Stuck Family Collection
Scope and Content Note
The Stuck Family Collection contains information on the Stuck Family including family letters and postcards, essays written by Charles Stuck, and artifacts owned by the family. It also consists of a postcard collection sent by Francis P. Gamble to Charles Stuck, Jr. and Martha Mae Stuck.
Dates
- Creation: 1849-1986
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1906-1986
Creator
- Stuck, Charles A., Jr. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This manuscript collection consists of physical materials. This collection has not been digitized. This collection is open for research use only in the Reading Room. It is not available for request through Interlibrary Loan. Please contact the archive via email (archives@astate.edu) at least a week in advance of your arrival to ensure the availability of the material.
Biographical Note
In February, 1889, Charles A. Stuck relocated his family from Danville, Illinois to Jonesboro, Arkansas so his wood planning operation would be closer to his source of goods: the hardwood lumber harvested from the Ozark Mountains. Charles' sixteen-year-old son, William, began investing in real estate.
William's investments included ownership of at least one rental property, a home, and shares of the newly organized Jonesboro Building and Loan Association. William also owned interest in three banks in Jonesboro and one in St. Louis, Missouri. At 21 years old, William joined the family business by purchasing $1,100 of stock in his father's lumber mill.
Charles was a founding member of the First Presbyterian Church and William was a leader in the Methodist Church where he was President of the Sunday School and Chairman of the Board of Stewards. William also served on the Executive Board of Hendrix-Henderson College in Conway, Arkansas; Henderson-Brown College in Arkadelphis, Arkansas; and Galloway Women's College in Searcy, Arkansas. These three colleges were later merged into Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas.
Extent
2.25 Linear Feet (The collection consists of 8 folders, 2 bound volumes, 1 envelope, 32 postcards in envelopes, and 2 photographs in envelopes in 1 document box.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Charles Stuck owned and operated a lumber in in Jonesboro while his son, William, invested in real estate and owned three banks in Jonesboro before joining his father’s business. He was a founding member of the First Presbyterian Church and William was the leader of a Methodist Church. This collection contains information on the Stuck Family.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two subgroups.
Subgroup A: Stuck Family Collection
Subgroup A is arranged in seven series:
Series 1: Travels. The “Travels” series contains letters and postcards related to family members' travels in Europe in 1908 and a letter describing the actions of an army detachment during the last days of World War II in Europe.
Series 2: College. The “College” series includes correspondence from family members while Charles Struck attending college.
Series 3: Publications. The “Publications” series contains bound publications donated by the family. Two volumes are first editions.
Series 4: Calendars. The “Calendars” series contains a calendar and church bulletins.
Series 5: Family History. The “Family History” series contains genealogical documents and an essay written by Charles Stuck that examines a ledger kept by William stuck from 1892-1919. It includes portions of the ledger and notes William wrote in it related to his daily life. The ledger is not included in the collection.
Series 6: Artifacts. The “Artifacts” series contains two wooden toys called buzz saws.
Series 7: Correspondence. The “Correspondence” series consists of a letter written by Francis Gamble pertaining to the postcards he sent to Charles Struck, Jr. and Martha Mae Stuck.
Addendum
The additions to the Stuck Family Collection are two photographs sent by Cynthia Stuck to Archives & Special Collections in 2012. These photographs are of northeast Arkansas. At least one was taken by Charles Stuck. These items are added to Subgroup A and are part of Series 8: “Photographs.”
Subgroup B: Stuck Postcard Collection
Subgroup B consists of consists of thirty-two (32) postcards mailed by Francis P. Gamble to Charles Stuck, Jr. and Martha Mae Stuck by in 1941. This was in response to a 1941 article in the Memphis Commercial Appeal indicating the Stucks were collection picture postcards. This subgroup is divided into two series: Art Reproduction (Series 1) and Photographic Reproduction (Series 2). While many postcards are undated, the collection appears to cover the period between 1920 and 1940. While most of the postcards are of European sites including England, France, Belgium, Germany, Rome, and Vienna. There are also examples from Mexico, and California.
Immediate Source of Acquistion
Materials in this collection were donated by Cynthia Stuck in 2010. In 2012, Cynthia Stuck sent two photographs to Archives & Special Collections.
Accruals
Further additions to this collection are not expected.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Chuck Baclawski and Flora Smith and completed in 2010. Matthew Mayton added two photographs to the collection in July 2023.
Subject
- Hendrix College (Organization)
- Gamble, Francis P. (Person)
- Nethery, Francis Perine (Person)
- Stuck, Charles A. (Person)
- Stuck, Martha Mae (Person)
- Stuck, William R. (Person)
- Title
- Stuck Family Collection
- Subtitle
- 1849-1986
- Author
- Flora Smith; Matthew Mayton
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections at A-State Repository