M87–5

STEED FAMILY PAPERS

.5 cubic ft. 1919–1985. Donated.

This collection contains correspondence, newsletters, teacher contracts, and a scrapbook form the Charles R. Steed

Family. The bulk of the papers are related to Velma Steed's Career as a high school science teacher.

Charles R. Steed was a farmer from Mayflower, Arkansas, who served as Faulkner County sheriff from 1941 to 1942. He was appointed by the governor to replace R. E. Speaker, who had resigned the position. His wife, Velma Steed, graduated from Arkansas State Teachers College in 1929. She spent the next twenty–five years teaching science at Conway High School.

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