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Cross County (Ark.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Second World War Prisoner of War Collection

 Collection
Identifier: NEAD 033
Abstract When the United States entered the Second World War, the British government requested the United States house prisoners of war to help alleviate their housing problems. While hesitant at first, the United States built hundreds of camps and transported nearly half a million German and Italian prisoners of war to its soil. Organizations and communities in Arkansas appealed to the War Department and their representatives to establish branch camps and use prisoners in agricultural and timber...
Dates: 1942-1949; Majority of material found within 1944-1946

Ira F. Twist Records

 Collection
Identifier: NEAD 034
Abstract

Ira F. Twist, Jr. (1915-1994) was a farmer and model train enthusiast. He managed the Twist Plantation, a Twist family business venture dating back to 1910. The contents of this collection primarily consist of records of the Twist Plantation under Ira Twist’s management including dealings with companies, crop records, employee records, and other such documents.

Dates: 1878-1993; Majority of material found within 1959-1993