve, Township Five North of the Base Line in Range fourteen West of the Fifth Principal Meridian. Said B.G. Wilson’s Map was adopted by the City Council as official map of the City of Conway, Arkansas, on June 26, 1917. File for record with the recorder of Faulkner County, Arkansas, July 3, 1917, and recorded in record of town plats, volume A at page 46 et seq.
Item 4 – Robinson’s plan of the City of Conway, Arkansas, covering the North half of Section 12, Township 5 North of the Base Line in Range 14 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, from originals, duplicates of which were burned in the fire of February, 1890.
End of Box 3
(NOT IN BOX – stored on top of Box 3)
Item 1 – 22”x28” Poster – “Welcome to Conway” – Conway City map on front side with advertisements. Faulkner County Map on the back side.
End of Collection